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New Jersey Healthcare Focus of RWJF Grants

March 14 is the deadline for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's New Jersey Health Initiative/Primary Care Workforce Innovations program

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(HEALTH INSURANCE) NJ Pilot Aims to Reduce Paperwork

The initiative in New Jersey is being led by local health plans representing more than 95 percent of state residents with private health insurance, and major statewide physician organizations.

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(DISABILITIES) Kessler Funds Employment Efforts in NJ, NY & PA

The Kessler Foundation issues new guidelines for the 2010 cycle of its Signature Employment Grant program, which seeks to find ways to increase training, education and employment opportunities that help people with disabilities lead independent lives.

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(DISABILITIES) Kessler Offers 2010 Employment Grants for NJ Efforts

Special priority is given to projects that primarily serve individuals with mobility and/or physical disabilities.

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(MEN'S HEALTH) NJ Prevention Programs Eligible for $400K Grants

Project funds will support prevention programs using evidence-based or promising models of positive program solutions for young men at risk.

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(MENTAL HEALTH) Viola Bernard Funds in NYC Metro Area

The Viola W. Bernard Foundation provides seed money for innovative mental health programs, with a particular emphasis on families and children. The foundation prefers to support organizations in the New York City tri-state area, where site visits are practicable if deemed desirable.

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(DISABILITIES) Gerstman Foundation Makes Grants in the Northeast

The New York-based Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation partners with accredited summer day and sleep-away camps that share its vision for providing children with physical disabilities with fully integrated summer camp experiences.

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(HIV/AIDS) Generations Offers Grants for Women's HIV Programs

The program will award grants to community-based organizations for evidence-based HIV/AIDS prevention interventions for at-risk women and girls. Priority areas are urban epicenters and other highly impacted regions in states including AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MI, MS, NY, NJ, NC, SC and DC.

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(HEALTH CARE) Funds Available for Health Centers in Selected Areas

Grants are available for new organizations or existing grantees proposing to serve the following areas: New York, NY; Galena, AK; Plainfield, NJ; Clarksdale, MS; and Clarendon, AR.

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NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Starts $22M Nursing Workforce Initiative

The $22 million, five-year New Jersey Nursing Initiative aims to increase the number of nurse faculty in the state in order to expand capacity in nursing training.

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