2008
GRANT & AWARD OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: March 31, 2008

Committed to supporting hands-on environmental projects for young people, the foundation provides grants from $250 to $2,500 to school and community groups.

For guidelines and a proposal form, visit the foundation’s Web site at www.captainplanetfdn.org/grants.html

Deadline: April 30, 2008 (Letter of Intent)

The Child Health Foundation is accepting applications for its Innovative Small Grants Program to improve the health of infants and young children through development, adaptation, and/or implementation of biomedical or social technologies with local and potentially widespread applications. Award amounts are up to $5,000. Eligible applicants include health workers, investigators, and community organizations.

For complete program information and application guidelines, visit: http://www.childhealthfoundation.org/guidelines.html

Deadline: April 30, 2008 (Nominations)

The World of Children Inc. is accepting nominations for its World of Children Awards Program to support projects improving children’s ability to be safe, learn, and grow (Humanitarian Award), promoting children’s health (Health Award), or enabling youth to help other children (Founder’s Award for Youth).

Award amounts are up to $100,000 for each of the adult award categories (one Humanitarian Award and one Health Award), and up to $25,000 for each of the youth awards (two Founder’s Awards for Youth). Eligible nominees have an existing nonprofit organization in good standing who can receive the award. Adult nominees are individuals age 21 years or older who have been conducting their service work for at least 10 years in the social services, education, or humanitarian fields (Humanitarian Award) or health, medicine, or science fields (Health award). Youth nominees are individuals under 21 years.

For complete program information and application guidelines, visit: http://www.worldofchildren.org/Awards.htm

Deadline: May 2, 2008

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages applicants to submit research grant applications that accelerate the translation of research findings into public health practice through implementation, dissemination, and diffusion research within health disparity populations. This FOA will use the Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects (R18) award mechanism.

Proposed health disparity translation research studies should identify one or more of the following: 1) factors that inhibit or facilitate the translation of evidence-based public health interventions, policies, recommendations, etc.; 2) methods and tools for the successful translation of evidence-based programs, practices, or policies that retain fidelity, and achieve positive outcomes for target populations; and 3) optimal strategies to enhance the widespread adoption and institutionalization of effective public health intervention programs, including the adaptability of interventions to other and larger health disparity populations. Applicants should focus on the translation of existing evidenced-based programs, practices, policies, recommendations, tools, and/or strategies and are encouraged to use existing resources of proven effective interventions such as “The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide)” and the “Guide to Clinical Preventive Services”. Wherever possible, studies that are interdisciplinary and include collaborations with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders that serve health disparity populations as a primary component of their mission are encouraged.

The CDC intends to commit approximately $4.5 million in total cost dollars in FY2008 to fund approximately 9 applications. The average award amount will be approximately $350,000-$450,000 including direct and indirect costs per 12 month budget period (e.g., direct and indirect costs). An applicant may request a project period of up to 3 years. An applicant may request up to $450,000 including direct and indirect costs for each budget year. The approximate range for total project period (3 years) is $1,050,000 to $1,350,000 including direct and indirect costs. The anticipated start date for new awards is September 2008. All estimated funding amounts are subject to availability of funds.

For application and information, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CD-08-001.html

Deadline: May 9, 2008

Microsoft Corp. has announced the Microsoft HealthVault Be Well Fund and Request for Proposals. The $3 million initiative is designed to empower providers with targeted funding to stimulate the research and development of online tools that improve health.

The fund is aimed at stimulating solution development across a broad range of health disciplines that have the potential to improve health outcomes for both patients and health-conscious consumers. Proposals will be evaluated on their potential to significantly advance the state of health in one or more areas of focus and demonstrate the potential for expansion into a large-scale program.

Eligible organizations must be either an accredited degree-granting college or university with nonprofit status and awarding degrees at the baccalaureate level or above, or a research or health institution with nonprofit status. Private-sector organizations may partner with these institutions and qualify for the grant. All qualifying organizations must be based in the United States.

Proposals must make use of the Microsoft HealthVault platform, a free Web-based platform designed to put people in control of their health data, and leverage HealthVault Search to reinforce the project's value through contextual information and education. Use of non-Microsoft applications on Windows, cross-platform development, and interoperability with other operating systems and applications are all encouraged.

Award amounts will range up to a maximum of $500,000 for any individual proposal.

The complete RFP is available at the HealthVault Web site: http://healthvault.com/fund/

Deadline: May 15, 2008

The Aetna Foundation is accepting applications for its Regional Community Health Grants program to support community-based initiatives improving access to quality health care and overall wellness for early diagnosis, treatment, and management of depression and/or diabetes through at least one of the following: expansion of the primary caregiver role; community care delivery; school-based implementation; integrated care delivery, enhancing access to health information; delivery of culturally sensitive care; and/or increasing racial and ethnic health equality.

Award amounts are $25,000-$50,000 for up to one year. Eligible applicants are IRS 501(c)(3) and de facto tax-exempt nonprofit organizations.

For complete program information and application guidelines, visit: http://www.aetna.com/foundation/grants_reg/apply.html

Deadline: May 31, 2008

Target Corporation is accepting applications for its Family Violence Prevention Grants to support healthy family relationships and environments. Award amounts are $1,000-$3,000. Eligible applicants include 501(C)(3) organizations, schools, libraries, and public agencies.

For complete program information and application guidelines, visit: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-003409

Deadline: June 20, 2008

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) solicits grant applications for research to develop innovative approaches to personalizing treatment for patients suffering from depression. While effective treatments of depression are available, there is considerable individual variation in treatment response. Progress has been made in identifying potential predictors and moderators of treatment effects, but no specific model for individualizing care has been developed or tested for efficacy. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to advance research on individualizing the treatment of depression by developing models and testing new approaches that, by accounting for patient characteristics, aim to be more specific and thus potentially leading to more effective and efficient treatment interventions. Consistent with the current state-of-the-science in this relatively new area of research, this FOA is meant to support relatively small projects or preliminary investigations, rather than large studies that definitively test intervention effectiveness. This FOA is therefore an initial step toward advancing research on personalization of care in mental health.

Link to Full Announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-010.html 

Deadline: June 27, 2008

The Bank of America is accepting applications for its Neighborhood Builders grants program to support leadership training for organizations focusing on local neighborhood priorities.

Award amounts are $100,000 per year for 2 years. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) public nonprofit organizations based in one of the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Markets (see grant program website below – includes NYC).

For complete program information and application guidelines, visit: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborbuilders

Deadline: July 8, 2008

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships program is designed to forge relationships between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative, and community-based. Significant program expansions — into new regions or to new populations — may also be considered. Please note that this program does not fund existing projects.

Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as one of the funding partners. Local funding partners must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies. Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. In-kind services may not be used to match foundation funds.

Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Private foundations as defined under Section 509(a) are not eligible to apply. Up to $6 million in total funding is available for the 2009 grant cycle. Up to 14 matching grants of between $200,000 and $500,000 each per project will be awarded.

Important details about eligible projects, matching funds and selection criteria are available on the Local Funding Partnerships Web site.

Contact: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20203