Funding & Opportunities: Grants and Contracts (55)
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AHRQ Small Grant Program for Conference Support
Grant or contract
Grants to support conferences that help improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 1, 2013
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Amgen Foundation Grant
Grant or contract
Funds programs to provide patients, caregivers and health care practitioners with information, education and access. The two areas given priority consideration within quality of care are patient empowerment and health care disparities/health inequalities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, International, National, Patient Navigators |
Amgen Independent Medical Education Grants
Grant or contract
Amgen Independent Medical Education Grants support continuing medical education from accredited medical education providers.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Amgen Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, National, Physicians |
Arkansas Health Education Grant
Grant or contract
The Arkansas Health Education Grant Program provides assistance to students seeking professional training in chiropractic medicine, dentistry, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, and veterinary medicine.
Geographic Coverage: AR, AL, FL, IA, KY, LA, MO, OK, TN, TX
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Chiropractors, Dentists, Financial Aid, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Podiatrists, Workforce Pipeline |
Arkansas Nurses Foundation Research Grant
Grant or contract
The Arkansas Nurses Foundation Research Grant provides funding for professional nurses to foster and promote their continual development in areas such as education, research endeavors, and scholarships.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: June 15, 2013
Sponsor: Arkansas Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Financial Aid, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Health Care Grants
Grant or contract
Particular areas of interest include projects that promote caring attitudes through inter-professional collaboration within the health care team, training of health care providers in patient-centered care, and improving the culture of physician education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Hospitals, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Seeks to leverage the success of community organizations devoted to expanding access to care and reducing barriers to services by funding successful community models and encouraging innovative program development.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Massachusetts |
Boeing Charitable Trust Grants
Grant or contract
Focuses on five areas of community investment including education, health and human services, arts and culture, civic, and environment. Includes job training programs, healthcare services collaborations, healthcare disparities, and workforce development.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Boeing Company Charitable Trust
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Health Care Access, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, National, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington |
Breakthrough Idea Challenge
Grant or contract
Awards funding for new concepts and projects designed to improve the health and well-being of North Dakotans and Minnesotans, including projects aimed at increasing recruitment and retention of physicians and nurses in rural areas.
Geographic Coverage: North Dakota and Minnesota
Application Deadline: December 31, 2013
Sponsor: Dakota Medical Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Minnesota, North Dakota, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
California Wellness Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Funds to support nonprofit organizations in California in the areas of diversity in the health professions, environmental health, healthy aging, mental health, teenage pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, women's health, and work and health.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Wellness Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline, Workforce Reentry and Retraining |
Caring for Colorado Grants
Grant or contract
Funds projects in Colorado that improve or increase access to community health programs and services, especially projects that target underserved populations.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: October 4, 2013
Sponsor: Caring for Colorado Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Financial Aid |
Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO)
Grant or contract
Offers grants for research, policy analysis, and evaluation projects that examine major changes in health care financing and organization and their effects on cost, access and quality.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AcademyHealth, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Child Welfare Training: The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
Grant or contract
Funding to operate a National Child Welfare Institute that will build the capacity of the child welfare workforce, including social workers.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: July 5, 2013
Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Social Workers |
Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHGME Payment Program)
Grant or contract
Provides funding to support children’s hospitals in providing residency training.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: July 12, 2013
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, Hospitals, National, Residency Programs |
Colorado Health Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Provides grants to programs that work to increase healthy living, increase access to health care, build the health professions workforce, and increase the number of Coloradans with health coverage.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: June 15, 2013
Sponsor: The Colorado Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Health Care Access, Recruitment and Retention |
Colorado Nurses Foundation Funding for Educational Activities
Grant or contract
Provides funding to offer educational activities for nurses in Colorado.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: June 30, 2013
Sponsor: Colorado Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations |
Colorado Nurses Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Offers grants for fundraising drives, building funds, capital campaigns, or individual scholarships benefiting Colorado nurses.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: June 30, 2013
Sponsor: Colorado Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Financial Aid, Nursing Occupations |
Community Health Aide Training & Supervision Grants (CHATS) Program
Grant or contract
Funds training and supervision of primary community health aides who provide health care services in rural communities throughout the State.
Geographic Coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Community Health Workers, Rural |
Daniels Fund Aging Grants Program
Grant or contract
The Daniels Fund Aging Grant ensures that older adults achieve maximum independence and quality of life by supporting in-home services, community engagement, and end of life/palliative care.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Daniels Fund
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Geriatrics, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming |
Delta Health Care Services Grant Program
Grant or contract
Provides financial assistance for the development of health care services, health care cooperatives, health education programs, health care training programs, and public health-related facilities in the Delta Region.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
Application Deadline: May 28, 2013
Sponsor: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Rural |
Education Research Grant
Grant or contract
Awards funding for research related to emergency medicine education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 1, 2013
Sponsor: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Faculty, National |
Florida Nurses Foundation Research Grant Program
Grant or contract
The purpose of the Florida Nurses Foundation (FNF) Research Grant Program is to encourage the research career development of nurses, which advances the profession of nursing.
Geographic Coverage: Florida
Application Deadline: June 1, 2013
Sponsor: Florida Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Helping Hands Grant Program
Grant or contract
Provides grants to medical schools for mental health and substance use disorder projects that are created and managed by medical students, particularly in underserved minority communities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2013
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Psychiatrists |
Integra Foundation NNF Research Grant
Grant or contract
The purpose is to encourage qualified nurses to contribute to the advancement of neuroscience nursing through research.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 16, 2013
Sponsor: Neuroscience Nursing Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Iowa Student Loan Nurse Educator Grant
Grant or contract
Helps graduate-level nursing students who are also teaching in a classroom or clinical setting in Iowa.
Geographic Coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Iowa, Nursing Occupations |
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Supports programs that focus on health professions education, continuing education, and curriculum development.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, National |
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Grant or contract
Grants for organizations that serve financially needy residents of North Carolina and work in the areas of primary care, prevention, diabetes, mental health, and substance abuse.
Geographic Coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: August 13, 2013
Sponsor: Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, North Carolina, Primary Care |
Kentucky Establish Practice Grant Program
Grant or contract
Awards grants for practice startup assistance to those who agree to the full-time practice of primary care medicine in critically underserved counties of Kentucky.
Geographic Coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: March 1, 2014
Sponsor: Kentucky Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Clinics, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kentucky, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Rural |
Louisiana Impact Grants
Grant or contract
Grants for organizations that provide health services, train medical professionals, conduct research, and educate Louisiana residents about healthcare.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: July 15, 2013
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Louisiana, Public Health, Rural |
Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Centers
Grant or contract
Awards funding to operate a Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center, which supports workforce development for State Title V program leaders and staff with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 7, 2013
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Public Health |
Michigan Dental Association Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Grants are available for both oral health education projects and access to care projects located in the state of Michigan.
Geographic Coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: June 1, 2013
Sponsor: Michigan Dental Association
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Michigan |
Missouri Grow Your Own (GYO) Hospital Grant Program
Grant or contract
Offers funding to Missouri hospitals to develop and implement methods to recruit, retain, and develop a health care workforce.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: July 1, 2013
Sponsor: Missouri Hospital Association
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Missouri, Recruitment and Retention |
North Carolina Rural Hope Grants
Grant or contract
Offers deferred, forgivable loans for the renovation or construction of buildings for use by job-generating, private or nonprofit health care entities.
Geographic Coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Access, Hospitals, North Carolina, Rural |
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Veteran’s Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Program
Grant or contract
Funding to develop and implement career ladder programs to increase the enrollment of veterans in bachelor's of science in nursing programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 7, 2013
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Faculty, National, Nursing Occupations, Rural, Workforce Reentry and Retraining |
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Veterans to BSN Coordinating Center
Grant or contract
Offers funding to operate a coordinating center to support the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Veterans to BSN grantees by providing technical assistance, data collection, and program assessment.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 7, 2013
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants (T03)
Grant or contract
Provides grants for programs that are focused on occupational safety and health training and on research training.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 25, 2014
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Occupational Health and Safety Occupations |
Ohio Dental Association Foundation Project Grants
Grant or contract
The ODA Foundation will provide project grants within several focus areas that will have an impact on the future of dentistry.
Geographic Coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: July 9, 2013
Sponsor: Ohio Dental Association
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Financial Aid, Ohio, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Optometry Grant Loan Program
Grant or contract
This funding is designated to provide grants of up to $5,000 per year for Virginia students who attend schools and colleges of optometry.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
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Tagged keywords: Optometrists, Virginia, Vision Care Occupations |
Public Health Services and Systems Research: Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards
Grant or contract
Funding for research projects related to public health policy and practice. Among other projects, funds will be granted for research on disparities caused by the supply of, demand for, and geographic distribution of health care professionals.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 21, 2013
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand |
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Offers grants for health-related projects that significantly impact the community, especially those that address unmet health care needs.
Geographic Coverage: Richmond, Central Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, Virginia |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants
Grant or contract
Provides grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Workforce Reentry and Retraining |
Rural Health Care Program of the Universal Service Administrative Company
Grant or contract
Health care providers may seek reduced rates for multiple telecommunications services of any bandwidth and for monthly Internet service charges.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Universal Service Administrative Company
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Rural |
Rural Health Services Revolving Fund
Grant or contract
The Rural Health Services Revolving Fund was designed to expand or enhance the availability of essential health services in rural areas and develop rural health care services.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Hospitals, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP) Early Development Grants
Grant or contract
Provides funding for feasibility studies for graduate medical education residency programs in Wisconsin.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rural, Wisconsin |
Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP) Major Grants
Grant or contract
Funding for start-up and early development funding for large-scale program development or support for rural training track programs for physicians in Wisconsin.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rural, Wisconsin |
Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP) Rural Education Development Funding
Grant or contract
Provides funding to support existing programs to develop and promote sustainable graduate medical education resident programs in rural areas of Wisconsin.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Hospitals, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Rural, Wisconsin |
SCAN Foundation Promising Programs Grants
Grant or contract
Provides grants to support replicable projects related to long-term care and aging, including health care workforce training and research programs.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: The SCAN Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Geriatrics, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Medical Professional Training Program
Grant or contract
Awards grants for training programs to teach health professionals (medical residents and students) how to provide screening, brief intervention and treatment, and referrals to patients who are at risk for a substance use disorder.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 5, 2013
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
Sigma Theta Tau International/ATI Educational Assessment Nursing Research Grant
Grant or contract
Sigma Theta Tau International/ATI Educational Assessment Nursing Research Grant supports research that encourages the appropriate use of standardized assessments and curriculum support materials in a nursing program.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: July 1, 2013
Sponsor: Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, International, National, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Group Project Funds
Grant or contract
Awards funding for projects related to family medicine education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: December 1, 2013
Sponsor: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Family Medicine Physicians, National |
Sojourns Innovation Grants
Grant or contract
Offers grants to palliative care organizations to increase workforce development, offer community education, and increase health care delivery in relation to end-of-life care.
Geographic Coverage: Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Utah
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Cambia Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Idaho, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physicians, Social Workers, Utah, Washington |
The Song-Brown Program
Grant or contract
The Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act (Song-Brown Program) provides financial support to family practice residency, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and registered nurse (RN) education programs throughout California.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses |
Stemmler Medical Education Research Fund
Grant or contract
Provides support for research or development of innovative evaluation methodology or techniques, with the potential to advance assessment in medical education or practice at eligible medical schools.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: January 13, 2014; Letter of Intent: July 1, 2013 (Optional)
Sponsor: National Board of Medical Examiners
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods |
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program
Grant or contract
Provides funds to institutions of higher education to expand and improve their ability to deliver education and career training programs that can be completed in two years or less, including health professions programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 18, 2013
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Labor
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Workforce Reentry and Retraining |
Virginia EMS Training Funds Program
Grant or contract
Provides funding for EMS Certification programs, auxiliary programs, and continuing education programs in Virginia.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Licensure and Certification, Virginia |
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