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AACOM Research Grants Program
Grant or contract
Grants Program includes awards for medical education research & institutional research. Topics related to workforce issues are of increasing interest which include the expansion of osteopathic medical colleges, branch campuses & additional teaching sites.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 24, 2012
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Technology
AHRQ Small Grant Program for Conference Support
Grant or contract
Grants to support conferences that help to further AHRQ's mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 21, 2012
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National
Amgen Foundation Grant
Grant or contract
Funds programs to provide patients, caregivers and health care practitioners with information, education and access. Interest areas include preventative care and patient support; patient navigation; aging; disparities; and healthcare interpreting.
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
Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Infrastructure Development Awards
Grant or contract
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for a five-year project period for AHEC Infrastructure Development awards and AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement awards.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Diversity, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Health Care Quality, National, Supply and Demand
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
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, 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, National, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington
Caring for Colorado Grants
Grant or contract
Strives to promote and serve the health care needs of the people of Colorado.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: March 9, 2012
Sponsor: Caring for Colorado Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Financial Aid
Community Health Aide Training & Supervision Grants (CHATS) Program
Grant or contract
The Community Health Aide Training and Supervision Grants (CHATS) Program 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 & 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
Dental Reimbursement Program
Grant or contract
Funding available to accredited predoctoral dental, postdoctoral dental and dental hygiene education programs to help cover the unreimbursed costs of providing oral health services to patients with HIV.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 13, 2012
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, National
Early Career Psychiatrist (ECP) Connect Program
Grant or contract
The ECP Connect Program offers the opportunity for up to 15 Regional Organizations of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to sponsor educational and networking events for ECPs in their regions.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, National, Psychiatrists
Faculty Development in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
Grant or contract
The overall purpose of the program is to increase access to oral health care through continued training, recruitment and retention of a diverse and culturally competent dental workforce.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 9, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Faculty, National, Primary Care, Public Health
Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities
Grant or contract
The purpose of the program is to help states develop and implement innovative programs to address the dental workforce needs of designated dental health professional shortage areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 4, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Faculty, Loan Repayment Programs, National, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Grant or contract
Seeks to increase the number of academic medicine faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Diversity, Faculty, National, Physicians
Healthcare Workforce Partnership Fund
Grant or contract
Supports innovative healthcare workforce projects in South Dakota.
Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: South Dakota, Workforce Pipeline, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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
Joan F. Giambalvo Memorial Scholarship
Grant or contract
Funds research focusing on professional work/practice issues that affect women physicians.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 20, 2012
Sponsor: American Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Physicians, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
The Foundation supports two distinct grant programs, awarding Board Grants and discretionary President’s Grants. The Foundation also supports educational innovators in medicine and nursing through its new Macy Faculty Scholars program.
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, National
Massachusetts Community Health Center Special Projects Grant
Grant or contract
Offers grants for primary care clinicians who wish to pursue career development opportunities (special projects, mini-fellowships or international health experiences) in order to increase the retention of providers at community health centers.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care
NLN Nursing Education Research Grants Program
Grant or contract
The NLN’s research grants program support rigorous, high-quality studies that contribute to the development of the science of nursing education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 23, 2012
Sponsor: National League for Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, National, Nursing Occupations
Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants (T03)
Grant or contract
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invites grant applications for Training Project Grants 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
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 Traineeships
Grant or contract
To support traineeships for students in graduate educational programs in Public Health fields with severe shortages.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 5, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
Regional Community Health Grants Program
Grant or contract
Provides funding focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic populations in eligible geographic areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Aetna Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National
Researching Implementation and Change while Improving Quality (R18)
Grant or contract
Provides grants to rigorously study the implementation of quality improvement strategies and provide generalizable scientific findings about the implementation of the quality improvement strategy, related organizational changes, and their impact.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 7, 2012
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation Grants
Grant or contract
Offers grants for health-related projects that significantly impact the community, including nursing and other health-related education.
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, Nursing Occupations, Virginia
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
Grant or contract
Funding to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 7, 2012
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, Financial Aid, National, Nursing Occupations
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 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
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
State Health Access Reform Evaluation
Grant or contract
The program seeks to identify and fill gaps in research on health reform issues, especially related to state-level implementation of the ACA, including studies that examine health care workforce and health system capacity.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 22, 2012
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Supply and Demand
VHHA Summer Camp and Weekend Camp Grants
Grant or contract
VHHA is offering grants to health systems and their partners to sponsor summer nursing and health career camp experiences for middle school students and weekend nursing and health career camp experiences for high school students.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
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Tagged keywords: Virginia, Workforce Pipeline
West Virginia Association of School Nurses Grant
Grant or contract
This grant program was created for the betterment of all school nurses in West Virginia.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Sponsor: West Virginia Association of School Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Registered Nurses, West Virginia
Workforce Innovation Fund Grants
Grant or contract
Funds to support innovative approaches to the design and delivery of employment and training services that generate long-term improvements in the performance of the public workforce system.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 22, 2012
Sponsors: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
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Tagged keywords: National
Wyoming Physician Recruitment Grant Program
Grant or contract
Recruits physicians to improve access to care for Wyoming’s citizens.
Geographic Coverage: Wyoming
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wyoming Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wyoming

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