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February 18, 2015
Federal Grants
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. Deadline is March 5, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/HRSA: Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Grant. Deadline is March 6, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/HRSA: AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC) Cooperative Agreement. Deadline is March 6, 2015. Learn more.
- Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS): Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Indian Tribe Competition and Senior Companion Program (SCP) Indian Tribe Competition. These competitions are open to federally-recognized Indian Tribes, including current tribal grantees. Deadline for Notice of Intent is April 17, 2015. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Education and Research Foundation: Innovative Use of Media and Technology Award. Deadline is March 2, 2015. Learn more.
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Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Native American Library Services - Basic Grants. Provides non-competitive one-year grants to federally recognized tribes to support core library services such as buying library materials, funding salaries and training, and providing Internet connectivity and computers. Deadline is April 1, 2015. Learn more.
Internships /
Mentoring
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Eye Institute (NEI): Diversity In Vision Research and Ophthalmology (DIVRO) Summer Internship Program. NEI seeks to increase the number of African-American, Latino, and Native American scientists in vision research by promoting career development opportunities. Deadline is March 1, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Cancer Institute (NCI): Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP). Six-month and one-year internships offered to graduate students and recent graduates interested in health communications or science writing. Deadline is March 3, 2015. Learn more.
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): ASCO Diversity Mentoring Program. This program seeks to educate minority physicians-in-training about careers in oncology by fostering relationships with experienced oncology professionals who can provide career and educational guidance. Deadline is March 17, 2015. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- HHS/OMH, Office of the Director: Health Equity Fellowship - Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). Under the guidance and mentorship of the Deputy Director, the selected participant will provide research, writing and technical support to implement OMH’s policies, programs, and strategic priorities. Open deadline. Learn more.
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO): 2015 ASTRO Minority Summer Fellowship. This program will introduce medical students from under-represented backgrounds to the discipline of radiation oncology. Deadline is March 6, 2015. Learn more.
Loan Repayment
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HHS/HRSA: NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program. To be eligible, applicants must be licensed registered nurses or nurse faculty, have completed training, and be employed full time at an eligible critical shortage facility. Deadline is February 26, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Family & Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) recognizes February as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). For further information, webinars, local events, and social media messages, and other resources, please see the FYSB website, Break the Cycle, and Love Is Respect.
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HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): New video resources. The CMS Division of Tribal Affairs has developed two musical PSAs encouraging American Indians and Alaska Natives to sign up for coverage at the Health Insurance Marketplace. Watch and share It's Like That and Not To Worry.
Events
- HHS/ACF: Webinar. Federal Income Taxes and Health Coverage 101. The 2015 tax season is the first time individuals and families will be asked for basic information regarding their health coverage on their tax returns. Learn what consumers need to know when filing their taxes, the importance of Form 1095-A and the penalty for not having health insurance. February 25, 2015, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
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HHS/OMH: Twitter Chat. In honor of Black History Month and American Heart Month, join OMH and Million Hearts® for a Twitter chat on improving heart health outcomes for African American men and the Million Hearts Initiative. Tweet with @minorityhealth using #HeartHealthMonthChat. February 18, 2015, 2:00 pm ET.
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HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA) and the W. Haywood Burns Institute: Webinar. Youth Justice, Youth of Color and Health Policy Implications. February 19, 2015, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
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HHS/Administration for Community Living (ACL): Meeting. Brain Health as You Age: Resource for Public Health. February 24, 2015, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Pathways Into Health: Call for abstracts for the 8th National Pathways Conference, Uniting and Sustaining Pathways into Health Professions. Event to be held in Seattle, WA. Deadline is February 20, 2015. Learn more.
Events
- White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Registration now open for The White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. May 12, 2015 in Washington, DC. Learn more.
Events
- CancerCare: Connect Education Workshop. Treatment Update for Adults Living with Acute Lymphocytic/Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). February 27, 2015, 1:30 pm ET. Learn more.
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Public meeting and request for comments. Patient-Focused Drug Development for Breast Cancer. Event to be held in Silver Spring, MD. Registration deadline is March 23, 2015. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/NIH, Office of Extramural Research: Registration now open for 2015 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration. May 6-8, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH Clinical Center and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Kisspeptin Doses in Postmenopausal Women (Study 13-CH-0139). This study is currently recruiting female volunteers to participate in research on the role of kisspeptin on hormone production in the body. Kisspeptin is a protein that signals the body to make reproductive hormones. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Events
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Adventist HealthCare/Center for Health Equity and Wellness: Training. Qualified Bilingual Staff (QBS) Program. The QBS Program is designed to provide bilingual healthcare workers the skill set necessary to interpret in a hospital/clinical setting. To register, please contact QBS Program Coordinator, Ayesha Anwar.
Events
- HHS/ACL, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) and the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID): Meeting. PCPID 2015 Report to the President, The Promise of Technology for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. This meeting will address the report’s content, format, and related data collection and analysis. Experts in the field will give presentations on technology for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. February 19-20, 2015 in Washington, DC. Learn more.
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Detroit Urban Research Center (Detroit URC): Request for applications for the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnership Academy. This program is designed as a community/academic partnership in order to explore and engage in approaches to eliminate health inequities. Deadline is March 16, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/HRSA Health Workforce, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis: New report. Sex, Race, and Ethnic Diversity of US Health Occupations (2010-2012). Learn more | PDF.
- HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) and the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP): New report. Federal Implementation Progress Report for the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. Learn more | PDF.
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The US-México Border Health Commission (BHC): Request for applications for the Leaders across Borders (LaB) Program. LaB is an advanced leadership development program designed for public health, health care, and other community-sector leaders working to improve community health in the US-México border region. Deadline is February 20, 2015. Learn more.
Events
- National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): Registration now open for the 19th Annual NHMA Conference, Effective Strategies to Improve Health Care for Hispanics in Our Local Communities. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline is March 4, 2015. Register.
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HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO): Request for comments. National Adult Immunization Plan (NAIP) Draft Report. Submit comments to Rebecca Fish. Deadline is March 9, 2015. Learn more | PDF.
- National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD): New resource. State Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Practice Guide. Learn more | PDF.
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), VetoViolence: New resource. Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE) Strategy Selector Tool. This interactive tool combines rigorous evaluation science with the flexibility required for practitioners and communities to devise a tailored approach to youth violence prevention. Learn more.
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Latino Americans is a companion book to the PBS documentary series Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy that Shaped a Nation. This title chronicles the history of how Latinos have helped shape the United State of America. To find this book and additional information, search our online catalog.
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