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May 20, 2015
Office of Minority Health (OMH) FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcements
OMH at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. OMH currently has two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for which applications are being accepted:
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HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), OMH: Partnerships to Increase Coverage in Communities (PICC) II Initiative Grant. Deadline is May 22, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/OASH, OMH: State Partnership Initiative to Address Health Disparities Grant. Deadline is May 24, 2015. Learn more.
Federal Grants
- HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE): Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is June 1, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight: Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces. Deadline for letters of intent is June 3, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01) Grant. Deadline is June 5, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/ACF, OPRE: Early Head Start University Partnerships: Building the Evidence Base for Infant/Toddler Center-based Programs. Deadline for letters of intent is June 5, 2015. Learn more.
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US Department of Education/Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): First in The World (FITW) Program Grant. Provides grants to institutions of higher education to spur the development of innovations that improve educational outcomes and make college more affordable for students and families. Deadline is June 30, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Library of Medicine (NLM): HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project 2015. This is a solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects for improving HIV/AIDS information access for patients, affected community, caregivers, and the general public. Deadline is July 20, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Building Population Health Research Capacity in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (U24) Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is November 9, 2015. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Healthy Eating Research - Round 9 Grants. Supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity. Deadline is June 24, 2015. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA): Webinar. The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education - Improving AI/AN Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities. May 21, 2015, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center: Webinar. Two-Spirit Learning Community - Part II. May 26, 2015, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
- Northern Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAINHB): Registration now open for THRIVE: Tribal Health- Reaching out InVolves Everyone. This conference is for American Indian and Alaska Native youth ages 13-19. Event to be held in Portland, OR. Deadline is June 12, 2015. Learn more.
- Banner Alzheimer Institute: Call for abstracts for the Inaugural National Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia in Native American Communities: Impact, Issues and Next Steps. Event to be held in Scottsdale, AZ. Submission deadline is June 15, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Cancer Institute (NCI): Updated website. Cancer.gov. NCI has launched a new, dynamic, and easier-to-use version of its central website and its counterpart in Spanish. The new sites provides trusted, evidence-based cancer information, and conveys NCI’s role as the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training. English | Español.
Events
- The Plantrician Project and Rush University Medical Center: Summit. Cardiovascular Nutrition Summit. May 29-31, 2015 in Chicago, IL. Learn more.
- WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease: Registration now open for the 15th Annual WomenHeart Science & Leadership Symposium at Mayo Clinic. Event to be held in Rochester, MN. Application Deadline is June 30, 2015. Register.
Events
- Cross-Cultural Communications (CCC): Training. Introduction to Simultaneous Interpreting: A Two-Day Workshop for Community Interpreters, Summer Session 2015. Deadline is May 29, 2015. Register.
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National Environmental Health Association (NEHA): Registration now open for the 79th Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition (AEC). July 13-15, 2015 in Orlando, FL. Register.
- University of Indonesia/Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health: Registration now open for the 16th International Conference of the Pacific Basin Consortium. August 10-13, 2015 in Depok, West Java. Register.
- HHS/OMH: New webcast. Health Equity Summit - 30 Years of Advancing Health Equity; The Heckler Report: A Force for Ending Health Disparities in America. This webcast is available for on-demand viewing until July 27, 2015. Learn more.
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): New resource. 2015 Health Equity Research Snapshot: Focus on Mental Health Research. The second annual Health Equity Research Snapshot features projects that represent research on a wide array of mental health outcomes and populations, and demonstrate how research at every stage contributes to closing or narrowing gaps in health and health care. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Webinar. Addressing Health Disparities Education. Part of the National Prevention Strategy (NPS) webinar series. May 21, 2015 4:00 pm ET. Register.
- Morehouse School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Georgia Health Information Technology Extension Center (GA-HITEC), the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, and the Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network (HELEN): Webinar. Identifying the Health Equity Impact of the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 and ONC 2015 Edition Standards & Certification Criteria Proposed Rules. May 21, 2015, 12:30 pm ET. Register.
- University of North Carolina (UNC)/Gillings School of Global Public Health: Registration now open for the 21st National Health Equity Research Webcast, Advancing a Community-Based Model for Violence Prevention. June 2, 2015, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
- University of Connecticut/Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science: Registration now open for the National Health Disparities Elimination Summit. June 12-13, 2015 in Farmington, CT. Register.
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): New resource. Vital Signs: Hispanic Health ¡A la Buena Salud! – To Good Health! This is the first national study on Hispanic health risks and leading causes of death in the United States. Read the full report | Lea el informe completo en español.
Events
- Urban Institute: Webinar. Promising and Innovative Practices for Children of Incarcerated Parents: Arrest through Pre-Adjudication. June 3, 2015, 12:30 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/NIH, Office of Behavioral Health and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR): Registration now open for the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the OBSSR, Healthier Lives through Behavioral and Social Sciences. June 23-25, 2015 in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
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White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP): Request for comments. National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Deadline is May 22, 2015. Learn more.
- Family Support Research and Training Center: Request for comments. Family Support: Tell Us What We Need to Know! / El Apoyo Familiar: ¡Díganos lo que necesitamos saber! Deadline is May 30, 2015. English | Español.
Events
- HHS/Region 9 San Francisco Human Trafficking Workgroup: Webinar. Human Trafficking Programs and Services. May 27, 2015, 2:30 pm PT. Register.
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- HHS/OASH and the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative (TFCCI): Webinar. Women and Tobacco: Why Gender Matters! May 20, 2015, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
- Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR): New resource. Status of Women in the States 2015: Poverty & Opportunity. This report offers an updated and comprehensive analysis of data related to women's poverty and opportunity, including indicators related to women's health insurance coverage, educational attainment, business ownership, and poverty rates. Read the full report.
Federal
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HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS) is recruiting for a Supervisory Public Health Nutritionist (IHS-R2-NJ-1323969-IHS-DE) position in Chinle, AZ. Deadline is May 29, 2015. Apply.
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HHS/Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OASH), OMH is recruiting for a Public Health Analyst - Regional Minority Health Coordinator (HHS-OMH-MP-15-1381680) position in Boston, MA. Deadline is June 5, 2015. Apply.
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