Funding Opportunities

RWJF Public Health Services and Systems Research

Deadline: May 24, 3011

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to expand the evidence base for effective public health policy and practice through investment in Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR). PHSSR examines the organization, financing and delivery of public health services within a community and determines the links between the quality and performance of the public health system and population health outcomes. Up to 14 grants will be awarded through this solicitation. Grantees will receive up to $200,000 each in financial support to be used over a 24-month period. Selection criteria to assess proposals include the degree to which the project is innovative and findings will inform and improve public health practice and performance, the potential for results to inform public health practitioners' or policy-makers' decisions addressing the most critical issues relating to public health systems, the extent to which the research draws its questions from practice and from practitioners, and plans for translating and disseminating research findings to inform public health practice and policy and evaluation of those plans. Click here for more information.

Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI)

Deadline: September 7, 2011
This announcement, issued by the National Institute on Aging, encourages research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose translational research in the overlapping areas of human aging and cancer. Click here for more information.  

Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program
Deadline: June 23, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under its Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program to inform researchers of funding opportunities to conduct health services research affecting Hispanics for 2011. This announcement seeks competitive applications for small applied research projects that relate to identifying and evaluating solutions for eliminating health disparities among Hispanics. Investigators shall be associated with a university, college, community-based health organization, or a professional association that has a health services research component. Researchers are expected to become involved in the design, implementation, and operation of research projects that address health care issues such as financing, delivery, access, quality, and barriers affecting the Hispanics. CMS is seeking these types of research projects because of the importance in finding solutions to the many difficult health issues that have a significant impact on the health of Hispanics. Click here for more information.

OJJDP FY 2011 National Juvenile Probation Census Project
Deadline: June 29, 2011
Funding under this solicitation will support the implementation and ongoing development and maintenance of two complementary national data collection programs that make up OJJDP's National Juvenile Probation Census Project (NJPCP): the Census of Juvenile Probation Supervision Offices (CJPSO) and the Census of Juveniles on Probation (CJP). OJJDP established the NJPCP to measure the number and characteristics of juveniles under probation supervision and the characteristics and practices of juvenile probation supervision offices in the United States. Click here for more information.

OVC FY 2011 Victim Assistance and Compensation Professional Development Fellowship Program
Deadline: June 27, 2011
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to conduct an analysis of existing data regarding services available to underserved crime victims in order to identify trends and explore ways to capture information about services to these victims; and to analyze the overall effectiveness of state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs or construct a framework to analyze state VOCA programs. Applicants must be individuals (organizations are not eligible to apply) who demonstrate the financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative agreement; as well as the desire, knowledge, and ability to successfully execute the development of training, technical assistance, public awareness, and other informational resources to meet the needs of victim service providers and allied practitioners who serve crime victims. Those applying are strongly encouraged to begin the application process well in advance of the June 27, 2011, deadline. Click here for more information.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2011
Based at the University of South Carolina, the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition works to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has the potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions. Cross-institutional research teams are encouraged to apply.  Click here for more information.

2011 CDC Aging At A Glance Now Available

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Aging Program has released an updated version of its annual Aging At A Glance report. It addresses not only implications of an aging society, and opportunities for improving older adult health, but also how CDC and its partners are addressing these issues. To learn more, please visit the website.   

Columbia Analysts Find One Out of Four Children of Immigrant Parents Live in Poverty
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
"High poverty rates among children of immigrant parents, coupled with unique social and economic challenges, make them particularly disadvantaged when compared with children of native-born parents," wrote Dr. Vanessa Wight, lead author of the NCCP brief, Poor Children by Parents' Nativity: What Do We Know? "This poses a significant policy challenge, as poverty and other material hardships can have deleterious effects on a child's long-term health and wellbeing." Click here for the full report. 

New Model Reports Released by CDC on Perceived Cognitive Impairment
CDC's Healthy Aging Program, along with partners, developed a set of questions for use in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess and monitor the public's beliefs about the perceived impact of cognitive impairment. In 2009, five states (CA, FL, IA, LA and MI) included the Impact of Cognitive Impairment Module in their state BRFSS survey. These data were highlighted in a series of model reports designed for states, policy makers and the general public. To find a link to these recently-released reports and more information about the Cognitive Impairment Module, please visit the website.   

Women's Health Care Chartbook
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new Women's Health Care Chartbook. Among the key results of the national survey it was found that one in ten women were caregivers to frail or ill family members. One in five of these women reports spending more than 40 hours per week on caregiving with strains on their family finances as a consequence. The survey of women ages 18 to 64 provides a look at the experiences of women in the health care system. The chartbook presents a wide range of data on women's health issues, including insurance coverage, affordability of and access to care, use of health care services, prevention, and family health. The survey was conducted in 2008, and builds on data collected during previous women's health surveys conducted by the Foundation in 2001 and 2004. The Kaiser Women's Health Care Chartbook is now available online.