Funding Opportunities       

Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement National Learning Network (HRSA)

Deadline: June 30, 2014 

This announcement solicits applications for the Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement National Learning Network.  Support is available, in the form of a cooperative agreement, from the Health Resources and Services Administration¿s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).  The purpose of the Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement National Learning Network (the Network) is to coordinate the development and testing of an evidence-informed strategic framework that can inform statewide health care systems transformation.  This new knowledge will guide systems change to more efficiently and effectively respond to the oral health needs of pregnant women and infants most at risk. Click here for more information.

Investigator-Initiated Research on Risk Assessment (DOJ)
Deadline: June 30, 2014 

This solicitation seeks applications for research studies on the implementation and impact of risk assessment in the juvenile justice system. OJJDP works with communities across the country to divert youth who pose low public safety and recidivism risk from the juvenile justice system and to provide youth in the system with appropriate and effective interventions and services. A better understanding of risk assessment tools' effectiveness and how those tools are best used across the juvenile justice system is the foundation to better identifying the risks and needs of youth and effectively intervening with the youth who come in contact with the juvenile justice system. Understanding how risk assessments can be used to promote diversion and community-based alternatives, when appropriate, is of particular interest to OJJDP. Click here for more information. 

Multiple Approaches to Increase Awareness and Support among Young Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer (CDC) 

Deadline: July 1, 2014

The purpose of the proposed program is to increase the availability of health information and support services for young breast cancer survivors (YBCS) and their families by supporting organizations and entities that serve the target population. Activities funded under this FOA are intended to: 1) support the development and implementation of strategic and integrated multi-media health education and awareness campaigns aimed at addressing the health information needs of YBCS, including but not limited to family history and genetic risks, psychosocial health and support, reproductive health and fertility, family support, and other evidence based preventive life style behaviors (e.g., maintaining a healthy weight, reducing tobacco use, reducing excessive alcohol use); and 2) enhance existing structured support services that address issues faced by YBCS at initial diagnosis, treatment, and post treatment (e.g., case management/patient navigation, psychosocial support services). Click here for more information.  

Child Development Research Fellowship Program (ACF)
Deadline: July 14, 2014 

ACF is funding a cooperative agreement to sponsor the Child Development Research Fellowship that will allow child development professionals from the academic community the opportunity to actively participate in policy-relevant research activities associated with Administration for Children and Families (ACF) programs. The goal of the fellowship program is to expose researchers to a policy environment and thereby to expand and enrich the field's capacity for policy-relevant research. Fellows will be able to work on-site in the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of ACF, or other offices engaged in research on low income children and families. Click here for more information.

Secondary Analyses of Strengthening Families Datasets (ACF)

Deadline: July 16, 2014

The Office of Planning Research and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plan to solicit applications for Secondary Analysis of Strengthening Families Data grants. The cooperative agreements will fund research to conduct secondary data analysis of the Building Strong Families (BSF), Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM), and Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI) datasets. Successful applicants will demonstrate a familiarity with the proposed data for their analysis and an adequate understanding of the variables, sampling, methodology, etc. used to construct the dataset necessary for completion of the work proposed in the application. Proposed research should address topics relevant to strengthening families to improve the lives of children and parents and promote economic stability. Click here for more information.  

Confirmatory Efficacy Clinical Trials of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Mental Disorders (NIH)
Deadline: February 18, 2015

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support confirmatory efficacy testing of non-pharmacological therapeutic and preventive interventions for mental disorders in adults and children through an experimental therapeutics approach. Under this FOA, trials must be designed so that results, whether positive or negative, will provide information of high scientific utility and will support go/no-go decisions about further development or effectiveness testing of a targeted, scaled-up intervention. Intervention studies include, but are not limited to behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal approaches, or a combination thereof. Click here for more information.  

Long-Term Retention in Care for U.S. Substance Using Populations (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2017

Until there is a cure, people living with HIV (PLWH) will have to be retained in care throughout their lives. Therefore, the purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research on long-term retention in care leading to sustained viral suppression among substance abusers. Click here for more information.  

National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation Research Grants 

Deadline: July 14, 2014

NIHCM Foundation is making available up to $250,000 to support investigator-initiated research with high potential to inform improvements to the U.S. health care system by reducing health spending growth, enhancing quality, and/or expanding access to health insurance and health care services. Projects must advance existing knowledge in the areas of health care financing, delivery, management and/or policy. Click here for more information.