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June 6, 2014 || Vol. 6, Issue 23
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SWRnet provides a weekly update about new research funding opportunities, calls for papers and proposals, conferences and trainings, new data and research, and news for the social work research community.
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Funding Opportunities
HIV/AIDS Initiative for Minority Men (OASH)
Deadline: June 9, 2014
The mission of the OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs to eliminate health disparities. The OMH serves as the focal point in the HHS for leadership, policy development and coordination, service demonstrations, information exchange, coalition and partnership building, and related efforts to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minorities. Consistent with the goals of the Presidents National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), the AIMM Initiative employs an evidence-based disease management and preventive health programs and support services that targets young racial and ethnic MSM and young minority males living with HIV/AIDS or at high-risk for HIV infections to increase access to care and reduce health disparities. The AIMM aligns with the goals of the NHAS to: Reduce new HIV infections; Increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV; Reduce HIV-related disparities and health inequities; and Achieve a more coordinated National response to the HIV epidemic. Click here for more information.
National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice: Improving the Justice System by Enhancing Procedural Justice, Reducing Bias, and Supporting Racial Reconciliation (DOJ)
Deadline: June 18, 2014
The Department of Justice, through its components the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Community Oriented Policing Services Office (COPS), the Office on Violence against Women (OVW), and the Community Relations Service (CRS), is seeking applications for funding under this National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice grant announcement. The purpose of this initiative is to enhance procedural justice, reduce bias, and support racial reconciliation. This initiative furthers the Department's mission to ensure public safety and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. Click here for more information.
Supported Decision Making (Administration for Community Living)
Deadline: July 2, 2014
The mission of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is to maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers. To further this mission, the agency is seeking to fund one project related to supported decision-making . The purpose of the project is to create a training and technical assistance/resource center on supported decision making. The Center will collect and disseminate materials on supported decision-making, including the experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in making informed decisions with the use of supports. Click here for more information.
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) (CDC)
Deadline: July 22, 2014
This 3-year initiative will award funds to create healthier communities by strengthening existing capacity to implement locally tailored evidence- and practice-based population-based PSE improvement strategies in priority populations experiencing chronic disease disparities and associated risk factors, and supporting implementation, evaluation and dissemination of these strategies. This FOA will also support effective implementation of existing PSE improvements and offers the opportunity for communities to take comprehensive action to address risk factors contributing to the most common and debilitating chronic conditions. The intent of REACH is to also build an evidence base that supports community centered approaches to reducing or eliminating health disparities. Applicants will provide compelling data to support the priority population selected; that data should be accompanied by justification for selection of the intervention(s) that will improve population health. Applicants should plan a strong evaluation of proposed activities and strategies. This will contribute to an increased understanding of how racial and ethnic minority communities and their partners can effectively reduce or eliminate health disparities, and achieve health equity. Click here for more information.
DOCTORAL STUDENT OPPORTUNITY
Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program
Deadline: October, 2014
The new Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program will be an interdisciplinary training program to help early-stage doctoral students with limited experience in designing and carrying out their own research projects to formulate doctoral dissertation research proposals. In a change from past years, the fellowship will no longer be limited to students whose research topics fall within specific fields of study, but rather it will be open to all students in the humanities and social sciences who are beginning to formulate proposals for their dissertation research. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Studies
Learning about Infant and Toddler Early Education Services (LITES): Identifying What Works and Advancing Model Development
Deadline: July 11, 2014
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks information on models of infant/toddler early care and education (ECE) services that are compelling to the field, but currently lack research examining impacts on children's outcomes. Eligible models will be profiled as part of the HHS-funded project, Learning about Infant and Toddler Early Education Services (LITES): Identifying What Works and Advancing Model Development. A separate systematic review is being conducted by LITES to identify models with rigorous research and evidence of effectiveness on children's outcomes. Click here for more information.
Call for Public Comments
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Office of Community Planning Promise Zones Initiative
Deadline: June 16, 2014
In his 2013 State of the Union Address, the President laid out an initiative to designate a number of high-poverty urban, rural and tribal communities as Promise Zones, where the federal government will partner with and invest in communities to create jobs, leverage private investment, increase economic activity, expand educational opportunities, and improve public safety. There is an open request for comments on the second draft of the Promise Zones Initiative Application Materials. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Deadline: September 30, 2014
Special Issue of Advances in Social Work - Technology, the Internet & Social Work Practice
This special issue of Advances in Social Work will explore the themes of changing technology and media and their impact on social work practice. Taking a broad stance on defining practice, articles may focus on any element of the practice landscape including: clinical work, social work administration, policy advocacy, community organizing, and others. Both in the practice and policy arenas technological innovation is changing the way that social workers do business. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) Webinar - Heirs' Property: Preventing Loss and Promoting Effective Utilization
July 23, 2014 - 1:00-2:00 PM CT
This webinar will address topics related to ownership of property that many poor and minority communities refer to as heirs' property, though this type of common ownership of property is technically known as tenancy-in-common property. Thousands of families have lost heirs' property in lawsuits referred to as partition actions after judges resolved these cases by ordering the property sold against the wishes of most of the common owners. In addition to losing their property in these partition actions, most of these families also have lost much of the real estate wealth associated with such property ownership given that the forced sales typically yield sales prices that represent just a fraction of the market value of the land that was sold. This webinar will address strategies that those who own heirs' property can utilize to make their ownership more secure as well as strategies heirs' property owners can utilize to make their ownership more sustainable and economically viable. Click here for more information.
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Qualitative Research Methods Training Workshop
August 12-15, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Qualitative research is becoming more widely used in public health. This 4-day workshop provides participants with an understanding of the theoretical principles and practical skills needed for conducting and evaluating qualitative research. Click here for more information.
2014 National HBCU Week Conference - HBCUs: Innovators for Future Success
September 22-23, 2014 - Washington, DC
The 2014 conference will use focused tracks to frame issues in ways that encourage changes based on new paradigms that influence higher education and opportunities for all students. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
New States and Additional Specifications for Existing States in AHRQ's USHIK All Payer Claims Database (APCD)
USHIK is an on-line, publicly accessible registry and repository of healthcare related data, metadata, and standards. New additions to the portal are the file submission specifications for Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Additional versions of file specifications are available for Maryland, Oregon, Tennessee, and Utah. The addition of multiple versions of specifications for a single state allows a user to select the different versions of a single file submission to view the similarities and differences between versions. Users can also select the same type of file from different states to view similarities and differences between those specifications as well. Click here for more information.
The Commonwealth Fund Report - Addressing Patients' Social Needs: An Emerging Business Case for Provider Investment
Extensive research documents the impact of social factors such as income, educational attainment, access to food and housing, and employment status on the health and longevity of Americans, particularly lower-income populations. These findings attribute as much as 40 percent of health outcomes to social and economic factors. Click here for more information.
ChildTrends Data Bank - Head Start Programs
While enrollment in Head Start increased slightly between the 2006-07 and the 2010-11 program years, this growth has not kept up with increases in child poverty, and the latest data show a decline in enrollment. Click here for more information.
Community Catalyst Report - The ACA and Former Foster Youth: Opportunities and Challenges for States
Foster youth face many callings throughout their lives, with on particularly difficult period being the transition to independent living after reaching the maximum age for foster care, which varies by state. During this time, one of the biggest challenges is maintaining good health. Former foster youth face significantly higher rates of mental and physical illness than their non-foster youth peers. They are also much more likely to be uninsured. Consequently, many former foster youth go without the health care they need. To address this issue, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) extended Medicaid eligibility for former foster youth up to age 26. Click here for more information.
New Issue of Advances in Social Work - Special Issue: Eyewitnesses to History: First-Hand Accounts of Sages of the ProfessionThis newly published issue brings together 17 original, invited articles written by individuals who are generally recognized as "sages of the profession," intellectual and professional pioneers in the field of social work. The intent of this special issue is to capture the rich heritage of the social work profession and its educational initiatives as seen through the eyes of those who have actually lived and contributed to that heritage. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
HHS Press Release - New Funding Gives States and Innovators Tools and Flexibility to Implement Delivery System Reform
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new delivery system reform efforts made possible by the Affordable Care Act that offer states and innovators tools and flexibility to transform health care. HHS announced twelve prospective recipients receiving as much as $110 million in combined funding, ranging from an expected $2 million to $18 million over a three-year period, under the Health Innovation Awards program to test innovative models designed to deliver better care outcomes and lower costs. Click here for more information.
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