The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has released the annual poverty guidelines. The poverty guidelines are used as an eligibility criterion by Medicaid and a number of other Federal programs. The poverty guidelines issued are a simplified version of the poverty thresholds that the Census Bureau uses to prepare its estimates of the number of individuals and families in poverty. To view the guidelines, go to 
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines.
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022.

SOURCE: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: April 10, 2022. Due Date: May 10, 2022. All applications are due by 5 p.m. local time of applicant organization.
$ AVAILABLE: NIMH intends to commit an estimated total of $2 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to fund three to five awards in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and the companion FOA. NIDA intends to commit an estimated total of $1 million in FY 2023 to fund two to three awards in response to this FOA and the companion FOA.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education.
• Hispanic-serving institutions.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).
• Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions.
• Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).
• Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education).
• Small businesses.
• For-profit organizations (other than small businesses).
• State governments.
• County governments.
• City or township governments.
• Special district governments.
• Indian/Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized).
• Eligible agencies of the federal government.
• U.S. territories or possessions.
• Independent school districts.
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).
• Faith-based or community-based organizations.
• Regional organizations.
• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions).
PURPOSE: This initiative will advance research on communication factors and strategies that will be crucial for successful public understanding, acceptance, and uptake of future vaccines that protect against HIV. Applications with preliminary data and/or those including longitudinal analysis, advanced modeling, or large-scale clinical trials should consider using the R01 mechanism. Applications proposing to conduct exploratory, novel studies that break new ground, extend previous discoveries in new directions or result in novel techniques, models, or applications should consider the R21 mechanism.
CFDA: 93.242, 93.279
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-22-170.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research, HIV/AIDS education/prevention.

SOURCE: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: April 10, 2022. Due Date: May 10, 2022. All applications are due by 5 p.m. local time of applicant organization.
$ AVAILABLE: NIMH intends to commit an estimated total of $2 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to fund three to five awards in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and the companion FOA. NIDA intends to commit an estimated total of $1 million in FY 2023 to fund two to three awards in response to this FOA and the companion FOA.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education.
• Hispanic-serving institutions.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).
• Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions.
• Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).
• Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education).
• Small businesses.
• For-profit organizations (other than small businesses).
• State governments.
• County governments.
• City or township governments.
• Special district governments.
• Indian/Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized).
• Eligible agencies of the federal government.
• U.S. territories or possessions.
• Independent school districts.
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).
• Faith-based or community-based organizations.
• Regional organizations.
• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions).
PURPOSE: This initiative will advance research on communication factors and strategies that will be crucial for successful public understanding, acceptance, and uptake of future vaccines that protect against HIV. Applications with preliminary data and/or those including longitudinal analysis, advanced modeling, or large-scale clinical trials should consider using the R01 mechanism. Applications proposing to conduct exploratory, novel studies that break new ground, extend previous discoveries in new directions or result in novel techniques, models, or applications should consider the R21 mechanism.
CFDA: 93.242, 93.279
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-22-171.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research, HIV/AIDS education/prevention.

SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: March 7, 2022. Due Date: April 7, 2022. All applications are due by 5 p.m. local time of applicant organization.
$ AVAILABLE: NIH intends to fund an estimate of six to eight awards, corresponding to a total of $6 million, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education.
• Hispanic-serving institutions.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).
• Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions.
• Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).
• Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education).
• Small businesses.
• For-profit organizations (other than small businesses).
• State governments.
• County governments.
• City or township governments.
• Special district governments.
• Indian/Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized).
• Eligible agencies of the federal government.
• U.S. territories or possessions.
• Independent school districts.
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).
• Faith-based or community-based organizations.
• Regional organizations.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to identify and evaluate the ongoing and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing specifically on governmental (local, state, tribal, federal) policy and programmatic actions that address two specific social determinants of health: food/nutrition security and housing security. 
CFDA: 93.361, 93.307, 93.279, 93.242
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-22-001.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022. 
Subject(s): Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), underserved populations, nutrition/food service, housing/homeless, hunger.
 

SOURCE: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 14, 2022 by 10:30 a.m. CT.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for additional details.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility information.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this program is to promote self-sufficiency, long-term independence, and provide safety from family violence and dating violence to adult survivors and their children to reduce the negative impacts of family violence on families and communities. The goal of this solicitation is to provide current Family Violence Program (FVP) service providers enhanced capacity for shelter and support services to victims of family violence, beyond what is provided in their current core services grant agreements.
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Ross Hoffpauir, Grants Specialist. Address: Procurement and Contracting Services, HHSC, 1100 W. 49th Street, Mail Code 2020, Building S, Austin, TX 78756. Email: Ross.hoffpauir01@hhs.texas.gov. For more information, go to apps.hhs.texas.gov/pcs/HHS0011021/.
From Texas Health and Human Services Procurement and Contract Services website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022.
Subject(s): family violence prevention.

SOURCE: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 10, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: $900,000 for six awards. A match of 25 percent is required.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education.
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
• Independent school districts.
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
• State governments.
• Indian/Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized).
• City or township governments.
• County governments.
• Special district governments.
• Faith-based or community-based organizations. 
PURPOSE: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support projects which replicate successful models developed by Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services grantees that have the potential to enhance the quality, effectiveness and proven outcomes of nutrition services programs within the aging services network. Projects proposed under this grant program must have the potential for broad implementation throughout the aging services network and have demonstrated value, i.e., improvements in participant well-being, cost savings, etc. In addition, projects must target services to underserved older adults with greatest social and economic need, and individuals at risk for institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain in home and community-based settings thereby avoiding the need for more costly medical interventions. 
CFDA: 93.045
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335691.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Feb. 2, 2022. 
Subject(s): aged/seniors, nutrition/food services.

SOURCE: Administration for Community Living (ACL)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 10, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: $2 million for four awards. A match of 25 percent is required.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education.
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
• Independent school districts.
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
• State governments.
• Indian/Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized).
• City or township governments.
• County governments.
• Special district governments. 
• Faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research and documentation of innovative and promising practices and policies, including those that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, that have the potential that enhance the quality, effectiveness and proven outcomes of nutrition services programs within the aging services network. Research projects proposed under this grant program must have the potential for broad implementation throughout the aging services network and have demonstrated value, i.e., improvements in participant well-being, cost savings, etc. Research innovations must target services to underserved older adults with greatest social and economic need, and individuals at risk for institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain in home and community-based settings thereby avoiding the need for more costly medical interventions.
CFDA: 93.045
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335746.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Feb. 2, 2022. 
Subject(s): aged/seniors, nutrition/food services.

SOURCE: The Doctors Company Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: March 21, 2022 by 7 p.m. CT. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by June 20, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: The Doctors Company Foundation is a small foundation with limited funds. Partial awards are sometimes given. Grant awards have varied from $1,000 to $307,000 since the foundation’s inception in 2008. In the past five years, awards have ranged from $25,000 to slightly above $210,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Only nonprofit entities may apply. Applicants must be able to:
• Demonstrate innovative approaches.
• Demonstrate patient/clinician outcomes.
• Disseminate findings publicly.
PURPOSE: The Doctors Company Foundation was created in 2008 by the Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer. The purpose of the foundation is to support patient-safety education for health care professionals and patient-safety research with clinically useful applications. To help advance this mission, the foundation welcomes applications for its 2022 grants program. Through the program, grants will be awarded to projects/activities aimed at developing knowledge, techniques and tools whose application reduces or eliminates risk of adverse events that cause harm to patients while under care. Projects aiming to reduce health care costs while improving patient safety are encouraged. The foundation does not support clinical research projects primarily involving the provision of medical support services to patients. Construction projects and the purchase of equipment will not be funded. While general funding for medical meetings and conferences will not be considered, support for invited speakers when the principal focus of their presentation is on patient safety and support for the attendance of health care professionals in training at patient safety conferences will be considered. 
CONTACT: The foundation can be contacted through its online contact form www.tdcfoundation.com/contact-us/. For more information, go to www.tdcfoundation.com/.
From The Doctors Company Foundation website, accessed Feb. 2, 2022.
Subject(s): safety.

SOURCE: Whole Kids Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 11, 2022 by 5 p.m. CT.
$ AVAILABLE: The Garden Grant Program provides $3,000 to support a new or existing edible educational garden located at either a K–12 school or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves children in the K-12 grade range.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to apply for this grant, the school or organization must meet the following criteria:
• Be a charter or public school including tribally controlled and Bureau of Indian Education schools, nonprofit private school or a nonprofit organization or tribal entity that serves children in the K-12 age range.
• Engage at least 10 children on a regular basis.
• Grow edible plants in your garden.
In addition, the applicant must have the support of a specific partner organization from the community (such as a nonprofit, a farm, a local business, a Whole Foods store or a garden club) that brings added support and sustainability to the initiative. The applicant, if a nonprofit, may be the community partner for this grant. Previous Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grant recipients are eligible to re-apply if they received previous grant funds in 2019 or earlier and have completed the required follow-up documentation.
PURPOSE: Through the Garden Grant Program, schools and nonprofit organizations turn outdoor spaces into powerful hands-on learning gardens that connect kids with food, spark their curiosity and support the classroom curriculum.
CONTACT: Email: grants@wholekidsfoundation.org. For more information, go to wholekidsfoundation.org/programs/school-gardens-grant.
From Whole Kids Foundation website, accessed Feb. 2, 2022.
Subject(s): health promotion/wellness, nutrition/food services, children’s health.

SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 16, 2022 by 2 p.m. CT.
$ AVAILABLE: The program will award as many as 10 awards of up to $420,000 comprising an annual stipend of $75,000 and an annual grant of $30,000 in support of the recipient’s research activities. 
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, applicants must be a physician, dentist, or nurse from a historically marginalized background; be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States at the time of application, or individuals granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the time of application (changes in federal policy or law may necessitate that we consider adjustments in eligibility and grant terms); and have completed or be in the process of completing their formal clinical training. Preference will be given to those who have recently completed their formal clinical training (or—in the case of nurses—their research doctorate). 
PURPOSE: The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) offers four-year postdoctoral research awards to physicians, dentists, and nurses from historically marginalized backgrounds. Scholars should be committed to working toward eliminating health disparities by achieving senior rank in academic medicine, dentistry, or nursing.
CONTACT: Nina Ardery, Deputy Director. Phone: 317-278-0500. Email: amfdp@indiana.edu. For more information, go to www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2022/harold-amos.
From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation email, Feb. 2, 2022.
Subject(s): health professions training, health disparities.  

SOURCE: Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: March 8, 2022. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by May 10, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: The program will award a $50,000 grant each to up to 10 organizations. Project duration is 12–18 months, with an expected start date of Jan. 1, 2023.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are not classified as private foundations. The foundation will consider only organizations that can provide proof of qualifying nonprofit status, including a tax-exempt determination letter from the IRS. 
• International organizations that are the equivalent of U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations that are submitting a project that focuses on the U.S.
• Government entities.
• Faith-based organizations that welcome and serve all members of the community regardless of religious belief. 
PURPOSE: The foundation is accepting applications for its Hillman Emergent Innovation Serious Illness and End of Life Emergent Innovation program. Through the program, grants will be awarded in support of bold, nursing-driven, early stage interventions focused on serious illness and end of life care. Priority will be given to proposals that include one or more of the following: engagement of patients, families, caregivers and/or community organizations in the design of the intervention; inter-agency, and multidisciplinary collaboration; institutional and community partnerships; investigators from diverse backgrounds; provision of care in non-hospital settings; and measurable goals and outcomes. The foundation believes that transformative ideas are as likely to come from community health clinics as they are from major academic research centers and thus supports innovations from a broad range of institutions, care settings, and practitioners.
CONTACT: Email: innovationsincare@rahf.org. For more information, go to uploads-ssl.webflow.com.
From Hillman Foundation website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022.
Subject(s): nursing, medical research, hospice/nursing home.

SOURCE: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
APPLICATION DEADLINE: To submit a proposal, applicants must first register with the Hogg Foundation’s grants management system (Fluxx) by Feb. 25, 2022. Due Date: March 4, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Depending on the quality of proposals received and the funds available, the foundation plans to award up to five Policy Fellow positions. The policy fellow salary is expected to be between $40,000 to $50,000 per year plus fringe benefits. The foundation funds 95 percent of the fellow’s annual salary and 100 percent of the fringe benefits. The grant also provides $5,000 for a mentor stipend, $2,000 for the fellow’s professional development, and 10 percent overhead. The professional development funds are for the sole use of the policy fellow. A $5,000 stipend for travel-related expenses will be included for grantees located outside of the Austin area to facilitate their participation in the Texas legislative process and other policy-related activities conducted in Austin. The fellowship is expected to last two years.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, governmental entities, and higher education institutions in Texas are eligible to submit proposals. 
PURPOSE: The Hogg Foundation’s Mental Health Policy Academy and Fellows Program was launched in 2010 to support organizations in building their capacity for mental health policy work by providing financial resources and legislative expertise. The program involves a two-year fellowship with a grantee organization, one-on-one mentorship, opportunities to witness and take part in the legislative session, monthly academy training sessions and professional development, and a trip to Washington D.C. to network with national-level mental health policy advocates.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to hogg.utexas.edu/2022-policy-fellow-rfp.
From Hogg Foundation website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022.
Subject(s): mental health, health policy research, health professions training.

SOURCE: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
APPLICATION DEADLINE: To submit a proposal, applicants must first register with the Hogg Foundation’s grants management system (Fluxx) by Feb. 25, 2022. Due Date: March 4, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Depending on the quality of proposals received and the funds available, the foundation plans to award up to five Peer Policy Fellow positions. The peer policy fellow salary is expected to be between $40,000 to $50,000 per year plus fringe benefits. The foundation funds 95 percent of the fellow’s annual salary and 100 percent of the fringe benefits. The grant also provides $5,000 for a mentor stipend, $3,000 for the fellow’s professional development, and 10 percent overhead. The professional development funds are for the sole use of the policy fellow. A $5,000 stipend for travel-related expenses will be included for grantees located outside of the Austin area to facilitate their participation in the Texas legislative process and other policy-related activities conducted in Austin. The fellowship is expected to last two years.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, governmental entities, and higher education institutions in Texas are eligible to submit proposals. Peer fellows should be certified as mental health peer specialists or substance use recovery coaches. This requirement ensures that that the individual is someone with lived experience of a mental health condition and/or substance use and is willing to share their story with others. Peer fellows must have two years of recent employment of some type. This employment may be paid or volunteer. Recent college graduates (within the past 18 months) may substitute education for work experience. 
PURPOSE: The Hogg Foundation’s Mental Health Policy Academy and Fellows Program was launched in 2010 to support organizations in building their capacity for mental health policy work by providing financial resources and legislative expertise. The program involves a two-year fellowship with a grantee organization, one-on-one mentorship, opportunities to witness and take part in the legislative session, monthly academy training sessions and professional development, and a trip to Washington D.C. to network with national-level mental health policy advocates. The goal of this initiative is to increase the voice of individuals with lived experience with mental health and/or substance use conditions in mental health policy development and implementation, and to build consumer capacity to effectively engage in mental health and substance use policy and advocacy in Texas.  
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to hogg.utexas.edu/2022-peer-policy-fellow-rfp.
From Hogg Foundation website, accessed Feb. 3, 2022.
Subject(s): mental health, health policy research, health professions training.

SPONSOR: Amigos Library Services 
WHEN: Feb. 23, 10 a.m. - noon CT.
WHERE: Webinar.
DESCRIPTION: In a time when budgets are shrinking, more and more libraries are turning to external funding - such as grants - to help fund special initiatives, projects, or services. If you have never written a grant proposal before, it can be a daunting task to keep track of all the required forms and documents in addition to finding a funding source. Enroll in this course to make those tasks less daunting and learn about:
• What makes up a strong grant proposal.
• The typical grant review process.
• How to ease into the world of grants by identifying sources for funding.
COST: Amigos Member Fee: $95.00. Non-member Fee: $155.00. For more information and registration, go to www.amigos.org/node/3135.
CONTACT: Erin Gray. Email: gray@amigos.org.
From Amigos Library Services email, Jan. 28, 2022.

SPONSOR: Lorman Education Services
WHEN: On demand recording.
WHERE: Webinar.
DESCRIPTION: Crowdfunding is one of the most significant developments in fundraising to develop in the last decade. Through crowdfunding, organizations, large and small can harness the power of the Internet and social networks to raise funds needed to fulfill and sustain their mission. The opportunity presented by crowdfunding is particularly important for nonprofits in today's economy where many nonprofit organizations are competing for the same grant money and donor support. This topic will help nonprofit organizations understand what crowdfunding is, how crowdfunding can help nonprofits achieve their organizational goals, and the specific steps that nonprofits can take in order to take advantage of the opportunities presented by crowdfunding.
COST: $199. For more information and registration, go to lorman.com/training/nonprofit/how-to-make-crowdfunding-work-for-your-nonprofit.
CONTACT: Customer Service. Phone: 866-352-9539. Email: customerservice@lorman.com.
From Lorman Education Services website, accessed Feb. 4, 2022.

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