Funding Alerts Vol.32.09

More than 1,500 Texas families will have access to one-stop centers of community support during a multi-year program to prevent child abuse and neglect. The effort is being funded through grants from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). Five Texas organizations with long-standing ties to their communities will offer the services through the creation of new, innovative Family Resource Centers (FRCs). The five FRC Grantees are BCFS Health and Human Services (Cameron County), Children’s Center (Harris County), El Paso Center for Children (El Paso County), Easter Seals Rio Grande Valley (Hidalgo County), and The SAFE Alliance (Travis County).
From Texas Department of Family and Protective Services email, received Sept. 1, 2021.

The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) has recently updated its guide on Healthcare Access in Rural Communities. The guide covers barriers to health care access in rural areas, such as transportation, insurance, and workforce issues and highlights strategies to improve access to care for rural residents. To view the guide, go to www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/healthcare-access.
From RHIhub website, accessed Sept. 2, 2021.

SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Oct. 9, 2021. Due Date: Nov. 9, 2021. All applications are due by 5 p.m. local time of applicant organization.
$ AVAILABLE: The NICHD and partnering institutes intend to commit an estimated total of $24.5 million for this funding opportunity and the companion Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for ACE Networks (RFA-HD-22-007) to fund eight to ten awards.
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 NICHD and partnering institutes invite applications for the Autism Centers of Excellence: Centers Program (ACE Centers). The P50 mechanism allows for integrative, multi-disciplinary, coordinated programs of research that demonstrate cohesion and synergy across research projects and cores. 
CFDA: 93.865, 93.242, 93.173, 93.113, 93.853
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-22-008.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 1, 2021. 
Subject(s): autism spectrum disorders.

SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Oct. 9, 2021. Due Date: Nov. 9, 2021. All applications are due by 5 p.m. local time of applicant organization.
$ AVAILABLE: The NICHD and partnering institutes intend to commit an estimated total of $24.5 million for this funding opportunity and the companion Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for ACE Centers (RFA-HD-22-008) to fund eight to ten awards.
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 NICHD and partnering institutes invite applications for the Autism Centers of Excellence: Networks Program (ACE Networks). Each ACE Network will consist of a multi-site project focusing on a specific topic of research for R01 support through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Each ACE Network will submit one R01 application that includes sub-awards to the collaborating sites.
CFDA: 93.865, 93.242, 93.173, 93.113, 93.853
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-22-007.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 1, 2021. 
Subject(s): autism spectrum disorders.
 

SOURCE: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Nov. 6, 2021. Due Date: Dec. 6, 2021. All applications are due by 5 p.m. local time of applicant organization. 
$ AVAILABLE: NIAID and partner components intend to commit an estimated total of $2.5 million to fund seven to eight awards for fiscal year 2022.
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: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to investigate innate immune cell effector functions and innate immune memory to prevent HIV infection and/or establishment of disease. Exploratory research from basic molecular mechanisms, translational work, and clinical research examining innate memory are encouraged.
CFDA: 93.855, 93.279
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-21-041.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 2, 2021. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research.
 

SOURCE: Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 12, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Two grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded in the form of reimbursements.
ELIGIBILITY: Texas schools and school districts.
PURPOSE: The Reaching for Excellence (RFE) in Texas school health grant will fund new projects that focus on nutrition education, physical activity or injury prevention. Eligible projects should engage students, their families and the community. They also should include plans to continue the project past the initial year.
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Phone: 512-776-7279. Email: schoolhealthawards@dshs.texas.gov. For more information, go to www.dshs.texas.gov/schoolhealth/awards/.
From DSHS Texas School Health Program email, Sept. 1, 2021. 
Subject(s): school health.  

SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Oct. 8, 2021. Due Date: Nov. 8, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
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).
• 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 support and accelerate human epigenomic investigations focused on identifying and characterizing the mechanisms by which social experiences at various stages in life, both positive and negative, affect gene function and thereby influence health trajectories or modify disease risk in racial/ethnic minority and other health disparity populations.
CFDA: 93.307, 93.866, 93.172
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-19-372.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 1, 2021. 
Subject(s): minority health, health disparities, medical research.

SOURCE: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 29, 2021 by 10:30 a.m. CT.
$ AVAILABLE: Grant agreements will be funded on a cost reimbursement
basis. The total amount available is $667,000 for multiple awards. The maximum amount awarded per selected applicant will not exceed $150,000 for the life of the grant.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility.
PURPOSE: Grant funds are available to support innovative approaches for reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses in hospitals, freestanding emergency medical care facilities, nursing facilities, and home health agencies.
CFDA: None
CONTACT: Amy Pearson, CTCD, PCS Grants Specialist. Address: Procurement & Contracting Services, HHSC, 1100 W. 49th Street, Mail Code 2020, Building S, Austin, TX 78756. Phone: 512-406-2638. Email: amy.pearson@hhs.texas.gov. For more information, go to apps.hhs.texas.gov/PCS/HHS0010240/.
From Texas Health and Human Services Commission website, accessed Aug. 31, 2021. 
Subject(s): nursing.
 

SOURCE: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 5, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: $6,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Grant eligibility is open to any AFA nonprofit member organization in good standing (membership dues must be paid
up-to-date). Individuals are not eligible to apply. Eligible organizations must serve clients with the greatest need for respite services as determined by the selection criteria of the AFA. 
PURPOSE: As the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias increases nationally, much of the care provided to people with the disease is by unpaid family members. Research indicates that these responsibilities increase the risk of illness and mortality for the caregiver and result in earlier institutionalization for the person living with dementia. AFA created the Family Respite Care Grants in response to this demand for relief. These grants will provide funds to organizations, so they may offer scholarships to qualified families in need of respite services. To qualify for a scholarship, families must have a loved one with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia. Respite services include social model adult day care programs, in-home aides, companion care, and overnight respite. 
CONTACT: Phone: 866-232-8484. Email: Grants@alzfdn.org. For more information, go to alzfdn.org/membership-grants/grant-information/milton-phyllis-berg-family-respite-care-grants/.
From Alzheimer’s Foundation of America website, accessed Sept. 3, 2021.
Subject(s): Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, caregiver assistance.

SOURCE: Community Health Center, Inc., Weitzman Institute
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see purpose section. 
ELIGIBILITY: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Health Center Program look-alikes are eligible.
PURPOSE: Training, technical assistance, and learning collaboratives for FQHCs and Health Center Program look-alikes is provided in the areas of comprehensive primary clinical care teams, HIV prevention, sustainable training models, and postgraduate residency and fellowship programs. 
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.weitzmaninstitute.org/nca.
From RHIhub This Week email, Aug. 25, 2021.
Subject(s): health care training, health care facilities, primary health care services, HIV/AIDS education/prevention.  

SOURCE: Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application window: Oct. 4–29, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: 154 awards (estimated) ranging from $1,500–$100,000.
ELIGIBILITY: This funding opportunity is for museums, libraries, science centers, zoos, aquariums, gardens, tribal organizations, and other cultural institutions located in the United States, including territories and tribal lands. To be eligible for this award, your organization must be either a private nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status or part of a state or local government or a multipurpose nonprofit entity, such as a municipality, university, historical society, foundation, or cultural center. Please see URL for complete eligibility information.
PURPOSE: Communities for Immunity is seeking proposals that address COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake, with an aim to reach vaccine-hesitant populations. Funding awards will be provided to museums and libraries to leverage their deep relationships with local communities to improve vaccine confidence. By providing funding awards to these trusted community institutions, the initiative will use new and existing resources to reach Americans across the nation. 
CONTACT: Email: info@communitiesforimmunity.org. For more information, go to community.astc.org/communitiesforimmunity/funding-opportunities.
From Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) Weekly Digest email, Aug. 27, 2021. 
Subject(s): public health, Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

SOURCE: National Ataxia Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Sept. 21, 2021. Upon review selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by Oct. 19, 2021. 
$ AVAILABLE: One-year seed money grants not to exceed $50,000. 
ELIGIBILITY: Faculty member or senior scientist at a research institution.
PURPOSE: The Seed Money Research Grants are for new and innovative studies that are relevant to the cause, pathogenesis or treatment of the hereditary or sporadic ataxias. These grants are offered primarily as seed money to assist investigators in the early or pilot phase of their studies and as additional support for ongoing investigations on demonstration of need.
CONTACT: Beth Bowerman. Email: beth@ataxia.org.  For more information, go to www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/#spnResearchGrants.
From National Ataxia Foundation website, accessed Aug. 30, 2021. 
Subject(s): medical research.

SOURCE: National Ataxia Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Sept. 28, 2021. Upon review selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by Oct. 26, 2021. 
$ AVAILABLE: One-year grants of $50,000.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, the Principal Investigator must have attained an M.D. or Ph.D. degree and have an appointment as a junior faculty member, senior post-doc, or clinical fellow. Clinicians must have finished their residency no more than five years prior to applying and Ph.D.s must be no more than five years from the end of completion of their post-doc training.
PURPOSE: The National Ataxia Foundation is committed to funding the best science relevant to hereditary and sporadic types of ataxia in both basic and translational research. To that end, the foundation invites applications for its Young Investigator award, which will award grants to encourage young clinical and scientific investigators to pursue a career in the field of ataxia research.
CONTACT: Beth Bowerman. Email: beth@ataxia.org.  For more information, go to www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/#spnResearchGrants. 
From National Ataxia Foundation website, accessed Aug. 30, 2021. 
Subject(s): medical research.

SOURCE: American Nurses Foundation (ANF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 25, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to $15 million to as many as 11 innovative pilot programs. Each pilot may request $500,000– $1.5 million over three years.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status.
• Government entities or public agencies.
• For-profit entities. Please see URL for more details.
PURPOSE: This initiative will fund pilots in three priority areas to catalyze transformative change in the nursing field: Practice-Ready Nurse Graduates, Technology-Enabled Nursing Practice, and Direct-Reimbursement Nursing Models.
CONTACT: Email: rni@ana.org. For more information, go to www.nursingworld.org/foundation/programs/rninitiative/.
From American Nurses Foundation website, accessed Aug. 30, 2021.
Subject(s): nursing. 

SPONSOR: Grant Writing USA
WHEN: Sept. 22-23; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CT.
WHERE: Online.
DESCRIPTION: Grant Writing USA and other regional hosts present a two-day grant writing training delivered live and online via Zoom. This grant writing class covers how to write grant proposals start to finish and how to locate and track relevant grant opportunities. Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.
COST: $455. For more information and registration, go to web.cvent.com/event/c6c960a7-8945-4f71-afc3-81fda4c15d68/summary.
CONTACT: Phone: 800-814-8191. Email: cs@grantwritingusa.com.
From Grant Writing USA email, Aug 25, 2021.

SPONSOR: Nonprofit Legal, Finance and Grants Conference
WHEN: Sept. 22-23.
WHERE: Online.
DESCRIPTION: The conference takes place virtually and will feature general sessions as well as defined tracks covering nonprofit legal issues, finance and tax guidance, and federal grants compliance. The conference is designed especially for CFOs, CEOs, directors, comptrollers, counsel and accountants of nonprofit organizations. 
COST: $745 (nonprofit/govt.), $845 (corporate). For more information and registration, go to www.nplfgconference.com.
CONTACT: Please see URL. 
From Nonprofit Legal, Finance and Grants Conference website, accessed Sept. 3, 2021.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) recently received a $2.5 million Cancer Prevention and Research Institute (CPRIT) grant for an Integrated Cancer Research Core facility that will serve as a foundation for building the region's growing cancer research network.
From University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) website, accessed Sept. 1, 2021.

The Hogg Foundation has awarded $3.75 million in grants to five organizations for the second phase of the Well-being in Rural Communities initiative. The grantees are Bastrop Cares, Be Well Victoria, Better Together (Nacogdoches County), BHOLD Collaborative (Brooks County), and Morris County Collaborative.
From Hogg Foundation website, accessed Sept. 2, 2021.

Texas Christian University in Fort Worth has announced a $5 million gift from Marilyn and Morgan Davies to endow a dean position at the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences.
From Philanthropy News Digest website, accessed Sept. 1, 2021.

The University of Houston has announced a $1 million gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous in support of research to address pandemic-related learning loss and vaccine hesitancy. The gift will expand a reading intervention and health literacy research project being conducted by the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities, which includes six middle schools in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
From Philanthropy News Digest website, accessed Sept. 1, 2021.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is launching a new donation account to raise funds for youth survivors of human trafficking. The funds will be used to provide dedicated housing and treatment services. HHSC is establishing and administering the human trafficking grant program and will use the new dedicated funding to address the lack of emergency shelter and treatment services for child, youth and young adult survivors of human trafficking in Texas. For more information, go to www.hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/communications-events/news/2021/09/texas-creates-new-donation-fund-support-youth-survivors-human-trafficking.
From Texas Health and Human Services Commission website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021.
 

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), EMS & Trauma Systems is pleased to announce that the disbursements for the FY 2019 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund distributions occurred the week of Aug. 16, 2021. Visit the following funding pages for disbursement information.
• FY 2019 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (Funds 5108 & 5007) – August 2021. www.dshs.texas.gov/emstraumasystems/FY19UncompensatedTraumaCareFundDistAugust2021.aspx. 
• FY 2019 Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution (5111) – August 2021. www.dshs.texas.gov/emstraumasystems/UncompensatedTraumaCareFundDistAugust2021.aspx.
From Texas Department of State Health Services email, Sept. 9, 2021.

SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Nov. 9, 2021. Due Date: Dec. 9, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Issuing Institutes/Centers and partner components intend to commit an estimated total of $4.65 million to fund three to five awards in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.
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: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support research that combines epidemiologic methods, digital technology, and data science approaches to better understand HIV prevention, transmission, and early care-cascade points for women living in the U.S. 
CFDA: 93.855, 93.273, 93.865, 93.279, 93.242, 93.313
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-21-058.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research, women’s health.

SOURCE: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 13, 2021 – Jan. 12, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to $600,000 annually for stage one and up to $900,000, annually for stage two. Maximum duration: Four years.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility requirements.
PURPOSE: The Clinical Trials Network Award (CTNA) will be made to Lead Institutions (LI) to develop and oversee a network of two cancer care facilities (Network Affiliates) (Stage One) to extend access to a select group of LI cancer clinical trials. Once an initial network is satisfactorily demonstrated, the LI will be eligible to receive additional CPRIT funding to expand its network to two additional facilities that must be located outside the LI current catchment area (Stage Two).
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Help Desk. Phone: 866-941-7146. Email: Help@CPRITGrants.org. For more information, go to www.cprit.texas.gov/media/2576/rfa_r-222-ctna.pdf.
From Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas email, Aug. 31, 2021. 
Subject(s): cancer research.  

SOURCE: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 13, 2021 – Jan. 12, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Award: Up to $4 million (total costs); Maximum duration: Five years.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility requirements.
PURPOSE: This announcement solicits applications from institutions to establish or enhance core facilities (laboratory, clinical, population-based, or computer-based) that will directly support cancer research programs to advance knowledge of the causes, prevention, and/or treatment of cancer or improve quality of life for cancer patients during or after treatment.
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Help Desk. Phone: 866-941-7146. Email: Help@CPRITGrants.org. For more information, go to www.cprit.texas.gov/media/2570/rfa_r-222-cfsa.pdf.
From Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas email, Aug. 31, 2021. 
Subject(s): cancer research.  

SOURCE: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 13, 2021 – Jan. 12, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to $1.5 million (total costs) Maximum duration: Five years.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility requirements.
PURPOSE: This announcement solicits applications from institutions to provide cancer physicians early in their academic career the opportunity to develop clinical research skills and to gain experience in advanced methods and experimental approaches needed to become clinical investigators; to provide an opportunity to establish a partnership with a laboratory-based collaborator in order to design and conduct correlative studies needed to interpret the outcome of an interventional trial; to provide the protected time from clinical responsibilities required to develop and conduct investigator initiated clinical trials; and to increase the pool of clinical investigators at Texas academic institutions who are conducting patient-oriented studies, capitalizing on basic discoveries and translating them through conduct of innovative clinical trials involving cancer patients or individuals at risk for cancer.
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Help Desk. Phone: 866-941-7146. Email: Help@CPRITGrants.org. For more information, go to www.cprit.texas.gov/media/2574/rfa_r-222-eci.pdf.
From Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas email, Aug. 31, 2021. 
Subject(s): cancer research.  
 

SOURCE: AmeriCorps
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 8, 2021 by 4 p.m. CT.
$ AVAILABLE: Award amounts will vary as determined by the scope of the projects. AmeriCorps anticipates making three-year grants. 
ELIGIBILITY: The following non-federal entities are eligible to apply: 
• Indian tribes. 
• Institutions of higher education. 
• Local governments. 
• Nonprofit organizations. 
• States and U.S. Territories.
PURPOSE: AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions/practices to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who engages in community service through an approved national service position. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans. Public Health AmeriCorps will include a $400 million investment, over five years, from the American Rescue Plan Act workforce funding that will enable the recruitment, training, and development of a new generation of public health leaders who are ready to respond to the public health needs of the nation by providing public health service in communities.
CFDA: 94.006
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to americorps.gov/funding-opportunity/fy-2022-americorps-state-national-public-health-americorps.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 9, 2021. 
Subject(s): public health, health internships, health professions training.
 

SOURCE: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 13, 2021 – Jan. 12, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to $250,000 (total costs); Maximum duration: two years.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility requirements.
PURPOSE: This award provides short-term funding to explore the feasibility of high-risk projects that, if successful, would contribute major new insights into the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancers.
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Help Desk. Phone: 866-941-7146. Email: Help@CPRITGrants.org. For more information, go to www.cprit.texas.gov/media/2572/rfa_r-222-hihr.pdf.
From Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas email, Aug. 31, 2021. 
Subject(s): cancer research.  

SOURCE: Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 1, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Grants are limited up to a maximum of $5,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit charitable organizations that are exempt from federal taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Revenue Code can submit a grant application. All applicants must demonstrate how the grant award would provide needed support for vital community oral cancer awareness education and screening activities for the public. 
PURPOSE: The AGD Foundation Grant Program offers support to AGD constituents and nonprofit community-based outreach programs in the U.S. that provide free oral cancer screenings and education to the public, especially underserved communities that lack access to oral health care, due to geographic and/or economic hardship.
CONTACT: Email: AGDF@adgcommunications.com. For more information, go to www.agd.org/agd-foundation/our-programs/agd-foundation-grant-program.
From AGD Foundation website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021.
Subject(s): cancer education/prevention, dental health.  

SOURCE: American Association of Birth Centers Foundation (AABCF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letters of Intent must be received by Nov. 5, 2021. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a complete application by Jan. 13, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: AABCF is offering one-year grant opportunities of up to $5,000. 
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to individuals or organizations. Nonprofit status or fiscal sponsorship are not required. However, applicants must be able to demonstrate capacity and a plan to complete the research in accordance with the project's timeline. 
PURPOSE: The AABCF is a nonprofit organization established by the American Association of Birth Centers in 1994 to advance public knowledge and understanding of issues related to family-centered childbirth and to support the advancement of the AABC birth center model as the standard for maternity and women's health care. To that end, the organization has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Research Grants program. Grants will be awarded in support of research on issues related to the birth center model of care.
CONTACT: Linda Baysore. Phone: 215-234-8068. Email: lindabaysore@aabcfoundation.org. For more information, go to www.aabcfoundation.org/research-grants.
From American Association of Birth Centers Foundation website, accessed Sept. 7, 2021.
Subject(s): pregnancy.

SOURCE: Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 5, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: The maximum grant amount is $1,500.
ELIGIBILITY: Individuals worldwide with permanent physical disabilities are eligible to apply for the CAF grant. The individual’s permanent disability must impair mobility, affect the neuromuscular system, impair balance or motor control. CAF uses the International Paralympic Committee’s eligibility criteria as a guideline. Individuals with strictly cognitive or intellectual disabilities are not eligible to apply. Teams and organizations are also not eligible to apply.
PURPOSE: Eligible applicants can request funds to be used to purchase adaptive sports equipment, coaching, training, travel, or to pay for competition expenses. The foundation supports cancer survivors, people with visual-impairment, spinal cord injuries, limb loss and difference, and cerebral palsy.
CONTACT: Email: cafgrants@challengedathletes.org. For more information, go to www.challengedathletes.org/programs/grants/.
From Challenged Athletes Foundation website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021.
Subject(s) disabilities.

SOURCE: America Walks
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information. The most common amount given in the past was $1,500.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility information.
PURPOSE: The Community Change Grant program supports the growing network of advocates, organizations, and agencies working to advance walkability. Grants are awarded to innovative, engaging, and inclusive programs and projects that create change and opportunity for walking and movement at the community level. 
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to americawalks.org/community-change-grants/.
From America Walks website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021.
Subject(s): health promotion/wellness. 

SOURCE: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sept. 26, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: NACCHO will make up to 10 awards available with awards up to $20,000 each. 
ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility is restricted to nonprofits and municipalities that are conducting the work within a defined local community (e.g. a specific county, city, or a group of zip codes). Applicants may include, but are not limited to, local health departments, community health centers, WIC offices, Healthy Start sites, nonprofit hospitals, local breastfeeding coalitions with a fiscal sponsor, and community-based organizations. Partnerships are critical to advancing continuity of care, so applicants should plan to collaborate with at least one other partner to implement this project and indicate selected partners in the application. Applicants are required to partner with a breastfeeding expert organization and an organization that represents community members. Note that these organizations can be the same entity (i.e., an applicant will partner with one organization that is a breastfeeding expert organization and represents community members). It is expected that part of the budget will support partners and community members in their collaborative work.
PURPOSE: Major medical and governmental organizations recognize that optimal infant and young child feeding includes exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued with the addition of age-appropriate complementary feeding for at least one and up to two years or longer. With support from the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO), NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity to support the implementation of Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support: A Blueprint for Communities to strengthen community lactation support.
CONTACT: Email: breastfeeding@naccho.org. For more information, go to www.breastfeedingcontinuityofcare.org/home.
From Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) Weekly Digest email, Sept. 3, 2021.
Subject(s): pregnancy, children’s health, women’s health. 

SOURCE: American Cancer Society (ACS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 15, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Grants of up to $200,000 per year for up to five years will be awarded.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be affiliated with nonprofit institutions located within the U.S., its territories, or Puerto Rico. Independent investigators at all stages of their career are encouraged to apply.
PURPOSE: This grant funds research that evaluates the impact of the many changes now occurring in the health care system with a focus on cancer prevention, control, and treatment. Research to be funded by this Request for Applications (RFA) should focus on the changes in national, state, and/or local policy and the response to these changes by health care systems, insurers, payers, communities, practices, and patients.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/rfa-role-healthcare-insurance-cancer.html.
From American Cancer Society website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021.
Subject(s): cancer research, cancer education/prevention, health policy research.

SPONSOR: Friends of the Texas Historical Commission (FTHC)
WHEN: Sept. 29, 2-3 p.m. CT.
WHERE: Webinar.
DESCRIPTION:  For any business or organization, a relationship with local media is often necessary. Traditional TV news, while very valuable, isn't the only media channel you can use to promote your institution. There are many potential outlets for you to connect with when seeking media coverage – but which do you reach out to and have the best chance at gaining coverage? Participants will learn about building a basic media plan, preparing for unexpected events, and a few tips for on-camera interviews.
COST: Free. For more information and registration, go to register.gotowebinar.com/register/3666947562144192528.
CONTACT: Reina Andrade. Phone: 512-936-2189. Email: Reina.Andrade@thc.texas.gov.
From Texas Historical Commission email, Aug. 23, 2021.
 

SPONSOR: Austin Community College (ACC) Center for Nonprofit Studies, Austin-Central Texas Grant Professionals Association
WHEN: Oct. 4-6, 9 a.m. to Noon CT.
WHERE: Online using the Zoom platform.
DESCRIPTION: This year’s forum explores the theme "Where Do We Go from Here? Reflecting & Re-Energizing" with three days of learning, dialogue, and connection with Central Texas fundraising professionals and grantmakers. The event will feature a keynote presentation by Vu Le, panel discussions, and the ever-popular "relationship relays" with area funders.
COST: $15-$65. For more information and registration, go to www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-virtual-central-texas-funders-forum-tickets-166533515227.
CONTACT: Austin-Central Texas Grant Professionals Association. Email: gpa.austin@gmail.com.
From Austin-Central Texas Grant Professionals Association website, accessed Sept. 9, 2021.

Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is receiving up to $5 million in federal funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of an innovative program to help serve underserved Texans in rural hospitals throughout the state. For more information, go to gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-hhsc-announce-up-to-5-million-in-federal-funding-for-rural-hospitals.
From Office of the Texas Governor website accessed, Sept. 15, 2021. 

The Center for Health Communication (CHC), Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin finalized a contract for a new project with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), with the grant title "Development of Interactive Resources to Promote Coping and Reduce Substance Use Disorders among Texas Families." According to the CHC, this project, co-led by CHC steering committee member Erin Donovan, will be a great chance to do good work and promote health across the state.
From UT Center for Health Communication email, received Sept. 15, 2021.
 

SOURCE: AmeriCorps
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 3, 2021 by 4 p.m. CT; Jan. 26, 2022; March 23, 2022; June 1, 2022. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full application.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL.
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit organizations, Native American Tribes, and state and local government agencies are eligible to apply to be AmeriCorps VISTA sponsors. Sponsorship is not limited to those designated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) specifically as 501(c)(3). Nonprofits with other IRS-designated 501(c) statuses that focus on anti-poverty outcomes are eligible to apply. Organizations that focus solely on advocacy or lobbying are not eligible. Sponsoring organizations may be local, statewide, or national and must be able to manage the project, recruit, supervise, and provide logistical support (e.g. supplies and materials, on-the-job training, mileage reimbursement or other transportation support) to AmeriCorps VISTA members. An AmeriCorps VISTA project may be continued on a year to year basis based upon available resources, performance, and AmeriCorps priorities. 
PURPOSE: Founded in 1965, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) is a federal anti-poverty national service program designed to provide resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to address poverty and poverty-related problems in the U. S. Projects must be developed in accordance with four core principles: an anti-poverty focus; community empowerment; sustainable solutions; and capacity building. 
CFDA: 94.006
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to americorps.gov/funding-opportunity/fy-2022-americorps-vista-request-concept-papers.
From Americorps website, accessed Sept. 15, 2021. 
Subject(s): volunteerism.

SOURCE: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Oct. 19, 2021. Due Date: Nov. 19, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: NCI intends to commit $4.6 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to fund four to six awards.
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 National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications for Connecting Underrepresented Populations to Clinical Trials (CUSP2CT), a program that will implement and evaluate multilevel and culturally tailored outreach and education interventions with the primary goal of increasing referral and ultimately, accrual of underrepresented racial/ethnic (R/E) minority populations to NCI-supported clinical trials (CTs).  
CFDA: 93.395
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335518.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 9, 2021. 
Subject(s): cancer research, medical research, minority health.
 

SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Nov. 9, 2021; Nov. 9, 2022; Nov. 9, 2023. Due Date: Dec. 9, 2021; Dec. 9, 2022; Dec. 9, 2023.
$ AVAILABLE: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
ELIGIBILITY: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity. Please see URL for complete eligibility information. 
PURPOSE: The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support the development of new and innovative long-acting systemic and non-systemic multipurpose prevention technologies (MPT). Please see URL for additional information.
CFDA: 93.865, 93.242
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-298.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 15, 2021. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research.
 

SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Nov. 9, 2021; Nov. 9, 2022; Nov. 9, 2023. Due Date: Dec. 9, 2021; Dec. 9, 2022; Dec. 9, 2023.
$ AVAILABLE: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
ELIGIBILITY: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity. Please see URL for complete eligibility information. 
PURPOSE: The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support the development of new and innovative long-acting systemic and non-systemic multipurpose prevention technologies (MPT). Please see URL for additional information.
CFDA: 93.865, 93.242, 93.855
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-297.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 15, 2021. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research.
 

SOURCE: Texas Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2023.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility information.
PURPOSE: HHSC is seeking applications to establish contract(s) for the provision of Home and Community-Based Services - Adult Mental Health (HCBS-AMH) for adults with a diagnosis of serious mental illness and who have a history of at least one of the following additional criteria:
• Long-term psychiatric hospitalization(s).
• Frequent arrests and psychiatric crisis.
• Frequent emergency department (ED) visits and psychiatric crisis.
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to apps.hhs.texas.gov/pcs/HHS0010736/.
From Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contract Services, Open Enrollment Opportunities website, accessed Sept. 16, 2021.
Subject(s): mental health.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis until Dec. 31, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: The maximum amount awarded per applicant in a fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30) is $7,000 for a one-day event and $10,000 for a multi-day event.
ELIGIBILITY: Applications will be accepted from:
• State and local workforce boards.
• Veterans service organizations.
• Local public agencies.
• Nonprofit organizations including community- and faith-based organizations.
PURPOSE: Stand Down Grants are provided to organizations to host Stand Down Events. Funds must be used to enhance employment and training opportunities or to promote the self-sufficiency of homeless veterans through paid work. Access to basic hygiene supplies, showers, haircuts, attention to health concerns, and other collaborative services may be provided.
CFDA: 17.805
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=299798.
From RHIhub website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021. 
Subject(s): veteran’s services.

SOURCE: James B. and Lois R. Archer Charitable Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 31, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Varies.
ELIGIBILITY: See purpose section below.
PURPOSE: The James B. and Lois R. Archer Charitable Foundation was formed to further the philanthropic objectives of James and Lois Archer. The Archer Foundation provides grants to worthy 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, especially those that serve children. 
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.thearcherfoundation.org/grant-information2/.
From Archer Foundation website, accessed Sept. 13, 2021.
Subject(s): child welfare, children’s health, human services. 

SOURCE: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling.
$ AVAILABLE: There are two distinct grant programs, Board Grants and President’s Grants. Board Grants are generally one to three years in duration. Letters of Inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis. President’s Grants are awarded by the foundation’s president, align with priority areas, are one year or less in duration, and are no more than $25,000.
ELIGIBILITY: The foundation is interested in projects that focus on medical students, medical residents, undergraduate nursing students, and/or graduate nursing students and the clinical learning environment. Grants are made only to tax-exempt institutions or agencies. No grants are made directly to individuals. The foundation supports U.S.-based and U.S.-focused projects only.
PURPOSE: The foundation aims to prepare future health professionals to meet the needs of the 21st century with a population that is the most diverse in U.S. history and who may live longer than any previous generation. The foundation is focusing on the learning environments where future health professionals train so that they learn not only prevention and the social determinants of health but are well prepared to care for people when they are ill. This means learning the scientific basis of disease and taking advantage of the discoveries and breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment so that they make wise choices while providing compassionate care. 
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to macyfoundation.org/our-grantees/apply.
From Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation website, accessed Sept. 8, 2021.
Subject(s): medical research, health professions training, minority health, health disparities. 
 

SOURCE: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 14, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: $25,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Applications are welcome from nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, municipal and state governments, school districts, recognized tribal entities and other institutions such as community or veterans’ hospitals.
PURPOSE: Quality of Life Direct Effect grants (Quality of Life - Tier 1) will have short- to mid-range impact. These grants fund specific budget items up to a total of $25,000 to support the wide range of projects and activities that will clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and their families. Funded projects must be completed within 12 months after the award is received. Examples of funded projects may include (but are not limited to): sports wheelchairs for a wheelchair basketball team; adapted glider in a community playground; kayak for a rowing program; accessible gym equipment; hydraulic lift at a pool; electronic door openers at a community center; workshop education series on sex and sexuality with a spinal cord injury; wheelchair accessible picnic table at a county fairground; program for preventing abuse in adaptive sports; camp programs; subsidized lessons for therapeutic horseback riding; transportation costs for an inclusive afterschool program; and support groups. 
CONTACT: Email: QOL@ChristopherReeve.org. For program guidelines and to apply, go to www.christopherreeve.org/get-support/grants-for-non-profits/application-process.
From Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation website, accessed Sept. 15, 2021.
Subject(s): disabilities.

SOURCE: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 14, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Quality of Life Priority Impact Grants consist of three tiers (Tiers 2,3,4) of increasing levels of grant funding. Each tier is targeted to focus on a high priority issue for the community of individuals living with paralysis and their families, as follows:
Tier 2: Grants of $30,000 for the following Priority Areas:
• COVID-19: Addressing social isolation.
• Respite/Caregiving.
• Assistive technology.
Tier 3: Grants of $40,000:
• Nursing home transition.
Tier 4: Grants of $50,000:
• Employment.
ELIGIBILITY: Applications are welcome from nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, municipal and state governments, school districts, recognized tribal entities and other institutions such as community or veterans’ hospitals.
PURPOSE: See section on availability. 
CONTACT: Email: QOL@ChristopherReeve.org. For program guidelines and to apply, go to www.christopherreeve.org/get-support/grants-for-non-profits/application-process.
From Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation website, accessed Sept. 15, 2021.
Subject(s): disabilities.

SOURCE: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Register before Oct. 6, 2021 by 2 p.m. CT. Letter of Intent: Oct. 13, 2021 by 2 p.m. CT. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.
$ AVAILABLE: $150,000 for two years. The grantee institution is required to provide funds or in-kind support to enhance the career development of the fellow (CFAR development funds, mentoring program, reduced-rate use of core facilities and such). The institution must provide support for attendance at an NIH grant-writing workshop or a similar training activity approved in advance by amfAR.
ELIGIBILITY: 
• Hold a research or clinical doctorate completed between three and six years prior to Sept. 8, 2021.
• Be positioned to secure an independent research position no later than July 2024.
• Be the first author on significant publications in leading peer-reviewed journals.
• Propose a line of research sufficiently distinct from the mentor’s own research that it indicates future independence.
• Have made oral and poster presentations at major scientific conferences and meetings.
• Be affiliated with a nonprofit research institution anywhere in the world.
• Be mentored by an experienced investigator at the same institution who: (a) is qualified to oversee the proposed research; (b) has successfully supervised postdoctoral fellows; and (c) is at the associate professor level or higher.
PURPOSE: The goal of amfAR’s Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Biomedical Research is to facilitate the exceptional postdoctoral researcher’s transition to an independent career in HIV/AIDS research within an academic or nonprofit institution.
CONTACT: Email: grantapps@amfar.org. For more information, go to www.amfar.org/KrimFellowships2021/.
From amfAR email, Sept. 8, 2021.
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research.  

SOURCE: Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 1, 2021. 
$ AVAILABLE: Requests up to $50,000.
ELIGIBILITY: The Legacy Foundation supports programs that promote healthy lifestyles and increase access to health care in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties.
PURPOSE: The Legacy Foundation funds programs that measurably improve the health of those living in the lower Rio Grande Valley by promoting healthy lifestyles and providing increased access to health care for all. The foundation’s number one strategic priority is obesity and diabetes prevention. However, it will consider funding for all types of health-related initiatives that fall under the following program areas: obesity and diabetes, 
healthy lifestyles, access to care, mental health, aging in place, dental health, scholarship program, medical education, and other funding areas.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.vblf.org/grantmaking/. 
From Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation website, accessed Sept. 15, 2021.
Subject(s): diabetes, obesity, aged/seniors, scholarships, dental health, health professions training, minority health.  
 

SPONSOR: Public Health Foundation (PHF) TRAIN Learning Network 
WHEN: Oct. 12-21.
WHERE: Online.
DESCRIPTION: This virtual event is an opportunity for public health, health care, and emergency preparedness professionals to explore the latest in workforce development, education, and promising practices in the field.
COST: Free. For more information and registration, go to www.phf.org/events/Pages/2021_Public_Health_Learning_Forum.aspx.
CONTACT: Anastasia Brennan. Phone: 202-218-4424. Email: abrennan@phf.org. 
From Public Health Foundation email, Sept. 16, 2021.
 

SPONSOR: CharityHowTo
WHEN: Oct. 5, 2-2:30 p.m. CT.
WHERE: Webinar.
DESCRIPTION: Attendees will learn to use proper gratitude to help them succeed in meeting their organizational goals.
COST: Free. For more information and registration, go to www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/build-relationships-with-donors-and-supporters?list=Free+Courses.
CONTACT: Phone: 617-439-4511. Email: support@charityhowto.com.
From CharityHowTo website, accessed Sept. 16, 2021.

Do you know of a person, program, or effort in your community serving older adults? Consider nominating them for a #TeamTexasHHS Innovators in Aging award. Nominations are open until Nov. 15, 2021. To nominate someone, go to texashhs.secure.force.com/NominationForm/.
From Texas Health and Human Services Commission website, accessed Sept. 21, 2021.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is awarding more than $531,000 in grants to four rural Texas hospitals to expand telehealth services for children. HHSC is awarding the grants to Lake Granbury Medical Center (Granbury), Navarro Regional Hospital (Corsicana), Terry Memorial Hospital/Brownfield Regional Medical Center (Brownfield), and Titus County Hospital (Mount Pleasant).
From Texas Health and Human Services Commission email, Sept. 24, 2021

SOURCE: OneStar Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Notice of Intent to Apply: Oct. 21, 2021. Due Date: Nov. 15, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Matching funds required. Please see URL for additional information.
ELIGIBILITY: Organizations must currently have a Planning Grant through OneStar to be considered for a Fall Operating Grant Start. 
PURPOSE: Please see eligibility section.
CFDA: 94.006.
CONTACT: Email: americorps@onestarfoundation.org. For more information, go to onestarfoundation.org/actx_funding/2022-2023-americorps-texas-new-applicant/.
From OneStar Foundation email, Sept. 22, 2021.
Subject(s): veteran’s services, disaster assistance, child welfare, youth services, education, volunteerism, human services.

SOURCE: OneStar Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Notice of Intent to Apply: Oct. 21, 2021. Due Date: Nov. 15, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Matching funds required. Please see URL for additional information.
ELIGIBILITY: The following non-federal entities are eligible to apply:
• Indian tribes.
• Institutions of higher education.
• Local governments.
• Nonprofit organizations.
• States.
PURPOSE: This notice is for new applicants that do not currently have an AmeriCorps Texas grant through OneStar. These grants are awarded to organizations that propose to place AmeriCorps members in service solely within Texas. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who engages in community service through an approved national service position. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust that members can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans. Selected organizations will receive a Planning Grant for March 1, 2022 – Aug. 31, 2022. Organizations that successfully administer their planning grant would then receive an operating grant to support AmeriCorps members in service, with a budget period of Sept. 1, 2022 – Aug. 31, 2023. AmeriCorps seeks to prioritize the investment of resources in:
• Veterans and military families.
• Disaster services.
• Education.
• Healthy futures.
• Economic opportunity.
• Environmental stewardship.
CFDA: 94.006.
CONTACT: Email: americorps@onestarfoundation.org. For more information, go to onestarfoundation.org/actx_funding/2022-2023-americorps-texas-new-applicant/.
From OneStar Foundation email, Sept. 22, 2021. 
Subject(s): veteran’s services, disaster assistance, child welfare, youth services, education, volunteerism, human services.
 

SOURCE: OneStar Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Notice of Intent to Apply: Oct. 21, 2021. Due Date: Nov. 15, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Matching funds required. Please see URL for additional information.
ELIGIBILITY: The following non-federal entities are eligible to apply:
• Indian tribes.
• Institutions of higher education.
• Local governments.
• Nonprofit organizations.
• States.
PURPOSE: To be considered for a Spring Operating Grant Start, organizations must have the resources, capacity, and AmeriCorps knowledge to launch an AmeriCorps program without a Planning Grant. These grants are awarded to organizations that propose to place AmeriCorps members in service solely within Texas. This operating grant would have a budget period of March 1, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023. AmeriCorps seeks to prioritize the investment of resources in:
• Veterans and military families.
• Disaster services.
• Education.
• Healthy futures.
• Economic opportunity.
• Environmental stewardship.
CFDA: 94.006.
CONTACT: Email: americorps@onestarfoundation.org. For more information, go to onestarfoundation.org/actx_funding/2022-2023-americorps-texas-new-applicant/.
From OneStar Foundation email, Sept. 22, 2021.
Subject(s): veteran’s services, disaster assistance, child welfare, youth services, education, volunteerism, human services.

SOURCE: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nov. 2, 2021 by 10:30 a.m. CT.
$ AVAILABLE: The total amount of federal funding available for the Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP) will be determined when a Presidentially Declared Disaster occurs. The amount of funding will depend on the severity of the event and is contingent upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Grants awarded as a result of this Request for Applications (RFA) will be funded on a cost reimbursement basis.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility requirements.
PURPOSE: The State of Texas, by and through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), issues this Request for Applications (RFA) to identify qualified applicants to perform Disaster Case Management (DCM) services to Texans due to the impacts of a Presidentially Declared Disaster. It is HHSC's intention to award multiple grant agreements as a result of this RFA to ensure DCM services are in place across the state, in the event multiple Presidentially Declared Disasters occur during the grant term.
CFDA: None.
CONTACT: Kristen Thatcher, Grants Specialist. Email: kristen.thatcher@hhs.texas.gov. For more information, go to apps.hhs.texas.gov/PCS/HHS0010219/.
From Texas Health and Human Services Procurement and Contract Services website, accessed Sept. 23, 2021. 
Subject(s): disaster assistance.
 

SOURCE: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Nov. 16, 2021. Due Date: Dec. 16, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: NIAAA intends to commit up to a combined $5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to fund six to eight awards for both this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and companion (RFA-AA-21-017).
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: The FOA seeks to expand the HIV/AIDS prevention toolkit among alcohol impacted populations with a range of patterns of episodic and long-term use and associated behavioral and biological risks for HIV acquisition. 
CFDA: 93.273
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-21-016.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 21, 2021. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research.
 

SOURCE: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: Nov. 16, 2021. Due Date: Dec. 16, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: NIAAA intends to commit up to a combined $5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to fund six to eight awards for both this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and companion (RFA-AA-21-016).
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: The FOA seeks to expand the HIV/AIDS prevention toolkit among alcohol impacted populations with a range of patterns of episodic and long-term use and associated behavioral and biological risks for HIV acquisition. This R34 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports studies that are both necessary and sufficient to inform the planning of a clinical trial within the scope of the companion announcement RFA- AA-21-016 HIV Prevention and Alcohol (R01 Clinical Trials Optional).
CFDA: 93.273
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-21-017.html.
From Grants.gov website, accessed Sept. 21, 2021. 
Subject(s): HIV/AIDS research.

SOURCE: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 29, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Three grants of up to $50,000 each.
ELIGIBILITY: Primary Investigators must be AACN members and must hold an earned master's degree or have completed candidacy requirements in a B.S.N.-to-Ph.D. or D.N.P. program.
PURPOSE: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is inviting applications for its Impact Research Grants program, which is designed to address gaps in high-acuity and critical care areas of clinical research and nursing practice. Three grants will be awarded in support of projects that support inquiry and systematic research that generates new knowledge. These grants also will facilitate research to support other AACN priorities, such as describing the impact of family presence, influencing nurse certification, and implementing standards for healthy work environments. Grants will ensure a pipeline for research that is vital to AACN's research translation resources, such as protocols and practice alerts. Investigators will be expected to present completed studies at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/grants/aacn-impact-research-grant.
From Philanthropy News Digest website, accessed Sept. 20, 2021.
Subject(s): nursing.  

SOURCE: National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 31, 2021.
$ AVAILABLE: Not specified.
ELIGIBILITY: The Principal Investigator or a member of the research team who participates in the entire process including proposal, design, and implementation of the research project must be a school nurse engaged in the practice or leadership of school nursing and a current member of NASN.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this award is to encourage and support research regarding school nursing and health of school aged children and to advance and fund quality school nursing practice and school-affiliated delivery of health care.
CONTACT: Email: awards@nasn.org. For more information, go to www.nasn.org/research/research-grants.
From Philanthropy News Digest website, accessed Sept. 21, 2021.
Subject(s): school health, nursing, health policy research. 
 

SOURCE: Retirement Research Foundation (RRF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Inquiry: Nov. 15, 2021. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by Feb. 1, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: RRF provides funding to nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or nonprofit organizations that are not required to have a 501(c)(3) designation, such as state-funded universities. RRF does not award grants to governmental agencies, except for state universities, area agencies on aging, and programs of the Veterans Administration. Advocacy Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that are proposing a project that has a significant impact on persons ages 65 and older and focus on achieving policy change throughout the U.S. Please see URL for a complete list of grant exclusions.
PURPOSE: RRF funds advocacy projects that focus on improving public policy for older persons. Of interest are projects that:
• Advance policy issues of critical importance to older people such as economic security, caregiving, and housing.
• Use clearly focused and strategic efforts to address systemic problems.
• Forge partnerships with organizations to achieve better use of resources and to share knowledge.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/advocacy-grants/.
From Retirement Research Foundation website, accessed Sept. 22, 2021.
Subject(s): aged/seniors, health policy research.
 

SOURCE: Retirement Research Foundation (RRF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Inquiry: Nov. 15, 2021. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by Feb. 1, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: RRF provides funding to nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or nonprofit organizations that are not required to have a 501(c)(3) designation, such as state-funded universities. RRF does not award grants to governmental agencies except for state universities, area agencies on aging, and programs of the Veterans Administration. Proposed projects must have a significant focus on those working with persons ages 65 and older and must have national relevance across the U.S. Please see URL for a complete list of grant exclusions.
PURPOSE: RRF funds professional education and training projects that will be broadly disseminated to achieve a national impact. RRF recognizes the importance of a well-trained work force to serve older persons. Of interest are programs that increase the knowledge and skills of professionals and paraprofessionals who serve older people and expand the capacity and number of professionals and paraprofessionals prepared to meet the growing needs of an aging population.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/professional-education-training-grants/.
From Retirement Research Foundation website, accessed Sept. 22, 2021.
Subject(s): aged/seniors, health professions training.
 

SOURCE: Retirement Research Foundation (RRF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Inquiry: Nov. 1, 2021. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by Feb. 1, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: RRF provides funding to nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or nonprofit organizations that are not required to have a 501(c)(3) designation, such as state-funded universities. RRF does not award grants to governmental agencies except for state universities, area agencies on aging, and programs of the Veterans Administration. Research Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that are proposing applied research projects that have immediate and direct implications on the adult population, ages 65 and older. Proposed projects must have national relevance across the U.S. Please see URL for a complete list of grant exclusions.
PURPOSE: RRF funds research that seeks to identify interventions, policies, and practices to improve the well-being of older adults or their caregivers. Preference is given to projects aimed at generating practical knowledge and guidance that can be used by advocates, policy-makers, providers, and the aging network. Of interest are:
• Interventional trials; translational studies; and health services and policy research.
• Projects that build on the investigator’s past studies.
• Proposals that include robust dissemination plans, if appropriate, to assure that findings reach audiences positioned to act on them.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information, go to www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/research-grants/.
From Retirement Research Foundation website, accessed Sept. 22, 2021.
Subject(s): aged/seniors, health policy research.
 

SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Three reference letters are due before Nov. 9 by 2 p.m. CT.  Letter of Intent (Required): Nov. 12, 2021 by 2 p.m. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full application by Feb. 11, 2022.
$ AVAILABLE: Six awards of up to $165,000 each will be made in 2022.
ELIGIBILITY: The fellowship requires a full-time commitment with a minimum 12-month residence in Washington, D.C. Exceptional midcareer professionals from academic faculties; government (including military; U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; and state offices who are not considered government officials under Section 4946 of the Internal Revenue Code); and nonprofit organizations, who are interested in experiencing the health policy process at the federal level, are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have earned an advanced degree in one of the following disciplines: medicine; nursing; public health; allied health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health services organization and administration; social and behavioral health; or health law. Individual candidates for receipt of award funds must be U.S. citizens, or permanent residents at the time of application. Please see URL for additional requirements.
PURPOSE: This fellowship program is designed to develop the capacity of mid-career health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and health care policy. Individuals with diverse and unique perspectives are strongly encouraged to apply. The foundation has an interest in rural health care.
CONTACT: Phone: 202-334-1506. Email: info@healthpolicyfellows.org. For more information, go to www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2021/robert-wood-johnson-foundation-health-policy-fellows-2022-2023.html.
From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website, accessed Sept. 22, 2021. 
Subject(s): health internships, health policy research.

SPONSOR: The Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
WHEN: Oct. 13, Oct. 27; Nov. 10; 10-11 a.m. CT.
WHERE: Webinar.
DESCRIPTION: Please see URL for a full description of the webinar series.
COST: Each webinar is $25 and includes free continuing education credit for multiple disciplines. Scholarships are also available. For more information and registration, go to txcampaign.org/2021-webinar-series.
CONTACT: Melanie Chasteen. Email: melanie@txcampaign.org.
From Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy website, accessed Sept. 22, 2021.

SPONSOR: San Antonio Area Foundation (SAAF). 
WHEN: Oct. 23, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT.
WHERE: Online.
DESCRIPTION: Whether you are new to nonprofit board service, or need a refresher course, this workshop will provide you with comprehensive tools and interactive opportunities to help you strengthen your board and ensure your organization’s success.
COST: $95. For more information and registration, go to saafdn.org/event/2021-board-boot-camp/.
CONTACT: Phone: 210-225-2243. Email: info@saafdn.org. 
From San Antonio Area Foundation email, Sept. 21, 2021.

Philanthropic giving by U.S. private and community foundations, companies, and high-net-worth individuals in support of COVID-19 response and relief efforts totaled $1 billion in 2021, a report from Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) finds. Funded by the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation and based on Candid data, the report, Philanthropy and COVID-19 Examining Two Years of Giving, identified 6,283 COVID-related awards from 229 funders as of Dec. 15, 2021. 
From Philanthropy News Digest website, accessed June 1, 2022.
 

Philanthropic giving by U.S. private and community foundations, companies, and high-net-worth individuals in support of COVID-19 response and relief efforts totaled $1 billion in 2021, a report from Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) finds. Funded by the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation and based on Candid data, the report, Philanthropy and COVID-19 Examining Two Years of Giving, identified 6,283 COVID-related awards from 229 funders as of Dec. 15, 2021. 
From Philanthropy News Digest website, accessed June 1, 2022.
 

Philanthropic giving by U.S. private and community foundations, companies, and high-net-worth individuals in support of COVID-19 response and relief efforts totaled $1 billion in 2021, a report from Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) finds. Funded by the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation and based on Candid data, the report, Philanthropy and COVID-19 Examining Two Years of Giving, identified 6,283 COVID-related awards from 229 funders as of Dec. 15, 2021. 
From Philanthropy News Digest website, accessed June 1, 2022.