| Community Health Funding Report Stories posted week of 5/29/10 - 6/4/10 |
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Story of the WeekNew Studies Discuss Opportunities for Health Centers Increased use of health information technology (HIT) will be instrumental as community health centers and other providers strive to meet the expected increase in demand for services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, say the authors of a new Commonwealth Fund report. The health re... read more 06/02/2010 10:55 AM |
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| (CANCER) HHS Allocates $2M for Intervention Programs Agency: Dept. of Health & Human Services Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Program: Demonstrating the Capacity of Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs to Implement Policy and Environmental Cancer Control Interventions (CFDA Number 93.283) (Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA – DP10-1... read more 06/02/2010 2:10 PM |
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| (HIV/AIDS) HHS Funds Nat'l. Surveillance System with $10.3M Agency: Dept. of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Program: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (CFDA Number 93.940); Eligibility: This program is limited to the directly funded city/county health departments containing the following Metropolitan Stat... read more 06/04/2010 1:33 PM |
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| (PREGNANCY) HRSA Funds Doula Program with $1.4M Agency: Health Resources & Services Admin.; Program: Community Based Doula Program (CFDA Number 93.110) (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-10-036) Eligibility: public or private entities providing indigenous community outreach services, including Indian tribes or tribal organizations, faith- and c... read more 06/03/2010 2:40 PM |
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| (YOUTH) Agency Provides $15.8M for Runaways, Homeless Agency: Administration for Children & Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau; Program: Basic Center Program (CFDA Number 93.623) (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2010-ACF-ACYF-CY-0002); Eligibility: public and nonprofit private entities and combinations of such entities; Funding: $15.8 mill... read more 06/04/2010 1:31 PM |
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| (RURAL AREAS) Program Funds Development of Essential Facilities The Housing & Community Facilities Programs of the Dept. of Agriculture provides ongoing grants to assist in development of essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Available to municipalities, counties, special-purpose districts, nonprofit corpora... read more 06/02/2010 2:12 PM |
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| (INSURANCE) Health Reform Bans Rejection for Pre-Existing Conditions An estimated 57.2 million non-elderly Americans diagnosed with a pre-existing condition and therefore rejected by insurers up to now will be able to obtain insurance under health reform, says a new report by the consumer health organization Families USA. The new law prohibits insurance companies f... read more 06/03/2010 3:15 PM |
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| (REGIONAL GRANTS) MO Foundation Funds Healthy Lifestyles The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, MO awards 27 Healthy Lifestyles grants totaling over $3.25 million to address leading causes of preventable death – namely physical inactivity, poor nutrition and tobacco use. Although HCF has been awarding Healthy Lifestyle grants to Kansas City p... read more 06/01/2010 4:54 PM |
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| (REGIONAL GRANTS) CA Foundation Funds Innovative Activities The independent, private UniHealth Foundation supports innovative activities that positively impact health in California. The foundation makes grants from two funds: The Hospital Fund is for programs provided by or through qualified charitable hospitals in four service areas: San Fernando and Sa... read more 06/02/2010 3:22 PM |
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| (BREAST CANCER) Foundation Supports Hospitals, Health Centers The Avon Foundation for Women's Safety Net Program supports institutions and organizations that care for uninsured, at-risk, low-income and minority patients. The emphasis of this initiative is to provide hospitals and healthcare centers with support for patient navigation programs, equipment, perso... read more 06/03/2010 2:37 PM |
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| (HIV/AIDS) Drug Leader Supports New York City Programs The New York City AIDS Fund receives a $1.7 million, three-year grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to support primary medical care for the 1,650 New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS who are not in treatment and to help HIV primary care providers retain patients. The grant will support ACCES... read more 06/04/2010 1:35 PM |
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| (HIV/AIDS) Foundation Initiates $25M Program in South, DC The Ford Foundation begins a $25 million effort to fight the impact of HIV/AIDS on marginalized communities in the United States. The initiative targets DC and nine states in the South -- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC and TN -- that rank among the highest in new AIDS cases. It also supports efforts... read more 06/03/2010 2:38 PM |
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| (PRIVATE GIVING) Foundation Supports Nonprofits with $5K Grants U.S. nonprofits seeking support for programs that improve the health of individuals and families are eligible to receive a CIGNA Foundation Grant. Applications are considered throughout the year. There is no maximum or minimum grant; however, a typical first-time grant is $5,000, and this should be... read more 06/04/2010 1:32 PM |
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| (REGIONAL GRANTS) Foundation Supports Projects in CA, NE The Pacific Life Foundation accepts grant proposals from nonprofit agencies for health and human services programs in the CA communities of Orange County, Inland Empire, Long Beach, Los Angeles and northern San Diego County, as well as the greater Omaha, NE area. The 2011 application period begins... read more 06/04/2010 1:36 PM |
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| (REGIONAL GRANTS) NC Foundation Funds Substance Abuse Programs The Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation invests in the development and support of activities, programs and organizations that measurably improve the health of people in the geographic area served by Moses Cone Health System. The foundation gives priority to proposals that implement o... read more 06/01/2010 4:53 PM |
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| (RURAL CARE) PPO Network Readies $3K for Each of 10 Grants MultiPlan Inc., the nation's oldest and largest independent PPO network, accepts applications for its 2010 Rural Health Outreach Grant. The program, now in its 15th year, awards grants of $3,000 each to 10 hospitals serving rural areas to help them introduce or expand services. Completed application... read more 06/03/2010 2:36 PM |
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| (HEALTH REFORM) Analysis Projects Jump in Medicaid Coverage Under health reform, the number of people covered by Medicaid will increase significantly while the number of uninsured will decrease, says a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The report says the federal government will pick up much of the cost.... read more 06/03/2010 09:06 AM |
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