Health & Health Care Grant Opportunities
Posted here Jun. 16
Grant Opportunity: Health Information Technology
Type of Grant: Federal competitive grant
Amount: $2 billion nationwide
Matching funds requirement: May vary across grant opportunities associated with this program.
Overview: Funds are available for the expansion of electronic health information systems using nationally recognized standards. These funds will be allocated by various competitive grants, some of which will be open to nonprofits and higher education institutions.
How to access funds: Funds will flow from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) of the US Department of Health and Human Services either to nonprofit group Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (COHRIO) at the state level or directly to grant recipients depending on the allocation method of funds.
Distribution Timeline: No timetable for the dissemination of funds is available.
Application Deadline: TBA. Application deadlines vary across grant opportunities associated with this program.
Contact Person: Mark Weisman, Office of the National Coordinator, Executive Director, onc_grantinfo@hhs.gov, Cody Belzley, (303) 866-5856, cody.belzley@state.co.us, Phyllis Albritton, Executive Director of COHRIO, (720) 858-6062
Links: The grant announcement is available here.
Posted here Jun. 16
Grant Opportunity: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administration Health Care Workforce
Type of Grant: Federal competitive grant
Amount: $200 million nationwide
Matching funds requirement: Unknown at this time.
Overview: Funds are to be used for all the disciplines trained through the primary care medicine and dentistry program, the public health and preventive medicine program, and the scholarship and loan repayment programs for nurses and health professions.
How to access funds: The grant process is administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Federally qualified community health centers are eligible.
Distribution Timeline: US HHS will administer guidance on distribution of these funds in summer 2009.
Application Deadline: TBA
Contact Person: Not available
Links: The grant announcement is available here.
Posted here Jun. 16
Grant Opportunity: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Community Health Center Service Grants
Type of Grant: Federal competitive grant
Amount: $500 million nationwide; $7,528,569 for Colorado for Increased Demand for Service Grants, $1,300,000 for Colorad for New Access Points Service Grants
Matching funds requirement: Unknown at this time.
Overview: Funds are intended to support new sites and service areas, increase services at existing sites, and to provide supplemental payments for spikes in uninsured populations.
How to access funds: The grant process is administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Federally qualified community health centers are eligible.
Distribution Timeline: US HHS will administer guidance on distribution of these funds in summer 2009.
Application Deadline: TBA
Contact Person: Not available
Links: The grant announcement is available here.
Posted here Jun. 16
Grant Opportunity: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National Health Service Corps
Type of Grant: Federal competitive grant
Amount: $300 million nationwide
Matching funds requirement: Unknown at this time.
Overview: Funds are intended for training primary health care providers including doctors, dentists, and nurses, and for loan repayment for medical students who agree to practice in underserved communities through the National Health Service Corps.
How to access funds: The grant process is administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Federally qualified community health centers are eligible.
Distribution Timeline: US HHS will administer guidance on distribution of these funds in summer 2009.
Application Deadline: TBA
Contact Person: Not available
Links: The grant announcement is available here.
Posted here Jun. 16
Grant Opportunity: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Community Health Center Infrastructure Grants
Type of Grant: Federal competitive grant
Amount: $1.5 billion nationwide
Matching funds requirement: Unknown at this time.
Overview: Funds are intended for construction, renovation, and equipment, and for the acquisition of health information technology systems for community health centers.
How to access funds: The grant process is administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Federally qualified community health centers are eligible.
Distribution Timeline: US HHS will administer guidance on distribution of these funds in summer 2009.
Application Deadline: TBA
Contact Person: Not available
Links: The grant announcement is available here.
The Department of Health & Human Services released two grant announcements for the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF). Click here for more information.