Welcome to the NNED Funding Opportunities page.  The page is divided into governmental grant opportunities and foundation grant opportunities.  The Government Grant Opportunities section is organized by due date.  The Foundation Grant section is organized alphabetically by foundation.  Not all foundations listed are national.

Government Grant Opportunities:

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July:

July 31 -- Informed Decision-Making in Young African American Women at Risk for HIV/AIDS: The objectives of this FOA are to explore the decision-making capacity of young African American women and adolescents relative to the avoidance of risk for HIV/AIDS. A better understanding of the role of both psychological predictors and neurological biomarkers of adolescent risk-taking within sociological constructs can lead to developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions to address the rise in HIV infections among young African American women and adolescents. Letters of Intent are due July 31, 2010. Applications are due August 31, 2010. For more information click here.

 

August:

August 2 -- National Umbrella Cooperative Agreement Program (NUCA): The purpose of the NUCA Program is to demonstrate that partnerships between Federal agencies and national organizations can efficiently and effectively: (1) improve access to care for targeted racial and ethnic minority populations; (2) address social determinants of health to achieve health equity for targeted minority populations through projects of national significance; (3) reduce youth violence (including gang violence) among targeted minority populations; (4) increase the diversity of the health-related work force; and (5) increase the knowledge base and enhance data availability for health disparities and health equity activities. Applications are due August 2, 2010. For more information click here.

August 2 -- Linkage to Life Program - Rebuilding Broken Bridges for Minority Families Impacted by HIV/AIDS: The overall intent of the L2L Program is to address gaps in available healthcare, social, and supportive services for high-risk minority families living with HIV/AIDS or at risk for HIV infection who are in transition from incarceration, domestic violence, and/or substance abuse treatment. The L2L Program aims to address the barriers caused by system and service fragmentation by establishing Health and Social Service Resource (HSSR) Networks composed of organizations equipped to meet the complex needs of minority families in transition. Applications are due August 2, 2010. For more information click here.

August 2 -- Partnerships Active in Communities to Achieve Health Equity: The purpose of the PAC Program is to improve health outcomes among racial and ethnic minorities through the establishment of community-based networks that employ evidence-based disease intervention strategies; address social determinants and environmental barriers to healthcare access; and increase access to and utilization of preventive health care, medical treatment, and supportive services. The PAC Program intends to demonstrate the effectiveness of community-based networks in improving health outcomes among racial and ethnic minorities. Applications are due August 2, 2010. For more information click here.

August 2 -- Minority Community HIV/AIDS Partnership - Preventing Risky Behaviors Among Minority College Students: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to demonstrate the effectiveness of partnerships in improving the health status, relative to HIV/AIDS, of young adults, particularly racial and ethnic minorities by eliminating disparities. Through this announcement, the Office of Minority Health will support partnerships between national minority-serving organizations, community based healthcare facilities, and minority serving institutions, and other accredited minority-serving post-secondary institutions. This program promotes the implementation of promising practices and model programs targeting minority communities. Applications are due August 2, 2010. For more information click here.

August 2 -- National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System: The primary purpose of the program is to monitor the HIV epidemic through an ongoing HIV behavioral surveillance system. This system will ascertain the prevalence of and trends in HIV risk behaviors and HIV infection among groups at high risk for HIV infection, and measure the prevalence of other relevant infections, such as hepatitis, when indicated. Information from the system will be used to develop and direct the evaluation of national and local HIV prevention services and programs. Applications are due August 2, 2010. For more information click here.

August 13 -- Announcement of Availability of Funds for the Coalition for a Healthier Community: The purpose of this funding announcement is to support the implementation of evidence-based health interventions through a public health systems approach which is gender-based, cost beneficial and sustainable that address a health issue identified by the community as adversely affecting the health of its women and girls. Office of Women's Health hopes to fulfill this purpose by providing support to communities to plan and implement evidence-based health and wellness projects for women and girls. Applications are due August 13, 2010. For more information click here.

August 13 -- State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health: The State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health, intends to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of strategic partnerships, in improving the health status of minority populations and eliminating health disparities by addressing data needs regarding health disparities; developing partnerships, developing systems to improve access to health care; implementing targeted health issue interventions that promote science-based health promotion and disease prevention research, or advance strategic plans and policies, or support state-level health practices; and/or implementing strategies and interventions that focus on workforce diversity policies to expand recruitment of racial and ethnic minorities who enroll in health professions training during the period of the grant. Applications are due August 13, 2010. For more information click here.

August 16 -- Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway: The purpose of this funding announcement is to provide technical assistance to HRSA grantees and other providers of healthcare services by supporting the Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway, a robust knowledge and content management system and related quality improvement efforts that bridge healthcare, public health, local and state based community organizations in improvement efforts across the United States. Applications are due August 16, 2010. For more information click here.

August 31 -- Informed Decision-Making in Young Adolescents at Risk for HIV/AIDS: The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invites interdisciplinary formative research projects attempting to explore the neurological basis of HIV/AIDS risk avoidance decision-making among young adolescents. Additional research is needed on HIV prevention interventions developed within social and gender constructs of adolescents that consider neurocognitive development and investigate neurocognitive variables. Prevention strategies that consider social, cultural and gender constructs in combination with neurological and cognitive maturity may offer increased intervention effectiveness for reducing HIV risk in younger adolescents. Applications are due August 31, 2010. For more information click here.

September:

September 7 -- Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development: This purpose of this funding announcement is to enhance our understanding of effective positive youth development programs and the mechanisms responsible for positive health and developmental outcomes. This will be accomplished through the development, implementation, and evaluation of new or improved positive youth development programs, the evaluation of existing successful programs, or the evaluation of effective, evidence-based, gender-inclusive programs that are adapted, translated, or disseminated for new populations of youth and adolescents. Applications are due September 7, 2010. For more information click here.

September 9 -- Strengthening Public Health Infrastructure for Improved Health Outcomes: The goal of this program is to systematically increase the performance management capacity of public health departments in order to ensure that public health goals are effectively and efficiently met. This program will increase the capacity and ability of health departments to meet national public health standards, such as those of the National Public Health Performance Standard Program, Public Health Accreditation Board, and National Quality Forum. Applications are due September 9, 2010. For more information click here.

September 14 -- Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Letters of Intent are due August 14, 2010. Applications are due September 14, 2010. For more information click here.

September 27 -- NIDA Core “Center of Excellence” Grant Program: NIDA Core Center of Excellence Grants are intended to bring together investigators currently funded by NIH or other Federal or non-Federal sources, to enhance the effectiveness of existing research and also to extend the focus of research to drug abuse and addiction. It is expected that a Center will transform knowledge in the sciences it is studying. Letters of Intent are due September 27, 2010; applications are due October 27, 2010. For more information click here.

September 29 -- Seeding National Mentoring Networks to Enhance Diversity of the Mental Health Research Workforce: This funding opportunity, issued by the National Institute of Mental Health, solicits applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conceptualize, plan, and pilot an innovative prototype of a national infrastructure for mentoring individuals from diverse groups who are conducting research relevant to the mission of the NIMH. Applications are due September 29, 2010. For more information click here.

September 30 -- Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants: The purpose of the Conference Grant program is to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible. Applications are due September 30, 2010. For more information click here.

 

October:

October 5 -- Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development: This purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to encourage applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to enhance our understanding of effective positive youth development programs and the mechanisms responsible for positive health and developmental outcomes. This will be accomplished through the development, implementation, and evaluation of new or improved positive youth development programs, the evaluation of existing successful programs, or the evaluation of effective, evidence-based, gender-inclusive programs that are adapted, translated, or disseminated for new populations of youth and adolescents. Applications are due October 5, 2010. For more information click here.

October 5 -- Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01): This Funding Opportunity solicits applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research to reduce health disparities among minority and underserved children. Specifically, this initiative focuses on ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children such as: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological, lifestyle factors, environmental, social, economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the cost effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in nontraditional settings. Applications are due October 16, 2010. For more information click here.

October 15 -- Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain: Addressing HIV among Vulnerable Populations: This funding opportunity solicits applications for both domestic and international studies that test the seek, test, treat, and retain paradigm. This paradigm predicts that expanding HIV testing and reducing viral load among HIV+ individuals through HAART therapy can be effective in reducing the HIV transmission at a population level.  In particular, this FOA focuses on research on expanding HAART therapy coverage to reduce HIV transmission among high-risk, vulnerable populations. Letters of Intent are due October 15, 2010, Applications are due November 15, 2010. For more information click here.

October 16 -- Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21): This Funding Opportunity solicits applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research to reduce health disparities among minority and underserved children. Specifically, this initiative focuses on ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children such as: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological, lifestyle factors, environmental, social, economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the cost effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in nontraditional settings. Applications are due October 16, 2010. For more information click here.

 

November:

November 3 -- Subjective Well-being: Advances in Measurement and Applications to Aging: This funding opportunity is intended to capitalize on recent advances in (a) approaches to measurement of both experienced well-being (e.g. reports of momentary positive and rewarding, or negative and distressing states) and evaluative well-being (e.g., cognitive judgments of overall life satisfaction or dissatisfaction); (b) understanding of psychological changes associated with aging that might impact these experiences and evaluations; and (c) global interest in well-being measurement as a critical index of the success or failure of economic, social  and health policies.   This announcement solicits applications from interdisciplinary teams including behavioral scientists, psychologists, sociologists, biomedical researchers, economists and population scientists to explore which aspects of experienced and evaluative well-being, time use, and context promote or impede healthy aging; to enhance measurement of these factors in both laboratory and survey environments; and to identify modifiable factors in individuals or societies that might be potential targets for intervention. Applications are due November 3, 2010. For more information click here.

 

December:

December 2 -- Multi-Component Youth/Young Adult Alcohol Prevention Trials: This Funding Opportunity invites research grant applications that will advance the science of alcohol prevention and treatment through evaluations of multicomponent community programs, with a specific focus on adolescents and young adults. It seeks proposals to test the relative effectiveness and costs of:(1) Community based programs comprised of environmental interventions to reduce underage and binge drinking; (2) Community based programs that increase alcohol screening, brief intervention, and access to formal treatment; and (3) Programs that combine both strategies. Applications are due December 2, 2010. For more information click here.

 

Youth Build USA and Global Youth Justice have developed an up-to-date Foundation Matrix.  To download the matrix click here.

 

August 15 -- Sociological Initiatives Foundation Annual Grant: The Sociological Initiatives Foundation, which was established to support research that furthers social change, including language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions, is accepting concept applications for its annual grant program. The foundation specifically supports research that focuses on social policy objectives, institutional and educational practices, legislative and regulatory changes, linguistic issues (e.g., literacy, language loss and maintenance, language policy, language and health), and development of community capacity and organization of previously unorganized groups. Applications are due August 15, 2010. For more information click here.

September 15 -- Dare to Dream: The Dare to Dream America program provides an opportunity for youth (ages 13 to 25) to get involved in mental health awareness activities. Successful applicants are awarded a grant up to $1000 to do projects that promote mental health awareness. Dare to Dream America is brought to you by Youth M.O.V.E. National. Applications are due September 15, 2010. To download the application click here.

October 1 -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program provides two years of support to postdoctoral scholars at all stages of their careers to build the nation’s capacity for research and leadership to address the multiple determinants of population health and contribute to policy change. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange. Applications are due October 1, 2010. For more information click here.

December 31 -- Peaceful Pathways-Reducing Exposure to Violence: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships is a matching grants program that connects the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with local grantmakers to fund new, community-based projects to improve health and health care for vulnerable populations. This special solicitation seeks nominations from diversity-focused funders for projects to reduce violence in traditionally underserved communities that are defined by race, ethnicity, tribe, gender, sexual identity or rural/frontier location.  This funding opportunity has an open deadline.  For more information click here.

 

Aetna Foundation -- For the 2010 grant cycle the Aetna Foundation will focus its grantmaking on issues that improve health and the healthcare system in three areas, one of them being Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Equity. This program promotes equity in health and health care for common chronic conditions, and infant mortality. One of the goals of the program is to determine, through interventional studies, whether stress-reduction programs (including yoga and meditation) can improve health outcomes for minority patients with chronic conditions, as well as postnatal outcomes for mothers and pregnant women. Grant applications that address more than one of the foundation's program areas will receive priority consideration. For more information on these three program areas click here.

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation -- The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation annually accepts proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects that meet one of the foundation's two basic purposes — to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society. Grants are awarded only to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations and must have the potential of helping American children in a large geographic area (more than one state). Applications are accepted from May 1 to July 15 of the current year.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation -- Through their Closing the Gap on Health Care Disparities Program , the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachsuetts Foundation provides grants to non-profit organizations seeking to address health care disparities in Massachusetts communities. The Foundation will support initiatives that take a comprehensive and innovative approach for improving access and reducing barriers to quality health care and support services for groups experiencing specific health disparities

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation -- The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation focuses on reducing health dispartities around the world.  One of their priorities in the US is to reduce mental health disparities by building health care and support services for patients at the community level.

CIGNA Foundation -- The CIGNA Foundation defines its activities in terms of four primary impact areas. Potential grantees will be expected to demonstrate how their activities positively impact one of these areas: 1) Promoting Wellness: Building awareness, helping people manage their health challenges and making health services available and affordable for all; 2) Expanding Opportunities: Reaching across barriers – be they based on gender, ethnicity or physical condition – to tap the talents of every person; 3)Developing Leaders: Supporting the type of community service that gives talented individuals the experience to become future leaders; 4) Embracing Communities: Connecting neighbors to create networks that will address the complex social and environmental challenges we all face.

Commonwealth Fund -- The Commonwealth Fund has nine program areas this fiscal year, the Fellowship in Minority Health focuses on creating physician-leaders who will pursue careers in minority health and health policy.

Conneticut Health Foundation -- Through their Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Initiative the Conneticut Health Foundation funds Conneticut-based organizations with programs that: 1. Create public will to decrease racial and ethnic health disparities in access and treatment; 2. Improve the quality of systems that enhance patient-provider interactions in order to promote health equity.

Hanley Family Foundation -- The Hanley Family Foundation provides funds nation-wide to organzations that advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism, chemical dependency and addictive behavior, including support for related research and education.

Health Trust -- Based in California, the Health Trust funds organizations that directly benefit residents of Santa Clara County and/or Northern San Benito County.  Through their Healthy Communities Initiative, the Health Trust funds organizations that work to reduce health disparities.

Hogg Foundation -- Through its goal to improve the mental health of all Texans, the Hogg Foundation developed Cultural Competenece as a priority issue in order to understand how evidence-based mental health practices need to be modified in order to be consistent with the cultures of populations of color.  Visit their Funding Opportunities page to view current requests for proposals.

MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation -- Based in Massachusetts, the MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation funds programs that serve the MetroWest area of Massachusetts.  Through their Racial and Ethnic Disparities Initiative they fund programs wishing to become a part of an ongoing, community-wide and collaborative effort to reduce health disparities in the MetroWest area.

NCB Capital Impact -- In its Innovative Community Lending for health care project NCB Capital Impact provides flexible financing solutions that successfully preserve and expand affordable health care and behavioral care for low-income families across the country.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- RWJF funds programs across the country that support their seven program areas.  One of their program areas focuses upon Vulnerable Populations and funds programs committed to meeting the emerging health needs of communities by identifying smarter, cost-effective ways to address problems of the most vulnerable.  RWJF seeks new and different partners to expand their reach that can bring smart, innovative solutions to America's communities.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland -- Based in Cleveland, Ohio the Sisters of Charity Foundation funds organziations serving Cleveland citizens in one of its focus areas, one of which includes Health Disparities .

Tufts Health Plan Foundation -- Based in Massachusetts, this foundation funds Massachusetts based programs that improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being of older adults, with a focus on eliminating disparities.

Walmart Foundation -- Under their National Giving Program, one of the Walmart Foundation's focus areas includes Health & Wellness which focuses on improving access to health care, reducing health care disparities and promoting healthy lifestyles.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation -- In the United States the W.K. Kellogg foundation has as one of its focuses, Food, Health and Well-Being.  This focus area has as one of its emphases to foster stress mitigation and reduction efforts (physical activities, violence prevention) designed to improve mental health and well-being, and create conditions that support mental and physical well-being of marginalized children and families.