Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program
Post Date
June 9th 2015
Application Due Date
August 10th 2015
No Explanation
Funding Opportunity Number
CMS-1I0-15-001
CFDA Number(s)
93.779
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Eligibility Categories
An HBCU must meet one of the following two requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program: 1) Offer a Ph.D. or MasterМд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╙s Degree Program in one or more of the following disciplines: Мд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╒ Allied Health Мд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╒ Gerontology Мд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╒ Health Care Administration Мд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╒ Nursing Мд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╒ Pharmacology Мд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╒ Public Health Мд▄╒МБ▄шМБ▄╒ Social Work; or 2) Have a School of Medicine
Funding
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Award Range:
$215000 - $215000
Grant Description
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under this grant program to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conducting health services and health disparities research for 2015. The purpose of the grant program is to support researchers in implementing health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The goals of the grant program are to: 1) encourage HBCU health services researchers to pursue research issues which impact the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children Health Insurance Programs (CHIP); 2) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries; 3) assist HBCU researchers by supporting extramural research in health care capacity development activities for the African American communities; 4) increase the pool of HBCU researchers capable of implementing the research, demonstration, and evaluation activities of CMS; 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services pertaining to African Americans; and 6) assist in fostering inter-university communication and collaboration regarding African American health disparity issues.
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