Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Post Date
April 2nd 2009
Application Due Date
June 23rd 2009
See link to full announcement for details.
Funding Opportunity Number
HHS-2009-CMS-HBCU-0006
CFDA Number(s)
93.779
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Number of Awards
2
Eligibility Categories
An HBCU must meet one of the following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program: 1) Offer a Ph.D. or Master's Degree Program in one or more of the following disciplines: -- Allied Health -- Gerontology -- Health Care Administration -- Nursing -- Pharmacology -- Public Health -- Public Policy -- Social Work; or 2) Have a School of Medicine; or 3) Be a member of the National HBCU Network for Health Services and Health Disparities.
Funding
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Award Range:
$100000 - $100000
Grant Description
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under its grant program to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conducting health services and health disparities research for 2009. 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 SCHIP programs, 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, and 5) assist in fostering interuniversity communication and collaboration regarding African American health disparity issues.
Contact Information
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Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
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Office:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Agency Contact:
Linda Gmeiner
linda.gmeiner@cms.hhs.gov -
Agency Mailing Address:
Linda Gmeiner
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