Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program
Post Date
April 2nd 2009
Application Due Date
June 24th 2009
See link to full announcement for details.
Funding Opportunity Number
HHS-2009-CMS-HHS-0005
CFDA Number(s)
93.779
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Number of Awards
2
Eligibility Categories
Applicants must meet one of the following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program. 1. A health services/disparities researcher at a university or college offering 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. A member of a community-based health organization with a Hispanic health services research component; or 3. A member of a professional association focusing on Hispanic health services and health disparities issues.
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 researchers in conducting health services research for 2009. The purpose of the Hispanic grant program is to implement Hispanic American health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The grant program is designed to: 1) Encourage health services and health disparities researchers to pursue research issues which impact Hispanic Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP health services issues, 2) conduct outreach activities to apprise Hispanic researchers of funding availability to conduct research-related issues affecting Hispanic American communities to expand the pool of applicants applying for such grants, 3) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries, 4) support extramural research in health care capacity development activities for the Hispanic American communities, 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services issues pertaining to Hispanic Americans, and 6) foster an network for communication and collaboration regarding Hispanic health care 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
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Agency Mailing Address:
Linda Gmeiner
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