Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program

Post Date

April 29th 2009

Application Due Date

July 1st 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-CSREES-RHSE-002255

CFDA Number(s)

10.500

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Community Development
Consumer Protection
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Environment
Health

Number of Awards

7

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Land-grant colleges and universities that are eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University and the University of the District of Columbia. Applications may be submitted by any of the Tribal colleges and universities designated as 1994 Land-Grant Institutions under the Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, as amended.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $350000

Grant Description

For FY 2009, the Rural Health and Safety Education Programs will focus on issues related to aging in one or more of three areas: 1) population aging in rural areas; 2) eldercare or caregiving and its impact on rural and farm families; and/or 3) related issues of rural health care to provide older individuals and families with: • Information as to the value of good health in an era of population aging; • Information to increase the older adult individual or family’s motivation take more responsibility for their own health; • Access by older adults to health promotion and educational activities; • Trained health and allied health professionals or paraprofessionals committed to rural health and care of aging population; and • Training for volunteers and health services providers concerning health promotion and health care services for rural older adult populations, in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  CSREES

• Agency Contact:

  CSREES Help Desk
  Phone: 202-401-5048
  Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET,
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  For questions regarding this RFA.

• Agency Email Address:

  electronic@csrees.usda.gov

• More Information:

  FY '09 RFA - Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program