Grants for Independent school districts - Health

The Guernsey County Foundation, in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, is offering grants to nonprofits, schools, and public organizations. This program aims to benefit Guernsey County residents and communities by funding projects and programs that align with the Foundation's mission of advancing opportunities across five key areas. These areas, known as the Pillars of Prosperity, include arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and health and human services. The program is designed to foster local initiatives that address pressing needs and unlock potential within the county. The primary beneficiaries of these grants are individuals of all ages within Guernsey County. The program emphasizes supporting those who are actively leading efforts to create opportunities and meet critical community needs. The impact goals are centered around strengthening the county across the five Pillars of Prosperity, ultimately leading to a more vibrant and prosperous community for all residents. The program's priorities and focuses are clearly defined by the Pillars of Prosperity. This includes supporting cultural enrichment, fostering economic growth and development, improving educational outcomes, promoting environmental sustainability, and enhancing the health and well-being of the population. The Foundation is particularly interested in initiatives that demonstrate a clear strategy for creating lasting positive change within these areas. While specific measurable results are not explicitly detailed in the provided information, the expectation is that funded projects will contribute tangibly to the advancement of opportunities in the five stated areas. The Foundation's strategic priorities are to empower local individuals and organizations to spearhead impactful efforts, thereby driving community-led solutions. The underlying theory of change is that by investing in these key areas through local initiatives, Guernsey County will experience significant improvements in quality of life and overall community strength. Funding requests range between $500 and $10,000, indicating a focus on supporting a variety of projects, both small and medium in scale, that can collectively contribute to these broader goals.

This funding opportunity supports researchers in developing innovative tools to measure human behavior and synchronize these measurements with brain activity, aiming to advance our understanding of brain-behavior relationships and improve interventions for neurobehavioral conditions.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to a variety of organizations to help strengthen Botswana's health data systems and public health responses to HIV, tuberculosis, and other health threats.

This funding opportunity is designed to support the establishment of collaborative research centers that enhance the study and treatment of bone, muscle, and orthopaedic conditions through shared resources and multidisciplinary approaches.

This funding opportunity supports researchers in analyzing existing oral health data or developing new statistical methods to improve data analysis, with a focus on establishing causal relationships rather than just identifying correlations.

The "Access and Manipulation of Brain Cell Subtypes Implicated in Aging and AD/ADRD" grant aims to fund innovative research strategies that use advanced tools to target and manipulate specific brain cells affected by aging, Alzheimer's Disease, and related dementias, in order to better understand these conditions and their impact on brain function.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research on how communication between mitochondria and the nucleus affects Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, inviting applications from universities, nonprofits, and other organizations.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications for a Data Coordinating Center to support the work of the research projects funded under the Stillbirth Research Consortium described in the companion announcement NOT-HD-24-009. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants additional time to develop meaningful collaborations, interdisciplinary teams, and prepare responsive applications. The NOFO is expected to be published in Summer 2024 with an expected application due date in Fall 2024. This NOFO will utilize the UM2 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based institutions in planning and implementing clinical trials aimed at improving treatments for dental, oral, and craniofacial conditions.

This funding opportunity supports educational projects that preserve and share the stories of Veterans buried in cemeteries, engaging students and communities in understanding their histories.

The "Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Clinical Network Hub" grant aims to support the coordination unit for clinical trials focused on preventing and intervening early in type 1 diabetes, by improving communication, outreach, and developing new strategies for better screening, recruitment, and retention of participants.

This grant provides up to $50 million over five years to non-governmental organizations working to develop a comprehensive mental health care system in Ukraine, focusing on improving access, quality, and workforce capacity while promoting resilience and social inclusion.

This funding opportunity supports organizations in developing career development and mentoring programs for early-career researchers from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.

The 2024 Environmental Stewardship Pillar - Innovation Grant aims to support innovative projects that address environmental challenges in Appalachian Ohio. The grant focuses on enhancing community engagement across energy, economics, environment, and health sectors, promoting the circular economy, and expanding local organizations' capacity to access larger funding pools. Projects should involve schools, nonprofits, businesses, and other community groups in sustainable initiatives that drive forward-thinking solutions for cleaner air, water, green energy adoption, and diesel emission reduction. At least $16,000 is available for awards. Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit organizations, as well as individuals or groups working with a fiscal sponsor. Applications must be submitted online by August 2, 2024, and additional required documents must be emailed to [email protected] by the same deadline. Grant decisions will be announced no later than September 30, 2024. For inquiries, applicants may contact Kelly Morman at [email protected] or call 740-753-1111.

This funding opportunity supports research using human-derived ex vivo models to explore how HIV interacts with addictive substances, focusing on their effects on the brain and immune system.

This funding opportunity supports research on how inflammasome activation affects neurocognitive disorders and immune function in individuals with HIV and substance use disorders, encouraging studies that explore the interactions between these factors.

This funding opportunity supports researchers in developing advanced human cell-based models of the nervous system to better understand its development, function, and aging, particularly in relation to neurological and age-related diseases.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for research projects that explore new treatments and interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease, related dementias, and age-related cognitive decline, encouraging innovative approaches and pilot studies to improve future clinical trials.

TheNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),intendstopublish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) tosolicit applications for a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Systems Modeling of Infection and Immunity across Biological Scales that will: Develop and conduct innovative computational multi-scale modeling research for NIAID priority biomedical questions, including HIV/AIDS; Coordinate the NIAID and broader modeling community that conducts research on infectious- and immune-mediated diseases, through model and data sharing, opportunity funds, educational activities, and community-organizing activities; Conduct innovative research and coordination activities to improve data and model sharing in the NIAID and broader modeling community; Foster a diverse community of new and existing investigators dedicated to Infectious and Immune-mediated Disease (IID) multi-scale modelingand collaboration between experimental and computational scientists; Serve as point of contact to NIAID for the modeling community and pivot research activities to address acutely emerging NIAID needs, such as outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics; Establish community development and educational opportunities in IID multi-scale modeling for students, post-doctoral fellows, and new/early-stage investigators; Enable new approaches for multi-scale model sharing and reproducibility aligned with theFAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles and theNIAID Data Ecosystem Portal. This Notice isbeing provided toallow potential applicants sufficient timetodevelop meaningful collaborations andprojects. Potentialapplicantsareencouraged tousethistimetodevelop leadership teams to cover the full range of expertise and experience to develop the coordinating cores and research projects that will represent and enable strong scientific and operational connections between the CoE and the larger IID modeling community. This NOFO will utilize theU54 activity code.Details for a pre-application webinar will be provided in the published NOFO.

This funding opportunity supports late-stage preclinical studies using adult stem cells to advance regenerative medicine therapies, specifically for researchers who have previously received NIH funding in this area.