Federal Health Grants

trainer program to educate, train, and prepare jail and prison staff so they are equipped to appropriately interact with people in a carceral setting who have mental illness (MI) and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This training should be developed by an institution of higher education or non-profit, for profit or tribal in conjunction with health care and corrections professionals to ensure a multidisciplinary approach. The training must focus on understanding behavioral health, including MI and substance use disorders, IDD, developing empathy, navigating community resources, and de-escalation skills and practical application training of those skills in a trauma-informed manner for all staff working in prisons and jails. The centerpiece of this training must be a 40-hour CIT train-the-trainer program.

Synopsis: NOFO # DD24-0051 solicits non-research, cooperative agreement applications to conduct population-based surveillance of congenital heart defects (CHD) to describe health outcomes including health equity, with the goal of identifying opportunities to improve the health of all people living with CHD. This project will involve a required component (A) and an optional component (B). The population included in this surveillance activity can be an entire state or a region within a state. Individuals with CHD should be identified through existing data sources including the jurisdiction birth defects surveillance system, electronic health records, administrative data (e.g., Medicaid/Medicare, hospital discharge), or other sources available to funding recipients. Background: Congenital heart defects (CHD) affect about 1% of all births in the United States, and are a leading cause of birth defect-associated infant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs. Improvements in early detection and treatment of CHD and consequently in survival have resulted in many people, including those affected by a severe CHD, living into adolescence and adulthood. An estimated two million persons in the U.S. are living with a CHD, including over one million adults; about 12% of these affected adults have a severe CHD. Most current efforts to conduct population-based surveillance of CHD have focused on monitoring newborns. However, little data exist on the descriptive epidemiology of CHD beyond early childhood in the U.S. Despite the public health burden, the lack of population-based surveillance precludes reliable data on people with CHD, their survival, healthcare utilization, and characteristics associated with long-term outcomes. Through this surveillance activity, these data will be assessed, enabling and informing efforts to improve the health and well-being of people with CHD. Objectives: Component A objectives include: (1) assess survival, comorbidities, healthcare utilization during the period 2021-2023, and characteristics associated with long-term outcomes among people with CHD; (2) assess health equity among people with CHD; (3) examine state and national healthcare policies that have an impact on people with CHD; (4) examine COVID-19 and related data such as health care utilization during the pandemic among people with CHD; and (5) work with local/state partners to use site-specific CHD data. Component B objectives include: (1) develop and refine a machine learning algorithm for the surveillance data collected through Component A; and (2) apply this machine learning algorithm to data collected from all recipients funded through Component A.

This funding opportunity supports experienced researchers looking to expand their expertise or shift their career focus through advanced training and research experiences at various institutions.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers (ICs) intend to reissue a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to continue the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required) program. The full list of participating ICs will be available in the published NOFO. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive applications. The NOFO is anticipated to be published in Spring 2024 with an expected first application due date in Summer 2024. The NOFO will utilize the R15 activity code. Pertinent details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native organizations to enhance victim services and address the needs of families affected by missing or murdered Indigenous persons in their communities.

This grant provides funding to Indian Tribes and authorized tribal organizations to develop tailored AmeriCorps programs that address community needs and enhance local capacity for future service initiatives.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small businesses collaborating with academic or non-profit labs to develop and commercialize innovative technologies and treatments for arthritis, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research into the biological mechanisms behind complex brain disorders, targeting a wide range of eligible applicants including universities, nonprofits, and small businesses.

This funding opportunity supports a wide range of organizations in developing innovative drug therapies for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, focusing on non-traditional treatment targets and requiring collaboration with NIH throughout the clinical trial process.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research into new risk factors for liver cancer, particularly focusing on non-viral causes and their interactions with established risks, aimed at improving prevention strategies in the U.S. population.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for researchers and organizations to investigate the factors driving tuberculosis transmission and develop innovative methods for prevention and detection in high-burden areas.

This grant provides funding to organizations in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont to train and place behavioral health professionals in rural areas facing a shortage of providers.

This funding opportunity supports initiatives that plan to improve health equity and reduce health disparities for women and girls of reproductive age from racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities by integrating comprehensive healthcare services.

The FY 2024 Tribal Behavioral Health (Native Connections) funding opportunity, administered by SAMHSA, is designed to address suicide, trauma, and substance use/misuse among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, up to age 24, by strengthening community networks and culturally relevant mental health systems. The program provides grants of up to $250,000 annually for a maximum project period of five years, with an application deadline of March 6, 2024, for FY 2024. This opportunity is exclusively open to federally recognized AI/AN tribes, tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, or consortia of tribes or tribal organizations. The program's primary objectives include the prevention and reduction of suicidal behaviors, substance use, and trauma impacts in AI/AN youth populations. Grantees are required to conduct community needs and readiness assessments, develop strategic action plans for suicide prevention, substance misuse, and mental health, and create culturally appropriate postvention protocols. Activities should address multiple prevention levels: universal, selective, and indicated. The program promotes youth advisory boards and requires tribal involvement in all planning and evaluation stages to ensure community alignment with intervention strategies. Applicants must submit a detailed project narrative, budget, and supporting documents. They are also encouraged to include a Disparity Impact Statement (DIS) within 60 days of award to identify and address health disparities among targeted populations. Applications are evaluated based on criteria including the relevance of the proposed project to community needs, feasibility, organizational capacity, and data collection strategies. Bonus points may be awarded for projects targeting underserved populations and implementing DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) strategies. Funded projects must adhere to SAMHSA's reporting requirements, including quarterly performance and financial reports, and regular data submissions through SAMHSA's SPARS system.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for U.S.-based researchers and institutions to develop innovative human models that simulate radiation injuries, aiming to improve understanding and treatment of radiation exposure effects.

The Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers grant, provided by the NIDDK, supports collaborative research on digestive and liver diseases by offering shared resources to enhance productivity and foster new ideas, centered around a theme within the NIDDK's mission.

This funding opportunity supports colleges in creating programs that encourage underrepresented undergraduate students to pursue research careers in bioengineering and STEM fields.

This funding opportunity supports collaborative research projects in neurology, encouraging diverse teams to tackle significant scientific questions that advance the field through interdependent studies.

Dear Interested Parties: Pursuant to FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information (Oct. 1997), the United States Government, represented by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) South Sudan Mission, is issuing the subject Request for Information (RFI) to all interested public and private entities on critical areas to support the delivery of integrated HIV care and treatment services for general and key populations including other disadvantaged populations such as people with disability and migrants. The Purposes of the care and treatment activity are: Improve equitable access to and use of quality comprehensive HIV prevention, testing, care, and treatment services for all South Sudanese. Provide quality comprehensive services for key populations at the current locations and expand as needed. Develop local partner capacity and prepare local partners to manage direct awards. This RFI is open for comments from any local Civil Society Organization (CSO), South Sudanese Organization, US, or non-US. Organization. This is an RFI, not a Request for Application (RFA). Do not submit any applications or proposals at this time; only the information requested per Attachment 1- RFI Questions for respondents and submission instructions- and all responses will be treated confidentially. Responses to this RFI may be used to help determine critical areas to support the delivery of integrated HIV care and treatment services for general and key populations, including other disadvantaged populations such as people with disability and migrants. USAID may revise the structure and concept of the activity based on the comments received, but it is not obligated to do so. All comments must be submitted electronically, with the subject of "RFI: USAID/South Sudan Care and Treatment Activity," no later than the date and time stated above. Please note: This is NOT a solicitation. This RFI is issued solely to gather information and innovative ideas for new design and planning purposes. This RFI does not constitute a Request for Applications (RFA), Request for Proposal (RFP), Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), or a commitment to issue an RFA/RFP/NOFO in the future. USAID may release a full solicitation later through the US Government portal at beta.sam.gov or www.grants.gov. If you have issues accessing the link, please contact Michael Loro at [email protected] for a pdf version Thank you for your interest in sharing your views and innovative ideas with the USAID/South Sudan Mission. Sincerely, Lesley Stewart Contracting and Agreement Officer USAID/South Sudan N.B if you have issues accessing the link, please contact Michael Loro @[email protected] for a pdf version

The Rural Health Network Development Planning Program supports the planning and development of rural integrated health care networks with specific focus on collaboration of entities to establish or improve local capacity and care coordination in underserved communities. Specifically, the program uses the concept of developing networks as a strategy for linking rural health care network participants together to achieve greater collective capacity to overcome local challenges, expand access and improve the quality of care in the rural communities these organizations serve. The program helps network participants work together on three legislative aims: Achieve efficiencies. Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes. Strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. The intent is that rural health networks will do the following: Expand access to care. Increase the use of health information technology. Explore alternative health care delivery models. Continue to achieve quality health care across the continuum of care.