Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 15:32:09 -0400 From: "David Radune" Subject: Funding Opportunities (07/10/96) July 10, 1996 NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases contain information on more than 800 current and archival funding opportunities. These Databases are primarily intended to serve as a starting point for people seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, and information dissemination. The grantmaking agency should be contacted for further information and application procedures. The Clearinghouse makes these databases available to the public through its electronic bulletin board service, NAC ONLINE. Information and assistance about the Clearinghouse and NAC ONLINE can be obtained by calling a Reference Specialist at 1-800-458-5231 or 1800-243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that we do not have in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Home Care Research Initiative (1996) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND ACCESSION NUMBER S 03310-030 FUND TITLE Home Care Research Initiative (1996) DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announces the availability of funds to support the Home Care Research Initiative (HCRI). The purpose of the HCRI is to support research and analysis that will improve the knowledge base underlying home care policy and practice. The major premise of the initiative is that more effective strategies for allocating dollars, targeting services, and promoting delivery system efficacy will be key to the future maintenance and expansion of and community care benefits. This call for proposals is intended to stimulate the analytic work that will help decision makers design such strategies as they shape the service system of the future. The HCRI will support two kinds of approaches: 1) original research on a significant allocation or efficacy issue or an important policy option; and 2) synthesis and analysis of existing research and evaluations to identify knowledge gaps, areas of consensus, and directions for future research and evaluation. Depending on their objectives and design, funded projects may employ quantitative and/or qualitative methods and may involve primary data collection, the analysis of secondary data bases, or the critical review of prior research studies. TARGET AUDIENCE Planners, General Public, Consumers SUBJECT AREAS Health planning, Health policies, Research AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $3,500,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Larger amounts may be available depending on the program. AMOUNT OF FUND - MINIMUM $100,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - MAXIMUM $300,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - AVERAGE $200,000 FUND DURATION From 1-3 years. INTENDED AWARD DATE December 1, 1996. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Educational Organization, Institution, Research Institution TYPE OF SUPPORT Staff salaries. Direct expenses. Essential equipment. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The HCRI aims to stimulate studies that address key resource allocation issues such as: 1) the benefits of particular services and service models for different populations, the most useful measures for relating service use to outcomes, and the most effective predictors of beneficial outcomes; 2) the causes and effects of variations in the use of home and community-based services across different areas, programs, payers, and populations; 3) the different levels and types of informal support, different organizational arrangements, and varying financial incentives that affect the mix of formal skills and services provided, and what the implications for costs and outcomes are; 4) the triage mechanisms being used by states, localities, and managed care plans to sort services and people in need and the evidence for their relative efficacy; and 5) the professional identities and organizational incentives of various gatekeepers and how they affect the volume and mix of medical and supportive services. Topics of interest relating to delivery system efficiency include: 1) how satisfactory outcomes can be achieved at lower cost through innovative strategies that reconfigure service packages; 2) how alternative housing and support arrangements affect service use, quality, and cost; 3) to what extent information, communication, and assistive technologies extend the reach of professional and paraprofessional service providers, and facilitate informal care and self-management of chronic conditions; 4) what factors prevent or facilitate the participation of individuals and families in the care process; 5) how are cost-effectiveness and quality of service delivery affected by public and private payment and regulatory policies; and 6) what is the impact of unionization and of laws governing professional practice on innovations in job design and service delivery, including paraprofessional responsibilities. OTHER LIMITATIONS Grant funds may be used to support project staff salaries, consultant fees, data processing, supplies, and other direct expenses of carrying out the proposed activities, including a limited amount of essential equipment. In keeping with Foundation policy, grant funds may not be used to subsidize individuals directly for the cost of care, to construct or renovate facilities, or as a substitute for funds currently being used to support similar activities. APPLICATION DEADLINE August 1, 1996 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON Michael Almog RWJF Home Care Research Initiative Visiting Nurse Service of New York 5 Penn Plaza New York, NY 10001 (212) 290-3769 FUNDER NAME Robert Wood Johnson Foundation FUNDER'S DESCRIPTION The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. Its grantmaking is concentrated in four areas: assuring access to basic health services; improving the way services are organized and provided for people with chronic health conditions; reducing the harm caused by substance abuse; and helping the nation address the problem of rising health care costs. Since 1988, the Foundation has invested over $50 million to stimulate innovative responses to the AIDS epidemic, including two large national grant programs: AIDS Health Services Program and Building Health Care Systems for People with Chronic Illnesses. In addition, the Foundation has funded a number of smaller programs that provide nutritious meals, legal assistance, dental care and other services to people with AIDS.