Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:29:24 -0400 From: "David Radune" Subject: Funding Opportunities (07/17/96) July 17, 1996 NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases describe more than 950 current and archival funding opportunities. These descriptions primarily are intended to serve as a starting point for individuals and organizations seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, behavioral research, and information dissemination. The funding 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 (800) 458-5231 or (800) 243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that are not contained in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care: Cooperative Agreement to Create a Primary Care Resource Center ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND ACCESSION NUMBER S 31072-002 FUND TITLE Cooperative Agreement to Create a Primary Care Resource Center DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) announces that applications will be accepted in fiscal year (FY) 1996 to create a university-based Primary Care Resource Center. The purpose of the center is to study the organization, financing, and delivery of primary health care services to underserved and vulnerable populations, in order to develop materials and information which will assist and benefit Community Health Centers (CHCs) in their analysis of the need for primary health services, the development of clinical practices, and the refinement of fiscal and administrative systems. TARGET AUDIENCE Minorities, Persons with AIDS, Persons in Rural Areas SUBJECT AREAS Health planning, Health policies, Information dissemination, Research AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $200,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Funding is for 8-months. FUND DURATION 8-month budget period within a 3-year project period. INTENDED AWARD DATE Unspecified. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location Unrestricted. United States. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Educational Organization, Institution TYPE OF SUPPORT Cooperative agreement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The activities to be performed under this cooperative agreement are intended to assure that relevant knowledge about the health care environment and about methods of clinical and management improvement is made available to the health centers and other primary care providers; and that this knowledge is disseminated throughout those programs, and is conveyed to policy makers, program planners and administrators, care providers, and the user populations. Toward that goal, the Primary Care Resource Center will communicate effectively and regularly with these audiences through instruments it develops and disseminates. OTHER LIMITATIONS Any public or private university or university-based organization may apply. Less than maximum competition is necessary in order to ensure academic rigor and depth of skills, and to gain optimal access to current information, professional research, and informed opinion regarding the delivery of primary health care for minority and vulnerable populations (including persons with HIV/AIDS) and those with special health care needs. The experience and attributes of a university or university-based organization are essential to the timely and successful completion of the products required. APPLICATION DEADLINE August 30, 1996 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON Grants Management Officer Bureau of Primary Health Care c/o Houston Associates, Incorporated 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1200 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (800) 523-2192 OTHER CONTACT Bonnie Lefkowitz (301) 594-4232 FUNDER NAME US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Primary Health Care FUNDER'S DESCRIPTION The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), administers Title III of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. This title provides grant funding nationwide to support outpatient HIV early intervention services for low-income, medically underserved people in existing primary care systems.