Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 18:03:18 -0400 From: "David Radune" Subject: Funding Opportunities (08/21/96) August 21, 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) Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG): Washington AIDS Partnership: Request for Proposals, Round 16, Fall 1996 2) Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions: Cooperative Agreement to Support Innovative Projects Relating to Public Health Education and Services 3) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization; Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 Request for Comment 1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Draft Program Announcement and Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1997 Cooperative Agreements for Community-Based Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND TITLE Washington AIDS Partnership: Request for Proposals, Round 16, Fall 1996 DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers announces the availability of funds for the Washington AIDS Partnership's Fall grant cycle. The Partnership invites proposals from community-based nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organizations that work in the greater Washington metropolitan area and serve local constituencies. Funding priority will be given to effective HIV prevention education programs. Additional consideration will be given to critical social and support services and technical assistance. The Partnership encourages proposals that do one or more of the following: 1) build organizational capacity to deliver services; 2) incorporate coordination and collaboration between service providers and minimize duplication efforts; 3) identify and respond to gaps in existing services; 4) address emerging trends and issues in the HIV epidemic such as dual diagnoses of HIV and substance abuse, maintenance of risk reduction behaviors, harm reduction, early intervention strategies, etc.; 5) mobilize key constituencies, including policymakers, the leadership of business, religious, professional and grassroots organizations; 6) target hard-to-reach and underserved populations; 7) effectively train, use, and support volunteers; and 8) leverage other philanthropic or government dollars and demonstrate cost effectiveness. TARGET AUDIENCE Adolescents, Asians, Blacks/African Americans, Persons with Physical Disabilities, Hispanics, Homosexuals, Injecting Drug Users, Incarcerated Persons, Prostitutes, Sex Workers, Homeless Persons, Sex Partners, Bisexuals, Lesbians, Women, Persons With AIDS SUBJECT AREAS HIV prevention, Public education, Social services, Technical assistance AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $400,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Amounts are based on past funding, there are no set limits. AMOUNT OF FUND - MINIMUM $2,500 AMOUNT OF FUND - MAXIMUM $45,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - AVERAGE $23,000 FUND DURATION Grants are for a 1-year project period. INTENDED AWARD DATE December 1996. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: District of Columbia, Arlington, Loudon, Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford counties, the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia, and Charles, Calvert, Fredrick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Community Based Organization, IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization TYPE OF SUPPORT Program grants ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Grant funds may be used for staff salaries, office operations, and other direct expenses for a proposed or existing project. Requests for general operating support will be considered. Capital grants will also be considered. The Partnership encourages the use of a pre-proposal letter of intent as a way to get staff feedback on your funding idea before preparing a full proposal. Letters of intent should include a short description of the proposed project and the amount of funding sought and be a maximum of three pages long. Letters of intent for Round 16 should be submitted no later than September 12, 1996. OTHER LIMITATIONS Grants will not be made to individuals, for medical research, for sectarian purposes, or for reimbursement of medical care. Grant funds can not be used: to pay for equipment unless it is an integral part of the program; reduce operating deficits; fund direct health care treatment; reimburse health services; or fund endowments. Partnership funding is limited and is not intended to replace government funding. APPLICATION DEADLINE September 30, 1996 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON J. Channing Wickham Washington AIDS Partnership c/o Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 430 Washington, DC 20036-2003 (202) 939-3379 FUNDER NAME Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG), Washington AIDS Partnership FUNDER'S DESCRIPTION The Washington AIDS Partnership is a collaboration of grantmaking organizations whose goals are to: mobilize and sustain private funding to address the AIDS epidemic; improve coordination and communication between key players in the fight against HIV/AIDS; and provide support and technical assistance to community-based organizations working HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The Partnership is one of 38 local sites of the National AIDS Fund. It is a project of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG). Since 1989, grants totaling nearly $4 million have been distributed to 102 organizations. Funds support HIV prevention and direct care for those affected and infected. Capacity building and technical assistance grants are also available to organizations looking at proactive ways to respond to the health care crisis. ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND TITLE Cooperative Agreement to Support Innovative Projects Relating to Public Health Education and Services DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Health Resources and Services Administration announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for a cooperative agreement with a professional association located in the Washington, DC area, with an established relationship with accredited schools of public health. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support a program of innovative projects that would demonstrate the sharing of expertise between public health faculty and public health practitioners in states and communities to both improve public health and health care services at the state and community level, and provide meaningful feedback to schools of public health concerning the efficacy of their curricula in educating and training the public health workforce. TARGET AUDIENCE Health Professionals, Educators, Local Government Agencies, State Government Agencies, Medical Schools SUBJECT AREAS Health planning, Information exchange, Public health AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $750,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Up to $1,000,000 is available for each of the following 4 years. FUND DURATION 1-year budget period within a project period of 5 years. INTENDED AWARD DATE Unspecified APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Washington Metropolitan Area. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Professional Organization, Association TYPE OF SUPPORT Cooperative agreement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION There are three purposes for this cooperative agreement: 1) To provide assistance in curricula development and related initiatives that will help deal with the need for better educated and culturally sensitive entry-level and mid-level public health practitioners in public health settings; 2) to strengthen and institutionalize practice-oriented linkages between the Schools of Public Health and the public health practice community so that individuals are better trained to meet the needs of HRSA-sponsored grantees in community settings; and 3) to develop curricula and other training mechanisms to help deal with the shortfall in individuals with an understanding of managed care who can apply this understanding to the HRSA grantee community. OTHER LIMITATIONS The Washington, DC area is specified as the location of the Cooperative Agreement recipient because of federal interests requiring substantive involvement of federal officials in developing the training and technical assistance program, proximity to federal expertise, and scarce federal resources for travel. APPLICATION DEADLINE September 3, 1996 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON John R. Westcott Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions 5600 Fishers Ln., Room 8C-26 Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-6880 OTHER CONTACT Ronald B. Merrill (301) 443-6896 FUNDER NAME US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions FUNDER'S DESCRIPTION The Health Resources and Services Administration's leadership in education and training, largely through its Bureau of Health Professions administration of Titles VII and VIII of the Public Service Act, strengthens and helps secure the nation's capability to excel in health care, meet ongoing and emerging community needs, and restrain continuing increases in health care expenditures. ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND TITLE Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization; Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is requesting proposals for research, demonstration, and evaluation projects examining major changes in health care financing with implications for current public policy issues. This call for proposals is intended to stimulate projects that: 1) examine the effects of current mechanisms for -- and proposed major changes in -- the financing of health services on health care costs, access, and quality; and 2) develop and test new ways to finance care that have the potential to improve access to more affordable health services. Up to $15 million has been made available for this initiative for 4 years. TARGET AUDIENCE General Public, Consumers SUBJECT AREAS Health care, Health planning AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $15,000,000 FUND DURATION Up to 3 years within a project period of 4 years. INTENDED AWARD DATE Open ended. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted. United States. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization TYPE OF SUPPORT Program grant ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Grant funds may be used to support project staff salaries, consultant fees, data processing, supplies, and other direct expenses, including a limited amount of equipment essential to the proposed project. OTHER LIMITATIONS Preference will be given to applicants that are public agencies or are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations as defined under section 509(a). In keeping with Foundation policy, grant funds may not be used to subsidize individuals for the cost of health care, to construct or renovate facilities, for lobbying, or as a substitute for funds currently being used to support similar activities APPLICATION DEADLINE Open ended APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON Alpha Center Attn: HCFO Suite 1100 1350 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296-1818 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 substantial funds 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. ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** * The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released the following request for proposal for comments only. Based on comments received, the final announcement is expected to be published in September 1996. FUND TITLE Draft Program Announcement and Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1997 Cooperative Agreements for Community-Based Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects DESCRIPTION (FUND) The CDC is preparing to announce the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1997 funds to support HIV prevention projects for minority and other community-based organizations (CBOs). This program will assist the Nation's disease prevention efforts by providing assistance to CBOs in developing and implementing effective community-based HIV prevention programs and promoting collaboration and coordination of HIV prevention efforts among CBOs and local activities of HIV prevention service agencies, substance abuse agencies, educational agencies, criminal justice systems, and affiliates of national and regional organizations. TARGET AUDIENCE Minorities, Drug Abuse Treatment Personnel, Law Enforcement and Correctional Personnel, Local Agencies, State Agencies, Educators SUBJECT AREAS HIV Prevention, Prevention Programs AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $17,000,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Areas with a lower prevalence of HIV will receive less than the average, minimum, and maximum amounts. AMOUNT AVAILABLE - AVERAGE $200,000 AMOUNT AVAILABLE - MINIMUM $75,000 AMOUNT AVAILABLE - MAXIMUM $300,000 FUND DURATION 12-month budget period within a project period of 3 years. INTENDED AWARD DATE Unspecified APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted, United States. Preferably in areas of high HIV prevalence. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Community Based Organization, IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization TYPE OF SUPPORT Cooperative agreement ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Recipients will be expected to: 1) coordinate and collaborate with other organizations and agencies involved in HIV prevention activities, especially those serving the target populations in the local area; 2) coordinate with HIV counseling and testing clinics, STD clinics, TB testing sites, substance abuse treatment programs, and other health service agencies to recruit and refer persons of high risk who are appropriate for individual level intervention; 3) provide education and support in group settings to promote and reinforce safer behaviors and to provide interpersonal skills training in negotiating and sustaining appropriate behavior change to persons at increased risk of becoming infected or, if already infected, of transmitting the virus to others; 4) identify the HIV/AIDS needs of the community and develop a linguistically specific and sexual-identity- sensitive intervention plan to minimize barriers and to promote risk reduction; and 5) develop a street outreach program of face-to-face contact with persons of high risk to provide HIV/AIDS risk reduction information, services and referrals. OTHER LIMITATIONS Applications requesting funds to support only administrative and managerial functions will not be accepted. Governmental or municipal agencies, their affiliate organizations or agencies (e.g., health departments, school boards, public hospitals), and private or public universities and colleges are not eligible for funding under this announcement. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS September 16, 1996 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary West Office of the Director National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mailstop D-21 Atlanta, GA 30333 (404) 639-0902 FUNDER NAME US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention