Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program - July 10 deadline

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Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2006-CMS-HHS-0005

Closing Date for Applications: Jul 10, 2006

Expected Number of Awards: 2

Estimated Total Program Funding:

Award Ceiling: $125,000

Award Floor: $100,000

The purpose of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hispanic Grant

Program is to implement Hispanic American health services research activities

to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. This is the 8th year

for the grant program. The grant program is designed to:

The purpose of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hispanic Grant

Program is to implement Hispanic American health services research activities

to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The grant program is

designed to: 1) Encourage health services researchers to pursue research issues

which impact Hispanic Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP health disparities issues,

2) conduct outreach activities to apprise Hispanic researchers of funding

availability to conduct research related issues affecting Hispanic American

communities to expand the pool of applicants applying for such grants, 3)

assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and

improvement for its beneficiaries, 4) support extramural research in health

care capacity development activities for the Hispanic American communities, 5)

promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of

health care services issues pertaining to Hispanic Americans, and 6) foster an

network for communication and collaboration regarding Hispanic health care

issues.

To be eligible for grants under this program, applicants must meet one of the

following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant

program: 1) A health services/disparities researcher at an university or

college offering a Ph.D. or Master's Degree Program in one or more of the

following disciplines Allied Health, Gerontology, Health Services/Care

Administration, Health Education, Health Management, Human Services and

Consumer Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Public Health, Public

Policy, Social Work; or 2) a member of a community-based health organization

with a Hispanic health services research component; or 3) be a member of a

professional association focusing on Hispanic health services and health

disparities issues.

For more information visit

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ResearchDemoGrantsOpt/03_Hispanic_Health_Services.asp#Top\

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