Michigan Institute of Clinical Health Research (MICHR) Pilot Grant Program

Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $50,000-$25,000
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This program seeks proposals from basic, clinical, and social scientists research. The goal is to promote development of novel solutions that will ultimately improve patient and community health outcomes. MICHR welcomes proposals for studies on health services, health outcomes, or health policy that inform practice, development and testing and new hypotheses or interventions, and proposals relevant to developing new methods or best practices.

EPA Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (EJSG)
Application Deadline: February 29, 2012
Amount: $25,000
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Projects will address local environmental public health issues within an affected community.
The EJSG Program is designed to help communities understand and address exposure to multiple
environmental harms and risks.

Health Resources and Services Administration Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Research Network
Application Deadline: March 05, 2012
Amount: $300,000
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Funds will support the creation of an interdisciplinary, multi-center research forum for scientific collaboration and infrastructure building related to home visiting research that is designed to improve life outcomes among mothers, infants, and young children.

RWJF Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Application Deadline: March 10, 2012
Amount: $170,000
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Projects will identify and evaluate policies and environmental approaches that have the greatest potential to improve children's diets and energy balance to reverse the nation's levels of childhood obesity.

CDC Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury
Application Deadline: March 16, 2012
Amount: $400,000
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Professionals from a wide spectrum of disciplines are encouraged to apply for funds that will address interpersonal and self-directed violence using primary prevention strategies among individuals, organizations, or communities.

CDC Identifying Reasons for Racial/Ethnic Disparities with Completing the HPV Vaccine Series among Adolescent Females
Application Deadline: March 28, 2012
Amount: $300,000
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This program supports projects among parents of adolescents 11-18 years of age to assess factors contributing to HPV vaccination disparities, specifically assessing factors contributing to series non-completion or not initiating the series, and determining whether reasons differ in nature or in importance by racial/ethnic groups (whites, blacks and Hispanics) or by poverty level.

HUD Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grants
Application Deadline: April 10, 2012
Amount:$30,000,000
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Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants support those communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their "Transformation Plan" to redevelop the neighborhood.

NIH mHealth Tools to Promote Effective PatientProvider Communication, Adherence to Treatment and Self Management of Chronic Diseases In Underserved Populations
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: $50,000
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Grants are being awarded to stimulate research utilizing Mobile Health (mHealth) tools aimed at the improvement of effective patientprovider communication, adherence to treatment and self-management of chronic diseases in underserved populations.

NIH Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries Into Interventions to Improve Health-Related Behaviors
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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This funding will support interdisciplinary teams of basic and applied biological, behavioral and/or social science researchers in developing and refining novel behavioral interventions with high potential impact to improve health-promoting behaviors (e.g., healthy dietary intake, sun safety, physical activity, or adherence to medical regimens), and/or reduce problem health behaviors (e.g., smoking, tanning or physical activity or alcohol or substance use, abuse or dependence).