FUNDING GUIDES AND WEBSITES

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) has made a FUNDING GUIDE available. This guide contains information that individuals and organizations can use to begin their research on funding opportunities. It includes resources to enhance one's knowledge of funding sources, announcements, and technical assistance. To get a copy call 1-800-444-6472 or e-mail: info@omhrc.gov.

Minority Investigator Web Site Members of the Working Group on Health Disparities: The NIH's Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) recently launched a web page designed to foster mentoring relationships between junior minority investigators and NIH grantees in the behavioral and social sciences . The web page fosters these relationships by facilitating the use of the NIH Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities program. It is anticipated that the site will be an important bridge that links minorities students and junior investigators with NIH-funded behavioral and social scientists: http://www4.od.nih.gov/research/

Nonprofit Academic Centers Council 2006 David Stevenson and William Diaz Faculty Fellowships - Application Deadline March 31, 2006

100 Minority Scholarship Gateway List

FUNDING AND GRANT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

• Aetna Foundation Community Grants Program - Reducing Health Disparities: Aetna Foundation Regional Community Grants Program is soliciting applications that seek to reduce health disparities in communities where its employees and customers work and live. Proposals should specifically address expanding the reach of cultural competency/cross-cultural education such that health care professionals can work with diverse patient populations and deliver culturally and linguistically competent care. Or, proposals should address community-based programs aimed at improving access to care for racial and ethnic minorities.
• AHRQ's Minority Health Program
• California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy at Harvard University School of Public Health: Program prepares California's physicians, dentists, and mental health professionals for leadership positions in health policy in a multicultural and ethnically diverse society. For more information contact Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MS, Dean for Diversity and Partnership, Harvard Medical School, 164 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115--Phone: (617) 432-2413; Email: joan_reede@hms.harvard.edu.
• CDC: Dissertation Grant Awards for Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research in Minority Communities - Due February 1, 2006: The purpose of this program is to encourage doctoral candidates from a wide spectrum of disciplines including: epidemiology, medicine, biostatistics, health economics, public health, law and criminal justice, and the behavioral and social sciences to perform research in order to prevent and control injuries more effectively.
• The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy - The fellowship is designed to prepare physicians, particularly minority physicians, for leadership roles in formulating and implementing public health policy and practice. For more information contact Ying Wang, Project Coordinator, 164 Longwood Ave. 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115 -- Phone: 617-432-2313; Fax: 617-432-3834; E-mail: yi_wang@hms.harvard.edu.
• Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellows Program (CBC-LSUHPFP): The program provides an outstanding opportunity for aspiring healthcare professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in minority health policy processes at the congressional level to gain first hand experience in policy development. Fellows actively contribute to the formulation of national health policies while accelerating their careers as leaders in health policy. For further information please contact: A. Jones, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, 1004 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003.
• The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) offers Latinos from across the country the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the policy level in Washington, DC. CHCI is currently accepting applications for the Edward Roybal Public Health Fellowship, which includes round trip transportation to and from DC, a monthly stipend of $2,500, plus medical and dental benefits. The nine-month fellowship can be conducted within any organization in Washington, DC. Previous fellows have selected placements on Capitol Hill, federal agencies such as the Department Health and Human Services, and the White House. For further details, please visit the CHCI website or if you would like further information or need advice on the application process, please feel free to contact Ms. Silvia Salazar at (301) 451-4070.
• Health Disparities Funding Opportunities (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health)
• Health Disparities in NIDDK Disease
• NIH Research Training Opportunities for Minorities  
• Southern Arizona Border Health Careers Opportunity Program (SABHCOP) at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health:  the program helps develop a diverse health care workforce by fostering and promoting academic excellence and cultural competence among students in underserved border-area populations, from middle schools, high schools, colleges and health professional programs.
• The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice: the fellowship is designed to foster the advancement of social justice through participation in health care advocacy work that focuses on the unique challenges facing many communities of color. The goals of the Wellstone Fellowship Program are three-fold: (1) To address disparities in access to health care; (2) To inspire Wellstone Fellows to continue to work for social justice throughout their lives; and (3) To increase the number and racial and ethnic diversity of up-and-coming social justice advocates and leaders.
• The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Fellowship in Public Health
  (University at Albany SUNY School of Public Health)
• Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship | Brochure
  (Harvard University School of Public Health)