Subject: Community Development, Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Substance Abuse, Drugs, Childhood Obesity
Deadline: July 31, 2017
“The Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative seeks to demonstrate the effectiveness of collaborations with academic research centers, prevention research centers, teaching hospitals, and Native American Tribes and Tribal organizations to reduce significant health disparities impacting minorities and disadvantaged populations through the implementation of evidence-based strategies with the greatest potential for impact. The program will serve residents in counties disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic; reduce the impact of serious mental illness and improve screening for serious mental illness at the primary care level for children, adolescents and/or adults; and reduce obesity prevalence and disparities in weight status among disadvantaged children and adolescents.”
Funder: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Eligibility: Nonprofits having 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, for profit organizations other than small business, small businesses, independent school districts, special district governments, city or township governments, county governments, state governments, Native American tribal governments (federally or state recognized), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally or state recognized tribal governments).
Amount: $300,000 – $350,000
Contact: Link.
