Modeling centers network—Improving evidence base for influenza prevention and control (CDC)

• Published date: 19 September 2019
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.30658
• Date: 19 September 2019

Federal Grants & Contracts ■ September 19, 2019 Page 5

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Grants alert (cont.)

Funds: $800,000 for up to six awards of up to $150,000.

The maximum project period is three years.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities in insular areas.

See the announcement for complete details.

Areas: USDA said it will only accept education/teaching

projects. Projects should strengthen the capacity of

insular area institutions to carry out distance FANH

science education programs using network technologies

under the following characteristics and conditions: acquire

the equipment, instrumentation, networking capability,

hardware and software, digital network technology

and infrastructure necessary to teach students and

teachers about technology in the classroom; develop

and enhance educational services (including faculty

development) to prepare students or faculty seeking a

degree or certificate that is approved by the state or a

regional accrediting body recognized by the secretary

of education; and provide teacher education, library and

media specialist training, and preschool and teacher

aid certification to individuals who seek to acquire or

enhance technology skills; among others.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# USDA-NIFA-RIGP-006870

Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly

Rural Areas (VA)

Scope: The Veterans Affairs Department seeks

applications for the FY2020 Grants for Transportation of

Veterans in Highly Rural Areas announcement.

Deadline: Oct. 31, 2019.

Funds: $500,000 total for awards of up to $50,000.

Eligibility: Veterans service organizations and state

veterans entities.

Areas: VA said funding will support innovative

approaches to transporting veterans in highly rural areas

who typically have longer commute times to Department

of Veterans Affairs medical centers.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# VA-HRTG-NEW-2019

Family Self-Suciency and Stability Research

Scholars Network (ACF)

Scope: The Health and Human Services Department’s

Administration for Children and Families seeks

applicants to apply for funds to support a social science

researcher (the proposed Principal Investigator) to

become a member of the Family Self-Sufficiency and

Stability Research Network.

Deadline: Oct. 21, 2019.

Funds: $500,000 for up to five awards ranging from

$90,000 to $100,000.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; for-profit

organizations, including small businesses; nonprofit

organizations; state, local, special district and Native

American tribal governments; independent school

districts; and public housing authorities; among others.

Areas: ACF said activities may include but are not limited

to: identifying and executing research and program

evaluation activities in collaboration with state and

local human services agencies and community-based

organizations to capitalize on the ability of states and

localities to improve family self-sufficiency programming;

pursuing social science research that could directly

inform local, state or federal human services policy to

improve family economic self-sufficiency and stability;

and engaging in dissemination activities to the policy,

research and practitioner communities; among others.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-

PE-1571

National Rural Health Information

Clearinghouse Program (HRSA)

Scope: The Health Resources and Services

Administration seeks applications for the National

Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program

announcement to serve as a national clearinghouse for

information on rural health to support access to health

care and improve population health in rural communities.

Deadline: Dec. 2, 2019.

Funds: $2.5 million total for one award.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities, for-profit

organizations and nonprofit organizations, among

others.

Areas: HRSA said a successful program will continue to

build upon the federally funded resources that currently

exist and serve as a primary resource for information,

opportunities and tools related to rural health.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# HRSA-20-024

Modeling centers network—Improving evidence

base for inuenza prevention and control (CDC)

Scope: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

seeks applications for the Network of Modeling Centers

to Improve Evidence Base for Seasonal and Pandemic

Influenza Prevention and Control announcement to

support applied research that will develop, advance and

apply mathematical models to investigate the utility and

impact of prevention and control strategies for seasonal

and pandemic influenza, including vaccination and

treatment.

Deadline: Dec. 16, 2019.

Funds: $9,375,000 total for the five-year period. Up to

five awards are expected.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; nonprofit

organizations; state, local, special district and Native

American tribal governments; and independent school

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