Funding by Topic: Minorities
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience.
Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current
information. You can also browse a list of inactive
funding programs.
National Funding Programs
2009 Kaiser Media Internships in Health Reporting - Broadcast Applicants
An intensive 12-week summer internship for young minority journalists interested in specializing in health reporting.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Jan 7, 2010
Sponsor: Kaiser Family Foundation
2010 Kaiser Media Internships in Health Reporting - Print Media
An intensive 12-week summer internship for young minority journalists interested in specializing in health reporting.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Dec 3, 2009
Sponsor: Kaiser Family Foundation
2010 Minority Nurse Scholarship Program
Annual scholarship program to help outstanding students complete their studies leading to a BSN degree.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Feb 1, 2010
Sponsor: MinorityNurses.Com
Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
The program's purpose is to expand the pool of students of color interested in the field of health policy.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Dec 4, 2009
Sponsor: Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Care Disparities Grant Program
Grants to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Commonwealth Fund
Kroger Company Foundation
Capital campaigns, start up grants, and funding for special projects. Focuses only on areas where company has operations.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide, only in areas of company operations.See http://www.thekrogerco.com/operations/operations.htm for details.
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kroger Company Foundation
Regional Community Health Grants Program
This program provides funding focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic populations in eligible geographic areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Aetna Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants
Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
State and Regional Funding Programs
California Endowment Grant Programs
Grants to expand access to affordable, quality health care for the underserved and to improve the health status of all Californians.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Endowment
Colonia Area Planning Fund
Provides assistance for the completion of planning activities that prepare colonia areas for water, sewer and housing improvements.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline:
Mar 27, 2011
Sponsor: Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs
New Jersey Health Initiatives 2010
Support for projects that foster positive intellectual and emotional development and prevent violence and related health-risking social behaviors (e.g., substance abuse, physical aggression, delinquency) in young men at risk ages 14–24.
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline:
Jan 28, 2010
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
St. Luke's Health Initiatives Community Grants
Grants to provide funding that strengthens the capacity of organizations and communities to improve access to care and better health for Arizona's most vulnerable populations.
Geographic Coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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