Funding by Topic: Public health

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 Supporting the Safety Net
Funding to support programs that improve access to quality breast diagnostics and access to breast health care for the medically underserved.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Avon Foundation

Healthy Homes Demonstration Program
Develops, demonstrates, and promotes cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple safety and health hazards in the home environment that produce serious diseases and injuries in children of low income.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 24, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Funding Opportunities
Small awards to network members to encourage them to interact with new communities and agencies, ideally leading to larger scale projects.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: National Network of Libraries of Medicine

National Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI)
PHLI is a one-year tuition-free leadership development program for high-potential leaders with a commitment to leading in their own organizations and communities, but also leading system change on the national scene.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Health Conference Support Grant Program
Grants to provide partial support for specific non-Federal conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention information and education programs, and applied research.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 11, 2009
    Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Health Informatics Training
Training to strengthen the breadth and depth of the public health workforce by providing training in public health informatics.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: American Medical Informatics Association

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Borrowers may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on their eligible federal student loans after they have made 120 payments on those loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public service employers.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education

Safety-net Enhancement Initiative
Funding designed to reduce health disparities within vulnerable communities by enhancing collaboration and coordination among agencies and institutions providing health and social supports to these communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kresge Foundation

Scholarships to State Health Policy Institute - Health Promotion Policy Experts
Funding to form an elite corps of Health Promotion Policy Experts by attending the State Health Policy Institute.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Society for Public Health Education

SOPHE/ATSDR Student Fellowship in Environmental Health Promotion
Fellowship for students working on research or practice-based projects in environmental health education/health promotion or environmental justice from the perspective of health education or the behavioral sciences.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Society for Public Health Education

State and Regional Funding Programs

2010 Kansas Core Public Health Program
Funding for students in public health to increase knowledge, skill, and ability to meet the 10 Essential Services of Public Health.
    Geographic Coverage: Kansas
    Application Deadline: Nov 20, 2009
    Sponsor: Kansas Health Consumer Coalition

Kansas Public Health Leadership Institute (KPHLI)
A year-long leadership training program for workers in public health and allied fields.
    Geographic Coverage: Kansas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kansas Public Health Leadership Institute

Support for Local Tobacco Control Policy Change
These funds support short-term activities conducted by an organization and their partners to advance policy change at the local level.
    Geographic Coverage: Missouri
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Missouri Foundation for Health

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