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            Funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Funding opportunities for rural health and human services topics, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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<title>North Dakota Health IT Planning Loan Program</title>
<description>Low-interest loans to health care entities to build their health information technology (HIT) infrastructure. Geographic coverage:  North Dakota -- </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2650 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:59 CST</pubDate>
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<title>BJs Charitable Foundation</title>
<description>Funding for safety, security and well-being of children and families, education and health programs, community service opportunities, and  hunger and disaster relief. Geographic coverage:  Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,  New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia. -- BJ's Charitable Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1874 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:23:19 CST</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation</title>
<description>A new coordinated approach offering 10  Purpose Areas combining DOJs existing Tribal government-specific competitive solicitations into one targeted toward public safety and victimization issues. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Justice</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2336 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications</title>
<description>Scholarship to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to community service or used the visual arts or media to convey culturally-appropriate health messages on behalf of a disadvantaged population. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Legacy</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1923 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:26:20 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Scholarship of Excellence Award</title>
<description>Recognizes outstanding students in the allied health professions who are achieving excellence in their academic programs and have significant potential to assume future leadership roles in the allied health professions. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1762 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:23:08 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Kansas Initiative for New Dentists</title>
<description>A program to assist dental school graduates with paying off student loans and providing other startup grants, while helping fulfill the need for dentists in rural Kansas communities. Geographic coverage:  Kansas -- Delta Dental Plan of Kansas Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2772 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:16:38 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Hershey Foundation Grants</title>
<description>Funding for unique, innovative, and creative projects for children in Northeast Ohio. Geographic coverage:  Northeast Ohio -- Hershey Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1258 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:15:45 CST</pubDate>
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<title>American Legion Foundation Child Welfare Grants</title>
<description>Grants to benefit the children of America. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, Inc.</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1549 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:33:51 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Proposals</title>
<description>Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=832 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:25:22 CST</pubDate>
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<title>AfterCollege/AACN Nursing Scholarship Fund</title>
<description>This scholarship program scholarship program for students pursuing professional nursing education programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- American Association of Colleges of Nursing</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1817 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:23:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title>National Network of Libraries of Medicine Technology Improvement Awards</title>
<description>Award for the purchase, installation, and/or upgrading of information technologies that enhance access to health information. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2138 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:17:30 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Rural and Low-Income School Program</title>
<description>Formula grants to State educational agencies (SEAs), which in turn award subgrants to eligible LEAs either competitively or on a formula basis. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Education</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1163 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:11:12 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Illinois Emergency Medical Services Assistance Fund</title>
<description>The grant provides programs, services, and equipment for Emergency Medical Services. Geographic coverage:  Illinois -- Illinois Department of Public Health</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1686 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:53:32 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Iowa Community Coalition Grant</title>
<description>Grants to community coalitions to reduce underage use of alcohol and/or binge drinking. Geographic coverage:  Iowa -- Iowa Department of Public Health</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2070 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:27:58 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Avon Breast Cancer Safety Net Program</title>
<description>Funding to support programs that improve access to quality breast diagnostics and access to breast health care for the medically underserved. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Avon Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2025 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:31:36 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Mini Grant Program</title>
<description>Mini - grants to rural schools. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- National Rural Education Association</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2770 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:12:54 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Virginia EMS Training Funds Program</title>
<description>Funding to provide financial assistance for Virginia certified EMS providers and Virginia Office of EMS approved Emergency Medical Services courses. Geographic coverage:  Virginia -- Virginia Department of Health</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2536 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:48:46 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Monsanto Fund Rural Teacher of the Year Award</title>
<description>Grant to rural teachers and rural schools. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- National Rural Education Association</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2771 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:29:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program</title>
<description>Grants to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who can achieve senior rank in academic medicine and dentistry and who will encourage and foster the development of succeeding classes of such physicians and dentists. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1079 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:48:20 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Kansas Nursing Service Scholarship</title>
<description>Scholarship program designed to encourage enrollment in nursing programs by Kansans committed to practicing in Kansas. Geographic coverage:  Kansas -- Kansas Board of Regents</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1536 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02:36 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Ohio EMS Training and Equipment Grant</title>
<description>Grant funding to Ohio EMS agencies for training of personnel and purchase of equipment. Geographic coverage:  Ohio -- Ohio Emergency Medical Services</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2083 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:50:46 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Florida Health Literacy Grants</title>
<description>Grants to provide training, resources and funding to Florida adult ESOL and family literacy programs. Geographic coverage:  Florida -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2084 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:03:09 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Ford Motor Company Tribal College Scholarship</title>
<description>The Ford Motor Company Tribal College Scholarship is offered to American Indian students attending mainstream universities and tribal colleges for American Indian students pursuing undergrad, graduate and professional degrees. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- American Indian College Fund</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2400 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:12:04 CST</pubDate>
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<title>3RNet Recruitment and Retention Assistance</title>
<description>Helps health professionals find jobs in rural and underserved areas. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- National Rural Recruitment &amp; Retention Network</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2302 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:02:02 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Let's Play Community Construction Grants</title>
<description>Grants to be used toward the purchase of playground equipment that will be built using the KaBOOM! community-build model. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2769 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:58:10 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants</title>
<description>The purpose of the SAFER grants is to award grants directly to volunteer, combination, and career fire departments to help the departments increase their cadre of firefighters. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=927 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:51:47 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Grantees Program Cooperative Agreement (Technical Assistance Center)</title>
<description>Grant to support the rural safety net by providing technical assistance to State level Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) grantees, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) grantees, and rural hospitals in the Delta Region. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Office of Rural Health Policy</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2768 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:39:01 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies</title>
<description>Funds to respond rapidly to requests for rural data analysis and conduct issue-specific rural research studies. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Office of Rural Health Policy</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1243 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:35:33 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Prevention Through Mentoring</title>
<description>Continuation funding for organizations that provide youth programming using mentors. Geographic coverage:  Iowa -- Iowa Department of Public Health</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=2547 </link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:15:44 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Community Partnerships for Tobacco Use Prevention and Control</title>
<description>Community public health services covered by this application include effective tobacco control initiatives and activities that have outcomes focused on policy or systems change and that are consistent with the initiatives recommended by the CDC. Geographic coverage:  Iowa -- Iowa Department of Public Health</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/details.php?funding_id=1883 </link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:07:37 CST</pubDate>
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