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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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				<copyright>Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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<title>Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety II (R18)</title>
<description>Funding to support Research Demonstration and Dissemination (R18) grant applications to implement safe practice interventions. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2267 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:02:19 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program</title>
<description>A program to develop leaders to strengthen Wisconsin communities. Geographic coverage:  Wisconsin -- University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1537 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:45 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Texas Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement Loan Fund Application</title>
<description>Funding for rural public and non-profit hospitals to make capital improvements to existing facilities, construct new health facilities and to purchase capital equipment. Geographic coverage:  Texas -- Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1356 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:03:45 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Alice S. Hersh National Health Policy Conference Scholarships</title>
<description>Scholarship is designed to encourage professional and educational development in health services research and policy among student members of AcademyHealth. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- AcademyHealth</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2241 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:55:08 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR)</title>
<description>Grants to strengthen the capacity for basic nurse education and practice and address the shortage of nurses in the health care workforce. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Bureau of Health Professions</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=245 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:49:09 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need-Local Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care</title>
<description>Funding to foster the development and utilization of local recovery-oriented systems of care. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2091 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:40 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Implementation Funds Program</title>
<description>Funding supports pediatricians in the initial and/or pilot stage of developing and implementing a community-based child health initiative. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- American Academy of Pediatrics</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1792 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:36:20 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Indian Health Service Dental Externships</title>
<description>Externships to dental students interested in a career with the Indian Health Service Division of Oral Health or a Tribal site. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Indian Health Service</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1337 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:58:35 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident Funds Program</title>
<description>Grants to support pediatric residents in the planning of community-based child health initiatives. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- American Academy of Pediatrics</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=912 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:55:28 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Summer Health Care Intern Program</title>
<description>The purpose of the program is to expose interested secondary and postsecondary pupils to various careers within the health care profession. Geographic coverage:  Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1517 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:54:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Rural Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance Program - Long Term Technical Assistance</title>
<description>Technical Assistance program to provide transit planning assistance for facility and service development and expansion. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Community Transportation Association of America</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1594 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:29:27 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Tribal Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance Program - Long Term Technical Assistance</title>
<description>Technical assistance program to help Native American tribes enhance economic growth and development by improving transportation services. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Community Transportation Association of America</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1089 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:22:58 CST</pubDate>
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<title>American Seafoods Community Advisory Board Alaska Community Grant Program</title>
<description>Grants to fund community projects throughout rural Alaska. Geographic coverage:  Alaska -- </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2266 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:42 CST</pubDate>
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<title>SAMHSA Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants</title>
<description>Funding for disseminating knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and integrating that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=30 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:35:12 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project and Centers Program-- Field Initiated Projects - Development</title>
<description>Field-Initiated projects to use knowledge and understanding gained from research to create materials, devices, systems, or methods,  including designing and developing prototypes and processes, that are beneficial to people with disabilities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=247 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:02:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project and Centers Program--Field Initiated Projects - Research</title>
<description>Field-Initiated projects for the development of methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology for individuals with disabilities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1387 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:45 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Kroger Company Foundation</title>
<description>Capital campaigns, start up grants, and funding for special projects.  Focuses only on areas where company has operations. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Kroger Company Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=259 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:42:37 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Georgia-Pacific Foundation</title>
<description>Georgia-Pacific Foundation makes investments that improve the quality of life in communities where they operate, and where their employees live and work. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Georgia Pacific Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=258 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:38:10 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program</title>
<description>Grants to provide postdoctoral training for young physicians interested in research and leadership careers in health policy and academic medicine. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=710 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:32:09 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Public Health Conference Support Grant Program</title>
<description>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 -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1013 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:24:56 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related Injury (R01)</title>
<description>Funding for research to expand and advance the understanding of violence, its causes, and prevention strategies. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2016 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:17:44 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Supportive Housing Program (Continuum of Care Program)</title>
<description>The Supportive Housing Program is designed to develop supportive housing and services that will allow homeless persons to live as independently as possible. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1959 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:30:55 CST</pubDate>
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<title>HUD Shelter Plus Care (Continuum of Care Program)</title>
<description>Provides rental assistance to homeless persons with disabilities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=82 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:29:14 CST</pubDate>
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<title>HUD Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy for Homeless Individuals (Continuum of Care Program)</title>
<description>Provides rental assistance on behalf of homeless individuals. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=83 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:27:54 CST</pubDate>
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<title>FRETAC EMS Mini Grant</title>
<description>Supports EMS activities within the five counties of the Colorado RETAC. This includes Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, and Jefferson Counties. Geographic coverage:  Colorado -- Foothills Regional Emergency Medical &amp; Trauma Advisory Council</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1429 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:04:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program</title>
<description>Funding to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1797 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:50:04 CST</pubDate>
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<title>2010 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program</title>
<description>Senior fire executives will be awarded fellowships to attend Harvard's annual Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- U.S. Fire Administration</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1067 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:39:37 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Regence Award for Innovation and Leadership in Palliative Care</title>
<description>Award to recognize inspirational leaders in the field of palliative and end-of-life care. Geographic coverage:   Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah -- Regence Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2265 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:31:02 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Building Healthy Communities Grant Program</title>
<description>Grants for community improvement projects. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Home Depot Foundation</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2208 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:29:27 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Planning Grants (R21)</title>
<description>Funding for planning grants from States and health care systems for patient safety and medical liability innovations that put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality</description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2263 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:12:22 CST</pubDate>
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