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            Health research funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Health research funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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				<copyright>Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic_details.php?topic=Health%20research        </link>
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<title>Investigator Initiated Research Program</title>
<description>Funds Michigan-based applied research projects addressing the quality and cost of health care and appropriate access. Geographic coverage:  Michigan  -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1557 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 09:27:24 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Robert Wood Johnson Health &amp; Society Scholars Program</title>
<description>This program is designed to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership and action to address the broad range of factors that affect health. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=518 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:47:16 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=518 </guid>

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<title>Research on Emergency Medical Services for Children</title>
<description>Grants to improve the quality and quantity of research related to emergency medical services for children (EMSC). Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=831 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:48:07 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=831 </guid>

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<title>Physician Investigator Research Award</title>
<description>Funding for Michigan physicians to explore a research idea concerning quality, cost or appropriate access to care. Geographic coverage:  Michigan  -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1558 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:26:31 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1558 </guid>

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<title>Commonwealth Fund Health Grants</title>
<description>Supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Commonwealth Fund </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=107 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:30:17 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=107 </guid>

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<title>AHRQ Small Grant Program for Conference Support</title>
<description>Grants to support conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=940 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:16:55 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=940 </guid>

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<title>Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)</title>
<description>Grants to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- National Institutes of Health </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1390 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:48:02 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1390 </guid>

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<title>Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R21)</title>
<description>Grants to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- National Institutes of Health </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1363 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:23:43 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1363 </guid>

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<title>Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO)</title>
<description>Supports policy analysis, research, evaluation and demonstration projects on health care policy and financing issues. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=239 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 11:17:57 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=239 </guid>

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<title>AHRQ Grant Program for Large Conference Support</title>
<description>Grants to support conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=106 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 14:04:15 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=106 </guid>

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