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            Health care quality funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Health care quality funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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				<copyright>Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic_details.php?topic=Health%20care%20quality        </link>
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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 08:48:40 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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<title>Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Projects (R18)</title>
<description>Funding for demonstration projects to allow States and health care systems to develop, implement and evaluate medical liability models 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=2264 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:52:30 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Health Impact Project</title>
<description>Funding to promote the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a decision-making tool for policymakers. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2260 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:15:15 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R03)</title>
<description>Funding to support the development and enhancement of expertise in health IT and related disciplines, including research and evaluation methods. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2003 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:53:50 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2003 </guid>

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<title>AHRQ Grant Program for Large or Recurring Conferences (R13)</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>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:12:55 CST</pubDate>
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<title>William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants</title>
<description>Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:23:03 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 </guid>

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<title>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants</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/funding_details.php?funding_id=832 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:57:34 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=832 </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>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:38:20 CST</pubDate>
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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, 25 May 2009 15:37:17 CST</pubDate>
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<title>California Endowment Grant Programs</title>
<description>Grants to expand access to affordable, quality health care for the underserved and to improve the health status of all Californians. Geographic coverage:  California  -- California Endowment </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1051 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:33:28 CST</pubDate>
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<title>California Endowment Grant Programs</title>
<description>Grants to expand access to affordable, quality health care for the underserved and to improve the health status of all Californians. Geographic coverage:  California  -- California Endowment </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1051 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:33:28 CST</pubDate>
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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>Tue, 19 May 2009 17:10:44 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=940 </guid>

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<title>Healthcare X Prize</title>
<description>The Grand Challenge for this Healthcare X PRIZE will be to create an optimal health paradigm that empowers and engages individuals and communities in a way that dramatically improves health value. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- X PRIZE Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2136 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:41:17 CST</pubDate>
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