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INTRODUCTION

This grant writing assistance resource document is an annotated bibliography of selected fund raising sources found on the Internet. Entities included are classified as Public Organizations, Private Organizations, or Organizations Focusing on Special Populations. A brief description of each fund raising document is given. They all pertain, at least in part, to the mission and functions of the Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health, and/or its customers.

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Public Organizations:
• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• Allied Health Project Grants
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Community Health Center Program
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Health Service Research and Development Grants
• National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
• National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
• National Institutes of Health
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service

Private Organizations:
• The Commonwealth Fund
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
• The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Organizations Focusing on Special Populations:
• Centers for Disease Control National AIDS Clearinghouse Funding Database
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Rural Economic and Community Development

Information and Tips:
In addition, there is Web Site information included on grant writing information and research tips. This section includes:
• Non-Profit Organizational Resources and Development
• Search Engines
• Writing and Research Tips

ORGANIZATION SITES

PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) was established to improve quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access to these services. AHCPR announces a program of small grants, designed to take advantage of time-dependent opportunities; reduce the costs of developing applications for small research projects, including demonstrations and evaluations; and shorten the time and burden of the review process.

Allied Health Project Grants.
To improve and strengthen allied health training, expand enrollments in health professions in greatest demand, strength curriculum in areas of special need, expand or establish interdisciplinary training programs, community based allied health training programs, linking academic centers to rural clinical settings.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This site offers a list of funding opportunities which they provide. This site leads to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) funding in public health, health promotion, and disease prevention.

Community Health Center Program.
The purpose of the Community Health Center (CHC) program is to provide access to case-managed, family-oriented preventive and primary health care services for people living in rural and urban medically underserved communities.
The CHC program makes grants to public and non-profit private entities for the development and operation of CHCs. CHCs are located in areas throughout the country where there are financial, geographical, or cultural barriers to primary health care services for a substantial portion of the population.

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Health Resources and Services Administration.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) includes the Bureau of Primary Health Care, the Bureau of Health Professions, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, and the Bureau of Health Resources Development. Grant cycles vary among programs and, as a rule, only those grants currently in competition will be posted. Check these pages periodically for the latest information and application kits. Each page will also contain a bureau contact person for more information.

The Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) also has Health Service Research and Development Grants which support health services research to create new knowledge and better understanding of the process by which health services are made available, and how they may provide more efficiently and effectively.
The AHCPR has a broad legislative mandate to support general health services research on problems related to health care cost, quality and access to health service. Major categories of research on problems related to health care cost, primary care, health promotion and disease prevention, and State and local health problems.
Current emphasis is on analysis of medical practice variations, and the study of the epidemiological and economic characteristics of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related illnesses.

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) loan repayment program addresses the maldistribution of primary health care providers by providing funds directly to the trained health professional for repayment of undergraduate and graduate loans in exchange for the participant serving in a federally designated health professional shortage area. Unlike the NHSC scholarship program, participants in the NHSC loan repayment program have already received their health professions training when they agree to serve. The health professions for which funds to repay loans are available include allopathic and osteopathic physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, nurse practitioners, physician assistant, nurse midwives, and mental health professionals.

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program.
The NHSC Scholarship Program addresses the maldistribution of primary health care providers by providing payment for the health professions training in exchange for the scholar serving in a federally designated health professional shortage area on completion of training. A stipend and other reasonable costs are paid directly to the scholar and full tuition is paid directly to the health professional school. The health professions training for which support is available includes allopathic and osteopathic medicine, family nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician assistants.

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National Institutes of Health.
Leads to National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants and contracts, the Guide announcing the availability for the new funds for biomedical and behavioral research, and links to Institutes, Centers, and Divisions at the NIH.

The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Home Page.
The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service was created to encourage, improve, and make affordable the use of telecommunications, computer networks and related technology for rural communities to improve educational and/or medical services.

PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

The Commonwealth Fund.
The Commonwealth Fund, a national, New York City-based foundation, undertakes independent research on health and social issues. Its program focuses on improving health care services, bettering the health of minority Americans, advancing the well being of elderly people, and developing the capacities of children and young people. The Fund's Web Site provides the latest results of the Fund's research, and allows easy access to its publications on a range of subjects, including health care coverage, access, and quality; managed care and its implications; minority health; and Medicare and the effects of proposed changes on beneficiaries.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation strives to improve the quality of life in the United States by supporting programs that foster scientific knowledge and/or improve education, health, the environment, culture, and employment opportunities.
The Foundation's Web Site offers program guidelines for more than a dozen areas, grant application information, a checklist of what a proposal should include, the Foundation's annual reports, program guidelines for the Foundation's science and engineering research fellowships, information about the Foundation-supported Center for the Future of Children.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent health care philanthropy whose work is focused on four main areas: health policy, reproductive health, HIV policy, and health and development in South Africa. In addition to an extensive listing of Foundation-sponsored surveys and reports on a range of health-related issues, Kaiser's Web Site provides information about how to contact the Foundation for a list of recently awarded grants, as well as links to other health resources.

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The William Randolph Hearst Foundations.
The Hearst Foundation, Inc., was founded in 1945 by publisher and philanthropist William Randolph Hearst. In 1948, Hearst established the California Charities Foundation, the name of which was changed to the William Randolph Hearst Foundation after Mr. Hearst's death in 1951. The charitable goals of the two Foundations are essentially the same, reflecting the philanthropic interests of William Randolph Hearst - education, health, social service, and culture. The Foundations' proposal evaluation process is divided geographically: organizations east of the Mississippi River must apply to the Foundations' New York offices, while organizations west of the Mississippi are asked to apply through the Foundations' San Francisco offices. In addition to their grant making activities in the four program areas mentioned above, the Hearst Foundations make grants to students through the Hearst Journalism Awards Program and the U.S. Senate Youth Program. Visitors to the Foundations' "folder" on the Web Site will find program guidelines, funding policies and limitations, application procedures, and descriptions of both award programs.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. To that end, the Foundation focuses on four main areas: to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care; to improve the way services are organized and provided to people with chronic health conditions; to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse; and to address cost containment of health care expenditures. The Foundation's sprawling Web Site serves as a comprehensive guide to the Foundation's programs and activities, and as a substantial resource in the health care field. Visitors will find detailed program descriptions and application guidelines, comprehensive grants lists, links to grantee web/gopher sites (as well as the Foundations' own gopher site), several Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS), and a list of current calls for proposals. Visitors can also access bulletins from American Health Line, a service providing daily briefing on health care politics and policy; excerpts for the Foundation's recent annual reports; and complete text versions of "Advances," the Foundation's newsletter.

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ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Centers for Disease Control National AIDS Clearinghouse Funding Database.
The Funding Database includes private and government funding opportunities for community-based and HIV/AIDS service organizations. Included are details about eligibility requirements, application process, and deadlines. The Funding Database is organized into sections called "fields." The "fields" in this database include "Funder Name," "Fund Description," "Application Deadline," and "Type of Support." Together the fields make up the full description of each funding opportunity in the database; this is called a record. Your search results will be made up of database records that match your search query.

Health Resources and Services Administration.
This site includes funding sources for community and migrant health centers, the homeless, and Ryan White (HIV) programs, the health professions, and maternal and child health.

Rural Economic and Community Development. The Rural Development Web Site of the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers grants, financial assistance, and loans to help individuals obtain housing, and small businesses in rural areas. Funds are also available for communities to help finance projects relating to infrastructures, development of community facilities, and for public services such as equipment for a fire department.

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INFORMATION AND TIPS

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Contact Center Network.
A comprehensive Web Site of non-profit resources, arranged by issue and geographic location. Their site features a fully searchable database (not just a collection of Web links) that will enable organizations to enter, describe, and update detailed information about their specific services, volunteer opportunities, internships, job opening, upcoming events, and any material they have produced.

Guide to Non-Profit Public Service Organizations.
A clearinghouse of Internet resources relating to: grants and funding, philanthropy, federal government information, AmeriCorps and other programs of voluntary action, community networking; community and urban development, information and referral services, individual human service topics.

Philanthropy Journal Online. "All the Non-Profit News That's Fit to Hit." The Philanthropy Journal Online aspires to bring the non-profit sector the best news, links, and resources available on fund-raising, foundations, corporate giving, technology, news, research, and more. The Philanthropy Journal Online is the new home of the Meta-Index of Non-Profit Organizations on the Web and Philanthropy links.

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SEARCH ENGINES
Foundations On-Line.
Provides gateway access to Non-Profit and Foundations.

GrantsNet.
GrantsNet is a system for finding and exchanging information on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal programs.

Non-Profit Resource Center.
This Web Site includes links to Web Site guides and other grant sites.

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WRITING AND RESEARCH TIPS

A Grant Getter's Guide to the Internet.
This document is intended to serve as a quick and easy Web Site guide to federal grant information on the Internet. If you have an idea that is begging to be funded, this is the easiest, fastest, and most comprehensive way to search for a federal source of money. Though the focus is grant resources, there are added tips on where to find additional types of education-related information.

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing.
Seliger + Associates provides comprehensive grant writing sources search services for public and non-profit agencies throughout the United States on a consulting basis. They have been in business for almost four years, and have represented over 150 clients in 17 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.
Seliger + Associates also conducts grant source searches to identify funding sources for project concepts. They follow government grant availability and maintain a database of over 18,000 foundation and corporate giving sources. In addition, they prepare non-profit incorporation documents and applications for tax exempt status.

The Foundation Center.
The Foundation Center provides grant-making information, including proposal writing and research tips.

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