OpportunityTitle: Targeted Rural Health Research Grant Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is open to public, private and non-profit organizations, including faith-based and community-based organizations.  Applicants whose proposed principle investigator is new to the field, as well as those with previous rural health services research experience, may apply.  The proposed principle investigator however should have at least one publication in a peer-reviewed journal of which he/she is either the author or co-author.  Institutions that received a grant award under the Targeted Rural Health Research Grant program (formerly titled the One-Year Rural Health Research Grant Program in 2005 and 2006) within the last three years (i.e. September 2006, 2007, or 2008) are not eligible for funding under this program for FY 2009.  Schools that received a Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) award in 2008 are ineligible for the Trageted Rural Health Research grant program because these entitites will already be receiving research funding for a similar program from HRSA.  Separate schools within the same university however, would be eligible.  Applicants must be  capable of receiving the grant funds directly and must have the capability to manage the project.  No &quot;financial intermediary&quot; grant applications will be accepted.  Applicants must be able to exercise administrative and program direction over the grant project; must have the administrative and accounting capabilities to manage the grant funds; and must have some permanent research staff at the time the application is submitted.   Eligibility is open to public, private and non-profit organizations, including faith-based and community-based organizations.  Applicants whose proposed principle investigator is new to the field, as well as those with previous rural health services research experience, may apply.  The proposed principle investigator however should have at least one publication in a peer-reviewed journal of which he/she is either the author or co-author.  Institutions that received a grant award under the Targeted Rural Health Research Grant program (formerly titled the One-Year Rural Health Research Grant Program in 2005 and 2006) within the last three years (i.e. September 2006, 2007, or 2008) are not eligible for funding under this program for FY 2009.  Schools that received a Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) award in 2008 are ineligible for the Trageted Rural Health Research grant program because these entitites will already be receiving research funding for a simil.........
Description: This grant supports 18-month Rural Health Research studies on a selected number of topics. Recipients of grants will conduct and disseminate policy-relevant research on issues of national significance in the area of rural health services as they relate to the following topic areas. Topic areas are updated each year, please see the &quot;Eligibility Information; Other Limitations; Research Areas&quot; section of the FY09 guidance for further details regarding FY09 eligible research topics.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA (877-464-4772);301-998-7373 or email
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