OpportunityTitle: Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: An HBCU must meet one of the following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program:     1)    Offer a Ph.D. or Master&#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#153;s Degree Program in one or more of the following                                    disciplines:    &#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#162; Allied Health  &#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#162; Gerontology  &#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#162; Health Care Administration  &#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#162; Nursing  &#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#162; Pharmacology  &#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#162; Public Health  &#195;&#131;&#194;&#162;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#128;&#195;&#130;&#194;&#162; Social Work; or     2)  Have a School of Medicine; or    3) Be a member of the National HBCU Network for Health Services and Health Disparities.
Description: The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under this grant program to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conducting health services and health disparities research for 2014. The purpose of the grant program is to support researchers in implementing health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The goals of the grant program are to: 1) encourage HBCU health services researchers to pursue research issues which impact the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children Health Insurance Programs (CHIP); 2) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries; 3) assist HBCU researchers by supporting extramural research in health care capacity development activities for the African American communities; 4) increase the pool of HBCU researchers capable of implementing the research, demons tration, and evaluation activities of CMS; 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services pertaining to African Americans; and 6) assist in fostering inter-university communication and collaboration regarding African American health disparity issues.
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GrantorContactText: Grants.gov Contact Center &lt;br/&gt;Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays.&lt;br/&gt;support@grants.gov&lt;br/&gt;
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