OpportunityTitle: Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants must meet one of the following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program.      1.  A health services/disparities researcher at a university or college offering a Ph.D. or Master&apos;s Degree Program in one or more of the following disciplines:    Allied Health  Gerontology  Health Care Administration  Nursing  Pharmacology  Public Health  Public Policy  Social Work; or    2.  A member of a community-based health organization with a Hispanic health services research component; or    3. A member of a professional association focusing on Hispanic health services and health disparities issues.
Description: The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under its grant program to assist researchers in conducting health services research for 2009. The purpose of the Hispanic grant program is to implement Hispanic American health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The grant program is designed to: 1) Encourage health services and health disparities researchers to pursue research issues which impact Hispanic Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP health services issues, 2) conduct outreach activities to apprise Hispanic researchers of funding availability to conduct research-related issues affecting Hispanic American communities to expand the pool of applicants applying for such grants, 3) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries, 4) support extramural research in health care capacity development activities for the Hispanic American communities, 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services issues pertaining to Hispanic Americans, and 6) foster an network for communication and collaboration regarding Hispanic health care issues.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Linda Gmeiner
GrantorContactText: Linda Gmeiner&lt;br/&gt;Linda.Gmeiner@cms.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
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