Archive for January, 2010

Federal Grants

I’ve posted many times about federal grants and I usually mention that the proposals require more work than most other funding sources.  Here are a few federal grants and some sources to help you navigate the federal grant system.   All federal grants are officially announced on Grants.gov.  Here you can search for grant opportunities [...]

January 26, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Grants, Grants, Grants

Here are several grants that target children’s health, community development and technology:   The American Academy of Pediatrics sponsors two grant programs.  The proposal deadline for both is January 29, so don’t delay in applying on line.  The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Implementation Program awards up to $12,000 to pediatricians to develop and [...]

January 22, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Rural Clinic and Hospital Opportunities and Resources

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is funding planning and implementation grants in the area of Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety.  According to AHRQ, “between 44,000 and 98,000 people die each year in hospitals from medical errors.  Systems errors cause the majority of these casualties, rather than poor performance by individual practitioners.”  Health [...]

January 14, 2010 · KJacobson · No Comments
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Happy New Year from the Office of Rural Health

With the New Year comes a new name for this blog.  It’s now called Rural Health and Community Development.  This reflects my interest in providing you with a variety of resources and information on both rural health and economic and community development.  Besides (obviously) working on rural health issues, we also try to identify and [...]

January 5, 2010 · KJacobson · One Comment
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