Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program

 

The Centers for Medicare & 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 2015. 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, demonstration, 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.

Deleted 09/09/2015 (Archived.) CMS-1I0-15-001 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES Grant An HBCU must meet one of the following two requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program: 1) Offer a Ph.D. or MasterâÂÂÂ₏™s Degree Program in one or more of the following disciplines: âÂÂÂ₏¢ Allied Health âÂÂÂ₏¢ Gerontology âÂÂÂ₏¢ Health Care Administration âÂÂÂ₏¢ Nursing âÂÂÂ₏¢ Pharmacology âÂÂÂ₏¢ Public Health âÂÂÂ₏¢ Social Work; or 2) Have a School of Medicine No Explanation 08/10/2015 This program has cost sharing or matching requirements. Grants.gov Contact Center
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https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=54232 support@grants.gov $0.00 Awards range from $215,000.00 to $215,000.00