Grants and Contracts: Grant Guidelines

Funding Alerts

ANTHROPOLOGY

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

National Geographic All Roads Film Project Offers Seed Grants for Indigenous Filmmakers

Sponsor: National Geographic
Deadline: June 15, September 15, December 15, 2008
Amount: $10,000
Description: The All Roads Film Project is a National Geographic initiative created to provide an international platform for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography. All Roads includes a film festival, photography program, and seed grant program. Grants range up to a maximum of $10,000 each.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads/seed-grants.html

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Research Grants

Sponsor: National Geographic Society
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Varies
Description: The National Geographic Society provides grants averaging between $15,000 and $20,000 (US) per year are provided to investigators with advanced degrees for scientific field research and exploration. Visit the website for more information.

The Wenner-Gren Foundation

Sponsor: The Wenner-Gren Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Varies
Description: The Wenner-Gren Foundation has two major goals – to support significant and innovative anthropological research into humanity's biological and cultural origins, development and variation and to foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology. Visit the website for more information.

GEOGRAPHY

National Geographic Society

Sponsor: National Geographic Society
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Varies
Description: The National Geographic Society accepts pre-applications throughout the year. Grants averaging between $15,000 and $20,000 (US) per year are provided to investigators with advanced degrees for scientific field research and exploration. Visit the website for more information.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

Conservation Fund Accepting Applications for Kodak American Greenways Awards Program

Sponsor: The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program
Deadline: June 15, 2008
Amount: $500 - $1,000
Description: The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America. Grants may be used for activities such as mapping, ecological assessments, surveying, conferences, and design activities; developing brochures, interpretative displays, audio-visual productions, or public opinion surveys; and hiring consultants, incorporating land trusts, building infrastructure (e.g., a foot bridge or bike path), or other creative projects. In general, grants can be used for all appropriate expenses needed to complete a greenway project, including planning, technical assistance, legal, and other costs. Grant recipients are selected according to criteria that include the importance of the project to local greenway development efforts; demonstrated community support for the project; extent to which the grant will result in matching funds or other support from public or private sources; the likelihood of tangible results; and capacity of the organization to complete the project.
URL: http://grants.conservationfund.org/tcf/public/viewAwards.action

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

California Wildlands Grassroots Fund

Sponsor: California Wildlands Grassroots Fund
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $5,000
Description: Applications for grants of up to $5,000 each from the California Wildlands Grassroots Fund for projects that protect and preserve ecosystems, plants, natural landscapes, wildlands, and wildlife in California.
URL: http://www.calwildlandsfund.org

HISTORY

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

Motorola Celebrates Lessons from Abraham Lincoln’s Life with Dedicated Grant Program

Sponsor: The Motorola Foundation
Deadline: July 30, 2008
Amount: $750,000
Description: The Motorola Foundation will partner with the Chicago History Museum to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Working in collaboration, the groups will identify projects developed by civic, educational, and cultural organizations that actively engage the public in lessons drawn from Lincoln's life. The $750,000 grant program will fund programs that focus on three themes:
1) Bringing History into the Future; 2) Engaging in Current Events; 3) Leadership Skills. The awards will fund curriculum design, speech competitions and debates, community programming developed by educators in schools, community organizations, museums, arts and culture organizations, and other nonprofits exploring themes such as diversity, freedom, history, and leadership
URL: http://www.cybergrants.com/motorola/lincolngrant

History Channel Announces Guidelines for Save Our History Grant Program

Sponsor: History Channel
Deadline: June 6, 2008
Amount: $10,000
Description: An initiative of the History Channel, the Save Our History Program invites history organizations to partner with a local school or youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history of their communities. Each year, the History Channel awards grants to organizations across the country that partner with schools or youth groups on community-preservation projects that engage students in learning about, documenting, and preserving local history. The History Channel will award a total of $100,000 in grants of up to $10,000 each in 2008.
URL: Grant Program Application

Save Our History Grants

Sponsor: History Channel
Deadline: June 6, 2008
Amount: $10,000
Description: Applications for grants from the Save Our History program, administered by the History Channel and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to historic-preservation organizations that collaborate with educators on projects that help students understand the importance of history in their communities.
URL: http://www.saveourhistory.com

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

PAN AFRICAN STUDIES

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

A Room Of Her Own Foundation Invites Applications for Literary Gift of Freedom Award

Sponsor: A Room Of Her Own Foundation
Deadline: October 31, 2008
Amount: $50,000
Description: A Room Of Her Own Foundation is dedicated to helping women artists achieve the privacy and financial support necessary to pursue their art. Toward this end, the foundation annually provides an award of $50,000 to a woman writer. The foundation's 2009 Literary Gift of Freedom Award will be given to an American woman writer who is a U.S. citizen and will be living in the U.S. during the grant period. Acceptable genres for this grant are poetry, playwriting, creative nonfiction, and fiction.
URL: http://www.aroomofherown.org/giftfreedom_application.php

National Geographic All Roads Film Project Offers Seed Grants for Indigenous Filmmakers

Sponsor: National Geographic
Deadline: June 15, September 15, December 15, 2008
Amount: $10,000
Description: The All Roads Film Project is a National Geographic initiative created to provide an international platform for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography. All Roads includes a film festival, photography program, and seed grant program. Grants range up to a maximum of $10,000 each.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads/seed-grants.html

William T. Grant Foundation’s Scholars Program

Sponsor: William T Grant Foundation
Deadline: July 9, 2008
Amount: $350,000
Description: Applications for grants from the William T. Grant Foundation's Scholars Program for early-career scholars whose research contributes to understanding and improving the lives of young people, defined as age 8 to 25, in the United States. Up to six scholars will each receive $350,000 over five years for their work.
URL: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Allstate Foundation

Sponsor: Allstate Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Various
Description: Applications for grants from the Allstate Foundation. Grants will support programs in three areas: economic empowerment; safe and vital communities; and tolerance, inclusion, and diversity.
URL: http://www.allstate.com/citizenship/foundation/funding-guidelines.aspx

Cigna Health Care Grants

Sponsor: Cigna Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Various
Description: Applications for grants from the Cigna Foundation. Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that work in one of the following areas: the elimination of ethnic and gender disparities in health care; the health of women, children, and families; mental-health services for needy children; obesity prevention; and improving communication between patients and doctors, as well as the promotion of health literacy.
URL: http://www.cigna.com/about_us/community/targeted_grant.html

POLITICAL SCIENCE

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Substance Abuse Policy Research Grants

Sponsor: Robert Wood Jonson Foundation’s Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $100,000
Description: Letters of intent to apply for grants of less than $100,000 each for research and evaluation projects through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program. Proposed projects should identify, analyze, and evaluate public and private policies to reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs.
URL: http://www.saprp.org

PSYCHOLOGY

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

Alzheimer’s Foundation Offers Grant for Innovative Service

Sponsor: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
Deadline: August 1, 2008
Amount: $30,000
Description: The Alzheimer's Foundation of America has announced that it will be accepting applications for the Brodsky Grant, a $30,000 award to an innovative program or service that improves the lives of those affected by the brain disorder. Through the grant, AFA seeks to fund a program that is innovative, meets the greatest need, and can be successfully put into practice and later replicated in other communities.
URL: http://www.alzfdn.org/AFAServices/applyforagrant.html

William T. Grant Foundation’s Scholars Program

Sponsor: William T Grant Foundation’s Scholars Program
Deadline: July 9, 2008
Amount: $350,000
Description: Applications for grants from the William T. Grant Foundation's Scholars Program for early-career scholars whose research contributes to understanding and improving the lives of young people, defined as age 8 to 25, in the United States. Up to six scholars will each receive $350,000 over five years for their work.
URL: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Substance Abuse Policy Research Grants

Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $40,000
Description: Applications for Diversity Partnership Grants of up to $40,000 each per year for research and evaluation projects through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, which supports projects that examine policies designed to reduce the harm caused by the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs in the United States. Grants will help current SAPRP grantees attract early-career investigators who are underrepresented in scientific research.
URL: http://www.saprp.org/DPG_Guidelines.cfm

Health and Wellness Grants

Sponsor: California Wellness Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $20,000 - $300,000
Description: Letters of interest in health-care grants from the California Wellness Foundation. Grants are made to organizations that provide direct services in disease prevention, health promotion, or wellness education in California. Proposed activities should fall into one of the following areas: diversity in the health professions, environmental health, healthy aging, mental health, teenage-pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, women's health, issues related to work and health, or other programs within the foundation's mission. Grants range from $20,000 to $300,000 each over one to three years. Requests for core operating support are encouraged.
URL: http://www.tcwf.org

Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services Research, and Recovery

Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS offers support for research on behavioral and pharmacological treatment for alcohol use disorders; organizational, financial, and management factors that facilitate or inhibit the delivery of services for alcohol use disorders; and phenomenon of recovery from alcohol use disorders.
Visit the website for more information.

Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health

Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS offer support for research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. Visit the website for more information.

Building Translational Research in Integrative Behavioral Science

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 10/5/2008,
Amount Unspecified
Description: The sponsor National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support to encourage the development of collaborative partnerships between scientists who study basic behavioral processes and those who study the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and behavioral disorders (including drug abuse and addiction) and the delivery of services to those suffering from those disorders. Visit the website for more information.

Community-Based Participatory Research at NIMH

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008,
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS offers support for research partnerships between community-based, clinical/services settings and research institutions to reduce the burden of mental illness, behavioral disorders and HIV/AIDS through research on mind, brain, and behavior. Visit the website for more information.

Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 6/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS offers support for investigations of cognitive, behavioral, and social processes as they relate to: the development of novel drug abuse prevention approaches; the efficacy and effectiveness of newly developed and/or modified prevention programs; the processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions; and methodologies appropriate for studying complex aspects of prevention science.
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Health Grants

Sponsor: Cigna Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Unspecified
Description: Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that work in one of the following areas: the elimination of ethnic and gender disparities in health care; the health of women, children, and families; mental-health services for needy children; obesity prevention; and improving communication between patients and doctors, as well as the promotion of health literacy. Visit the website for more information.

Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 6/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS offers support for health services research on the prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. Proposed research might emphasize any of the following subjects: Factors that affect the delivery of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as social factors, personal behaviors and attributes, financing, organization, management, and health technologies; Dimensions of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as accessibility, utilization, quality, effectiveness, and costs; Processes of blending science-based practices into community-based provision of drug and alcohol abuse prevention services; and Research tools to facilitate higher quality health services research on drug and alcohol abuse.
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Mental Health Consequences Of Violence And Trauma

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support for investigator-initiated research to enhance scientific understanding about the etiology of psychopathology related to violence and trauma, as well as studies to develop and test effective treatments, services, and prevention strategies in this area. Areas of particular interest to the NIMH include interdisciplinary approaches combining multiple levels of inquiry (e.g., psychological, neurobiological, genetic) and scientific tools (e.g., ecological assessment, neuroimaging, microarrays) for psychopathology risk modeling, identification of highly predictive markers of pathology, and improved diagnostics; translation of basic behavioral and neuroscience findings on resiliency and risk for intervention development and testing; and strategies for effective service provision, particularly where non-specialty systems (i.e., primary care) may be required to provide mental health services.
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Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents

Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS offer support for research aimed at increasing the parenting skills and capacities of parents and caregivers to improve the health outcomes of their young and adolescent children. Interventions to increase parenting skills and capacities and reduce high-risk behaviors should involve both parents and their children. Interventions targeting two or more risk factors that indicate ineffective parenting practices (e.g., lack of appropriate parental monitoring, supervision, and communication, high family conflict and disorganization, parental stress and depression, lack of parent-child bonding and negative discipline methods) that simultaneously focus on multiple high-risk adolescent health behaviors (e.g., unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and unintentional (e.g., accidents) and intentional behaviors (e.g., firearm related injuries), are fundamental to this initiative. Interventions that target the reduction of a broad range of family risk factors and simultaneously build upon protective factors are highly encouraged. Parents and similarly situated caregivers of children ten to eighteen years of age are the targets of this initiative. Visit the website for more information.

Pathophysiology and Treatment Response in Late-Life Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health/
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS offers support for research on the pathophysiological aspects of late-life mood and anxiety disorders and on the utility of findings in this research area for developing new treatments or predicting older adults’ response to existing mental health treatments, and to attract new investigators into interdisciplinary studies of these issues. Visit the website for more information.

Psychosocial/Behavioral Interventions and Services Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provide support for exploratory research on psychosocial/behavioral treatments for autism, as well as innovative services research, including the development of instruments to evaluate the impact of interventions on core features of autism spectrum disorders, and comorbid symptomatology. It is intended to encourage research on: the development and/or pilot testing of new or adapted interventions or instruments; pilot testing interventions with preliminary efficacy data in larger clinical trials; or innovative services research directions that require preliminary testing or development.
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Research on Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provide support for research project grant (R01) applications focused on conducting efficacy and effectiveness trials of child abuse and neglect interventions. Specifically, this FOA solicits grant applications that include various levels of interventions. Of particular interest is the development of large scale trials designed to target either or both the victims or perpetrators of child abuse and neglect, including preventive interventions. Child abuse and neglect is a complex public health issue likely caused by a myriad of factors, including individual-, family-, and community-level elements. Thus, a research program focused on understanding and addressing these problems must necessarily draw upon interdisciplinary theories and approaches. One of the goals of this FOA is to bring together multi-disciplinary and translational perspectives encompassing basic biomedical, behavioral and social science research in mental health, physical health, public health and prevention, alcohol and substance abuse, neurology, injury, trauma and child development, to advance our knowledge of child abuse and neglect.
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Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations

Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008,10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS provides support for research grant applications on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce alcohol use and its adverse consequences. Visit the website for more information.

Tools to Mitigate and Understand the Mental Health Effects of National Disasters: STTR

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 8/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 12/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS offers support for Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to support research and development of novel, or the enhancement of existing, commercializable products to mitigate (e.g., tools to be used in assessment, preventive or treatment interventions, and information dissemination) or understand (e.g., research tools) the mental health effects brought on or exacerbated by the aftermath of national disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including victims and those who responded to their needs. These tools might be used by researchers, mental health professionals, other health care providers, as well as by those in the broader community, including educators, day care providers, family members of victims, etc. These tools must take into account the cultural context of the target population to assure their effectiveness and validity. Visit the website for more information.

The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Health Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

Sponsor: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS offer support for research studies that are qualitative, quantitative, and combined methods; that examine the mechanisms, mediators, and moderators by which religious and spiritual beliefs develop and are transmitted across generations; and whether and how these beliefs influence early sexual behaviors and alcohol or other drug use that may facilitate the transmission of HIV in children and adolescents. The focus is on the positive and negative effects of religiosity and spirituality on health risk behaviors in children and adolescents.
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Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS provide support for research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence.
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Women’s Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support for research on women's mental health in relation to pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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SOCIAL WORK

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

William T. Grant Foundation’s Scholars Program

Sponsor: William T Grant FoundationDeadline: July 9, 2008
Amount: $350,000
Description: Applications for grants from the William T. Grant Foundation's Scholars Program for early-career scholars whose research contributes to understanding and improving the lives of young people, defined as age 8 to 25, in the United States. Up to six scholars will each receive $350,000 over five years for their work.
URL: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Substance Abuse Policy Research Grants

Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $40,000
Description: Applications for Diversity Partnership Grants of up to $40,000 each per year for research and evaluation projects through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, which supports projects that examine policies designed to reduce the harm caused by the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs in the United States. Grants will help current SAPRP grantees attract early-career investigators who are underrepresented in scientific research.
URL: http://www.saprp.org/DPG_Guidelines.cfm

Allstate Foundation

Sponsor: Allstate Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Various
Description: Applications for grants from the Allstate Foundation. Grants will support programs in three areas: economic empowerment; safe and vital communities; and tolerance, inclusion, and diversity.
URL: http://www.allstate.com/citizenship/foundation/funding-guidelines.aspx

Cigna Health Grants

Sponsor: Cigna Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Various
Description: Applications for grants from the Cigna Foundation. Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that work in one of the following areas: the elimination of ethnic and gender disparities in health care; the health of women, children, and families; mental-health services for needy children; obesity prevention; and improving communication between patients and doctors, as well as the promotion of health literacy.
URL: http://www.cigna.com/about_us/community/targeted_grant.html

Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health

Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS offer support for research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. Visit the website for more information.

Building Translational Research in Integrative Behavioral Science

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 10/5/2008,
Amount Unspecified
Description: The sponsor National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support to encourage the development of collaborative partnerships between scientists who study basic behavioral processes and those who study the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and behavioral disorders (including drug abuse and addiction) and the delivery of services to those suffering from those disorders. Visit the website for more information.

Community-Based Participatory Research at NIMH

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008,9/7/2008,10/16/2008,
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS offers support for research partnerships between community-based, clinical/services settings and research institutions to reduce the burden of mental illness, behavioral disorders and HIV/AIDS through research on mind, brain, and behavior. Visit the website for more information.

Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 6/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS offers support for investigations of cognitive, behavioral, and social processes as they relate to: the development of novel drug abuse prevention approaches; the efficacy and effectiveness of newly developed and/or modified prevention programs; the processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions; and methodologies appropriate for studying complex aspects of prevention science.
Visit the website for more information.

Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Deadline: 6/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS offers support for health services research on the prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. Proposed research might emphasize any of the following subjects: Factors that affect the delivery of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as social factors, personal behaviors and attributes, financing, organization, management, and health technologies; Dimensions of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as accessibility, utilization, quality, effectiveness, and costs; Processes of blending science-based practices into community-based provision of drug and alcohol abuse prevention services; and Research tools to facilitate higher quality health services research on drug and alcohol abuse. Visit the website for more information.

Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: June 5, and October 5, 2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS grants offer support for drug abuse and mental health research to better understand the disparities in HIV/AIDS in minority populations, particularly among African Americans, who as a group, have experienced exceptionally high rates of new HIV infections and worse survival rates than other ethnic/racial groups in this country. Drug abuse research on HIV among African-Americans is encouraged to elucidate the relationship between drug use, abuse, and dependence on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality; to develop effective, culturally sensitive prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for drug abuse and HIV/AIDS; and to understand the nexus of drug abuse, criminal justice involvement, and HIV/AIDS.   Research on mental health issues in HIV risk and HIV infection among African Americans is encouraged on determinants of risk taking in a variety of contexts, the impact of neuropsychiatric comorbidities associated with HIV, development of a spectrum of culturally appropriate HIV interventions targeting mental health aspects, testing of behavioral interventions for their sustainability and translation to real-world settings, and improvement of mental health and HIV service utilization. Visit the website for more information.

PacifiCare/UnitedHealthcare Request for Proposals

Sponsor: PacifiCare
Deadline: 8/18/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: PacifiCare will support programs that benefit California health care consumers. The sponsor will fund $25 million in total new grants over the next three years to benefit health care consumers and improve the delivery of healthcare services in California.
Visit the website for more information.

Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents

Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS offer support for research aimed at increasing the parenting skills and capacities of parents and caregivers to improve the health outcomes of their young and adolescent children. Interventions to increase parenting skills and capacities and reduce high-risk behaviors should involve both parents and their children. Interventions targeting two or more risk factors that indicate ineffective parenting practices (e.g., lack of appropriate parental monitoring, supervision, and communication, high family conflict and disorganization, parental stress and depression, lack of parent-child bonding and negative discipline methods) that simultaneously focus on multiple high-risk adolescent health behaviors (e.g., unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and unintentional (e.g., accidents) and intentional behaviors (e.g., firearm related injuries), are fundamental to this initiative. Interventions that target the reduction of a broad range of family risk factors and simultaneously build upon protective factors are highly encouraged. Parents and similarly situated caregivers of children ten to eighteen years of age are the targets of this initiative. Visit the website for more information.

Prevention of Trauma Related Adjustment and Mental Disorders in High-Risk Occupations

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health.
Deadline: 10/21/2008,11/21/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS: solicits research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to further the state of science regarding selective prevention approaches prior to trauma exposure for members of high-risk occupations, i.e., civilian employees and military personnel who regularly encounter traumatic situations. From a scientific perspective, occupations that involve exposure to trauma at higher than average frequency present unique opportunities for testing the effectiveness of preventive interventions designed to minimize posttraumatic adjustment disorders. From a public health and national security perspective, attending to the mental and behavioral health of individuals and groups who respond to emergencies, provide disaster relief, defend national interests, participate in peacekeeping missions, and maintain a civil society can be viewed as strengthening our national infrastructure. This FOA invites applications that will contribute directly to the goal of establishing empirically-demonstrated methods of preventing the development of trauma-related disorders among high trauma exposure occupational groups. Research topics may include, but are not limited to: testing theoretical models and mechanisms of disorder risk and resilience; experimental studies to learn whether certain factors buffer against stress reactions; development and testing of new prevention strategies; developing and refining measures of risk, resilience, and post-traumatic outcome in the context of pilot interventions; examining whether existing training and preparation activities have a beneficial impact on post-trauma adjustment at the organizational, group, individual and family levels; and examining the potential economic costs and benefits of various intervention strategies and how they impact organizational “end-users.” Visit the website for more information.

Public Safety

Sponsor: Allstate Foundation.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Unspecified
Description: Grants will support programs in three areas: economic empowerment; safe and vital communities; and tolerance, inclusion, and diversity. Visit the website for more information.

Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health

Sponsor: Office of Research on Women's Health
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: Office of Research on Women's Health/NIH/DHHS offers support to encourage the development of empirical research on social work practice, concepts and theory as these relate to the NIH public health goal of improving health outcomes for persons with medical and behavioral disorders and conditions. Visit the website for more information.

Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health

Sponsor: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research/NIH/DHHS offers support to encourage the development of empirical research on social work practice, concepts and theory as these relate to the NIH public health goal of improving health outcomes for persons with medical and behavioral disorders and conditions. Visit the website for more information.

Research on Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provide support for research project grant (R01) applications focused on conducting efficacy and effectiveness trials of child abuse and neglect interventions. Specifically, this FOA solicits grant applications that include various levels of interventions. Of particular interest is the development of large scale trials designed to target either or both the victims or perpetrators of child abuse and neglect, including preventive interventions. Child abuse and neglect is a complex public health issue likely caused by a myriad of factors, including individual-, family-, and community-level elements. Thus, a research program focused on understanding and addressing these problems must necessarily draw upon interdisciplinary theories and approaches. One of the goals of this FOA is to bring together multi-disciplinary and translational perspectives encompassing basic biomedical, behavioral and social science research in mental health, physical health, public health and prevention, alcohol and substance abuse, neurology, injury, trauma and child development, to advance our knowledge of child abuse and neglect. Visit the website for more information.

Tools to Mitigate and Understand the Mental Health Effects of National Disasters: STTR

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 8/5/2008,9/7/2008,12/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS offers support for Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to support research and development of novel, or the enhancement of existing, commercializable products to mitigate (e.g., tools to be used in assessment, preventive or treatment interventions, and information dissemination) or understand (e.g., research tools) the mental health effects brought on or exacerbated by the aftermath of national disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including victims and those who responded to their needs. These tools might be used by researchers, mental health professionals, other health care providers, as well as by those in the broader community, including educators, day care providers, family members of victims, etc. These tools must take into account the cultural context of the target population to assure their effectiveness and validity. Visit the website for more information.

The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Health Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

Sponsor: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS offer support for research studies that are qualitative, quantitative, and combined methods; that examine the mechanisms, mediators, and moderators by which religious and spiritual beliefs develop and are transmitted across generations; and whether and how these beliefs influence early sexual behaviors and alcohol or other drug use that may facilitate the transmission of HIV in children and adolescents. The focus is on the positive and negative effects of religiosity and spirituality on health risk behaviors in children and adolescents. Visit the website for more information.

Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations

Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008,10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS provides support for research grant applications on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce alcohol use and its adverse consequences. Visit the website for more information.

Mental Health Consequences Of Violence And Trauma

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support for investigator-initiated research to enhance scientific understanding about the etiology of psychopathology related to violence and trauma, as well as studies to develop and test effective treatments, services, and prevention strategies in this area. Areas of particular interest to the NIMH include interdisciplinary approaches combining multiple levels of inquiry (e.g., psychological, neurobiological, genetic) and scientific tools (e.g., ecological assessment, neuroimaging, microarrays) for psychopathology risk modeling, identification of highly predictive markers of pathology, and improved diagnostics; translation of basic behavioral and neuroscience findings on resiliency and risk for intervention development and testing; and strategies for effective service provision, particularly where non-specialty systems (i.e., primary care) may be required to provide mental health services.
Visit the website for more information.

Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS provide support for research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence. Visit the website for more information.

Women’s Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support for research on women's mental health in relation to pregnancy and the postpartum period. Visit the website for more information.

SOCIOLOGY

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

William T. Grant Foundation’s Scholar’s Program

Sponsor: William T Grant Foundation’s Scholars Program
Deadline: July 9, 2008
Amount: $350,000
Description: Applications for grants from the William T. Grant Foundation's Scholars Program for early-career scholars whose research contributes to understanding and improving the lives of young people, defined as age 8 to 25, in the United States. Up to six scholars will each receive $350,000 over five years for their work.
URL: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Substance Abuse Policy Research Grants

Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $40,000
Description: Applications for Diversity Partnership Grants of up to $40,000 each per year for research and evaluation projects through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, which supports projects that examine policies designed to reduce the harm caused by the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs in the United States. Grants will help current SAPRP grantees attract early-career investigators who are underrepresented in scientific research.
URL: http://www.saprp.org/DPG_Guidelines.cfm

Allstate Foundation

Sponsor: Allstate Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Various
Description: Applications for grants from the Allstate Foundation. Grants will support programs in three areas: economic empowerment; safe and vital communities; and tolerance, inclusion, and diversity.
URL: http://www.allstate.com/citizenship/foundation/funding-guidelines.aspx

Cigna Health Grants

Sponsor: Cigna Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Various
Description: Applications for grants from the Cigna Foundation. Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that work in one of the following areas: the elimination of ethnic and gender disparities in health care; the health of women, children, and families; mental-health services for needy children; obesity prevention; and improving communication between patients and doctors, as well as the promotion of health literacy.
URL: http://www.cigna.com/about_us/community/targeted_grant.html

Substance Abuse Policy Research Grants

Sponsor: Robert Wood Jonson Foundation’s Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $100,000
Description: Letters of intent to apply for grants of less than $100,000 each for research and evaluation projects through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program. Proposed projects should identify, analyze, and evaluate public and private policies to reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs.
URL: http://www.saprp.org

Health and Wellness Grants

Sponsor: California Wellness Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $20,000 - $300,000
Description: Letters of interest in health-care grants from the California Wellness Foundation. Grants are made to organizations that provide direct services in disease prevention, health promotion, or wellness education in California. Proposed activities should fall into one of the following areas: diversity in the health professions, environmental health, healthy aging, mental health, teenage-pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, women's health, issues related to work and health, or other programs within the foundation's mission. Grants range from $20,000 to $300,000 each over one to three years. Requests for core operating support are encouraged.
URL: http://www.tcwf.org

Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR)

Sponsor: Public Welfare Foundation.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount $25,000-$50,000
Description: The Public Welfare Foundation looks for carefully defined points where an infusion of energy, expertise and funds can set in motion systemic changes that can improve the lives of people in need. Focus is on criminal and juvenile justice, health reform, and workers rights which can serve as a catalyst for strategic reforms that can make differences to countless. Visit the website for more information.

Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services Research, and Recovery

Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS offers support for research on behavioral and pharmacological treatment for alcohol use disorders; organizational, financial, and management factors that facilitate or inhibit the delivery of services for alcohol use disorders; and phenomenon of recovery from alcohol use disorders.
Visit the website for more information.

Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health

Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS offer support for research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. Visit the website for more information.

Community-Based Participatory Research at NIMH

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008,
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS offers support for research partnerships between community-based, clinical/services settings and research institutions to reduce the burden of mental illness, behavioral disorders and HIV/AIDS through research on mind, brain, and behavior. Visit the website for more information.

Criminal Justice

Sponsor: Open Society Institute
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Unspecified
Description: Grants from the Sentencing and Incarceration Alternatives Project will support groups that seek to: eliminate racial and class disparities in sentencing and incarceration; limit the growth of prisons; mobilize communities affected by high rates of incarceration to call for changes in public policy; promote alternatives to imprisonment; or reduce the length of criminal sentences. Visit the website for more information.

Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Deadline: 6/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS offers support for investigations of cognitive, behavioral, and social processes as they relate to: the development of novel drug abuse prevention approaches; the efficacy and effectiveness of newly developed and/or modified prevention programs; the processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions; and methodologies appropriate for studying complex aspects of prevention science.
Visit the website for more information.

Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans

Sponsor: Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program
Deadline: Early 2008
Amount $25,000
Description: Applications for sabbaticals, sponsored by the Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program, for activists who are members of ethnic minorities. Ten fellows will each receive a $25,000 award to enable them to take a sabbatical that lasts at least three months.
Visit the website for more information.

Health Grants

Sponsor: Cigna Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Unspecified
Description: Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that work in one of the following areas: the elimination of ethnic and gender disparities in health care; the health of women, children, and families; mental-health services for needy children; obesity prevention; and improving communication between patients and doctors, as well as the promotion of health literacy. Visit the website for more information.

Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Deadline: 6/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS offers support for health services research on the prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. Proposed research might emphasize any of the following subjects: Factors that affect the delivery of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as social factors, personal behaviors and attributes, financing, organization, management, and health technologies; Dimensions of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as accessibility, utilization, quality, effectiveness, and costs; Processes of blending science-based practices into community-based provision of drug and alcohol abuse prevention services; and Research tools to facilitate higher quality health services research on drug and alcohol abuse.
Visit the website for more information.

Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: June 5, and October 5, 2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS grants offer support for drug abuse and mental health research to better understand the disparities in HIV/AIDS in minority populations, particularly among African Americans, who as a group, have experienced exceptionally high rates of new HIV infections and worse survival rates than other ethnic/racial groups in this country. Drug abuse research on HIV among African-Americans is encouraged to elucidate the relationship between drug use, abuse, and dependence on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality; to develop effective, culturally sensitive prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for drug abuse and HIV/AIDS; and to understand the nexus of drug abuse, criminal justice involvement, and HIV/AIDS.   Research on mental health issues in HIV risk and HIV infection among African Americans is encouraged on determinants of risk taking in a variety of contexts, the impact of neuropsychiatric comorbidities associated with HIV, development of a spectrum of culturally appropriate HIV interventions targeting mental health aspects, testing of behavioral interventions for their sustainability and translation to real-world settings, and improvement of mental health and HIV service utilization. Visit the website for more information.

Mental Health Consequences Of Violence And Trauma

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support for investigator-initiated research to enhance scientific understanding about the etiology of psychopathology related to violence and trauma, as well as studies to develop and test effective treatments, services, and prevention strategies in this area. Areas of particular interest to the NIMH include interdisciplinary approaches combining multiple levels of inquiry (e.g., psychological, neurobiological, genetic) and scientific tools (e.g., ecological assessment, neuroimaging, microarrays) for psychopathology risk modeling, identification of highly predictive markers of pathology, and improved diagnostics; translation of basic behavioral and neuroscience findings on resiliency and risk for intervention development and testing; and strategies for effective service provision, particularly where non-specialty systems (i.e., primary care) may be required to provide mental health services.
Visit the website for more information.

NIH Revision Awards for Studying Interactions Among Social, Behavioral and Genetic Factors

Sponsor: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Deadline: 5/13/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research/NIH/DHHS invite applications from current NIH-funded investigators to study how interactions among of genetic and behavioral/social factors influence health and disease. Visit the website for more information.

Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents

Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS offer support for research aimed at increasing the parenting skills and capacities of parents and caregivers to improve the health outcomes of their young and adolescent children. Interventions to increase parenting skills and capacities and reduce high-risk behaviors should involve both parents and their children. Interventions targeting two or more risk factors that indicate ineffective parenting practices (e.g., lack of appropriate parental monitoring, supervision, and communication, high family conflict and disorganization, parental stress and depression, lack of parent-child bonding and negative discipline methods) that simultaneously focus on multiple high-risk adolescent health behaviors (e.g., unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and unintentional (e.g., accidents) and intentional behaviors (e.g., firearm related injuries), are fundamental to this initiative. Interventions that target the reduction of a broad range of family risk factors and simultaneously build upon protective factors are highly encouraged. Parents and similarly situated caregivers of children ten to eighteen years of age are the targets of this initiative. Visit the website for more information.

Prevention of Trauma Related Adjustment and Mental Disorders in High-Risk Occupations

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health.
Deadline: 10/21/2008,11/21/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS: solicits research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to further the state of science regarding selective prevention approaches prior to trauma exposure for members of high-risk occupations, i.e., civilian employees and military personnel who regularly encounter traumatic situations. From a scientific perspective, occupations that involve exposure to trauma at higher than average frequency present unique opportunities for testing the effectiveness of preventive interventions designed to minimize posttraumatic adjustment disorders. From a public health and national security perspective, attending to the mental and behavioral health of individuals and groups who respond to emergencies, provide disaster relief, defend national interests, participate in peacekeeping missions, and maintain a civil society can be viewed as strengthening our national infrastructure. This FOA invites applications that will contribute directly to the goal of establishing empirically-demonstrated methods of preventing the development of trauma-related disorders among high trauma exposure occupational groups. Research topics may include, but are not limited to: testing theoretical models and mechanisms of disorder risk and resilience; experimental studies to learn whether certain factors buffer against stress reactions; development and testing of new prevention strategies; developing and refining measures of risk, resilience, and post-traumatic outcome in the context of pilot interventions; examining whether existing training and preparation activities have a beneficial impact on post-trauma adjustment at the organizational, group, individual and family levels; and examining the potential economic costs and benefits of various intervention strategies and how they impact organizational “end-users.” Visit the website for more information.

Public Safety

Sponsor: Allstate Foundation.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount Unspecified
Description: Grants will support programs in three areas: economic empowerment; safe and vital communities; and tolerance, inclusion, and diversity. Visit the website for more information.

Research on Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provide support for research project grant (R01) applications focused on conducting efficacy and effectiveness trials of child abuse and neglect interventions. Specifically, this FOA solicits grant applications that include various levels of interventions. Of particular interest is the development of large scale trials designed to target either or both the victims or perpetrators of child abuse and neglect, including preventive interventions. Child abuse and neglect is a complex public health issue likely caused by a myriad of factors, including individual-, family-, and community-level elements. Thus, a research program focused on understanding and addressing these problems must necessarily draw upon interdisciplinary theories and approaches. One of the goals of this FOA is to bring together multi-disciplinary and translational perspectives encompassing basic biomedical, behavioral and social science research in mental health, physical health, public health and prevention, alcohol and substance abuse, neurology, injury, trauma and child development, to advance our knowledge of child abuse and neglect.
Visit the website for more information.

Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations

Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Deadline: 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008,10/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS provides support for research grant applications on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce alcohol use and its adverse consequences. Visit the website for more information.

The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Health Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

Sponsor: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS offer support for research studies that are qualitative, quantitative, and combined methods; that examine the mechanisms, mediators, and moderators by which religious and spiritual beliefs develop and are transmitted across generations; and whether and how these beliefs influence early sexual behaviors and alcohol or other drug use that may facilitate the transmission of HIV in children and adolescents. The focus is on the positive and negative effects of religiosity and spirituality on health risk behaviors in children and adolescents.
Visit the website for more information. http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-403.html

Tools to Mitigate and Understand the Mental Health Effects of National Disasters: STTR

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 8/5/2008, 9/7/2008,12/5/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS offers support for Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to support research and development of novel, or the enhancement of existing, commercializable products to mitigate (e.g., tools to be used in assessment, preventive or treatment interventions, and information dissemination) or understand (e.g., research tools) the mental health effects brought on or exacerbated by the aftermath of national disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including victims and those who responded to their needs. These tools might be used by researchers, mental health professionals, other health care providers, as well as by those in the broader community, including educators, day care providers, family members of victims, etc. These tools must take into account the cultural context of the target population to assure their effectiveness and validity. Visit the website for more information.

Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence

Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS offers provide support for research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence. Visit the website for more information.

Women’s Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Deadline: 6/16/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/16/2008
Amount Unspecified
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS provides support for research on women's mental health in relation to pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Visit the website for more information.

URBAN STUDIES & PLANNING

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Offers Research Grant

Sponsor: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Amount: $5,000
Description: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. The center's Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The grant award includes a $5,000 cash stipend; travel to the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina), at which the award will be presented, and travel to the 16th National Conference on Students in Transition (November 2009, in Salt Lake City), at which the research findings will be reported; announcement on the National Resource Center Web page, listservs, and print publications; and priority consideration for publication by the National Resource Center. The grant competition is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions.
URL: http://sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html

Conservation Fund Accepting Applications for Kodak American Greenways Awards Program

Sponsor: The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program
Deadline: June 15, 2008
Amount: $500 - $1,000
Description: The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America. Grants may be used for activities such as mapping, ecological assessments, surveying, conferences, and design activities; developing brochures, interpretative displays, audio-visual productions, or public opinion surveys; and hiring consultants, incorporating land trusts, building infrastructure (e.g., a foot bridge or bike path), or other creative projects. In general, grants can be used for all appropriate expenses needed to complete a greenway project, including planning, technical assistance, legal, and other costs. Grant recipients are selected according to criteria that include the importance of the project to local greenway development efforts; demonstrated community support for the project; extent to which the grant will result in matching funds or other support from public or private sources; the likelihood of tangible results; and capacity of the organization to complete the project.
URL: http://grants.conservationfund.org/tcf/public/viewAwards.action

William T. Grant Foundation Scholar’s Program

Sponsor: William T Grant Foundation
Deadline: July 9, 2008
Amount: $350,000
Description: Applications for grants from the William T. Grant Foundation's Scholars Program for early-career scholars whose research contributes to understanding and improving the lives of young people, defined as age 8 to 25, in the United States. Up to six scholars will each receive $350,000 over five years for their work.
URL: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Announces Learning & Leadership Guidelines

Sponsor: NEA Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2008
Amount: $2,000 - $5,000
Description: Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each.
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

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