Deadline: 30 October 2016
The Indian Health Service (IHS) Office of Public Health Support (OPHS), Division of Planning, Evaluation and Research (DPER), is accepting applications for the “National Native Health Research Training Initiative”.
This initiative will help build capacity and disseminate new and best practices for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health research and promote Tribally-driven research activity through a variety of educational and training opportunities.
Focus will be on the promotion of health research and related opportunities for AI/AN students, highlighting promising practices and practice-based approaches to improving the health of AI/AN people, and culture-based approaches to reducing health disparities between AI/AN people and the U.S. population.
Objectives
- To increase opportunities for AI/AN scientists and health professionals—Offering development and training opportunities to AI/AN scientists, students, and health professionals and to provide a means for the dissemination of biomedical, clinical, behavioral and health science research that is responsive to the needs of the AI/AN community and the goals of this initiative.
- To enhance Tribal-academic collaborations and improve the ability of Tribes to utilize research findings—Recent CBPR projects suggests that AI/AN communities can work collaboratively with health researchers to further the research needs of AI/ANs.
- To reduce health disparities—Research suggests that enhancing protective factors can be as effective as reducing risk factors in improving health outcomes, particularly among AI/ANs. A better understanding of protective factors among AI/ANs could be helpful in reducing health disparities.
Funding Information
- The total amount of funding identified for the current fiscal year (FY) 2017 is approximately $225,000.
- The award amount is anticipated to be between $100,000 and $225,000.
- The project period is for five years and will run consecutively from November 15, 2016 to November 14, 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible an applicant must:
- Be 501(c)(3) non-profit entities that are national membership organizations of AI/AN health researchers or scientists.
- Organizations claiming non-profit status must submit a copy of the 501(c)(3) Certificate with your application submission by the Application Deadline Date listed under Key Dates on page one of this announcement.
Demonstrate organizational expertise and successful experience in:
- Conducting previous national research or scientific conferences.
- Promoting and supporting AI/AN health research and science education and training.
- Providing evidence of at least five years of successful experience providing health research and science education and outreach on a national scale.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application package via given website.
Eligible Countries: United States
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