Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program

The summary for the Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under this grant program to assist researchers in conducting health services research for 2016. The purpose of the Hispanic grant program is to implement Hispanic health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The grant program is designed to: 1) encourage health services and health disparities researchers to pursue research issues which impact Hispanic Medicare, Medicaid, and Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) health services issues, 2) conduct outreach activities to apprise Hispanic researchers of funding availability to conduct research-related issues affecting Hispanic communities to expand the pool of applicants applying for such grants, 3) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries, 4) support extramural research in health care capacity development activities for the Hispanic communities, 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services issues pertaining to Hispanics, and 6) foster a network for communication and collaboration regarding Hispanic health care issues.
Federal Grant Title: Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program
Federal Agency Name: Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: CMS-1H0-16-001
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 321387
CFDA Descriptions: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations
Current Application Deadline: Jun 29, 2016 No Explanation
Original Application Deadline: Jun 29, 2016 No Explanation
Posted Date: Apr 19, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 19, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 29, 2016
Total Program Funding: $430,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $215,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $215,000
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Cost Sharing or Matching: Yes
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Applicants must meet one of the following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program:

1) A health services/disparities researcher at a university or college offering a Ph.D. or Master'€™s Degree Program in one or more of the following disciplines.

- Allied Health
- Gerontology
- Health Care Administration
- Nursing
- Pharmacology
- Public Health
- Social Work; or

2) A member of a community-based health organization with a Hispanic health services research component; or

3) A member of a professional association focusing on Hispanic health services and health disparities issues.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program
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