Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The summary for the Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities
	CFDA Number:	93.779
	CFDA Description:	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations
	Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2009-CMS-HBCU-0006
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 02, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 02, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 23, 2009 See link to full announcement for details.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 23, 2009 See link to full announcement for details.
	Archive Date:	Jul 23, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: An HBCU must meet one of the following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program: 1) Offer 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 -- Public Policy -- Social Work; or 2) Have a School of Medicine; or 3) Be a member of the National HBCU Network for Health Services and Health Disparities.
Grant Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under its grant program to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conducting health services and health disparities research for 2009. 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 SCHIP programs, 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, and 5) assist in fostering interuniversity communication and collaboration regarding African American health disparity issues.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchdemograntsopt/
Grant Announcement Contact: Linda Gmeinerlinda.gmeiner@cms.hhs.gov
Linda Gmeiner [linda.gmeiner@cms.hhs.gov]
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