Rural Health & Safety Education

The summary for the Rural Health & Safety Education 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:	Rural Health & Safety Education
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	CSREES
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-CSREES-RHSE-001485
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 09, 2008
	Creation Date:	Apr 09, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 02, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 02, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,750,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$350,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Land-grant colleges and universities that are eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University.
Grant Description: For FY 2008, the Rural Heath and Safety Education Programs will focus on issues related to aging in one or more of three areas: 1) population aging in rural areas; 2) eldercare or care giving and its impact on rural and farm families; and/or 3) related issues of rural health care to provide older individuals and families with: (1) Information as to the value of good health in an era of population aging; (2) Information to increase the older adult individual or familys motivation take more responsibility for their own health; (3) Access by older adults to health promotion and educational activities; (4) Trained health and allied health professionals or paraprofessionals committed to rural health and care of aging population; and (5) Training for volunteers and health services providers concerning health promotion and health care services for rural older adult populations, in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Fiscal Year 2008 Rural Health and Safety Education Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/rural_health.html
Grant Announcement Contact: CSREES Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays electronic@csrees.usda.gov For questions regarding this RFA
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