Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program

The summary for the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program 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 and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	10.500
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Extension Service
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Education Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-RHSE-003441
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 02, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 17, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 01, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 01, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 31, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	1,600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by 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, West Virginia State University and the University of the District of Columbia. Applications may be submitted by any of the Tribal colleges and universities designated as 1994 Land-Grant Institutions under the Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, as amended.
Grant Description: For FY 2011, the Rural Health and Safety Education Programs will focus on issues related to individual and family health in one or more of the following areas: 1) Analysis or education regarding the impact of societal factors (e.g., income, education, unemployment/employment security, social exclusion, food security/insecurity, housing quality, health insurance coverage) on health among rural and farm families; 2) Analysis or education regarding health literacy or health disparities in access and usage of health services or of health conditions and their respective impact on health status of rural and farm families; and/or 3) Related issues of health promotion and health care to rural individuals and families with: *Information as to the value of good health at any age; *Information to increase individual or family's motivation to take more responsibility for their own health;*Information about and access to health promotion and educational activities; and *Training for volunteers and health services providers concerning health promotion and health care services for individuals and families in cooperation with local and community partners.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/rural_health.html
Grant Announcement Contact: NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
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