Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program

The summary for the Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities 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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under this grant program to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conducting health services and health disparities research for 2016. 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 Children Health Insurance Programs (CHIP); 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; 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services pertaining to African Americans; and 6) assist in fostering inter-university communication and collaboration regarding African American health disparity issues.
Federal Grant Title: Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program
Federal Agency Name: Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: CMS-1I0-16-001
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 321394
CFDA Descriptions: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations
Current Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2016 No Explanation
Original Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2016 No Explanation
Posted Date: Apr 19, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 19, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 28, 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
An HBCU must meet one of the following two 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
- Social Work; or

2) Have a School of Medicine
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Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program
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