Sponsor: Hilton Hotels Corporation
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor focuses its charitable giving to four areas: K-12
education, health, youth programs, and civic affairs and public
policy. Eligible applicants are tax-exempt organizations.
Program URL: http://hiltonworldwide1.hilton.com/en_US/ww/business/citizenship.do
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Impaired driving continues to be a severe and persistent threat to public safety, and the number of deaths from traffic crashes involving impaired drivers is higher than the number of deaths from all other causes among persons aged 3 to 33. In 2006, an estimated 30.5 million persons aged 12 or older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past 12 months (“past year”), and 10.2 million persons aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs during the past year.
The following are brief findings in the report:
Combined data from 2004 to 2006 indicate that 15.1 percent of current drivers aged 18 or older drove under the influence of alcohol in the past 12 months (“past year”), and 4.7 percent drove under the influence of illicit drugs in the past year.
Rates of past-year driving under the influence of alcohol were highest among persons aged 18 or older in Wisconsin (26.4 percent), North Dakota (24.9 percent), Minnesota (23.5 percent), Nebraska (22.9 percent), and South Dakota (21.6 percent).
Past-year rates of driving under the influence of illicit drugs among persons aged 18 or older were highest in the District of Columbia (7.0 percent), Rhode Island (6.8 percent), Massachusetts (6.4 percent), Montana (6.3 percent), and Wyoming (6.2 percent).
Download NSDUH Report:
State Estimates of Persons Aged 18 or Older Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Illicit Drugs 
(313 KB)
Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides funding to help tribes close or clean up
high-threat open dumps, develop alternative disposal options, and
establish integrated solid waste management and enforcement programs.
Approximately $2 million is available to fund twenty projects.
Deadline(s): 06/09/2008
Web Site: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=41394&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
Program URL: http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/epa-oswer-osw-08-03.pdf
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Tribal Self-Governance Program Negotiation Cooperative Agreement (Temporarily Suspended)
Sponsor: Indian Health Service/DHHS
SYNOPSIS:
The purpose of the program is to award cooperative agreements that
provide negotiation resources to Tribes interested in participating in
the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP) as authorized by Title V,
Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 2000 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of Public Law (Pub.
L.) 93-638, as amended. The TSGP is designed to promote
self-determination by allowing Tribes to assume more control of
sponsor programs and services through compacts negotiated with the
sponsor. The Negotiation Cooperative Agreement provides Tribes with
funds to help cover the expenses involved in preparing for and
negotiating with the sponsor and assists eligible Indian Tribes to
prepare Compacts and Funding Agreements (FAs).
Deadline(s): 04/28/2008
Program URL: http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/index.cfm?module=HHS-2008-IHS-TSGP-0001
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HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Methods for Prevention Packages Program (MP3) (R01) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17571
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Multi-Drug Combinations to Promote Neurological Recovery in Traumatic Brain Injury (R01) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17572
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Mouse Models Containing Human Alleles: Novel Tools to Study Brain Function (R21/R33) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17574
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Functional Characterization of Genetic Variants and Interactions: The Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (R21) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17576
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Functional Characterization of Genetic Variants and Interactions: The Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (R03) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17577
For more information and assistance contact us at information@landd.net.
National Organization Activities for Cancer Control in Underserved
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS
SYNOPSIS:
This program will assist national organizations to develop, enhance
and coordinate cancer prevention and control activities for
individuals who may be underserved, uninsured or underinsured, at
risk, or of racial/ethnic minorities. <S2S>
Deadline(s): 05/22/2008
Web Site: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;?oppId=17549&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
Program URL: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/DP08-815.htm
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New Online Course with CEU’s Available
Acamprosate: A New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorders
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment’s Knowledge Application Program (CSAT KAP) is pleased to offer its first online e-learning course, Acamprosate: A New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorders. The course provides information about the use, side effects, and contraindications of acamprosate; information to discuss with clients; and a comparison of medications used to treat alcohol use disorders.
The course is self-paced so that users can log out and return later to continue where they left off. The course includes interactive exercises, case examples, and a test. Counselors who successfully complete the course receive one NAADAC-approved continuing education unit (CEU) at no cost and can print out their CEU certificate.
Access e-Learning Course— Acamprosate: A New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorders
Visit http://kap.samhsa.gov to find additional products (print and online) developed under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment’s Knowledge Application Program (KAP).
American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Program
Sponsor: Office of Postsecondary Education/Department of Education
SYNOPSIS:
Funding is provided to eligible institutions of higher education to
enable them to improve their academic quality, institutional
management, and fiscal stability, and increase their self-sufficiency
and strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to
the higher education resources of the Nation.
Deadline(s): 05/22/2008
Program URL: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8702.pdf
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Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, And How It Can Help You
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has several resources and materials available to the public that relate to Alcohol Awareness Month, taking place this April.
Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How it Works, And How it Can Help You is a brochure designed to inform people involved in the criminal justice system and their families about substance abuse treatment resources in prison and the community. It describes what can be gained through substance abuse treatment while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole; encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders; and stresses the importance of family support when seeking this assistance.
Order or View/Download:
Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, And How It Can Help You (SMA07-4292)
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Headquarters
ROA 2008: A.4 Supersonics Project (SUP2)
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41313
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Headquarters
ROA 2008: A.2 Subsonic Fixed Wing Project (SSFW1)
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41315
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Headquarters
ROA 2008: B.4 Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Project
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41317
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Headquarters
ROA 2008: B.2 Aircraft Aging and Durability (AAD) Project
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41318
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Improve Health in MA!
Community-Based Health Programs in MA!
POSTED: 4/11/2008
FUNDING SOURCE: Tufts Health Plan Foundation
ELIGIBILITY: MA nonprofits
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 7/7/08 (LOI)
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.tuftshealthplanfoundation.org/foundation.php?content=grant_proposal&rightnav=foundation_nav#D
DESCRIPTION: Grants to reduce health disparities, improve nursing education, and increase health literacy in Massachusetts.
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HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Fragile X Pre-mutation and Ovarian Function (R03) Modification 2
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12634
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse(R03) Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12694
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Limited Competition: The Studies to Treat or Prevent Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes (STOPP-T2D) (U01) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17506
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17507
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Tools for Germplasm Cryopreservation (SBIR [R43/R44])
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17509
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Tools for Germplasm Cryopreservation (STTR [R41/R42])
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17510
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Academic Career Award (K07)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17512
For more information contact us at information@landd.net.
DOI
Department of the Interior
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Region 7
Grant Liaison and Staff Support to the State of Alaska Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41329
DOI
Department of the Interior
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sandhill Crane
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41331
For more information contact us at information@landd.net.
Request for Applications (RFA) No. SM-08-011
Posting on Grants.gov: April 16, 2008
Receipt Date: June 12, 2008
Announcement Type: Initial
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Cooperative Agreements for Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health (Project LAUNCH).
The purpose of Project LAUNCH is to promote the wellness of young children, birth to age 8. Project LAUNCH defines wellness as a state of positive physical, emotional, social, and behavioral health. The goal is to create thriving, safe, and supportive environments for children, allowing them to enter school ready to learn and succeed.
Download the Complete Announcement No. SM-08-011:
Download RFA in Adobe PDF Format (424 KB)
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In the 5 years since SAMHSA launched the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Initiative, the program has increasingly become an integral part of medical practice in clinics, emergency rooms, trauma centers, and other treatment settings. The SAMHSA News cover story gives an update on SBIRT, describes new billing codes for providers, and highlights grantees in Alaska and in Massachusetts.
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