WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award up to 35 grants for tribal substance abuse and suicide prevention programs. The agency description of the grant states: "The primary purpose of this program is to reduce the prevalence of suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Tribes can accomplish these goals by: 1. Improving care coordination; 2. Expanding behavioral health care servi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award up to 35 grants for tribal substance use prevention and treatment. The agency description of the grant states: "The primary purpose of this program is to reduce the prevalence of substance abuse and decrease the overall use of addicting and illicit substances among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Tribes can accomplish these goals by: 1. Improvi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to seven grants for research on the prevention of interpersonal violence impacting children and youth. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award up to 10 grants for tribal forensic healthcare services. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this IHS grant is to provide access to treatment for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) victims of domestic and sexual violence by supporting the development of and/or expansion of Forensic Healthcare (FHC) services that are culturally appropriate an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for innovative screening approaches and therapies for screenable disorders in newborns. The agency description of the grant states: "This FOA encourages research relevant to the development of novel screening approaches and/or therapeutic interventions for potentially fatal or disabling conditions that have been identified through newborn screening, a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 25 grants for research to prevent firearm-related violence and injuries. The agency description of the grant states: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC, Injury Center) is soliciting investigator-initiated research to understand and prevent firearm-related injuries,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service announced that it expects to award up to 30 grants for wildland fire management. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Forest Service supports Moving Toward Shared Stewardship Across Landscapes as part of a conceptual framework for making strategic investments across landscapes to co-manage wildfire risk and achieve positive outcomes at the most appropriate scale. Within this framework, Eastern Regi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to five grants for the Post-Secondary Students Program. The agency description of the grant states: "The Basic Needs for Post-secondary Students Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support programs that address the basic needs of students and to report on practices that improve outcomes for students." The estimated total program funding available was cited as  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for screening approaches and therapies for screenable disorders in newborns. The agency description of the grant states: "This FOA encourages research relevant to the development of novel screening approaches and/or therapeutic interventions for potentially fatal or disabling conditions that have been identified through newborn screening, as well as f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award up to 15 grants for tribal behavioral health services. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of the Behavioral Health Integration Initiative (BH2I) program is to improve the physical and mental health status of people with behavioral health issues by developing an integrated and coordinated system of care. This effort supports the Indian Health Serv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award up to 39 grants for tribal domestic violence prevention. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this IHS grant is to support the development and/or expansion of a Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) program by incorporating prevention efforts addressing social, spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of victims through the integration of cult  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to three grants for career development in substance use and overdose prevention research. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support for an intensive  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for tribal suicide prevention. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this program is to improve the system of care for those at risk for suicide by implementing a comprehensive, culturally informed, multi-setting approach to suicide prevention in Indian health systems. This award represents a con  more