Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-15-063 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.155Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Mar 30, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jan 29, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies program. ?The purpose of this program is to assist rural communities with conducting rapid data analyses and short term issue-specific rural research studies to understand the impact of current and proposed policies and regulations as well as provide information that will improve access to health care and population health in rural America.? Due to the nature of rural policy analysis and formulation, rural organizations and health care providers often require timely information that is available only through specialized analysis of databases of information compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), other Federal and State agencies, or private organizations.? Most rural groups and individuals do not have the capacity to store the data sets, the staff expertise to refine and analyze the data nor the technology necessary to run statistical analyses.? Findings fro...

Source: Grants.gov - January 30, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding