Going For Gold and Beyond in the Rural Midwest: Grant for Health Care Organizations
Grants for rural healthcare organizations in the Midwest to lead evidence-based policy and practice changes in the areas of blood pressure, cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. Geographic coverage: The Midwest region of the American Heart Association -- American Heart Association (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 16, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Innovative Uses of Telehealth to Prevent and Manage Cardiovascular Disease Evaluation Cohort
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is looking to identify and evaluate health systems and healthcare providers that are delivering innovative telehealth services to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) by addressing hypertension, high blood cholesterol, and/or stroke. CDC is working to build practice-based evidence and identify the opportunities and challenges of using telehealth to prevent and manage CVD, especially in populations and communities disproportionately affected by CVD. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Disease Control a...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - October 11, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Comprehensive Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Populations with Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PA-21-232 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support innovative multidisciplinary and multi-level research designed to develop and/or test interventions to optimize care of persons with Type 2 diabetes from populations with health/health care disparities concordant with evidence-based guidelines. NIH-designated health disparity populations include racial and ethnic minorities (Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders), sexual and gender m...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 26, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Technical Assistance Provider to Identify Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Disparities in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Public Health is seeking a technical assistance provider to assist Iowa clinics and health system sites in eliminating healthcare disparities related to high blood pressure and high cholesterol through the adoption of evidence-based clinical quality measures. Geographic coverage: Iowa -- Iowa Department of Public Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - February 8, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Iowa Clinical Innovations for Improving Detection of Undiagnosed Hypertension and Cholesterol
Grants to organizations in Iowa to promote the adoption and use of electronic health records and health information technology to improve provider outcomes and patient health outcomes related to identification of individuals with undiagnosed hypertension and undiagnosed high cholesterol and management of adults aged 18-85. Geographic coverage: Iowa -- Iowa Department of Public Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - February 11, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Notice of Changes to RFA-AG-19-020 "Clinical Trial on Effects of Statins in Older Adults without Clinical Cardiovascular Disease (U19 Clinical Trial Required)"
Notice NOT-AG-18-038 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 8, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Clinical Trial on Effects of Statins in Older Adults without Clinical Cardiovascular Disease (U19 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity RFA-AG-19-020 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. NIA and NHLBI invite applications for a seven-year pragmatic trial from a network or consortium of health care delivery systems (HCS) which together cover most of the geographic regions of the United States and a data coordinating center to assess the overall risks and benefits of stains in adults 75 years of age and older without clinical cardiovascular disease. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - August 8, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Open Mike Perspective: Healthy Skepticism when Focusing Solely on Surrogate Endpoints in Clinical Research
I recently wrote an essay for the NIH’s Science, Health, and Public Trust series to encourage a healthy bit of skepticism about clinical studies that solely involve surrogate end-points (e.g. changes in “biomarkers” like blood cholesterol levels or findings on an electrocardiogram). To make my point, I described experiences with a well-known cardiovascular trial — one that focused on the risk of sudden death among heart attack survivors. I encourage readers in this essay to not just assume that treating a surrogate endpoint will automatically treat the underlying condition. Sometimes it does.  But sometimes it...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - May 3, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Clinical Trials innovation Perspectives Source Type: funding

Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes in High Need Areas
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP15-1515 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.283Eligible Applicants State governmentsAgency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jun 30, 2015Award Ceiling: $3,150,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 23, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this one-year funding announcement is for the MS Delta Health Collaborative (MDHC) to complete existing activities that aim to prevent heart disease, stroke, and related chronic diseases, and wou...
Source: Grants.gov - April 24, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Partner Support for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP15-1504 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.814Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(...
Source: Grants.gov - March 13, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (Short Title: PBHCI)
Funding Opportunity Number: SM-15-005 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.243Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-SAMHSClosing Date: Feb 27, 2015Award Ceiling: $400,000Expected Number of Awards: 102Creation Date: Dec 22, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY...
Source: Grants.gov - December 23, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Advancing Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-14-335 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.17393.24293.27393.36193.39393.39593.39993.867Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)...
Source: Grants.gov - September 6, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

Advancing Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence (R21)
Funding Opportunity PA-14-335 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the NIH Adherence Network through the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), with participation from multiple NIH Institutes. This FOA encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (R21) applications for research and development of interventions to significantly improve medication adherence in individuals. Applications may target medication adherence in the context of treatment for a single illness or chronic condition (e.g., hypertension), to sta...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - September 5, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Advancing Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-14-334 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationFood and NutritionHealthCFDA Number: 93.17393.21393.24293.27393.36193.39393.39593.39993.83793.84793.867Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Fede...
Source: Grants.gov - September 5, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Food and Nutrition Health Source Type: funding

Advancing Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence (R01)
Funding Opportunity PA-14-334 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the NIH Adherence Network through the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), with participation from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers. This FOA seeks Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose interventions to significantly improve medication adherence in individuals. Applications may target medication adherence in the context of treatment for a single illness or chronic condition (e.g., hypertension), to stave off a disease recurrence (e.g., canc...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - September 4, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding