Celebrating 20 Years of ClinicalTrials.gov and Looking to the Future
Guest post by Rebecca Williams, PharmD, MPH, acting director of ClinicalTrials.gov at the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. As ClinicalTrials.gov celebrates its 20th anniversary on February 29, 2020, we’re asking for your input on how it can best continue to serve your needs for many more years to come. ClinicalTrials.gov is the world’s largest public clinical research registry and results database, giving patients, families, health care providers, researchers, and others easy access to information on clinical studies relating to a wide range of diseases and conditions. This online reso...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 7, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Rebecca Williams Tags: blog Open Mike Clinical Trials Clinicaltrials.gov Source Type: funding

California Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program
Funding and technical assistance for organizations that are providing substance use disorder prevention, outreach, and education focused on youth in low-income rural and urban areas of California. Geographic coverage: California -- California Department of Health Care Services, Sierra Health Foundation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 31, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Alaska Rural Health Care Fund
Grants that help to provide access to quality healthcare in rural Alaska communities as demonstrated by evidenced-based research. Geographic coverage: Alaska -- Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, Rasmuson Foundation, The Alaska Community Foundation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 18, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Rural Health Care Coordination Program
Funding for rural health consortiums working to improve access and quality of care through care coordination strategies with the focus areas of collaboration, leadership, workforce, improved outcomes, and sustainability in rural communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 16, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Enhancing Suicide Prevention in Emergency Care via Telehealth (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-MH-20-226 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit research to develop, optimize and test mental health telehealth methods (i.e., without involving in-person interaction between a mental health clinician and the patient) to help evaluate and treat emergency department (ED) patients with suicide risk, compared to usual care of such patients in emergency departments without adequate on-site mental health specialty consultation. Primary research questions include if the use of telehealth methods affects the proportion of ED patie...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 19, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Seeking Comments on Using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources for NIH-Supported Research
NIH is currently accepting public comments on the use of standards for capturing, integrating, and exchanging clinical data for research purposes (NOT-OD-19-150). This is a great opportunity to hear more from the community on ways to strengthen approaches that find, share, and access high-quality patient data, while also making it more interoperable and reusable. Such goals align with long-standing NIH data sharing policies and what was also called for in a related NIH strategic plan on data science. The Request for Information focuses on the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard (see also NOT-OD-...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 30, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Uncategorized fast healthcare interoperability resources FHIR request for information Request For Information (RFI) Source Type: funding

Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-19-355 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for intervention research designed to support caregivers of adult cancer patients. Interventions supported by this FOA are intended to provide caregivers with care training, promote coping skills, and ultimately help them manage care. Outcomes of such interventions are expected to (1) optimize patient health care utilization, (2) improve caregiver well-being, and (3) improve patient physical health and psychosocial outcomes. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - August 29, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-19-352 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for intervention research designed to support caregivers of adult cancer patients. Interventions supported by this FOA are intended to provide caregivers with care training, promote coping skills, and ultimately help them manage care. Outcomes of such interventions are expected to (1) optimize patient health care utilization, (2) improve caregiver well-being, and (3) improve patient physical health and psychosocial outcomes. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - August 29, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program
Grants for the development of integrated healthcare networks that work to address health problems that could not be solved by single entities working alone. Networks will achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; and strengthen the rural healthcare system. Geographic coverage: The 8 Delta States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rura...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - August 27, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Hawaii Pacific Basin Rural Rotations and Pacific Experience
Placement and financial assistance for medical students and residents who would like to gain clinical experience in remote rural sites within the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System. Geographic coverage: Hawaii -- Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - August 22, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Rural Health Network Development Program
Grants for healthcare networks in rural areas to assist with increasing access to and improve the quality of healthcare services. The purpose of this program is to support rural integrated healthcare networks that have combined the functions of the entities participating in the network in order to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential healthcare services; and strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - August 14, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

California Health Care Foundation Unsolicited Proposals
Accepts unsolicited funding requests from organizations working to improve access to coverage and care for low-income populations, ensure high value care, and inform decision makers. Geographic coverage: California -- California Health Care Foundation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - July 16, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Request for Information (RFI): Guidance on Current Education Curricula for Health Care Professionals Regarding Pain and Opioid Misuse and Use Disorder
Notice NOT-DA-19-054 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - July 5, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Health Care Transportation Access “Ready-to-Launch” Implementation Grants
Grants to support communities that are ready to take concrete steps toward implementing transportation solutions to address healthcare access. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Transit Administration, National Center for Mobility Management (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 26, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Health Care Transportation Access "Ready-to-Launch" Implementation Grants
Grants to support communities that are ready to take concrete steps toward implementing transportation solutions to address healthcare access. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Transit Administration, National Center for Mobility Management (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 26, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding