Request for Proposals: Funds Are Available for Medical Equipment Purchases for Clinics/Hospitals That Serve American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Funds are available for medical equipment purchases for clinics/hospitals that serve American Indian and Alaska Native populations. These funds have been made available, through a philanthropic donor, for clinics/hospitals that have a dire need for new or upgraded medical equipment. To be considered, a proposal should be submitted to the Association of American Indian Physicians that demonstrates: A dire need – which requires identifying specific medical equipment: (a) that is necessary to provide basic health care and that currently does      not exist at the clinic/hospital...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 11, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Association of American Indian Physicians Source Type: funding

Request for Information (RFI): B.R.A.I.N. Initiative Public/Private Partnership to Accelerate Clinical Access to Next-Generation Stimulating/Recording Devices
The purpose of this time-sensitive RFI, issued by the Institutes of the NIH BRAIN Initiative (http://www.nih.gov/science/brain/funding.htm), is to seek input from interested academic/clinical researchers, regulatory and other government agencies, and potential industry partners to identify key barriers and potential opportunities to grant earlier broad access to significant risk recording and/or stimulating medical devices for clinical research. As the intent is to address the unique manufacturing and regulatory burden for SR implantable medical devices, the scope of the RFI is limited to invasive technologies that can st...
Source: NINDS Funding Announcements: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - September 26, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: funding

Call for Proposals: Sheikh Zayed Prizes for Pediatric Device Innovation
As part of this competition two projects/companies will be selected to receive up to $50,000 award, each. The deadline has been extended to 17:00 EST on September 29, 2014! Eligibility The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation is seeking proposals from inventors in medical institutions, private practices, the business community, and academic researchers who have medical device concepts or ideas for use with pediatric patients. Proposals should address a significant, yet unmet need within the pediatric population with a device idea that lends itself to commercialization. The FDA defin...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation Source Type: funding

Notice of Change in Due Date for PAR-13-390 "Indo-US Collaborative Program on Affordable Medical Devices (R03)"
Notice NOT-EB-14-007 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - September 18, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Request for Applications: Autism Speaks Meixner Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Research
Deadlines: Letter of Intent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 8:00 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time) Letters of recommendation: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 by 8:00 pm (ET) Application: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 by 8:00 pm (ET) Other Important Dates (subject to change): Peer review panels: Spring 2015 Notification: Summer 2015 Earliest Grant start date: early Fall 2015 The goal of this program is to support well-qualified postdoctoral scientists pursuing training in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) translational research. The program is open to applicants from public or private institutions doing pr...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 25, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Autism Speaks Source Type: funding

DoD Prostate Cancer Laboratory-Clinical Transition Award
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-14-PCRP-LCTA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Oct 29, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: May 30, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The PCRP Laboratory - Clinica...
Source: Grants.gov - May 30, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Distance Learning
Funding Opportunity Number: RUS-14-01-DLT Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Community DevelopmentEducationEmployment, Labor and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentCFDA Number: 10.855Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3...
Source: Grants.gov - May 23, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Community Development Education Employment, Labor and Training Health Regional Development Source Type: funding

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Matchmaking App Challenge
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2014 Prizes First Place $100,000 Second Place $35,000 Third Place $15,000 The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) was authorized in 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to help patients make better-informed health and health care decisions, and improve healthcare delivery and outcomes, by producing and promoting high-integrity, evidence-based information. PCORI’s strategic goals are to increase the quality and quantity of useful information to support health decision-making; to speed the implementation of this information ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 15, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Source Type: funding

Notice of NICHDs Participation in PAR-13-390 Indo-US Collaborative Program on Affordable Medical Devices (R03)
Notice NOT-HD-14-008 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 3, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Foundation Laufman-Greatbatch Award
This is AAMI's most prestigious award. Named after two pioneers in the field—Harold Laufman, MD and Wilson Greatbatch, PhD—this highly regarded award honors an individual or group that has made a unique and significant contribution to the advancement of healthcare technology and systems, service, patient care, or patient safety. Candidates must demonstrate: • A significant, singular, and global impact on the advancement of patient care or patient safety through the advancement, development, enhancement, or creation of a specific medical device, technology, system, or service. Groups or i...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 29, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Foundation Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: Automated Insulin Delivery Initiative
LOI Submission Deadline: January 15, 2014 Over the past decade, advances in medical device technology have had significant impact on monitoring, management and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, data from the T1D Exchange demonstrates that T1D is still not a safe or well-managed disease, despite using today’s tools.  Thus, the goal of the Automated Insulin Delivery Initiative (AIDI) of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (HCT) Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Program is to accelerate the development and regulatory approval of automated insulin delivery systems to improve the management an...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 31, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Source Type: funding

Indo-US Collaborative Program on Affordable Medical Devices (R03)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-390 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.28693.39393.39493.39593.39993.85593.856Eligible 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)Nonpr...
Source: Grants.gov - November 14, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

Indo-US Collaborative Program on Affordable Medical Devices (R03)
Funding Opportunity PAR-13-390 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The goal of this funding opportunity announcement is to (i) foster joint activities between US and Indian scientists on affordable diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, and (ii) address medical needs in low-resource settings, taking advantage of opportunities and technological advances, to aid the development of appropriate affordable medical devices. To address needs and opportunities, Indian and U.S. scientists will undertake a coordinated program that will involve collaborative, peer-reviewed research and technology development projects...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 13, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

American College of Gastroenterology-Food and Drug Administration Visiting Fellowship Program
ACG-selected gastroenterology fellows will integrate into the daily activities of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Division of Gastroenterology and Inborn Error Products (DGIEP). Fellows will gain valuable experience in drug/medical device registration and approval process and observe the interaction between the FDA, academia, and industry. Ancillary activities will include cross-FDA Center activities, such as interaction with colleagues in the Gastroenterology and Renal Devices Branch at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Fellows will b...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 26, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American College of Gastroenterology Source Type: funding

Advancing Medical Device Postmarket Surveillance Infrastructure and Epidemiologic Methodologies through Multi-stakeholder Partnership (U01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-232 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Business and CommerceConsumer ProtectionHealthCFDA Number: 93.103Eligible 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 govern...
Source: Grants.gov - July 31, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Business and Commerce Consumer Protection Health Source Type: funding