Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Management (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-11-245 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.361Eligible 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)(3) status with ...
Source: Grants.gov - August 9, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Self- Management (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-14-316 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.361Eligible 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)(3) status with ...
Source: Grants.gov - August 9, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Self- Management (R01)
Funding Opportunity PA-14-316 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to stimulate research to examine the relationship between asthma, obesity and self-management. The prevalence of both asthma and obesity has significantly risen in the past few decades. Although the association between these two conditions has been found in many studies, the exact mechanisms for how this association arises are unresolved to include self-management and achieving control. Because both of these conditions have their beginnings in early life, an aspect of the association betw...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - August 8, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Capacity Building Grant
Offers funding to organizations working to prevent or reduce childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in Native American children. Funds may be used for capacity building, community planning, or community health assessments. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Notah Begay III Foundation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - August 6, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (SNAP & EFNEP): Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-OP-004574 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureFood and NutritionCFDA Number: 10.200Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDA-NIFAClosing Date: Aug 15, 2014Award Ceiling: $856,250Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Jul 15, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: To build the evidence-base for nutrition education and obesity prevention strategies and interventions that produce measurable im...
Source: Grants.gov - July 16, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Food and Nutrition Source Type: funding

Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP)
Offers grants to tribal colleges or universities for research projects that address concerns and needs of tribal and reservation communities, including projects that focus on nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and obesity reduction in tribal communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Source: Food and hunger funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Food and hunger funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - July 7, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: funding

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Research Grant Program
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) [“PWSA (USA)”] is pleased to offer grant assistance for scientific researchers with an interest in improving the lives of those with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). PWSA(USA) is seeking to fund projects for a maximum of $75,000 total per project for a 1-2 year grant support aimed at discovering and developing treatments, cures and technologies benefiting those with Prader-Willi syndrome. PWSA(USA) is especially interested in supporting research projects that have the potential for immediate and high impact to the PWS community. The research committee has decided tha...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 25, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: Promising Program Grant Program
NB3F Promising Program Grant cycle is currently open and proposals will be accepted until Monday, July 14, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. (MST) The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F)’s national program, Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures is pleased to announce its 2014 Promising Program Grant Request For Proposals (RFP). NB3F’s mission is to reduce childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes and support leadership development for Native American children through the development of evidence-based health and wellness programs, strategic grantmaking, research and advocacy. Currently, 45 percent of Native Americ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 24, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Notah Begay III Foundation Source Type: funding

Long-Term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery Using Large Datasets (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-14-262 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationFood and NutritionHealthCFDA Number: 93.27993.847Eligible 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...
Source: Grants.gov - June 19, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Food and Nutrition Health Source Type: funding

Long-Term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery Using Large Datasets (R01)
Funding Opportunity PAR-14-262 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support applications that address the long-term (five-year minimum) clinical outcomes of bariatric surgery using large datasets within healthcare delivery organizations. Clinical outcomes of interest to NIDDK include obesity, body composition and obesity-related complications within the NIDDK mission such as diabetes, metabolic liver disease, kidney and urological diseases. NIDA is interested in supporting those applications that examine the trajectories of substance use and associated high-ri...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - June 18, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Promising Program Grants
Awards funding to existing programs that work to reduce childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes for Native American children. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Notah Begay III Foundation (Source: Food and hunger funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Food and hunger funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - June 11, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: funding

Weight Watchers Karen Miller-Kovach Research Grant
Weight Watchers and TOS have partnered to create the Karen Miller-Kovach Research Grant, which will award a research grant of $40,000 for a one-year period. The grant will focus on the development of a scalable, behavioral weight management program that includes digital tools. Eligibility Criteria All members of the Obesity Society (domestic or international) are eligible for the grant. Post-doctoral students and above. Post-doctoral research fellows must be current members in their own right and have a mentor who is a current TOS member. Applications should be submitted to TOS by Monday, June 30, ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 10, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Weight Watchers/Obesity Society Source Type: funding

PPHF 2014: Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program and Diabetes Prevention State and Local Public Health Actions to Prevent Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease and Stroke financed solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP14-1422PPHF14 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.757Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jul 22, 2014Award Ceiling: $4,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 22Creation Date: Jun 02, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: A. Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: Government Organizations:• State health departments or their bona fide agents ...
Source: Grants.gov - June 3, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP14-1416 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.319Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jul 23, 2014Award Ceiling: $1,600,000Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: Jun 02, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this pilot project is to fund Land Grant Colleges and Universities to conduct intervention strategies through existing coo...
Source: Grants.gov - June 3, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

PPHF 2014 Diabetes Prevention State and Local Public Health Actions to Prevent Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease and Stroke financed solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP14-1422PPHF14 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.757Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jul 22, 2014Award Ceiling: $4,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 22Creation Date: May 30, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: A. Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: Government Organizations:? State health departments or their bona fide agents (...
Source: Grants.gov - May 31, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding