Funding Opportunities

Condition Specific
Below is a list of funding opportunities related to providing medical homes for children with special needs

Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy Education and Outreach Initiative Grant, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Deadline: May 13, 2008

The purpose of the program is to develop and implement a coordinated national education and outreach initiative for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DBMD). Education activities involving DBMD will be developed for, and disseminated to target audiences, including healthcare providers, individuals who have DBMD and their families, and underserved populations.

For more information go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17195

Head Start Innovation and Improvement Projects from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Deadline: June 9, 2008

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS) invites applications from organizations for financial support for Head Start Innovation and Improvement Projects that address the promotion of promising practices in the Head Start program and other priorities that meet needs related to the comprehensive nature of Head Start. Although OHS welcomes applications in any area that will result in improved outcomes for Head Start eligible children and families, the following seven specific priority areas will be addressed in this cycle of funding. The focus will be on developing new concepts, products, practices and projects relating to the important priorities and needs in the following areas; National Head Start Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play, Grandparents Raising Head Start Grandchildren, Healthcare Literacy, Mental Health Intervention for Children and Families, Inclusion of Children with Disabilities, Infant and Toddler Online Degree, and an Open Category. The "Open Category" will be available for programs to apply for funding to promote or expand promising practices in non-specified areas.

For more information, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-YD-0025.html

Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities from the National Science Foundation
Deadline: September 15, 2008

The Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) program supports research that will lead to the development of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities. Research may be supported that is directed to the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction of persons with disabilities and their environment. Areas of particular recent interest are disability-related research in neuroscience/neuroengineering and rehabilitation robotics.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14823

Last Updated May 1, 2008