FUNDING
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of more than $8.8 million in competitive funding to support Hispanic-Serving Institutions' (HSIs) agricultural science education programs. These grants will enhance the ability of these colleges and universities to support underserved students and develop a skilled American workforce.
One in five households with children were food insecure at some time in 2014
In 2014, 19.2 percent of households with children were food insecure at some time during the year. Parents often are able to maintain normal or near-normal diets and meal patterns for their children, even when the parents themselves are food insecure. In about half of food-insecure households with children in 2014, only adults were food insecure (9.8 percent of households with children); in the rest, children were also food insecure. Thus, both children and adults were food insecure in 9.4 percent of households with children (3.7 million households). In 1.1 percent of households with children (422,000 households), food insecurity among children was so severe that caregivers reported that children were hungry, skipped a meal, or did not eat for a whole day because there was not enough money for food. In some households with very low food security among children, only older children may have experienced the more severe effects of food insecurity while younger children were protected from those effects. This chart appears in the ERS report, Household Food Security in the United States in 2014.
Seeds of Native Health
Supports Native American tribes and organizations working to eliminate food insecurity; promote access to fresh and healthy foods; and provide increased access to nutritional programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2016
Sponsor: First Nations Development Institute
Christopher Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants
Grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to individuals with paralysis, with special consideration given to wounded military and their families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2016
Sponsor: Christopher Reeve Foundation
Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program
Supports the establishment and development of Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) which provide technical assistance to health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 4, 2016
Sponsor: Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Full Circle Scholarships
Provides scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate Tribal College students.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2016
Sponsor: American Indian College Fund
Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship Program
Provides scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in a health professions program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2016
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service Pre-graduate Scholarship Program
Provides scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor’s degree in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-podiatry or pre-optometry.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2016
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Presbyterian Hunger Program
Provides funding to programs that work to address the root causes of hunger and provide services to those experiencing hunger.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 30, 2016
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2016
Sponsor: Presbyterian Hunger Program
Indian Health Service Preparatory Scholarship
Provides scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students who are enrolled in undergraduate or preparatory courses in preparation for entry to health profession schools.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2016
Sponsor: Indian Health Service