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Ask the Experts
Q. We are seeking funding for a project but don't know where to begin. At this point,
we have not identified any competitive grants (e.g. RFPs) that seem like a good
fit. Where do we go from here?
Answer:
We would recommend performing some foundation searches via the Foundation Center or some similar
search engine as well as Internet search engines. You will need to search for foundations and
corporations using key words that relate to your project. You may also want to contact some
foundations in your area to see if they have any ideas about who might have an interest
in your project. For Federal funding, you can search for grant opportunities using
www.grants.gov.
Once you have a list of possibilities, make sure you review their annual report to see what
types of projects have been funded historically. If you feel a fit exists, then
you should contact a program officer to see what if you should submit
materials to them. Make sure you have the project title, project goal(s),
and budget amount available for your calls and be succinct. If there is interest, it is
a good idea to send some follow-up information to prospective funders about your
organization and mission.
Do you have a question or comment?
If you have a grants-related question or want to share a thought, please write to
CHC.
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Central New York Community Foundation Announces New CEO
The Central New York Community Foundation has hired a nationally-recognized development expert from
one of the nation's largest community foundations as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Peter A. Dunn, currently Vice President of Philanthropic Services for the California Community
Foundation in Los Angeles, succeeds Peggy Ogden.The local
foundation is steward to more than $120 million in assets, making it the largest
charitable resource in Central New York.
Research grant awarded to Weill Cornell Medical College
Weill Cornell Medical College was selected by the National Institutes of Health's National
Center for Research Resources to create and lead the Clinical and Translational Science Center.
The center's goal is to facilitate research studies that quickly result in new treatments.
The center is funded with the largest federal grant ever awarded to Weill Cornell, a $49
million clinical and translational science award.
The other participants are the Cornell
University Cooperative Extension in New York City, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Hospital for Special Surgery, Hunter College School of Nursing, the
Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function of Hunter College, CUNY, and an additional six
Weill Cornell-affiliated hospitals.
CHC is currently collaborating with Weill Cornell on a project (see below) regarding depression
in the elderly.
Health Workforce Reports
A new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Report provides state and national demographic data on
direct-care workers and recommends
ways of attracting more people to this "large, fast-growing and vital component of the
workforce: www.healthws.com/graphics/chartbook.pdf
The Health Care Financing Review, journal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has
a published a study on
Workforce Issues and Consumer Satisfaction in Medicaid
Personal Assistance Services.
The United States Health Workforce Profile
An Analysis of BLS Employment Projections
The Center for Health Workforce Studies at the State University of New York at Albany has released
a new report,
"Impact of the Aging of the Population on the Health Workforce
in the United States."
Urban Institute releases study
"A Profile of Older Americans and their Caregivers" supporting the need
for home and community-based services:
www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311284_older_americans.pdf.
AARP releases issue paper
Home Care Quality: Emerging State Strategies to Deliver Person-Centered Services,
highlighting the importance of care management and information
technology:
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/2006_07_hcc.pdf.
CHC, Cornell Receive Grant to Research Depression in Home Care Patients
To increase access to evidence-based care in home care, CHC began work in January 2007 with the leading
research team from the Joan & Sanford I.Weill Medical College of Cornell University. CHC is
subcontractor for this grant funded by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHF) to improve outcomes
of elderly home care patients who are suffering from depression in the community. This project aims to
demonstrate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of implementation “Depression Management
Carepath (CAREPATH). CAREPATH is an evidence-based care management tool designed in collaboration with,
and specifically for, home care nurses and their acute care medical/surgical patients who suffer from
co-occurring depression.
CAREPATH was implemented in collaboration with CHC and four home care agencies that are distributed across
four regions of New York State (Hudson Valley, Northeast, NYC and Western). The effective use of CAREPATH
is predicated on home care nurses having been trained in depression assessment. After this training, the
project implemented CAREPATH in only a subgroup of randomly selected nurses from each agency. For
evaluative purposes, the group using CAREPATH was measured against the group not using CAREPATH.
The evaluation will assess the effectiveness of implementing CAREPATH for nine months. The study
includes 68 active nurses at four home care agencies: Always There Family Home Health Services, Commmunity Health
Center, VNA of Central NY, and Americare CSS. Data analysis and a final report of findings will be published
in December 2007 at the conclusion of the grant period.
Home Care Recruitment Tools Available
Thanks to a TANF grant from the New York State Department of Health, CHC has developed a number of
recruitment tools to attract TANF individuals to home care:
Home Telehealth Brochure Available
Thanks to a grant from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services
Administration, CHC has developed a home telehealth brochure. Click on the link to download an Adobe
Acrobat version of the brochure: CHC's telemedicine brochure.
CHC awarded translation grant
CHC has received
notification of a grant award in the amount of $132,000 for a national translation project.
The funds, provided by Cardinal Health Foundation of Dublin, Ohio, will
be used by CHC to support the translation and recording of CHC's
Home Care Community Forum training
sessions into Spanish and Russian. The free training programs will appear on CHC's
website and will
be promoted to home health aides at a national level. Here is a CHC
press release on the award.
A common request found on CHC's Forum evaluations has been the need to offer training programs in
Spanish and Russian to accommodate the needs of the home health aide population.
The HCP Grant Center
The HCP Grant Center, a benefit of membership with the New York State Association of Health Care Providers,
is the premier informational source for new grant opportunities, links to grant-related websites and
instructional articles about grants. We'll alert you to some grant opportunities here in the Requests for
Proposals box to your left but the HCP Grant Center has much more. If your organization is not an HCP
member, you can obtain membership information here or by calling 518/463-1118, ext. 817.
Grantwriting Webinar Now Available on CD
"Alphabet Soup: Grantwriting from A-Z" is CHC's webinar on the basics of grantwriting. You
can order your copy right now.
Grant Writing Research
RWJF Report describes barriers to widespread adoption of EHRs
RWJF Report examines obesity rates and state policies
Caregiving in America Report
Discusses the "severe shortage of paid caregivers-especially of those in home-based settings"
Overall Telemedicine Spending at $30 Billion, Home Telehealth Market Valued at $140.8 Million
in 2005
U.S. Highs and Lows of Home Care Reported in Recent MetLife Study
2005 National Profile of local Health Departments
Study shows coaching chronically ill older patients and their
caregivers to ensure that their needs are met during
care transitions may reduce the
rates of subsequent rehospitalization.
Grant Tip of the Week
Think like a grant reviewer when writing your proposal. Are goals measurable and achievable?
How will the project be sustained? Is there support for the need? Are staff qualified to
administer the program? What makes your project unique and important?
Grants 101: How to Develop a Convincing Problem Statement
The main purpose of grantwriting is to propose strategies that prevent or reduce a problem. These
strategies take the form of innovative programs or services, which serve to attack the problem(s). Sound
easy enough? Despite the simplicity, the Problem Statement tends to be the most difficult section
to write yet it is a key element of any grant proposal. If you are an HCP Member, you can
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