AARP's Livable Communities Team will host the Rural Livability Workshop in Portland, Maine. You can participate virtually via live stream for a portion of each day. Speakers will focus on creating intergenerational communities, strengthening transportation options, and improving housing affordability and choice.
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Rural Reporter
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A Clearer Map for Aging
The new book Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life explores elder health care and end-of-life care. An interview with its author, geriatrician Dr. Louise Aronson, gives an overview on how an older adult's health needs change over time, the importance of vaccines for older people, and how medications can change in how they affect patients over time.
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Cost As a Barrier to Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Although older Americans are nearly universally eligible for Medicare, cost often poses a substantial barrier to accessing care. Medicare beneficiaries have substantial health care needs and relatively high (and increasing) out-of-pocket expenses. A new study examines to what extent cost is a barrier to accessing care for rural Medicare patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). (Photo: Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash)
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Surprise Billing Laws Across the Nation
Four states (CO, NV, NM, WA) have joined other states this legislative session in enacting multi-pronged policies that prohibit balance bills, establish processes for providers and carriers to resolve billing disputes, and require more pricing transparency to avoid surprise balance bills. A chart compares and contrasts the billing laws.
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Caregiver Shortages in Northwoods Affect Growing Elderly Population
Stores like Kwik Trip and McDonald's usually start workers at above $10 per hour. This is a wage that many senior living centers in the Northwoods just can't match. WFJW highlights the caregiver shortages in the Northwoods.
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Another Successful Rescue Divas Camp
Here, campers in the northern Wisconsin community of Delta search for a drone as part of a tour of a search-and-rescue department. It's part of a week where they learned CPR and self-defense, toured the coast guard, county dispatch, and fire departments, and had their days rounded out by campfires and game nights. Rescue Divas is a one-week, hands-on summer camp designed to help middle school girls explore emergency medicine careers. Communities interested in implementing a similar program can do so using our toolkit.
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Emergency Response Equipment Grant - Compeer Financial (Deadline: 08/31/2019)Emergency response departments in rural areas are struggling on shoestring budgets, and many lack adequate and up-to-date equipment. Even though many of these departments have the essentials, they can't always afford new technologies to upgrade or replace old equipment. The mission is to support rural communities in our service area by funding emergency response equipment for volunteer fire, rescue or ambulance departments. Applications are accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative - Honor the Earth (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Funding will help grassroots Indigenous organizations focused on creating food security utilizing Indigenous varieties and organic production as well as Indigenous groups and projects implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies at an appropriate scale to support dignity in the community. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD Young Physician Award - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 11/01/2019)The Award honors a young physician who is an active volunteer at local, state and national levels, a commitment to patients, community and the profession of medicine. Funding »
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Local Action Grants - Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (Deadline: 01/15/2020)Funding helps to promote the involvement of EM physicians-in-training in activities which support Emergency Medicine through community outreach and other community-driving events. Applications are accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance Scholarship (Deadline: 02/15/2020)The Scholarship is in recognition of the tremendous efforts put forth by the Wisconsin’s rural schools to provide their students with quality education in an ever-changing environment. A written essay is required by the high school senior for the application that expands on the following information: the benefits of attending a rural school; your college and career goals; the value of growing up in a rural community; and what personal values you have gained from your experience. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities (R01) – HHS, National Institutes of Health (Deadline: 06/15/2020)The purpose is to support observational or intervention research focused on reducing health disparities in tobacco use in the United States. Specifically, it is intended to stimulate scientific inquiry focused on innovative tobacco control policies. The first cycle of applications will be accepted from September 11 – October 11, 2017. There will be two application cycles in June and October of each year, with the last cycle ending in June 2020. Funding »
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Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans & Home Repairs in Wisconsin – USDA Rural Development (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Funds are available for very low and low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area.
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Community Service Grants - Wrigley Company Foundation (Deadline: 10/01/2019)Grants will be awarded to practicing dental hygienist, group of hygienists, or an interdisciplinary team of professionals that includes a dental hygienist, who are involved in a specific community health project that improves the public’s oral health and provide oral health education. Up to $5,000 will be awarded to licensed dental hygienists who are active members of the American Dental Hygienists' Association. Applications accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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Foundation for Rural Service Grant Program (Deadline: 09/15/2019)The goal of this program is to support local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural America. Grants will be for programs in rural communities served by NTCA members and concentrated in four major areas: Business Development; Community Development; Education; Telecommunications. Applications accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Hero Miles - Fisher House Foundation, Inc. (Deadline: 12/31/2020)The Program provides round-trip airline tickets to wounded, injured, and ill service members and/or their families who are undergoing treatment at a military or VA medical center; or who are attending an authorized event. Flights are made possible through frequent flyer mile donations made by individual airline passengers. Related: Hotels for Heroes» Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Change Incubator Funding – Medical College of Wisconsin (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Change Incubator Funding aims to invest in community-based partnerships to overcome challenges and increase their readiness for and effectiveness in carrying out larger community health improvement initiatives. Funding will support groups of applicants representing diverse organizations and perspectives to collaborate on infrastructure development, action planning and partnership development to jumpstart the collaborative planning, implementation, evaluation, dissemination and sustainability processes of a community health improvement initiative. Three focus areas: Partnership Development and Action Planning; Strategic Planning and Partnership Growth and Sustainability; and Communicating your Impact. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the fiscal year with a quarterly cap on the total funds released. Funding »
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Veterans Employment Grant Program- WI Veterans Affairs (Deadline: 12/31/2020)Funding is an incentive program to support businesses hiring honorably discharged veterans with a 50% or more service-related disability. Employers can receive up to $5,000 in funding over 12 month period when they hire a qualifying veteran full-time and up to $2,500 for part-time. Funding »
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Implementation and Evaluation of New Health Information Technology (IT) Strategies for Collecting and Using Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Measures (U18) – HHS, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (Deadline: 09/25/2019)This FOA invites U18 cooperative agreement applications to stimulate innovative and collaborative research by utilizing new health information technology (IT) strategies for collecting and using patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in primary care and other ambulatory care settings. Funding »
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Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes (R21) – HHS, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (Deadline: 07/16/2019)AHRQ invites grant applications for funding to conduct exploratory and developmental research grants for projects in the early and conceptual stages of development that will contribute to the evidence base of how health information technology (IT) improves health care quality and outcomes. Funding »
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SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households – USDA (Deadline: 12/31/2020)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design assistance, and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Applications on accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
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Beyond Pencils & Computer Grants - Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Deadline: 10/01/2019)Grants are available to Pre-K to12th grade teachers throughout the Merrill School District to initiate innovative and creative projects and programs that enhance their curriculum. Applications are accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Make a Difference Day Grants (Deadline: 09/30/2019)The third Saturday in October is "Make A Difference Day," a national day of helping others - a celebration of neighbor helping neighbor. The Volunteer Center Special Projects Fund can help students throughout Marathon County participate in volunteerism by providing grants of $50 - 250 to teachers willing to implement a "Make A Difference" project involving their students. The grant can be used to provide transportation, or to purchase necessary supplies or equipment for your project. Applications are accepted on an annual basis. Funding »
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Beyond Pencils & Crayons Grants - Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Deadline: 09/30/2019)Grants are available to K-12 teachers throughout Marathon County to initiate innovative and creative projects and programs that enhance their curriculum. Through a competitive review process, our selection committee looks for proposals that fill a specific need, are cost-effective, provide educational value, and demonstrate a sense of community. Applications are available on an annual basis. Funding »
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Clyde F. Schlueter Foundation Grants (Deadline: 08/01/2019)Proposals for projects and programs that will allow nonprofit organizations, located in the Wausau area, to provide for growth in character and service of area youth and for civic improvements. Applications accepted annually, two times per year. Funding »
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Murco Foundation Grants (Deadline: 09/01/2019)The Murco Foundation board of director’s reviews grant applications on an annual basis. Applications are considered from nonprofit organizations serving the greater Wausau area and Marathon County. The focus of their funding is for the advancement of education and the arts in their community. Funding »
