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    Publication to the daily Rural Reporter news feed will be suspended until Tuesday, August 1, 2017. If you would like to receive your news, funding opportunities & calendar of events in a nice neat package, you are able to subscribe to receive the Rural Reporter Update weekly.
  • Opioid Treatment Funds In Senate Bill Would Fall Far Short Of Needs
    The federal money [$45 billion] would be spent over about a decade, and is part of a bill that also dramatically cuts Medicaid, which is helping many people get treatment now. Those cuts will hit people in some states especially hard – those living in states that expanded the Medicaid program under the Affordable Act. (Source: NPR; Photo by milivanily, Pixabay)  More »
  • Major communication gaps between doctors and home health care nurses revealed
    Researchers have found serious gaps in communication between physicians and home health care agencies responsible for caring for often elderly patients discharged from hospitals. The problem, the study said, can contribute to hospital readmissions. (Source: Medical Xpress; Photo by geralt, Pixabay)  More »
  • Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators: Social determinants of health
    Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environment in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that may impact their health. SDOH are often a strong predictor for health inequities—the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between communities. They include factors like socioeconomic status, education, the physical environment, employment, and social support networks, as well as access to health care. (Source: Healthy People 2020; Photo by skeeze, Pixabay)  More »
  • Wisconsin: Dental health program awards
    The Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation has announced $50,528 in grants and designated funding to 19 programs that bring oral health care to low-income Wisconsin residents and provide other dentistry-related services. (Source: WI Dental Association Fndn; Photo by , Pixabay; Photo by 9355, Pixabay)  More »
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  • Graduate Medical Education (GME) Residency Grant – Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Deadline: 08/03/2017)
    This funding helps to expand residency positions in existing accredited graduate medical education (GME) programs in one of the following specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics and psychiatry. Funding »
  • Pilot Grant Program - Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health (Deadline: 08/14/2017)
    The Center offers grant funding scholarly researchers (Academic/Scholarly Research) and community organizations (Community Outreach/Education) engaged in agricultural safety and health activities. The objective of this small grant program is to serve as an incubator for new agricultural health and safety research, prevention, intervention, community outreach, and translation projects that have high likelihood of leading to more comprehensive projects or activities. Funding »
  • Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant – USDA, Rural Development (Deadline: 08/01/2017)
    The primary objective of the program is to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. Funding »
  • Wisconsin Capitol Art and Essay Contest – State Capitol Commemorative Commission (Deadline: 10/13/2017)
    Students in grades K-12 are asked to submit either an essay or piece of art which details or symbolizes the importance of the Capitol building and what it means to Wisconsin. Funding »
  • Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative - Department of Health and Human Services (Deadline: 08/01/2017)
    The ECI program is intended to provide support for minority and/or disadvantaged communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic, childhood/adolescent obesity, or serious mental illness. It seeks to prevent opioid abuse, increase access to opioid treatment and recovery services, and reduce the health consequences of opioid abuse; reduce obesity prevalence and disparities in weight status among children and adolescents; and reduce the impact of serious mental illness and improve screening for serious mental illness at the primary care level. Funding »
  • Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation - Department of Health and Human Services (Deadline: 07/31/2017)
    This program targets rural and urban communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic and seeks to develop community-level strategies for prevention and increasing access to treatment and recovery services.  The strategies should include collaboration among local public health, law enforcement, substance abuse assistance providers and the medical community to provide comprehensive services. Funding »
  • Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant – USDA, Rural Development (Deadline: 07/24/2017)
    Funding will help rural communities develop their applications for Community Facilities loans and grants. Communities can use the grants to hire specialized personnel, pay for feasibility studies, retain consultants to prepare financial assistance applications and identify and plan for long-term community facility needs. Public bodies, non-profit organizations and Federally-recognized Tribes are eligible to apply for this funding. Funding »
  • Improving Access to Overdose Treatment – SAMHSA (Deadline: 07/31/2017)
    Funds will go to a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Opioid Treatment Program, or practitioner who has a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to expand access to Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs or devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. The grantee will partner with other prescribers at the community level to develop best practices for prescribing and co-prescribing FDA-approved overdose reversal drugs. After developing best practices, the grantee will train other prescribers in key community sectors as well as individuals who support persons at high risk for overdose. Funding »
  • Targeted Capacity Expansion: Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA) – SAMHSA (Deadline: 07/31/2017)
    The purpose of this program is to expand/enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for persons with an opioid use disorder seeking or receiving MAT. Funding »
  • First Responders – Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement – HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Deadline: 07/31/2017)
    The purpose of this program is to allow first responders and members of other key community sectors to administer a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Funding »
  • Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) – USDA, Rural Housing Service (Deadline: 07/25/2017)
    Funding will help to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and federally recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development in rural areas. Strengthening the recipient’s capacity in these areas will benefit the communities they serve. Funding »
  • Firefighter & EMS Behavioral Health Workshop Grant (Deadline: 12/01/2017)
    The Board of Directors for Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) unanimously approved a grant request to provide no cost workshops to fire departments on suicide prevention and awareness. Saving Those Who Save Others, is a 4 hour workshop that discusses signs/symptoms, communication, addictions, stress, and PTSD. The workshop also includes videos, role-play and a presentation of the data collected by FBHA. The scope of the grant is to provide 3 workshops for volunteer, career or combination departments that have budget restrictions that inhibit them from paying for this type of training. The training must take place in 2017. Don't delay in applying!  Funding »
  • 2018 Loan Assistance Program - WI Office of Rural Health (Deadline: 09/19/2017)
    Health care professionals (physicians, psychiatrists, dentists, dental hygienists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives) in Wisconsin can receive up to $50,000 in education loan assistance through the Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP). Primary care physicians and psychiatrists practicing in a rural community are also eligible for an additional award. Funding »
  • Foundation for Rural Service Grant Program (Deadline: 09/15/2017)
    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 »
  • Rural Hospital Leadership Award – AHA (Deadline: 08/11/2017)
    The Award recognizes small or rural hospital chief executives and administrators who have achieved improvements in local health delivery and health status through their leadership and direction. The Award is designed to provide professional development and educational opportunities to outstanding small or rural hospital chief executives and includes a $1,500 stipend to offset the cost of attending an AHA educational program. Funding »
  • National Bike Challenge – Wisconsin Medical Society (Deadline: 09/01/2017)
    If you’ve got a bicycle and an internet connection, you’re invited to participate in this year’s National Bike Challenge. The Wisconsin Medical Society, Foundation and Insurance team will compete against hundreds of teams from across the country to rack up the most cumulative miles biked. The team is open to all members and friends of our organizations. This is a nationwide event that brings together thousands of bicycle riders of all levels of athletic ability. Participants create free, online profiles to track their bike rides and compare individual and team data against others at the local, state and national levels. Funding »
  • 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 »
  • 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 »
  • Preparedness Innovator Challenge: Using the Index to Mobilize Action - RWJF (Deadline: 07/31/2017)
    Invitation to individuals and teams to tell us their stories of how they are using the National Health Security Preparedness Index to improve preparedness and resiliency at local, state, and national levels. Successful applications will illustrate how the Index’s data and measures provide actionable information that can be used by government, communities, the private sector, and the media to enhance health security and preparedness across the U.S. Funding »
  • 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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2017 WHA Physician Quality Academy
(2017-07-21)
Physicians are often assigned a role with the quality department, committee or asked to lead a quality improvement project. A basic knowledge about quality improvement tools and principles can increase the likelihood that physicians will be more successful in and comfortable with their leadership role. The Academy will provide training and resources necessary for physicians in these quality improvement-related roles. Participants are committing to and are expected to attend both days (May 10 and July 21) of their enrolled session. Location: Wisconsin Dells, WI.Event »
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