Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Epidemiology of Zika Virus as a Sexually Transmitted Disease

Last date : December 13, 2016

Epidemiology of Zika Virus as a Sexually Transmitted Disease
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Epidemiology of Zika Virus as a Sexually Transmitted Disease” with an aim to address critical scientific questions necessary to bolster evidence-based responses to the ZIKV epidemic in the United States and globally.

The program will explore the duration and infectiousness of Zika virus shedding in semen, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids, determine the risk of sexual transmission in areas both with and without local vector transmission, and evaluate factors that may facilitate sexual transmission including behavioral factors.

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that has recently been introduced and emerged as a critical public health concern in the Americas. As of August 17, 2016, 2259 cases of ZIKV infection have been reported in the United States, of which 14 (0.6%) have been locally acquired through mosquito contact. However, during this same period, US territories had over 8,000 reported cases,of which nearly all were acquired locally. Whereas previous outbreaks have been reported in Asia and the Pacific, this current outbreak has highlighted the potential for sexual transmission, along with vector-based routes of transmission. Several case reports showed persistent ZIKV RNA in semen and suggested sexual transmission. A more complete understanding of the potential role of sexual transmission in Zika endemic and non-endemic settings is crucial for developing interventions and guidance on risk reduction. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to address critical scientific questions necessary to bolster evidence-based responses to the ZIKV epidemic in the United States and globally. The FOA will explore the duration and infectiousness of Zika virus shedding in semen, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids, determine the risk of sexual transmission in areas both with and without local vector transmission, and evaluate factors that may facilitate sexual transmission including behavioral factors.

Funding Information

• The estimated total program funding is $62,500,000.
• Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between $10,000,000 to $12,500,000

Eligibility : 

* Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
* Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
* Independent school districts
* City or township governments
* For profit organizations other than small businesses
* Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
* Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
* County governments
* Special district governments
* Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
* Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
* Small businesses
* Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
* Private institutions of higher education
* State governments

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Grant from Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) (RM1) Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health

Last date : May 29, 2019

The Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) program establishes academic Centers for advanced genome research. Each CEGS grant supports a multi-investigator, interdisciplinary team to develop innovative genomic approaches to address a particular biomedical problem. A CEGS project will address a critical issue in genomic science or genomic medicine, proposing a solution that would be a very substantial advance. Thus, the research conducted at these Centers will entail substantial risk, balanced by outstanding scientific and management plans and very high potential payoff. A CEGS will focus on the development of novel technological or computational methods for the production or analysis of comprehensive data sets, or on a particular genome-scale biomedical problem, or on other ways to develop and use genomic approaches for understanding biological systems and/or significantly furthering the application of genomic knowledge, data and methods towards clinical applications. Exploiting its outstanding scientific plan and team, each CEGS will nurture genomic science at its institution by facilitating the interaction of investigators from different disciplines, and by providing training to new and experienced investigators, it will expand the pool of highly-qualified professional genomics scientists and engineers.Link to Additional Information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-436.htmlGrantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV 

The estimated total funding amount will be $1,750,000.

Eligibility :

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

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The Hilden Charitable Fund: Grants for Projects Addressing Needs and Potential of Girls and Women

Last date : September 28, 2016

The Hilden Charitable Fund was established in 1963 by Joan and Tony Rampton. It is a grant making foundation registered with the UK Charity Commission, Charity Registration Number: 232591. The Hilden Charitable Fund awards grants to projects both in theUK and in developing countries. The aim of the fund is to address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less likely to raise funds from public subscriptions. Both the UK and overseas fund policy is directed largely at supporting work at community level.

You can find out more about the origins of The Hilden Charitable Fund and its structure in the About Us Section of the website and by viewing our Annual Report

For an interesting and humorous view of grant making take a look at the Cartoons by Cal Younger. Cal is one ofHilden's Trustees.

Current Funding Guidelines

In the UK: Hilden’s grant making priorities are: Homelessness, Penal Affairs, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, and Community Based initiatives for Disadvantaged Young People Aged 16 to 25.

Hilden’s grant making priorities overseas are for projects in developing countries working on community development, education, and health. Trustees will particularly welcome projects that address the needs and potential of girls and women. Trustees will be pleased to hear from UK Non Governmental Organisations/charities and hope that UK NGOs/charities will encourage their local partners to apply directly to Hilden for grant aid.

Average grants are £5,000.  Hilden will consider funding for more than one year.

 Each year The Hilden Charitable Fund runs a Summer Playschemes funding programme. Further details on this are in the Summer Playschemes Section which includes an application form.

We expect all applicants to complete our application form.  Without a completed application form your application will not be considered.

Your case for funds should be concise (no more than 2 sides of A4), but supporting documentation is essential. Please ensure your application includes enclosures of:

Your most recent independently inspected accounts

Your most recent annual report

Projected income and expenditure for the current financial year

                           Go to application form now!

If you have any queries please telephone us: 0207 603 1525

The Hilden Charitable Fund does not give grants to individuals.

Funding Information

The most comprehensive list of publications and advice on funding for both charities and individuals is provided by the The Directory of Social Change which is at:

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London N7 6PA

Telephone 08450 77 77 07 (local rate)

Email: cs@dsc.org.uk

GRANT PROGRAMME: We accept application anytime but the next closing date for our October meeting is Wednesday September the 28th 2016.

VERY IMPORTANT: THE OVERSEAS PRIORITY HAS CHANGED.

Applicants please note we will only consider applications from:

UK CHARITIES WORKING OVERSEAS WHICH HAVE:

- a history of working overseas for at least 5 years

- have an income of over £100,000 in their last two financial years, but not more than £500,000

- if they are working with partners overseas (ie funding their partners) they should show that their partners have been in existence for at least 3 years and have an income of over £10,000

CHARITES BASED OVERSEAS APPLYING MUST SHOW:

- a history of working for at least 5 years

- have an income of over £25,000 in their last 2 financial years, but no more than £100,000

3. Play Schemes

PLAY SCHEMES 2016

This is now CLOSED: closing date was: Friday May 20^th 2016.

GRANTS  PROGRAMME

We accept applications at any time.

IMPORTANT DEAR APPLICANTS

When applying, please say what you actually do.

Please do not apply with lots of information on 'need' by regurgitating statistics (e.g. we are 15th most deprived ward in the UK).

If you feel you need to present statistics please ensure you give a) sources and b) actual numbers especially if percentages are quoted.

PLEASE ENSURE you put adequate postage on your application.

Middle East Partnership Initiative: Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship in Tunisia

Last date : June 30, 2016

The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) program in the Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) is seeking applications from eligible organisations to fund a program entitled “Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship in Tunisia” with an aim to increase the inclusion of women in social, political and economic life in Tunisia through the empowerment of female entrepreneurs and the promotion of women owned-businesses.

This program is designed to support aspiring and experienced female entrepreneurs – at various levels of the entrepreneurial cycle – in order to start and expand women-owned businesses in Tunisia.

Program Priorities

• Applications submitted must include activities that enable women across Tunisia to start, grow, and sustain businesses through training, coaching, mentorship, expert assistance, and access to financing.
• Program activities must focus on governorates and communities outside of Tunis, addressing theeconomic development issues of marginalized communities.
• Applicants must have a decentralized organizational model to ensure regional inclusion and encourage the sustainable delivery of services to women.

Funding Information

• Contingent on the availability of funds, approximately $1,500,000 in Economic Support Funds for approximately one cooperative agreement will be awarded
• Subject to the availability of funding, additional support in future years may be available to continue the project to empower a greater number of female entrepreneurs and women owned-businesses.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible applicants include U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations; private institutions of higher education, public or state institutions of higher education; public international organizations; and small businesses with function and regional experience in the areas of civil societystrengthening, women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, or economic advocacy in the MENA region.
• NEA/AC strongly encourages applications from organizations head-quartered in the Middle East and North Africa region.
• International non-governmental organizations with principal bases of operations outside the Middle East and North Africa are also encouraged to apply, but the percentage of total budget actually spent in the region through local partners will be among the elements of evaluation for this competition.
• NEA/AC is committed to an anti-discrimination policy in all of its programs and activities.
• NEA/AC welcomes applications irrespective of an applicants’ race, ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. They encourage applications from organizations working with underserved communities, including women, people with disabilities and youth.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

Eligible Countries

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, the Republic of China,   Colombia,Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia , Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania,  Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia,Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique,Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway,Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia,Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, SouthSudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic,Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand , Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga,  Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

For more details : http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=284028

Last date : June 6, 2016

Community and Philanthropy Partnerships Week (CPPW),  is currently inviting applications from community groups and philanthropic partners to celebrate how partnerships between grassroots community groups and philanthropy can help build strong and vibrant places to live and work.

This program is focused on showcasing what can be achieved when the various strengths, skills and resources of the partnering organizations (philanthropy, businesses, or corporate) are harnessed for the community’s benefit.

Funding Information

Project funding grants of up to $16,000 is available for this program.

Eligibility Criteria

• Not-for-profit organizations from any community across Australia, with an ABN or Incorporation Certificate.
• Organizations based in metropolitan areas must have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
• Organizations based in rural, regional and remote areas are not required to have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
• Projects initiated and led by local communities will be given preference.
• Projects that are able to contribute (either in-kind or cash) to augment any funding provided will be given preference.
• Projects which demonstrate the ability to attract additional support (either in-kind or cash) from partners to augment any funding provided through the program will be given preference.

How to Apply

Applications may be submitted in one of two ways:

• By submitting the downloadable application form available in the website.
• By submitting A DVD/animated clip/presentation of not more than 15 minutes in length that tells the story of the project.

Eligible Country: Australia

For more details : http://www.communitypartnerships.com.au/grants/

Apply for Mama Cash 2016 Grants: Supporting Initiatives Led by Women!

Last date : May 31, 2016

Applications are open for Mama Cash 2016 Grants that support ambitious feminist and women’s rights organisations and initiatives led by and for women, girls and trans people.

The Mama Cash was the first international women’s fund in the world and is still alive and kicking. For 2016, Mama Cash expects to approve grants to approximately 20 new groups, in addition to the planned renewal grants to current grantee-partners.

Focus Areas

Mama Cash supports groups and initiatives that:

• Work from a feminist and/or women’s rights perspective
• Are self-led by the women, girls and/or trans people they serve
• Have the promotion of women’s, girls’ and/or trans people’s human rights as their primary mission, and not just as the focus of part of their programmes
• Push for structural and fundamental change
• Focus on issues that are under-addressed and/or contested

Themes

• Body
  • Reproductive justice
  • Changing sex, sexuality and gender norms
  • Reframing and ending violence
• Money (economic justice)
  • Labour rights
  • Environmental justice
• Voice
  • Accessing and Redistributing Power – Political Participation
  • Shifting Stereotypes through Arts and Media

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants include groups, organisations, networks and other women’s funds. They are led by and work for sexual and ethnic minorities, adolescent girls, trans people, indigenous women, low-income women, single mothers, women with disabilities, migrant women, sex workers, rural women and women workers in both formal and informal sectors.
• Applicants must be based outside of the United States or Canada.
• Grant seeking organization must have annual operating budgets below EUR200,000.
• Applicant organization or initiatives must have their primary mission to promote the women’s, girls’ and/or trans people’s human rights.
• Individuals or businesses are not eligible to apply for Mama Cash Grants.
• Applicants must work from a feminist and/or women’s rights perspective; self-led by women, girls and/or trans people they serve.
• Applicants must push for structural and fundamental change and be connected to other organizations in women’s rights and/or other social justice movements.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mamacash.org/apply-for-a-grant/