Thursday, October 16, 2008
Grants offered to Southwestern Indiana communities
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The Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center, one of six regional health education centers in Indiana, is now accepting project proposals for mini-grant funding of up to $5,000. Ideal applicants will present innovative and detailed proposals to assist communities in Southwestern Indiana to promote careers in the healthcare professions and offer continuing education for healthcare professionals in these communities. The regional center is located in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Southern Indiana. Aligned with the goals of the Indiana Area Health Education Center, the regional center is a workforce development program for the healthcare profession whose goals are to improve the distribution, diversity, and quality of the health professions workforce. Proposals should address these specific objectives of the Indiana AHEC program: • Offer career programs about healthcare professions for high school and college students, school counselors, and parents in medically underserved communities, with special emphasis on underrepresented minority and disadvantaged pre-college and college students. • Introduce health professions students to medically underserved communities and other disciplines in health professions. • Enhance access to continuing education and clinical information resources for professionals caring for medically underserved communities. The funds will be awarded as mini-grants to applicants that meet the intention of the grant guidance. There is no fixed amount of each award. The amount will be based on proposed activity, with awards up to $5,000. The Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center service area includes the counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick. The deadline for grant applications is Friday, November 14, 2008. Successful applicants will be notified by December 5, 2008. Project funds must be expended with major activities completed before July 31, 2009. The SWI-AHEC is the newest center in the Indiana network. The state has established six centers since 2001. The newly established center will bring partners within the 10-county region together with representation on an Advisory Council soon to be announced. More details about the funding is available online at health.usi.edu/swiahec/. Kathy Funke News & Information Services kfunke@usi.edu or 812/465-7050 |
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