MFH Women's Health Assessment or Planning Grants

Office of Grant Writing & Publications 202 Jesse Hall University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 573 882-9500 phone 573 884-8371 fax

Limited Submission Announcement

The Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) understands a wide variety of women’s health issues in addition to violence against women may affect communities within the MFH service area. MFH also understands in order for the health needs of women to be successfully addressed, organizations must be able to identify and quantify these needs and plan comprehensive programs which are programmatically and financially sound. Identifying and quantifying community health needs are critical first steps in defining issues and developing interventions. This assessment lays the foundation for planning action and determining which intervention options should be implemented and supported. Recognizing this, MFH seeks applications for both community assessments and program planning for women’s health needs in vulnerable populations (e.g., geographically isolated, low-literate, elderly, ethnic minorities, physically or mentally disabled, low-income, etc.).

The intent of this funding is to pay for costs associated with the following:

• Assessment grants -- support efforts to identify and quantify women’s health needs in a vulnerable population. Assessments are expected to include activities designed to collect, analyze and present data describing the health status of the target population. Assessments should define consumer needs, examine options for meeting those needs and identify how the best intervention(s) can be implemented and supported.
• Planning grants -- support data analysis, secure community input, access consultative assistance and develop and disseminate information. Planning grants also support applicant organizations to design, plan and budget for the initiation or expansion of women’s health programs in a vulnerable population.

Because the UM System is limited to one application for this program, letters of intent must be submitted to the Office of Research, ltdsub@missouri.edu, no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 8, 2008. Letters of intent should be limited to a 3-page summary, including 1) type of grant (assessment or planning), 2) the target population, 3) brief summary of the project, including goals and objectives, and 4) expected outcomes, including dissemination plan.

URL for more information: http://www.mffh.org/womenshealth.html

This notice is being sent to deans, directors, and chairs in social, behavioral and health science disciplines. Please forward it to faculty members who may be interested.

All limited submission announcements can be tracked by deadline via the Calendar at research.missouri.edu or by announcement date via the Limited Submissions listing at http://research.missouri.edu/ogwp/lsa.htm.