I was looking through the grants available under the new stimulus funding from NIH.  The grants are short and due April 27.  The following categories looked relevant to Migrant Health.  More information is at

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/

05-MD-103* Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Limited English Proficiency populations continue to grow and are a significant health disparity population. We propose conducting comparative effectiveness research studies on current health services delivery for LEP populations (medical interpreter, telephone language line, bilingual professional, translated educational aides) and the cost impacts of effective, cultural competent healthcare interventions for LEP populations (e.g. reductions in ER visits, diagnostic tests, hospital stay, disability and improved functional health status). Contact: Dr. Irene Dankwa-Mullan, 301-402-1366, dankwamullani@...

09-ES-101* Building trust between researchers and communities through capacity building in Environmental Public Health. Building partnerships between researchers and community members is essential to conduct research which is responsive to the needs of communities for public health changes to protect human health. Two years of support will nurture newly evolving partnerships focusing on building trust and creating a common vocabulary with which to discuss community concerns arising from exposures to hazardous agents, needs to adapt to climate change, barriers to health care and services, and food insecurity. Building knowledge about health promotion behaviors will provide a new source of jobs to communities. Contact: Mr. Liam O’Fallon, 919-541-7733. Ofallon@...

09-MD-101* Creating Transformational Approaches to Address Rural Health Disparities. Research will focus on approaches, partnerships, and technologies for improving rural health outcomes. In addition, NCMHD is interested in proposals that utilize innovative outreach strategies that involve collaboration among traditional and non-traditional groups including new categories of community health workers, non-traditional occupations and settings. Contact: Dr. Nathaniel Stinson, 301-402-1366, stinsonn@...; NIDA Contact: Dr. Lula Beatty, 301-443-0441, lbeatty@...

05-MD-101* Social Determinants of Health. There is a growing research that reveals the important role of social determinants of health in addressing and understanding health disparities. Social determinants of health are the economic and social conditions under which people live which determine their health. We propose research that investigates interventions that address these social determinants (e.g., employment training, school readiness programs, food stamp programs, and adequate and affordable housing programs) their relationship to health outcomes for health disparity populations. Contact: Dr. Kyu Rhee, 301-402-1366, rheekb@...