[Missouri-l] [leadership] National Eye Institute $10, 000 community grants

[peter altschul]

Announcement from the National Eye Institute (NEI), National 
Institutes
of Health

(Please share the announcement with colleagues who may be 
interested in
making vision a health priority in their community.)

2010 Healthy Vision Community Awards Program

NEI is pleased to announce that applications for the 2010 Healthy 
Vision
Community Awards (HVCA) program will be available June 29, 2009.  
This
program provides funding up to $10,000 for the implementation of 
eye
health education and promotion activities that support the 
Healthy
Vision 2010 objectives and the Healthy People 2010 goals to 
reduce
health disparities and improve quality of life.  The focus of 
each
program must be eye health education.  The 2010 HVCA funds are 
not
intended for research projects or to provide direct medical care.

Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply, including
community-based organizations and agencies, minority-based
organizations, schools, faith-based organizations, civic and 
fraternal
groups, community clinics, local Agencies on Aging, and state and 
local
health departments and agencies.  Universities and university
affiliations, such as medical centers and schools of optometry 
and
ophthalmology, are precluded from receiving an award directly, 
but are
welcome to collaborate with eligible groups, such as 
community-based
organizations.  The final selection of award recipients will be 
based on
a combination of the evaluation score, geographic and 
racial/ethnic
representation, and project innovation.  All applications must be
postmarked by Monday, August 31, 2009.  Awards will be announced 
in March
2010.

Application forms and program information are available at
www.healthyvision2010.org/news/hvca
<http://www.healthyvision2010.org/news/hvca> .  If you have 
questions
about the application package or eligibility requirements, please 
e-mail
your questions or requests to HVCAmail at shs.net.

To find program ideas or to search for programs that have been 
funded in
your state, visit the Healthy Vision Community Programs Database
<http://community-based.shs.net/> .



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