Minorities
(Minorías)

Summaries of funding programs are provided by the USA-Mexico Border Health for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

2010 Minority Nurse Scholarship Program
Annual scholarship program to help outstanding students complete their studies leading to a BSN degree.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2010
    Sponsor: MinorityNurses.Com

Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
The program's purpose is to expand the pool of students of color interested in the field of health policy.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 4, 2009
    Sponsor: Kaiser Family Foundation

California Endowment Grant Programs
Grants to expand access to affordable, quality health care for the underserved and to improve the health status of all Californians.
    Geographic Coverage: California
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: California Endowment

Colonia Area Planning Fund
Provides assistance for the completion of planning activities that prepare colonia areas for water, sewer and housing improvements.
    Geographic Coverage: Texas
    Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2011
    Sponsor: Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs

Health Care Disparities Grant Program
Grants to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Commonwealth Fund

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants
Supports domestic health professional education.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

Regional Community Health Grants Program
This program provides funding focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic populations in eligible geographic areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Aetna Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants
Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

St. Luke's Health Initiatives Community Grants
Grants to provide funding that strengthens the capacity of organizations and communities to improve access to care and better health for Arizona's most vulnerable populations.
    Geographic Coverage: Arizona
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Health Program Grants
Provides grants to improve health and well-being. Programs include arts and culture; the environment; health; interprogram initiatives for social and economic justice; and the Jewish life and values/contemplative practice programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis