The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program, one that awards $7,500 to U.S. citizens who will be seniors or are recent graduates of an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall of 2010. The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program takes college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, DC. There, they will be placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy issues, mainly the ones that affect racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities. The deadline to apply for this scholars program is December 4, 2009. The $7,500 that the award winner receives includes $2,000 stipend upon successful completion of the program, expenses, and transportation. If you have any questions about the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program, contact the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation at (650) 854-9400.
For more information, visit http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/bjscholars/#.
The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for the 2010 Indoor Air Quality Projects in Region 3 grant program. The deadline to apply is November 20, 2009. Open to public, private, and state-controlled institutions of higher education; state governments; and Native American tribal governments, the Indoor Air Quality Projects grant program has a mission, and it is to assist schools in addressing their indoor environmental concerns. This grant program offers funds to organizations that will provide assistance with the development of a proactive management plan such as Agency’s Tools for Schools or other equivalent Indoor Air Quality Management Plan. Projects must take place within one or more of the states in EPA Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. If you have any questions about the 2010 Indoor Air Quality Projects in Region 3 grant program, contact Cristina Schulingkamp of the Environmental Protection Agency at either (215) 814-2086 or schulingkamp.cristina@epa.gov.
For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/reg3artd/Indoor/rfa-iaq-2010.html.
