Hep B United Mini Grants Program Grant Forecast- Expansion of hepatitis B-related public health services for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in the United States
Application Open Date: June 4, 2021
Application Deadline: August 20, 2021
Expected number of awards: 8
Estimated Total Program Funding: $70,000-$80,000
The Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF) is announcing the forecasting of the Hep B United (HBU) 2021 Mini Grant Program awards for expansion of hepatitis B-related public health services for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA & NHPI) communities in the United States opening June 4, 2021. HBF will award up to 8 grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 each. The purpose of this program is to enhance capacity of HBU coalition partners to conduct hepatitis B education, testing and linkage to care in local communities. The emphasis of this grant is focused on AA & NHPI communities and supporting activities at the local coalition level to advance the hepatitis B priority areas of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan. Applications should focus on the following HBU Strategic Priority Areas:
1) Education for providers and communities to reduce hepatitis B-related health disparities;
2) Improve awareness, testing and linkage to care to prevent hepatitis B related liver disease and cancer;
3) Eliminating perinatal hepatitis B transmission; and/or
4) Strengthening surveillance to detect viral hepatitis transmission and disease.
Grantor Contact Information: Catherine Freeland, Catherine.Freeland@hepb.org
Last Updated on March 19, 2021 by HepFree NYC