Grants form the Department of Health and Human Services
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4) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) - the department that is geared towards protecting public health and safety by way of providing information to dramatically improve health decisions and promote health and welfare through the formation of partnerships with state health departments and other capable organizations.

5) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - the department that oversees the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

6) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) - the department that is responsible for most of the country's biomedical and health-related research studies.

7) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - the branch of the HHS that is primarily accountable for enhancing the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, rehabilitative services in an effort to reduce the likelihood of illness, death, disability, and cost to society that is brought about by substance abuse and mental illnesses.

8) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) - the department that is in-charge of protecting and promoting public health by way of the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics.

9) The Health Resources and Services Administration (or HRSA) - the branch of the HHS that is designed to improve the nation's access to health care services, especially for those who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.

10) Indian Health Service (IHS) - the branch of the HHS that is responsible for the provision of medical and public health services to the members federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Natives.

11) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - the department that funds and encourages research studies that are designed to enhance the quality and outcomes of health care, lessen its costs, provide solutions concerning patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services.

Each of this operating divisions intends to provide financial assistance to scientific studies and personal medical needs. To find out if you're eligible to receive such assistance, visit http://www.hhs.gov/.

Grants form the Department of Health and Human Services
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Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Cancer Research Program
The National Institutes of Health has collaborated with the National Cancer Institute(NCI) in order to establish Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Cancer Research Program, wherein both agencies intend to solicit grant applications expressing intents to conduct funded exploratory research projects that concentrate on the inception and development unique, innovative technological advances that could potentially be utilized in the study of cancer.

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Excellence in Hemoglobinopathies Research Award Program
The National Institutes of Health has formed a collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in an effort to establish the Excellence in Hemoglobinopathies Research Award Program wherein both agencies have agreed to financially support the creation of studies that could potentially improve high-impact multi-disciplinary basic and translational research studies in the hemoglobinopathies.

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Core Clinical Centers for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network Program
In keeping with this mission, the National Institutes of Health has partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) to establish the Core Clinical Centers for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network Program.

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Capacity Building Assistance to Improve Health in Tribal Populations Program
In keeping with all its existing programs and objectives, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently established a funding opportunity to promote the Capacity Building Assistance to Improve Health in Tribal Populations Program.

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