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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/.

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category - Health Grants

Cancer Education Grants Program
The Cancer Education Grants Program has been existent since the year 1994 and has long been providing support to innovative cancer education grants program that aim to translate the knowledge obtain from the research studies into actual public health applications.

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Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care Program
The National Institutes of Health has recently established the Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care Program wherein it intends to utilize common conceptual models in creating independent interventions that will contribute to the modification of health behaviors and the improvement of health outcomes in patients diagnosed with co-morbid chronic diseases and health conditions.

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US Agency for International Development Announces Funding for Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance
The US Agency for International Development: Bureau of Global Health has recently announced a funding opportunity amounting to $200,000,000 in order to support the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA III) project.

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Cancer Education Grants Program
The National Cancer Institute has developed the Cancer Education Grants Program wherein it seeks to financially support innovative educational efforts that would contribute to the reduction of cancer incidences, morbidity and mortality rates; as well as the improvement of the quality of life of surviving cancer patients.

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