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The West Virginia First Foundation awarded the Wheeling Police Department $463,633.60 in their first rollout of Opportunity Grants.
The money will fund the department's recently established 24-hour Crisis Response Unit.
The CRU spends time working hands-on with those struggling with their mental health and substance abuse.
The grant money will also go toward ongoing crisis-intervention training for officers and first responders.
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Over the next 25 years, there will be an additional 14.5 million deaths and significantly decreased quality of life as a result of climate-related events like droughts, flooding and rising sea...more
Five freshman legislators on the Wyoming House Judiciary Committee voted down a bill Wednesday.The bill would have given courts an option to send people who commit minor crimes into mental health...more
The speakers will examine the technologies enhancing product development to create delicious and nutritious products that improve health.Future Food-Tech is a key discovery platform to meet exciting...more
Healthy Petaluma awards $500,000 in grants to support youth wellness.The grants are intended to support projects, initiatives and programs that address the mental, emotional and physical health of...more
The West Virginia First Foundation awarded the Wheeling Police Department $463,633.60 in their first rollout of Opportunity Grants.The money will fund the department's recently established 24-hour...more
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Shah is recognized for his editorial leadership, holding roles as Editor or Associate Editor for several prominent public health journals.His research has been supported by major federal grants,...more
Nemours Children's will be incentivized to address both medical and non-medical drivers of children's health.Delaware Governor John Carney: "Making sure our children are healthy and able to be...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) implements its statutory mandate to test innovative payment and service delivery...more
The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) program can reduce the time to market for critical drugs while maintaining safety standards.The BTD program is designed to expedite the development of...more
Advancing Health Podcast is a weekly health podcast produced by the AHA.This week, the show looks at the market for health innovation in the U.S.The AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan will...more
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Charity Database Lets Couples Donate for a Cause
Kendall Webb, founder of JustGive.org, brings the Internet into the philanthropic sector as a nonprofit organization. Her donor-advised fund San Francisco-based website connects couples to a plethora of charities through its wedding registries.
