Funding

Adequate funding is essential to starting up and operating a successful clinical simulation center. Click below to find out more about grants and other funding opportunities for educators and educational institutions.

NLN Research Grants
http://www.nln.org/research/grants.htm
The NLN research grants may be used to investigate any nursing education topic including simulation.

US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants
HRSA funds research on a range of health care topics. Visit its site to find out about grant opportunities and how to apply.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/
The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

Grants.Gov
http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards.

National Institutes of Health
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/index.htm
NIH has  about $200M to give away thanks to stimulus act.   They will fund 200 grants of $1M each.  Deadline to submit is April 27. 2009.   Here is one related to simulation:

06-RR-101* Virtual environments for multidisciplinary and translational research. Virtual networking environments like Science Commons, Facebook, and Second Life, create platforms that can eliminate many barriers in scientific collaborations. These environments integrate fragmented information sources, enable “one-click” access to research resources, and assist in re-use of scientific workflows. Funded projects would develop and implement virtual collaborative environments to facilitate biomedical and translational research, e.g. addressing issues of privacy, technology transfers, and sharing resources. Contact: Dr. Olga Brazhnik, 301-435-0758, brazhnik@mail.nih.gov; NIDA Contact: Dr. David Thomas, 301-435-1313, dthomas1@nida.nih.gov

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