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Wyoming Office of Multicultural Health Announces Mini-Grants

The Wyoming Office of Multicultural Health, part of the Wyoming Department of Health, is seeking applications for a new round of its Mini-Grant Program.
 
Funded projects must deal with improving Wyoming’s health disparities for minorities or underserved populations such as Hispanic, Native American, or uninsured, underinsured, etc. to include disabled and special populations.  Projects must have clearly stated goals and objectives; funding cannot be used for direct patient care, construction or renovation, fund raising, staff job training, political activities, clinical trials or vocational rehabilitation.
 
Applications will be accepted until December 3.  Funding ranging from $100 to $1,450 will be awarded in January 2013.            
Entities eligible to apply include:
*Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education;
*Native American tribal governments (federally recognized);
*Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments);
*Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; *Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
 
For more information, please contact Brittany Wardle, project coordinator, at 307-777-1941 or brittany.wardle@wyo.gov.

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