The Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK) through the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, along with Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) and the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA), is interested in funding efforts to support Healthy Rural Communities. This program provides funds to rural hospitals and healthcare coalitions to assist them in addressing health issues in their communities.

As previously announced, NIH will require electronic submission for all P01, P20, P50 and U19 applications intended for due dates on or after September 25, 2013. NIH will hold a webinar on Tuesday, August 13, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m., to help potential applicants get acquainted with ASSIST, NIH’s system for electronic submission of multi-project applications.

As a native Kentuckian, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Susanne Arnold understands many of the health issues our state faces — and focusing on the problems that hit hardest close to home has kept her motivated in her work.

"I got into research in Appalachia because I'm an eighth-generation Kentuckian, and my father, who was also a doctor and researcher, was a seventh-generation Kentuckian," Arnold said. "I learned a very valuable lesson from him — that we can't make progress in the treatment of diseases without being invested in the research that we do."

As a native Kentuckian, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Susanne Arnold understands many of the health issues our state faces — and focusing on the problems that hit hardest close to home has kept her motivated in her work.

"I got into research in Appalachia because I'm an eighth-generation Kentuckian, and my father, who was also a doctor and researcher, was a seventh-generation Kentuckian," Arnold said. "I learned a very valuable lesson from him — that we can't make progress in the treatment of diseases without being invested in the research that we do."

The NIH has posted announcements for the following Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP):

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