Suma

PROMOTE PUBLIC PRIVATE PATNERSHIPS FOR REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEONATAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH (RMNCH+A) PROGRAMS

ENV/YAGASU: REQUEST FOR INITIAL FUNDING

PROTECTING SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGH ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS (ERU) IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK, LAMPUNG PROVINCE, INDONESIA

GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES IN ARGENTINA AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL CREDIT. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED APPROACHES TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS. OUR GRANTEE SUMATORIA PARA UNA NUEVA ECONOMÍA (SUMATORIA) IS WORKING WITH GRASSROOTS, NON-PROFIT, AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN ARGENTINA TO EXPAND ITS EXISTING IMPACT INVESTMENT LOAN FUND THAT PROMOTES ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUCH AS INDIGENOUS GROUPS, WOMEN, AND YOUTH. SUMATORIA WILL USE A BLENDED FINANCE APPROACH TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, AND PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE GREATER ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SUPPORT A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC MODEL IN ARGENTINA. SUMATORIA WILL ALSO CREATE SPACES AND EXCHANGES FOR PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING.

REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION FOR LICENSING DISPARITIES AND WORKFORCE RETENTION IN CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANTS (CNAS) - ABSTRACT FROM 2020 TO 2030, THE US WILL NEED TO FILL A TOTAL OF 7.9 MILLION DIRECT CARE JOB OPENINGS, FROM BOTH NEW AND EXISTING VACANCIES, DUE TO WORKERS LEAVING THE INDUSTRY (PHI, 2023). THIS DIRECT CARE SHORTAGE IS DIRECTLY PROPELLED BY THE GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS, INCREASED LONGEVITY OF PATIENTS, AND LACK OF WORKFORCE LICENSING SUPPORT. MANY OF THE DIRECT CARE JOBS ARE FILLED BY CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANTS (CNA), WHO IDENTIFY LARGELY AS LOW INCOME AND/OR ETHNIC MINORITIES. AS THIS GAP BETWEEN THE DEMAND FOR DIRECT CARE WORKERS AND AVAILABLE, LICENSED DIRECT CARE WORKERS WIDENS, THE SAME COMMUNITIES THAT CNAS STEM FROM WILL BE THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LACK OF ACCESS TO QUALIFIED, DIVERSE CNAS. TO ENSURE CNAS CAN LEGALLY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CARE, WE MUST CREATE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN REDUCE TURNOVER CAUSED BY LABORIOUS LICENSING DEMANDS AND SUPPORT ITS GROWTH. SUMA, A CALIFORNIA-BASED SMALL BUSINESS, HAS DEVELOPED A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE THAT REDUCES LICENSING COMPLIANCE BURDENS AND STREAMLINES REQUIREMENTS INTO AN ACCESSIBLE ONLINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH PRELIMINARY STUDIES HAVE SHOWN SUMA’S ABILITY TO HELP CNAS MANAGE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS AND LEAD TO AN INCREASED WORKFORCE RETENTION, ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LION’S SHARE OF CNAS THAT LACK ACCESS TO RESOURCES. IN PHASE I, SUMA WILL DEVELOP SUMAADMIN, WHICH WILL INTEGRATE EMPLOYERS IN THE CNA LICENSING SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ELEVATES AND SUPPORTS CNA LEADING TO A DECREASE IN LICENSING DROPOUT. AIM 1: DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE OF SUMAADMIN WHICH WILL ENABLE LTC FACILITIES TO DYNAMICALLY MANAGE EMPLOYED, LICENSED BIPOC AND LOWER SES CNAS. AIM 2: CONDUCT CLOSED ALPHA TESTING WITH BIPOC CNAS OF SUMAADMIN PRODUCT TO IDENTIFY USABILITY CHALLENGES AND BUGS, FLAG STRUCTURAL/FUNCTIONALITY ISSUES, AND TEST USER MAPPING. AIM 3: PILOT CLOSED BETA TESTING OF PROTOTYPE WITH 40 BIPOC, ESL, AND/OR LOWER SES CNAS AND RURAL LTC FACILITY PARTNER. THIS FEASIBILITY AND USABILITY TEST WILL INCLUDE SUCCESSFUL MASTERY OF ESSENTIAL INTERVENTION SKILLS PLUS SATISFACTION RATINGS. UPON COMPLETION OF PHASE I, SUMA WILL HAVE DEVELOPED A PROTOTYPE OF SUMAADMIN, HAVE TESTED IT IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ENVIRONMENT, RECEIVED FEEDBACK ON THE SOFTWARE FROM END USERS, AND DOCUMENTED ITS IMPACT OF CNA LICENSING TURNOVER. THIS WILL ALLOW TRANSITION TO A PHASE II WHICH WILL FOCUS ON CONDUCTING A LONG-TERM STUDY OF SUMAADMIN ACROSS VARIOUS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. GIVEN THE GROWING DEMAND FOR DIRECT CARE WORKERS, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITY IN CREATING A LICENSING SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES WORKFORCE RETENTION. INVESTING IN THIS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WILL LEAD TO MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE AND INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN.

IN THE RURAL HIGHLANDS OF AREQUIPA, PERU, ALPACA FARMING IS ONE OF THE FEW SOURCES OF WORK. SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS STRUGGLE TO SECURE GOOD PRICES FOR THEIR ALPACA FIBER BECAUSE OF CHALLENGES ENSURING FIBER QUALITY AND ACCESSING MARKETS. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS THAT EXPAND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS. OUR GRANTEE ARTESANOS ASOCIACI? SUMAC PALLAY SIBAYO (AASUPASI) STRENGTHENS THE PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF SMALLHOLDER ALPACA FARMERS AND ARTISANS IN THE HIGHLANDS OF AREQUIPA TO RAISE FAMILIES? INCOMES. THIS WOMEN-LED COLLAGUA INDIGENOUS ASSOCIATION FURTHERS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SHARES INDIGENOUS CULTURE, GENERATES INCOME THROUGH TEXTILES AND CRAFTS, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

I-CORPS PROGRAM FOR BALANCE ASSESSMENT AND FALL RISK IN THE ELDERLY

CHP

SBIR PHASE I: BIO-ADVANTAGED MONOMERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FUNCTION-TAILORABLE POLYAMIDES

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

THE ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION FUND SOLICITS PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE. IN 1997, WITH AWARENESS OF THE INCREASING THREAT TO THE WELFARE OF THE ALREADY ENDANGERED ASIAN ELEPHANT, THE ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW. THE ACT PROVIDES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS BY SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN COUNTRIES WITHIN THE RANGE OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS, AND THE PROJECTS OF PERSONS WITH DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN THE CONSERVATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS. THE ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION FUND RECOGNIZES THE COMMON GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF THE 13 ASIAN ELEPHANT RANGE STATE GOVERNMENTS AS STATED IN THE JAKARTA DECLARATION FOR ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH: APPLIED RESEARCH ON ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS, INCLUDING SURVEYS AND MONITORING; ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN FEWER WILD ELEPHANTS BEING REMOVED FROM THE WILD, REDUCE DEMAND IN CONSUMER COUNTRIES FOR IVORY AND OTHER BODY PARTS, AND PREVENT ILLEGAL KILLING OF ELEPHANTS; DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF ELEPHANT CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLANS; COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE TREATIES AND LAWS THAT PROHIBIT OR REGULATE THE TAKING OR TRADE OF ELEPHANTS OR REGULATE THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF ELEPHANT HABITAT; CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH; ENHANCED PROTECTION OF AT-RISK ELEPHANT POPULATIONS; EFFORTS TO DECREASE HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT; HABITAT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING IMPROVED PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT IN IMPORTANT ELEPHANT RANGES; STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; TRANSFRONTIER ELEPHANT CONSERVATION; AND WILDLIFE INSPECTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND FORENSICS SKILLS. SUPPORT WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF DECISION MAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THESE INCLUDE LEGISLATORS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL CHILDREN, JOURNALISTS, TOURISTS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS OR BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, LEGISLATION, POLICY, AND FINANCE; AND TO HARMONIZE THESE WITH OTHER NATIONAL POLICIES. PROPOSED PROJECT SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE ASIAN ELEPHANT, OR, IF WORK IS TO BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF THE RANGE, THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SHOW A CLEAR RELEVANCE TO ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION. APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS SHOULD ADDRESS SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT NEEDS AND ACTIONS, AND THREATS FROM EMERGING ISSUES SUCH AS DISEASE OR POACHING THAT AFFECT THE SPECIES AND ITS HABITATS.

WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK PILOT PROJECT FOR HABITAT REGENERATION, FIRE PROTECTION, AND ELEPHANT CONFLICT MITIGATION IN SUMATRA, INDONESIA.

COMMUNITY-BASED HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT MITIGATION AND PROTECTION OF SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGH ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS IN WAY

COMMUNITY BASED HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT MITIGATION AND PROTECTION OF SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGH CONSERVATION RESPONSE UNITS (C

SUMATRAN ELEPHANTS AND MAHOUTS WORKING FOR CONSERVATION ELEPHANT CONSERVATION RESPONSE UNIT WAY KAMB

PROVIDING FIELD VETERINARY EXPERTISE FOR SUMATRAN ELEPHANTS AND OTHER ENDANGERED SUMATRAN WILDLIFE A

COMMUNITY-BASED HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT MITIGATION AND PROTECTION OF SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGH ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS IN WAY

COMMUNITY AGROFORESTRY RESTORATION AND EDUCATION (CARE)

ADDRESSING HUMAN-ORANGUTAN CONFLICT IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN NORTHERN SUMATRA

STTR PHASE I: REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING OF MEDICATION FALL RISK IN THE ELDERLY

GREAT APE CONSERVATION FUND 2017

TO SUPPORT THE FIRST FEATURE FILM FESTIVAL ORGANIZED IN REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA.

SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)

TO TRAIN JOURNALISM STUDENTS TO OPEN GOP PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS.

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

LONG-TERM HOME RANGE PATTERNS AND THE EFFECT OF HABITAT DISTURBANCE ON SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS.

SUMAPAZ WILL WORK WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTHEAST MEDELLIN TO CREATE AN URBAN PEACE AGENDA. SUMAPAZ EXPECTS THAT BY USING A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO CONSTRUCT A COMMON AGENDA GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO BUILD PEACE IN THEIR TERRITORY NEGOTIATE WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND PROPOSE PEACE PROJECTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SUMAPAZ WILL DISSEMINATE THE PEACE AGENDA THROUGH A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN. THE PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT 40 COMMUNITY LEADERS 180 MEMBERS OF ABOUT 12 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIRECTLY IMPACT THE RESIDENTS OF THE FOUR COMMUNITIES (COMUNAS) OF NORTHEAST MEDELLIN.