Funding Opportunities

Riverstone Clinic, Lane County, OR, 2011

Funding opportunities are announced in our monthly e-newsletter. Please follow the link to learn more about a particular opportunity.

Announced in January 2012

Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (General Population)

This program aims to address significant disparities in Perinatal health, including disparities experienced by minorities. In order to address the disparities and factors contributing to them, proposed scope of projects should include the pregnancy and the interconception period for women and infants in the proposed project area. Projects should last into the infants second year of life and/or two years foloowing delivery. Find more information here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-016
Closing Date: January 27, 2012

HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program Existing Geographic Service Areas (EISEGA)

The purpose of these funds is to provide on-going, outpatient early interventions and primary care to people with HIV. All early intervention services (EIS) programs must provide: appropriate medical evaluation and clinical care; and other essential services such as oral health care, outpatient mental health services, outpatient substance abuse services and nutritional services, and appropriate referrals for specialty services. Find more information here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-076
Closing Date: 1/31/12

Medical Management of Older Patients with HIV/AIDS

This research funding opportunity asks for proposals to address the clinical and translational issues in diagnosing and treating HIV/AIDS in older patients. The goal is to improve medical outcomes, functional status and quality of life in older patients with HIV/AIDS through improved understanding of interactions among aging processes, HIV viral infection, treatment effects and toxicities, and multiple morbidities commonly occurring in older persons. Find more information here.

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-09-017

Closing Date: May 7, 2012

Service Area Competition- Additional Area: Anchorage, Alaska

These funds are for providing primary care services to underserved populations in the Anchorage area. Find more information here.

Agency: HRSA

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-169

Closing Date: February 12, 2012

Announced in November 2011

Research Centers in Primary Care Practice Based Research and Learning

These monies are intended to foster a highly collaborative, interdisciplianry research environment among practice based research networks (PBRNs). It is expected that the consortium of PBRNs or the national PBRN will demonstrate greater productivity and will develop and conduct independent research more quickly by leveraging common resources. These fund are not intended for individual research projects, but rather to strengthen the research and dissemination of each center. Find more information here.

Agency: Agency for Health Care Quality and Research
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HS-12-002
Closing Date: January 26, 2012

Regional Hemophilia Network

This is a call for applications for the Regional Hemophilia Network. These networks will promote the comprehensive care of individuals with hemophilia and other clotting and bleeding disorders. Find out more information here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-133
Closing Date: January 10, 2012

Evaluation of NIAAAs Alcohol Screening Guide for Children and Adolescents

This is an opportunity to evaluate the NIAAA alcohol screener for youth as described in "Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioners Guide". While the screener has been tested in controlled situations, it is important that the screener be evaluated in practice. Find more information here.

Agency: National Institutes of Health
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AA-12-008
Closing Date: February 15, 2012

Improving Adherence to Treatment Regimens for HIV-Positive Adolescents and Young Adults

This funding announcement intends to spur research into the development, implementation, and evaluation of new or adapted interventions to improve adherence to medical and/or behavioral regimens for HIV-positive adolescents and young adults. Investigation of individual, family, social, political, and/or contextual factors that influence adherence is expected; along with developing new or refining existing measures of adherence and interventions. Find more information here.

Agency: National Institutes of Health
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-12-206
Closing Date: February 21, 2012

Improving Adherence in Pre-teens, Adolescents and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes (DP3)

This funding opportunity encourages research project applications from organizations proposing to develop, refine, and pilot test innovative strategies to improve adherence to medications and medical regimens in pre-teens, adolescents, and young adults with type 1 diabetes. At the end of the project period, there should be a well-developed and well-characterized intervention that has been demonstrated to be safe, feasible to implement, acceptable in the target population, and, if promising, ready to be tested in a larger efficacy trial. Find more information here.

Agency: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DK-11-029
Closing Date: March 2, 2012

Announced in October 2011

Affordable Care Act Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs)

The purpose of F2F HICs is to provide information to parents of children with special health needs. These family-run/staffed centers assist families in making informed decisions about health care in order to promote good treatment decisions, cost-effectiveness, and improved health outcomes for such children. Find more information here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-045
Closing date:December 16, 2011
Eligibility: Some states are not eligible because they received the grant in the previous fiscal year. Please see full announcement for eligibility details.

FY12 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants (Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska and Oregon)

This funding opportunity supports organizations wishing to establish and operate voluntary family planning services in the above mentioned areas. Family planning services should be available to all who desire such services, with priority given to low-income persons. Family planning services include clinical family planning and related preventive health services; information, education, and counseling related to family planning; and, referral services as indicated. Find more information for Alaska, Anchorage or Oregon.

Agency: Office of Public Health and Science
Funding Opportunity Number: Alaska: PA-FPH-12-022
Anchorage: PA-FPH-12-025
Oregon: PA-FPH-12-024
Closing Date: March 31, 2012

Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program

This program supports projects that demonstrate models of outreach and service delivery through collaboration, adoption of an evidence-based or promising practice model, demonstration of health outcomes, replicability and sustainability. Projects will be based on evidence-based or promising practice models and demonstrate health improvement in rural communities. For more information, click here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-083
Closing Date: November 22, 2011

Ryan White Part A HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program

Part A funds may be used to provide care for people living with HIV who are primarily low income and underserved. The grants fund systems of care to provide 13 core medical services and other additional support services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Over 66% of the funds available are awarded according to a formula based on the estimated number of living cases of HIV (non AIDS) and AIDS cases in the community. Find more information here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-128
Closing Date: November 1, 2011
Eligibility: County, city, or township governments. Grantees that were classified as an Eligibile Metropolitan Area (EMA) or as a Transitional Grant Area (TGA) in 2011 and meet statutory requirements are eligible to apply for these funds.

Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R21)

This program supports short term studies that will inform large scale Health IT implementation, use, and/or larger scale studies. There are three areas of interest:
1. Health IT to improve the quality and safety of medication management
2. Health IT to support patient-centered care and coordination across multiple settings and the use of electronic exchange of health information
3. Health IT to improve decision making throug the use of integrated data and knowledge management
For more information, click here.

Agency: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-08-269
Closing Date: November 16, 2012

Host the upcoming Medical Library Association (MLA) webcast: Connecting E-science and Team Science: The Changing Nature of Research

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine/ Pacific Northwest Region will pay MLA webcast registration fees for four sites that agree to promote and host the webcast for colleagues in their area. The webcast will take place on Friday November 18, 2011 at 11a-12:30p pacific time. Click here for more information.

Announced in September 2011

Affordable Care Act Capital Development- Immediate Facility Improvement Program and Building Capacity Grant Program

These two programs will award one-time grants to existing 330-funded health center program grantees to address immediate and pressing capital needs and to improve capacity to provide primary care to the medically underserved. HRSA will be hosting a pre-application technical assistance call for these opportunities at the following times:

HRSA-12-115 - Capital Development-Building Capacity (CD-BC)
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. ET
888-996-4914 (toll-free)
Passcode: 1522371

HRSA-12-116 - Capital Development-Immediate Facility Investment (CD-IFI)
Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. ET
888-996-4914 (toll-free)
Passcode: 1522371

For more information on the Building Capacity Program, click here.
For more information on the Capital Development Program, click here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Numbers: Building Capacity- HRSA-12-115
Capital Development- HRSA-12-116
Deadline: October 12, 2011 (for both grant programs)
Eligibility: Applicants must be an existing 330-funded health center.

Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program

The purpose of the THCGME program is to provide graduate medical education payments to support community-based training. Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education payments will cover the costs of new residency programs in community-based ambulatory primary care settings such as health centers. Find more information here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-029
Deadline: October 11, 2011

Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program

The purpose of this network planning grant is to develop an integrated healthcare network that combines the functions of the entities participating in the networks in order to: (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. Successful applicants can use their one-year grant funds to lay the groundwork for projects that include, but are not limited to: 1)Community health and/or provider needs assessments 2)Business, operation or strategic plans 3)Health Information Technology Investments. Find out more here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-084
Deadline: October 31, 2011
Eligibility: The lead applicant organization must be a rural, non-profit or public entity that represents a consortium/network of three or more health care providers that need assistance to plan, organize and develop a health care network.

Announced in August 2011

Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects (MUST ACT QUICKLY)

This is a partnership opportunity for a library and a non-library entity to collaborate on improving access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professional, first responders, and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Find more information here.

Agency: National Library of Medicine
Opportunity Number: NLM-011-130-KDB
Proposal Deadline: August 31, 2011

Family Planning Services Grants

These grants will provide monies for public and private nonprofit entities to operate voluntary family planning services projects, with priority given for services provided to low-income fmailies. Local and regional public or private nonprofit entities may apply directly to the Secretary for a Title X family planning services grant under this announcement. Find more information here.

Agency: Office of Public Health and Science
Funding Oppotunity Number: PA-FPH-12-001
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2011

Tribal Management Grant Program

The purpose of this program is to enhance and develop health management infrastructure and assist Indian Tribes/Tribal Organizations in assuming the management of Indian Health Service Programs and Services. The Tribal Management Grant Program is available to provide technical assistance to grantees for the purposes of program planning, evaluation, and systems development. Find more information here.

Agency: Indian Health Service
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2012-IHS-TMD-0001
Application Deadline: September 15, 2011
Eligibility: Indian Tribes or Tribal Organizations as defined by the ISDEAA are eligible to apply.

Frontier Community Health Integration Demonstration

The purpose of this grant is to explore ways to increase access to and improve the adequacy of payments for acute care and other essential services under Medicare and Medicaid in eligible counties and to evaluate the regulatory challenges facing providers and the communities they serve. This program brings together key components to better coordinate care and improve or establish local capacity for care. Find more information here.

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-11-202
Application Deadline: August 29, 2011
Eligibility: eligible states are Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming

Frontier Extended Stay Clinic Cooperative Agreement

This cooperative agreement focuses on the effectiveness and appropriateness of a new type of provider, the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic (FESC), in remote clinic sites. Management of the cooperative agreement includes: implementing and testing of FESC protocols, evaluation of program and financial activities at the participating sites, providing TA to the CMS Frontier Extended Stay Demonstration and its participating organizations, and developing or continuing HIT implementation and quality initiatives, among others. Find out more here.

Agency: Health Services and Resources Administration
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-11-139
Closing Date for Applications: August 31, 2011
Eligibility: Funds awarded under this authority also require the development of a consortium of at least three separately owned organizations that provide health care services.

Announced in July 2011

R40 Maternal and Child Health Research Program

The goal of this program is to expand the knowledge pool regarding maternal and child health and health services. Research should focus on results that are applicable to both the community and the state as a whole. Proposals should address questions such as public health systems and infrastructure, health disparities, quality of care, and promoting the health of maternal and child health populations. Find more information here.

Agency: HRSA
Announcement Number: HRSA-12-006
Activity Codes: R40 MCHR and R40 SDAS
Application Deadline: September 7, 2011 8:00pm Eastern Time

Minority AIDS Initiative and Re-Engagement Project

The goal of this project is to enhance access to and quality of clinical care and support services for people with HIV/AIDS who are traditionally under-served. This initiative will provide technical assistance and training to implement HIV care programs. This project will support one organization for up to two years to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative and replicable HIV service delivery models to improve retention and re-engagement in care for people of color living with HIV/AIDS. Find the full announcement here.

Agency: HRSA
Announcement number: HRSA-11-186
Deadline: August 11, 2011 8:00 pm Eastern Time

National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Funding Page

A webpage from NN/LM that lists all of the current funding opportunities for the Pacific Northwest Region. Many of these funding opportunities are centered around health technology implementation. Find more information here.

Announced In June 2011

Call for Proposals: 2011 Express Outreach Awards

The purpose of this program is to improve the use of quality online health information resouces, promote health information literacy in health education and health care and to foster local health information expertise in community organizations, among others. Priority will be given to public health workers and health professionals, especially those in rural areas. Find the full announcement and application materials here.

Agency:National Network of Libraries of Medicine/ Pacific Northwest Region
Application Deadline: August 26, 2011
Eligibility: Must be a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine/ Pacific Northwest Region

Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations Project Request for Proposals

This is an opportunity for community-based organizations with budgets less than $750,000 to implement projects that address Health People 2020 overarching goals, topic areas, and objectives. The program pirorities include: environmental justice, health equity, and healthy behaviors across all life stages. Healthy People is a science-based, 10-year national plan for improving the overall health of Americans. Visit the Healthy People website here. Find more information about the application process here.

Agency: John Snow, Inc. and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Application Deadline: August 5, 2011
Other info: projects must be completed between December 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012

Outreach to Under-Connected Health Organizations (must act quickly)

The purpose of this award is to expand access to technology and training for health care organizations that are currently under-connected in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington and receiving assistance from Regional Extension Centers. The work carried out by this award will include (among others): encourage network members to share IT expertise, strengthen the role of health information, and promote funding to upgrade and maintain technology access.
More information here.

Agency: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region
Indicate Intent to Apply: July 1, 2011

School-Based Comprehensive Oral Health Services Grant Program

The purpose of this grant is to integrate comprehensive oral health services into an existing school based health center, with a focus on early-childhood and elementary/middle-school aged children. This program will demonstrate effective ways to augment existing SBHC capacity to include oral health programs that serve the neediest children and provide oral health education. More Information Here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA 11-112
Closing Date: July 15, 2011

Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care Program- Primary Care Training and Enhancement

These funds are available for the development and operation of a program for the training of primary care physicians who plan to teach in family medicine, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics training, especially in community-based settings. The funds may also be use to provide fellowhips for physicians who participate in such programs. Click here for more information.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-11-154
Closing Date: July 11, 2011
Eligibility: public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools of allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine, or a public or private non-profit entity which the Secretary has determined is capable of carrying out such grant.

HRSA Service Area Competitions

HRSA recently annouced its Service Area Competitions, which fund Health Center programs. These funds are available to expand a health center service area, continue service in an area, or expand specific programs in your health center. There are multiple competitions, with slightly different rules for each. Use the funding opportunity numbers below to find each competitive grant here.

Agency: HRSA
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-12-087, HRSA-12-088, HRSA-12-089, HRSA-12-102, HRSA-12-105,
HRSA-12-106, HRSA-12-107, HRSA-12-110
Closing Date: The first closing date is 8/8/11

Announced in May 2011

Expand Care Coordination Through the Use of HIT in Targeted Areas of Need

The aim of this program is to leverage technology to expand and/or enhance the capacity of substance abuse treatment providers. The use of HIT will enhance the ability of providers to communicate with and manage the care of persons in treatment. By using e-technologies, the provider will be able to expand services beyond a brick-and-mortar establishment and reach out to clients to access these services.

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Funding Opportunity Number: TI-11-002
Closing Date: June 13, 2011
Award Ceiling: $280,000
Eligibility: domestic public and private non-profit entities

Rural Health Information Technology Network Development (RHITND) Program

This program aims to expand access to, coordinate and improve the quality of helath services in rural areas. The program will support providers in rural areas to achieve meaningful use requirements. Examples of potential outcomes are: achieving economies of scale and cost efficiencies, increasing financial viability of the network, enhancing workforce recruitment and retention and enhancing the continuum of care.

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-11-137
Closing Date: May 27, 2011
Eligibility: Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: 1. The lead applicant must be located in a rural area 2. The applicant exists exclusively to provide service to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in a rural area 3. The applicant is a tribal government whose grant-funded activites will be conducted within their tribal areas.

Announced in April 2011

Health Career Opportunites Program

The Health Career Opportunites Program (HCOP) offers schools of medicine the opportunity to assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop the skills needed to compete, enter, and graduate from health professional schools.
Click here for more information.

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-11-065
Closing Date: May 25, 2011
Eligibility: Includes schools of medicine that offer graduate programs in behavioral and mental health and training for physicians assistants.

The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery

This grant aims to promote research opportunities that will study how to improve measurement of racial/ethnic discrimination in health care delivery, enhance understanding of the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination in health care delivery and reduce the revalence of racial/ethnic discrimination through the development of interventions. Click here for more information.

Agency: National Institutes of Health
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-11-162
Closing Date: May 7, 2014

Circles of Care V: Infrastructure Development for Children’s Mental Health Systems in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities

This program provides tribal and urban Indian communities with tools and resources to plan and design a system of care to support mental health and wellness for children, youth, and families. This program will increase capacity and effectiveness of mental health systems in AI/AN communities and reduce the gap in the need for mental health services and availability. Click here for more information.

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Funding Opportunity Number: AM-11-007
Closing Date: May 31, 2011
Eligibility:Eligible applicants are State and federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, tribal organizations (including Urban Indian organizations) and Tribal colleges and universities

Announced in March 2011

HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects 2011

The National Library of Medicine is soliciting quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related information for patients, their communtiy and caregivers. Click here for more information

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services- National Library of Medicine
Solicitation Number: NLM-0011-049-SES
Quotations Due: April 19, 2011
Award Ceiling: $60,000
Award Floor: $10,000

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant

Distance learning and telemedicine grants are specifically designed to provide access to education, training and health care resources for people in rural America. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program provides financial assistance to encourage and improve telemedicine services and distance learning services in rural areas through the use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to be used by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. Click here for more information.

Agency: Dept. of Agriculture- Rural Utilities Service
Funding Opportunity Number: RDUP-11-01-DLT
Closing Date: April 25, 2011
Award Ceiling:$500,000
Award Floor: $50,000
Eligibility: Entities legally organized as one of the following are eligible for DLT financial assistance:
An incorporated organization or partnership, a Tribe or Tribal Organization, a Unit of Government, and others (see above link)

PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH GRANTS:
THE COMMUNITY/PRACTICE/TRIBE-BASED RESEARCH ACTIVITY FUNDING PROGRAM

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) Center for Scientific Review announces the availability of research activity grants for community, tribe, or practice-based research. The purpose is to develop research networks with American Indian and Alaska Native communities and with primary care clinical practices in the WWAMI states (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho). The goal is to involve communities and practices in every stage of health research and to promote studies that address their priorities and health concerns.

Eligible: Communities, tribes and practices (not educational institutions)
Objective: To enhance two-way working relationships between communities, practices, and academic researchers in participatory research.
Deadline: Pre-application due by March 25, 2011
Details at Institute of Translational Health Sciences

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: HOST THE UPCOMING MLA WEBCAST

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) announces a funding opportunity for sites around the region to host the upcoming Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education webcast Shifting Skills to Navigate the Changing Horizon: Finding Our Way in New Biomedical Research and Healthcare Environments on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 11am-12:30 pm Pacific time.

NN/LM PNR will pay MLA registration fees for up to 3 selected sites that agree to promote and host the webcast for colleagues in their area.

Contact Nikki Dettmar, Education and Assessment Coordinator, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by March 14, 2011. Include a brief description of how you will promote the event in your area, estimated attendance, and confirm that your location can meet the technical requirements of Internet access, a computer with Windows Media Player, and a room to host the webcast.

Site participants will be selected based on geographic location, accessibility, and the potential number of attendees. All applicants will be notified of their application status by March 18, 2011.

PNR will also be hosting the webcast at the University of Washington Health Sciences Library.

Announced in February 2011

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Oral Health Initiative for Prevention, Advocacy, Access to Care, and Education

Deadline for submission: March 15, 2011

Kaiser Permanente Northwest is currently seeking proposals from qualified community-based organizations, grassroots advocacy groups, dental care providers, non-service networks, health centers, and federally qualified health centers that best meet the qualifications and geographical requirements of the northwest region.

$750,000 over a three-year period, awarded as five to eight grants in the $30,000 to $50,000 range annually. Grant size will depend on experience, need, level of community support, and a clear plan and ability to demonstrate outcomes.

Details at the Kaiser Permanente web site.

Announced in January 2011

FQHC PLANNING GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (non-330 grantees)

Deadlines for submission: March 18, 2011 grants.gov; April 8, 2011 EHB

One-year project period with an $80,000 annual budget cap. Funds are for planning activities. Guidance format replicates the structure of the NAP application - 80 page limit

The applicant must secure a letter of support from any existing FQHC (section 330 grantee and/or FQHC Look-Alike), health department, local hospital, and rural health clinic in the service area, or provide an explanation for why such a letter(s) cannot be obtained.

Organizations receiving grants under Section 330 - health centers and central office grantees (e. PCAs, HCCNs, national cooperative agreements, etc.) are NOT eligible to apply.

Proposals can be for only a single service area not multiple locations

Access guidance online.

Announced in December 2010

Professional Development Awards for Emergency Preparedness

National Network of Libraries of Medicine/Pacific Northwest Region

NN/LM PNRis currently accepting Professional Development Award Applications. The purpose
of the Professional Development Award is to enable individuals at NN/LM PNR Network member
institutions to expand professional knowledge and experience to provide improved health
information access to health care professionals and consumers. For this initial offering, they are
focusing on Emergency Preparedness. NN/LM PNR will offer other opportunities with a broader
focus in the future.