Grants
Sponsored Projects
& Philanthropic
Served as principal investigator, co-investigator, or project administrator for each of the grants on this page.
Dr. B Wrote, received, and/or administered the following grants:
- Howlett, B., Eastham, F., Nyirati, C. (Awarded July 2015). Yakima Valley Interprofessional Healthcare Education Collaborative. Health Resources and Services Administration – Primary Care Training and Enhancement program. 5-year project. $1,750,000.
- Hoverman, A., Cohen, L., Howlett, B. (Awarded February 2014). Community Based Participatory Research CME Event. Yakima Valley Community Foundation. $9,000.
- Hoverman, A., Cohen, L., Howlett, B. (Awarded October 2014). Community Based Participatory Research CME Event. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation. $4,000.
- Howlett, B., Calhoun, C. (Awarded March, 2014). FCC Virtual Health Link.
- Howlett, B., Whiteus K., Hansen, C., Buck, N. (Submitted Oct. 29, 2012). Medicare flexibility program. Implementing the Rural Wisconsin Healthcare Cooperative Quality Indicator Program. Submitted to State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care. ($19,818, awarded).
- Howlett, B. (Submitted Aug. 29, 2012) Idaho healthcare preparedness program: Southeastern Idaho Healthcare Coalition. Submitted to Southeastern Idaho Public Health. ($17,667, awarded).
- Howlett, B. (Submitted Mar. 8, 2012). Medicare small rural hospital improvement program. Submitted to State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care. ($9,033, awarded).
- Howlett B., Averett, S. (Submitted Jan. 6, 2012). Early hearing detection and intervention program: Bingham Memorial Hospital. Idaho Sound Beginnings Infant Hearing Screening Program. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. ($8,500; awarded).
- Howlett, B., Felchle, M. (Submitted Oct. 26, 2011). Aegis network: An alliance of rural community hospitals in Southeast Idaho. HRSA-11-084 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program. (1 year, $82,600; awarded).
- Howlett, B. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Mini-flex Grant. (8 months, $3,500; awarded).
- Howlett, B., Hall, R., Morris, W., (Submitted Feb. 26, 2011). Burnout among rural physician assistants. Physician Assistant Education Association and American Academy of Physician Assistants. (2 year; $7,000 awarded).
- Howlett, B., Bunde, C., Cartwright, E., Erickson, C. (Submitted Nov. 4, 2010). Iron and protein deficiency in rural indigenous Andean people: An interprofessional epidemiologic pilot study. Idaho State University, Division of Health Sciences Enhancement Grant Program. (1 year; $16,500 awarded).
- Howlett, B. (Submitted August, 2010). Greenhouse project grant. Public Spirit Foundation. (1 year: $5,000; awarded).
- Howlett, B., Tarp, C., Phelps, P. (Submitted May 21, 2010). From classroom to clinic: Inter-professional and translational learning of medical Spanish. HRSA 10-234 Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care. [P. Phelps –Project Director] (5 year: $991,047; Approved – Score 95/100; Insufficient Funds Available).
- Howlett B., Bunde C., Papa, J., Talford D. (Submitted Feb. 26, 2010). Services provided by rural family physicians and PAs. American Academy of Physician Assistants and Physician Assistant Education Association Research Grant Program. (1 year: $18,397; Approved; Insufficient Funds Available).
- Bunde, C., Howlett, B., Galindo, S. (2008). Virtual laboratory for anatomy and physiology. Idaho Technology Incentive Grant (1 year: $52,000, funded).
- HRSA-10-041 Health Care and Other Facilities. Women and children’s expansion project. ($188,100; awarded 18, Aug., 2010)
- HRSA-09-163 Health Care and Other Facilities. Women and children’s expansion project. ($223,142; awarded 6 Aug., 2009)
- 2012 SHIP Grant. ($9,300). CMS.
- 2012 ASPR Grant. ($4,500). CMS.
- CHC Foundation. Bariatric lift project. (8,249; awarded 22 Oct., 2010)
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program. Wireless access points. ($8,866; awarded 15 Mar., 2011)
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Hospital Acquired Infection NHSN Surveillance Sub-grant. ($9,020; awarded 2011)
- Idaho Immunization Program. IRIS Interoperability project. ($25,000; awarded 15 Nov., 2011)
- Idaho Sound Beginnings. Early hearing detection and intervention program. ($8,500; awarded 1 Feb. 2012).
- Southeast Idaho Public Health. National Hospital Preparedness Program. Allotment X. ($23,645; awarded 3 Dec., 2010)