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EXtramural Funding Opportunities
(list below updated 10/12/2010)
Key words: At-Risk Youth
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Deadline: Notice of Intent to Apply: October 25, 2010; Application: November 1, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Nursing
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - New Careers in Nursing
Deadline: Optional Informational Applicant Web Conferences: October 27, 2010 and November 9, 2010; Application: December 15, 2010
Eligibility: Institutions that offer an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program or master’s nursing program for non-nursing college graduates and are accredited by a nursing accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Key words: Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Mentoring Networks to Enhance the Clinician-Investigator Workforce in Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (U24) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): January 17, 2011; Application: February 17, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: HIV/AIDS
Identifying and Understanding Effective Interventions for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (R01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: November 30, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): November 30, 2010; Application: December 30, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Neuroscience Research
Training in Neuroimaging: Integrating First Principles and Applications (T90/R90) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: December 13, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): December 13, 2010; Application: January 13, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Research Career
NIH Director's Early Independence Awards (DP5) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: December 21, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): December 21, 2010; Application: January 21, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Research Education Programs – HIV/AIDS
NIMH Research Education Programs for HIV/AIDS Research (R25) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: December 7, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): 30 days before the submission date; AIDS Application: January 7 annually until January 8, 2013
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Newborn Hearing Screening
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention (HRSA)
Deadline: Application: December 3, 2010
Eligibility: Only current grantees with project periods ending March 31, 2011 and States/Jurisdictions which do not have HRSA Federal funds to support their newborn hearing screening program at this time.
Key words: Sudden and Unexpected Infant Death
SUID/SIDS Prevention and Bereavement Support Resource Centers (HRSA)
Deadline: Application: October 25, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Suicide
American Foundation for Suicide Research
Deadline: Application: December 1, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Pediatric Research
Key words: Biological Assays
Assay Development for High Throughput Screening for Nicotinic Receptor Subunits (R21) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: December 18, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): December 18, 2010; Application: January 18, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts
Core Infrastructure and Methodological Research for Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts (U01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: October 5, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): February 8, 2011, June 6, 2011, October 10, 2011, February 6, 2012, June 6, 2012, October 8, 2012, February 8, 2013, June 10, 2013, and October 8, 2013;
Application: March 8, 2011, July 6, 2011, November 10, 2011, March 6, 2012, July 6, 2012, November 8, 2012, March 8, 2013, July 10, 2013, and November 8, 2013
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Childhood Obesity
Systems-Oriented Pediatric Obesity Research and Training (SPORT) Center of Excellence (U54) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): November 30, 2010; Application: December 30, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Note: One award is available
Key words: Heart, Lungs, and Blood
NHLBI Program Project Applications (P01) (NIH)
Deadline: Application: October 20, 2010 then January 25, May 25, and September 25; AIDS Application: May 7, September 7, and January 7 until September 8, 2013
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse
Pre-Application for the 2011 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (X02)
Deadline: Opening: January 11, 2011; Application: February 11, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Also see: 2011 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
Key words: Community-based Service Programs
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HRSA)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): September 30, 2010; Application: October 15, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Private
Key words: Fellowship - Nursing
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Executive Nurse Fellows
Deadline: Informational Applicant Web Conference: November 5, 2010; Application: January 18, 2011
Eligibility: Please see the program announcement
Key words: Quality/Equality
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Payment Reform for High-Value Care
Deadline: Brief Proposal: October 20, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Pediatric Research
Key words: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Pilot and Feasibility Clinical Research Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: October, 18, 2010; Application: November 18, 2010, March 1, 2011, and July 1, 2011; November 1, 2011, March 1, 2012, and July 2, 2012; November 1, 2012, March 1, 2013, and July 1, 2013
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Behavioral and Social Science Research Education
NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) Short-term Interdisciplinary Research Education Program for New Investigators (R25) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: December 6, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): December 6, 2010; Application: January 6, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Chronic Kidney Disease
Planning Grants for Translating Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Research into Improved Clinical Outcomes (R34) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: January 28, 2011; Letter of Intent (not required); January 31, 2011; Application: February 28, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes Impact Award (DP3) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: February 11, 2011; Letter of Intent (not required): February 11, 2011; Application: March 11, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Mental Health
Collaborative Hubs for International Research on Mental Health (U19) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): December 21, 2010; Application: January 21, 2011
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Otopathology Research
NIDCD Otopathology Research Collaboration Network (U24) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): November 1, 2010; Application: December 1, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Pluripotency
Program Projects for Collaborative Research on the Basic Biology of Pluripotency and Reprogramming (P01) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): November 1, 2010; Application: December 1, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Visual Disorders
NEI Translational Research Program on Therapy for Visual Disorders (R24) (NIH)
Deadline: Application: January 25, 2011, 2012, and 2013
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Key words: Patient Empowerment
Amgen Foundation and Ashoka's Changemakers
Deadline: Early Entry: August 25, 2010; Entry Deadline: September 25, 2010
Eligibility: Any person or organization world-wide
Note: This is a competition that offers cash prizes and an opportunity to apply for further funding from the Amgen Foundation.
Key words: Alcohol Research
Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: September 5, 2010; Application: February 5, June 5, and October 5 until September 8, 2013
Key words: Birth Defects
Developmental Mechanisms of Human Structural Birth Defects (P01) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): October 30, 2010; Application: November 30, 2010
Key words: Children's Health
NICHD Program Project Grant (P01) (NIH)
Deadline: Application: January 25, May 25, and September 25; AIDS Application: May 7, September 7, and January 7 until September 8, 2013
Key words: Health Outcomes
Effects of the Social Environment on Health: Measurement, Methods and Mechanisms (R01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: December 6, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): December 6, 2010; Application: January 6, 2011
Key words: Transformative Research
NIH Common Fund Transformative Research Projects Program (R01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: September 27, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): September 27, 2010; Application: October 27, 2010
Key words: Biomedical Technology
Pre-application for a Biomedical Technology Research Center (X02) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: November 14, 2010; Application: December 14, 2010; May 11, 2011; December 13, 2011; May 11, 2012; and December 13, 2012
Note: New applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a pre-application.
Also see: Biomedical Technology Research Center (P41)
Key words: Cancer Research
Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer Initiative (CPTC): Proteome Characterization Centers (U24) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): August 29, 2010; Application: September 29, 2010
Key words: Career Development
Innovators in Hemoglobinopathies Academic Career Development Award (K07) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: August 14, 2010; Application: September 14, 2010
Key words: Fellowships – Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Deadline: Opening: August 15, 2010; Application: December 15, 2010
Eligibility: Please see the program announcement.
Key words: Health Service Delivery
Health Center New Access Points Funded Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (HRSA)
Deadline: Application: November 17, 2010
Key words: Organ Donation
Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation (HRSA)
Deadline: Application: December 14, 2010
Key words: Rural Health
Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program (HRSA)
Deadline: Application: October 8, 2010
Key words: Alcohol Dependence
Behavioral Regulation Mechanisms of Alcohol Dependence and Related Phenotypes (R01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: September 5, 2010; Application: February 5, June 5, and October 5; AIDS Application: May 7, September 7, and January 7 until September 8, 2013
Key words: Clinical Trials
Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) – Core Clinical Centers (U10) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): September 13, 2010; Application: October 13, 2010
Key words: Migraine Headache
Neurobiology of Migraine (R01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: September 5, 2010; Application: February 5, June 5, and October 5; AIDS Application: May 7, September 7, and January 7 until September 8, 2013
Key words: Perturbation-induced Cellular Signature Data
Advanced Technologies for Detection of Perturbation-Induced Cellular Signatures (U01) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): January 22, 2011; Application: February 22, 2011
Also see: Computational Tool Development and Integrative Data Analysis for LINCS (U01)
Key words: Phenotyping
Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Centers Consortium (U24) (NIH)
Deadline: Letter of Intent (not required): October 21, 2010; Application: November 18, 2010
Also see: Coordinating and Bioinformatics Unit for the Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Centers and the Diabetic Complications Consortium (U24)
Key words: Research Training
Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN) (D43) (FIC)
Deadline: Opening: October 2, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): October 2, 2010, August 21, 2011, and August 21, 2012; Application: November 2, 2010, September 21, 2011, and September 21, 2012
Key words: Self-Regulation
Basic Research on Self-Regulation (R21) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: December 6, 2011; Letter of Intent (not required): December 6, 2010; Application: January 6, 2011
Key words: Transformative Research
NIH Common Fund Transformative Research Projects Program (R01) (NIH)
Deadline: Opening: September 27, 2010; Letter of Intent (not required): September 27, 2010; Application: October 27, 2010
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Summary: The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is focused on finding a cure for spinal cord injury and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis.
More Info: The Foundation's Individual Research Grants Program supports a variety of investigator-initiated research, including axon growth and guidance, remyelination, cellular replacement, rehabilitation and neuroprotection.
The Foundation's Quality of Life Grants fund programs and projects that improve the daily lives of people with paralysis, with some emphasis on, but not limited to, paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries.
Funding: In 2008 the Foundation gave $8,602,028 for 119 grants (high: $1,525,999; low: $5,388). Quality of Life Grants are for up to $25,000.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. Recent Quality of Life Grant recipients include: (1) Blythdale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY, $8,285 in 2010 to improve quality of life and mobility for children with spinal cord injury and paralysis through partial weight-bearing and ambulatory gait therapy and (2) Children's Hospital of Omaha, Omaha, NE, $10,000 in 2010 for the acquisition of programmatic equipment, including a wheelchair scale for Children's World, the hospital's daycare center that serves medically fragile children.
Contact: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation website: http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.ddJFKRNoFiG/b.4048063/k.C5D5/Christopher_Reeve_Spinal_Cord_Injury_and_Paralysis_Foundation.htm. Questions: Douglas S. Landsman, Ph.D., Director, Individual Research Grants Program dlandsman@ChristopherReeve.org; (973) 379-2690 or Donna Valente, Director of Quality of Life Grants dvalente@ChristopherReeve.org; (800) 539-7309.
Deadline: Individual Research Grant Application: December 15, 2010; Quality of Life Grant Application: March 1 and September 1 annually.
Craig H. Neilson Foundation
Summary: The Craig H. Neilson Foundation provides support for spinal cord injury (SCI) research and rehabilitation.
More Info: The Foundation supports basic and clinical research aimed at developing cures for SCI and provides post-doctoral fellowships through Research Grants. The Foundation also supports innovative programs that improve the quality of life for those who have been paralyzed by a spinal cord injury through Opportunity Grants.
Funding: In 2008 the Foundation gave $6,353,978 in grants.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Grant recipients include: Children's Hospital Boston (Boston, MA), A.I. duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington, DE), Kennedy Krieger Institute (Baltimore, MD), Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, OH), and The Shriners Hospitals for Children (Philadelphia, PA).
Contact: Craig H. Neilson Foundation website: http://www.chnfoundation.org/. Questions: Beth Goldsmith, Executive Director Beth@chnfoundation.org; (702) 567-7072.
Deadline: Research Grant Letter of Intent: The 2010 deadline has passed (August 20). Please monitor the Foundation's website for the 2011 information. Opportunity Grant: Opens in January with the Letter of Intent due March 31.
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
Summary: CVS Caremark's primary focus is helping to make life easier for children with disabilities. The company provides grants through its foundation, the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, and through Community Grants. The Charitable Trust and Community Grants are partners in the company's CVS Caremark All Kids Can™ program.
More Info: In addition to funding programs that build skills, capabilities and create opportunities for success for children with disabilities, the Charitable Trust also funds organizations that are dedicated to improving the quality of health and well-being of populations most difficult to reach including uninsured or underserved youth and children. The Trust is particularly interested in programs that seek to provide a medical home for underserved populations and screening, health promotion and prevention efforts.
Funding: In 2008 the Charitable Trust gave $4,789,359 for 543 grants (high:$500,000; low: $500). Charitable Trust grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 for one-year support. Community Grants are for up to $5,000.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. 2009 Charitable Trust grant recipients include: Children's Hospital of Alabama, La Rabida Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Cook Children's Medical Center. All Kids Can grant recipients include: Blythedale Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Children's National Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas, Children's Memorial Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, La Rabida Children's Hospital, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.
Contact: CVS Caremark Charitable Trust website: http://info.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/charitable-trust. Questions: You can contact Eileen Dunn CommunityMailbox@cvs.com.
Deadline: The deadline for the Charitable Trust application for 2011 support has passed (June 15, 2010). Please monitor the Trust's website for the 2012 information. Community Grant Application: January 1 through October 31 annually.
Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation
Summary: The mission of the Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation is to advance the well being of children; to aid and assist in providing the basic needs of food, shelter, health and education to such children, and to relieve the suffering of children with mental and physical handicaps.
More Info: The Foundation's primary funding interest is to relieve suffering among children who are sick, handicapped, injured, disfigured, orphaned or otherwise vulnerable. The Foundation makes grants in the following categories: equipment/supplies, emergency, small construction, renovations and building purchase, start-up expenses, and specific project support. The Foundation also participates in matching or challenge grants.
Funding: In 2009 the Foundation made 37 grants totaling $435,960. Most Foundation grants are one-time awards in the range of $1,000 to $15,000.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations.
Contact: Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation website: http://www.dhrossfoundation.org/index.php. Questions: Wayne S. Cook, Ph.D., Foundation Executive info@dhrossfoundation.org; (585) 473-6006.
Deadline: Letter of Inquiry: Ongoing.
Hearst Foundations
Summary: The Hearst Foundations support organizations that address issues in the areas of health, education, social service, and culture and that primarily serve large demographic and/or geographic constituencies. The Foundations generally provide endowment, program, and capital grant support.
More Info: The Foundations' grants are awarded to children's and women's hospitals, regional hospitals, and medical centers. The Foundations support direct medical services that promote wellness, prevention, and rehabilitation. Primary areas of interest include pediatrics, cancer, and the disabled. The Foundation also supports advanced professional education and training in their primary areas of interest.
Funding: In 2009 the Foundation gave $25,830,000 for 242 grants.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. 2010 grant recipients in the area of health include: (1) Blythedale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY, $100,000 for the Journeys of Hope Campaign and to name the William Randolph Hearst Infant & Toddler Unit Conference Room; (2) Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland, CA, $150,000 for Improving School Success for Children with Chronic and Life Threatening Conditions: The Hematology/Oncology School Integration Project; (3) Franciscan Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, $75,000 for the expansion and renovation of the Child & Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Program unit and to name the William Randolph Hearst Patient Intake Room; (4) Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, $150,000 to support Family Centered Care as a national model; (5) Memorial Hermann Foundation, Houston, TX, $100,000 to expand the pediatric trauma intensive care unit at Children's Hospital; (6) Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego, San Diego, CA, $250,000 to support Eosinophilic Esophagitis research activities led by Dr. Ranjan Dohil; and (7) St. Mary's Hospital for Children, Inc., Bayside, NY, $100,000 to support the "Building Hope, Restoring Lives" capital campaign and to name the William Randolph Hearst Educational Training Center.
Contact: Hearst Foundations website: http://hearstfdn.org/. Questions: Organizations located east of the Mississippi River can call (212) 586-5404. Organizations located west of the Mississippi River can call (415) 908-4500.
Deadline: Proposal: Ongoing.
l Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation
Summary: Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation provides grants for structuring, developing, or modifying special-needs children’s programs.
More Info: The Foundation makes grants to organizations dedicated to developing innovative programs, disseminating ideas, or providing direct care or services for children with special needs, acute illnesses or chronic disabilities.
Funding: In 2009 the Foundation gave $80,000 for grants.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations.
Contact: Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation website: http://www.iwpf.org/. Questions: You can send an e-mail to info@iwpf.org or call (305) 861-5352.
Deadline: Request: January 1 up to and including August 31 of each year.
l Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation
Summary: Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation was created to pursue Jeremiah Milbank’s vision of integrating people with disabilities into all aspects of American life.
More Info: The Foundation’s current priorities include: (1) consumer-oriented projects that enable people with disabilities to lead fulfilling, independent lives; (2) innovative policy research and education on market-based approaches to health care and rehabilitation; (3) improving and expanding quality health services, especially palliative care; and (4) education and training of health and rehabilitation professionals.
Funding: In 2009 the Foundation gave $635,000 in grants.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. Grant recipients include: New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, $25,000 in 2008 to establish the Pediatric Palliative Care Program.
Contact: Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation website: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/milbank/history_mil.html. Questions: You can call (212) 687-7735.
Deadline: Proposal: Ongoing.
l Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Summary: The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation's mission is to help young people with disabilities to lead full and productive lives.
More Info: The Foundation supports organizations and projects within its mission that address important needs, have broad scope and impact, and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites. A major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling young people with disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational and recreational opportunities and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers.
Funding: In 2008 the Foundation gave $572,913 for 164 grants (high: $55,000; low: $25).
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. Grant recipients include: (1) Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, for support in the development and dissemination of a training program, using handheld computers, aimed at increasing the independence and employment of youth with cognitive disabilities, and (2) Children's Hospital Boston, for a program to train young people with disabilities to serve as volunteers rather than being the object of volunteer efforts by others.
Contact: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation website: http://www.meaf.org/index.php. Questions: You can call (703) 276-8240.
Deadline: Concept Paper: Ongoing.
National Inclusion Project
Summary: The National Inclusion Project supports communities and programs in creating awareness and opportunities for full inclusion of young people with special needs.
More Info: The National Inclusion Project seeks to partner with programs that are looking to do one or more of the following: (1) Implement Let’s ALL Play; (2) Implement Together We Make a Difference; (3) Utilize the National Inclusion Project’s training module to increase their staff’s capability to serve children with disabilities successfully in an inclusive setting; and, (4) Provide scholarships for children with disabilities who otherwise could not participate due to financial need.
Funding: Let’s ALL Play and Together We Make a Difference: $20,000 per year for a project period of up to 12 months; Financial assistance for child participation: $1,000 per year for up to 12 months; and Continuing education programs/symposia: $10,000 per program/symposia. In 2008 the Project gave $407,306 for 32 grants (high: $20,000; low: $5,040).
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations.
Contact: National Inclusion Project website: http://inclusionproject.org/level_1.php?id=3. Questions: You can call (919) 314-5540.
Deadline: Online Inquiry: March 1 – July 31 annually.
Verizon Foundation
Summary: The Verizon Foundation provides support for programs that address technology for healthcare and healthcare accessibility.
More Info: The Foundation invests in projects that provide technology to help underserved populations and people with disabilities access information on critical health issues. They also support innovative technology that helps healthcare providers increase their efficiency, effectiveness and reach.
Funding: The average grant size has ranged between $5,000 and $10,000. In 2008 the Foundation gave $56,953,706 for 17,417 grants.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. Grant recipients include: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Foundation, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Children's Hospital Boston, Children's Hospital Foundation at Westchester Medical Center, Children's Hospital Foundation (Akron), Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Blythedale Children's Hospital, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation, and Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation (Oakland).
Contact: Verizon Foundation website: http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/index.shtml. Questions: You can send an e-mail to Verizon.Foundation@Verizon.com or call (800) 360-7955.
Deadline: Proposal: January 1 through October 31 annually.
Key Words: Children's Health and Health Care
l Dr. Scholl Foundation
Summary: The Dr. Scholl Foundation provides support for programs for children and the developmentally disabled. The Foundation awards grant to hospitals and other healthcare institutions.
More Info: The Foundation provides funding for specific projects and programs and does not provide general operating support. The Foundation does provide support to medical and nursing institutions.
Funding: In 2008 the Foundation gave $7,038,783 for 342 grants (high: $500,000; low: $1,000).
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. Grant recipients include: (1) Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, $35,000 in 2008 for Adolescent Transition Program, $35,000 in 2007 for Bridges palliative care program, $35,000 in 2006 for Social Work Division of Protective Services, and $25,000 in 2005 for charity patients; (2) Children’s Hospital Boston, $25,000 in 2007 for equipment for Children's Ophthalmology Department; (3) La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL, $5,000 in 2005; (4) St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, $20,000 in 2007 for creation of Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, $15,000 in 2006 for Pediatric Brain Tumor program, and $15,000 in 2004 for medical research.
Contact: Dr. Scholl Foundation website: http://www.drschollfoundation.com/index.html. Questions: You can call the Foundation at (847) 559-7430.
Deadline: Application: Between November 1 and March 1 annually.
Key Words: Health Care
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Summary: The Foundations award grants in the area of health care.
More Info: The Foundations focus their health care grants on caring attitudes. Particular areas of interest include projects that promote caring attitudes through: inter-professional collaboration within the health care team; training of health care providers in patient-centered care; and improving the culture of physician education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Funding: Grants in the health care area generally range from $100,000 to $200,000.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. Recent grant recipients include: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, $194,246 in 2010 for Advancing Family-Centered Care for Hospitalized Children.
Contact: Arthur Vining Davis Foundations website: http://www.avdf.org/index.htm. Questions: You can call the Foundations at (904) 359-0670 or send an e-mail to office@avdf.org.
Deadline: Proposal: Ongoing.
Key Words: Hospitals; Health; Children
l Ambrose Monell Foundation
Summary: The Ambrose Monell Foundation supports organizations that will use the Foundation funding for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes.
More Info: The Foundation's areas of interest include: hospitals, medical & scientific research, children, health, and human services. Grants are available for annual campaigns, building funds, capital funding, continuing support, curriculum development, endowments, equipment, operating funds, and research funding.
Funding: In 2009 the Foundation gave $11,623,333 in grants, gifts, and contributions.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. 2009 grant recipients include: Children's Hospital Boston, $100,000 for the Folkman Angiogenesis Research Institute; Kennedy Kreiger Institute, $50,000 for general purposes; and Mount Sinai Hospital, $50,000 for the Division of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology.
Contact: Ambose Monell Foundation website: http://www.monellvetlesen.org/monell/default.htm. Questions: You can call (212) 586-0700 or send an e-mail to info@monellvetlesen.org.
Deadline: Letter of Intent: Ongoing.
Key Words: Patient Outcomes; Public Policy Research
l Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
Summary: The Eli Lilly and Company Foundation makes grants to organizations that (1) improve patient outcomes, especially in Lilly’s therapeutic areas of interest; (2)enhance the quality of life in communities in which Lilly has a presence, especially Indianapolis, Indiana; and (3) improve education and educational opportunities, with a priority on science and health.
More Info: The Foundation supports programs that improve patient outcomes, are national in scope, and aligned with the therapeutic areas of most interest to Lilly. The therapeutic areas of interest include mental illness, endocrinology (particularly diabetes and osteoporosis), oncology, and cardiovascular disease.
The Foundation also supports organizations that aim to foster new ideas and address public policy issues that benefit society. Public Policy Research grant applications should relate to the development of policies and programs on medical innovation, regulatory reform, development of free markets, and other matters dealing with the open and fair interaction of business and government.
Funding: In 2009 the Foundation gave $30,345,734 in grants.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations. Grant recipients include: Riley Children's Foundation.
Contact: Eli Lilly and Company Foundation website: http://www.lilly.com/responsibility/foundation/. Questions: You can call (317) 428-1130.
Deadline: Application: Ongoing.
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