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DESCRIPTION |
| NIH | |
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| CDC | |
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| Aetna Foundation | |
2006 Regional Community Health Grants Program: child health, particularly obesity mentioned |
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| Allen Foundation | |
Nutrition research, nutrigenomics, training educators, educating pregnant/ postnatal moms,disseminate info |
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| American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) | |
Biomedical research on aging / diseases - new investigators |
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| Annenberg Foundation | |
Health is one of the four categories for proposals…catalogue shows mostly grants < $500,00 with a few larger ones thrown in |
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| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | |
An independent private foundation established to advance the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. |
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| Bush Foundation | |
Mostly focus in Dakotas and MN, BUT they will work with HBCU's anywhere in the US. Focus on health and human services. |
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| Central Carolinas Community Foundation | |
Variety of grants for 11 county area in the Midlands |
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| Commonwealth Fund | |
National foundation, engages in independent research on health and social policy issues. Program Areas: Improving Health Care Services; Bettering the Health of Minority Americans; Advancing the Well-Being of Elderly People; Developing the Capacities of Children and Young People. |
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| Crail-Johnson Foundation | |
The mission of the foundation is to promote the well being of children in need, through the effective application of human and financial resources….projects are health related. |
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| Donald W. Reynolds Foundation | |
To watch for future. They work with charitable food distribution programs-right now this focus is in three states (not SC). No open RFPs now, but they do accept proposals for special projects. |
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| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | |
Focus on clinical research for Jr. Faculty...physicians and scientists |
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| Duke Endowment | |
Projects in NC & SC. Supports wellness projects to prevent onset of illness. To enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development. |
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| Gerber Foundation | |
To enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development. |
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| Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation | |
Emphasis on health disparities research to understand the problems of access and quality...NOTE: also great data source...lots of compiled information for each state. |
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| John A. Hartford Foundation | |
Helping to improve health care services and educating current and future physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to care for the elderly. |
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| Kellogg | |
Outreach. Talks about health disparities and about health promotion. |
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| Knight Foundattion | |
"Well-being of Children and Families -To provide all children and youth with opportunities for positive growth and development and to give all parents resources they need to strengthen their families." |
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| Kresge Foundation | |
Fund scientific equipment or buildings mostly |
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| MetLife Foundation | |
Health: To help people make more informed decisions about their health, grants are directed toward national health promotion and education initiatives, substance abuse prevention, youth health and fitness, healthy aging and research on Alzheimer's disease. |
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| Milken Family Foundation | |
"Education / Health: Preventive programs with long-range goals receive the closest consideration." |
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| Ronald McDonald House Charities | |
Improving the health and well-being of children around the world. See America's Second Harvest, Kids Café. |
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| RWJ | |
"One of four targets in this portfolio is 'Halting the growing epidemic of childhood obesity.'" |
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| Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. | |
Agriculture basis. |
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| Self Foundation | |
Projects in Greenwood, surrounding counties….other SC regions if have a state wide impact. Like collaboartive efforts that focus on wellness, prevention within communities. |
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| The Commonwealth Fund | |
Focus on quality in healthcare, health disparities, child health….outreach related. |
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| W. M. Keck Foundation | |
Medical and scientific research to institutes and universities |
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| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | |
Not much in research but emphasize outreach to underserved populations in rural and urban areas. |
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