Here are notable new grant awards compiled by The Chronicle:
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
$25 million to Corbus Pharmaceuticals, a company that specializes in rare, chronic inflammatory diseases, to develop new drugs to treat cystic fibrosis.
Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation
$20 million to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville for a new facility that will house complex cancer, neurological and neurosurgical care, and medical research in Florida.
Taube Philanthropies
A total of $14.5 million to Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Of the amount, $9.5 million will create new ways to treat and prevent addiction during adolescence. The remaining $5 million will foster a collaborative program to improve the diagnosis, care, and prevention of pediatric concussions.
Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation
$11.1 million to the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to create a new research network to study hemorrhagic stroke.
National Geographic Society
$7.5 million over five years to African Parks to help protect and rehabilitate Benin’s Pendjari National Park, in West Africa.
Nature Valley
Up to $3 million over three years to the National Park Foundation for its Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque program, which encourages families to discover and explore their nearby national parks.
Cleveland Foundation
$1.8 million to Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University for collaborative research on the “internet of things,” the interconnected network of devices that could number more than 30 billion in the next two years.
Venture Philanthropy Partners
$930,000 to Higher Achievement to enhance its academic-enrichment programs for middle schoolers, including data analysis on outcomes, increasing the number of students served, and developing new program models.
New Grant Opportunities
The Episcopal Health Foundation is accepting letters of inquiry for two grant programs, Activate Communities (due April 13) and Build the Foundation for a Healthy Life (due July 6). Grants are available to nonprofits that serve the health needs of people living in Texas. In 2017, the median grant awarded was $225,000.
The Retirement Research Foundation will be issuing responsive grants for nonprofit groups serving Americans age 65 or older in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Charities that support advocacy, direct service, research, and education and training for professionals who work with older Americans are eligible for funding. Letters of inquiry should be submitted by March 15, and full applications are due May 1.
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