The Community & Pediatricians: Partnerships for Children Grants Program

Grant Funding

The PLC Community Pediatrics Advisory Council anticipates awarding up to a total of $45,000 in grants in 2008. Each award will be funded for the
duration of one year. The total number of awards will depend on the amount of money grant applicants request. We encourage all applicants to be economical in their budget requests so that as many worthy applications as possible may be funded. Applications that request higher levels of funding will be expected to demonstrate a commensurate level of planning and detail. Average grant amounts are $3,000 to $8,000. The maximum amount awarded for any application will not exceed $10,000.

Each grant application must have two Co-Principal Investigators/Co-Leaders: (1) a pediatrician, and (2) a community leader from a community-based organization (CBO). Grant funding will generally be administered through the community-based organization with which the community leader is affiliated. This must be a not-for-profit in the Greater Rochester Community. Pediatricians eligible to be Co-Principal Investigators/Co-Leaders include community-based pediatricians (including pediatric groups or practices, if several pediatricians from a practice wish to work together) and fellows in training in the Department of Pediatrics. Third year pediatric residents are eligible to apply if they will have completed their residency training by July 1, 2008 and will be in practice or fellowship (including chief residency) in the Rochester community.

In addition, because of the strong interest of the Pediatric Links with the Community (PLC) program in educating the next generation of pediatricians for excellence in community health principles and practice, funding criteria this year include involvement of pediatric residents (pediatricians in training). Applications that have a particularly strong involvement of a pediatric resident or residents may include a pediatric resident as a third Co-Principal Investigator/Co-Leader. A resident who is in training as of July 1, 2008 may not, however, be the sole pediatrician as Co-Principal Investigator/Co-Leader for a project. There still must be a Co-Principal Investigator/Co-Leader who is a community-based pediatrician or fellow, as noted above.

Applicants may apply for projects that address any topic in the broad area of child health. Projects should demonstrate benefits for children and/or adolescents, particularly those who are vulnerable because of social or economic conditions or special health needs. Some preference will be given to projects that focus in the areas of prevention or treatment of infectious diseases (such as immunizations, sexually transmitted diseases, daycare infections) or pain and suffering (such as pain with immunizations, sickle cell pain, pain and suffering from child abuse or domestic violence) because the gift from Dr. Michael and Angela Pichichero is in honor of physicians who worked in these areas.

Funding for capital equipment, pediatrician salaries, and any other indirect costs, is not permissible.

Funded programs will be required to agree to participate in a site visit in the fall of 2008, and submit a program report at the conclusion of the one-year funding cycle. Previously funded programs may reapply for additional 1 year grant support for up to a maximum of 3 years total.