The Florida Chapter Community Grants program is currently seeking applicants for programs focusing on improving outcomes for high-risk women by providing interconception health services. Forms and instructions for the 2010 grant program are listed below. For more details contact Lori Reeves at lreeves@marchofdimes.com.

2010 Chapter Grants Application Cover Sheet (required)

2010 March of Dimes Florida Chapter ITN instructions (required)

2010 ObjActOutForm (required)

Chapter Grants Budget Form multi-year (required)

Florida Chapter Grant Agreement (included for reference)

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Florida Chapter Community Grants Program - 2010 GRANT SCHEDULE

Applications due:           December 14, 2009

Notification of awards:   February 2010

Grant period:                March 2010 - February 2011

PLEASE NOTE:  March of Dimes chapter community grants do not fund scientific research projects.  For information about research grants funded by the March of Dimes national office, please refer to the March of Dimes Web site at marchofdimes.com or e-mail the Office of Research and Grants Administration at researchgrants@marchofdimes.com.

FUNDING PERIOD

Chapter community grant applicants may apply for funding for a 2 or 3 year project period.  To be considered, multi-year project proposals must include a budget request and objectives for the second and third years of the project, as well as a copy of the applicant's most recently audited financial statement.  While the project content for these grants may be approved for a multi-year period, funding renewal is not guaranteed and will be based upon continuing review of quarterly progress and expenditure reports, and the availability of funding. 

FUNDING PRIORITY AREA

All grant proposals must address the March of Dimes mission of improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The chapter would like to invite applicants to submit proposals for Comprehensive Interconception Health Services for High-risk women. The Florida Chapter is interested in funding multi-year demonstration projects that provide comprehensive pre/interconception health services, education, and referrals to women who have an infant in a Neonatal Intensive Care Center or have recently experienced a fetal or infant death.  Our overarching goal is to develop a replicable model for comprehensive preconception health care for high-risk women, with a particular emphasis on women living in rural communities. Programs for these women should begin prior to the infant’s discharge from the hospital and follow the women for as long as possible. The goal is to develop a model of interconception health that can be incorporated into the existing system of care without putting an excessive burden on existing resources. Programs must be replicable. Programs will be required to work collaboratively over the course of the project. It is anticipated that up to two projects will be funded. The foundation of any funded program must be based on the CDC recommendations on Preconception Health & Care, 2006.

For a list of 2009 March of Dimes Florida Chapter Grant recipients CLICK HERE.

For a list of 2009 March of Dimes Florida Chapter National Research Grant recipients CLICK HERE.

For more information about the chapter community grant program and how to apply, please e-mail us or call us at (813) 287-2600. To find a March of Dimes office, click here.