AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Connections for Cardiovascular Health Program
Recently, the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation launched the Connections for Cardiovascular Health program with the mission of improving cardiovascular health within the United States and its territories.
This program awards Foundation grants of $150,000 and more annually to US-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations or similar nonprofit organizations engaged in charitable work at the community level in the United States in support of the program’s mission.
To Qualify
To qualify for a Foundation grant, nonprofit organizations based in the United States must be engaged in charitable work (at the community level or otherwise) that addresses the Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular Health mission and meets key criteria, such as:
Addressing cardiovascular health issues within the Unites States and its territories
Recognizing and working to address an unmet need related to cardiovascular health in the community
Responding to the urgency around addressing cardiovascular health issues including cardiovascular disease or conditions contributing to cardiovascular disease
Improving patients’ lives in connection with the services provided
Additional Connections for Cardiovascular Health Criteria
Funding
-- Preference is to fund the majority of Foundation grants between $150,000 and $250,000.
-- There is a yearly maximum cap amount of $1.5 million per program.
-- An organization with current funding does not have to wait until that funding has ended to submit another application for a new program.
-- Incidental equipment and costs necessary to complete or sustain a project are allowed.
-- Programs requesting funding for equipment that is more than 30% of the total budget will only be considered when the equipment is integral to the specific program design (e.g., tele-monitoring equipment, first responder equipment, BP monitoring equipment, etc.).
Program Design, Innovation and Sustainability
-- Program demonstrates clear, defined and designated outcomes, measurements and processes.
-- Program offers an innovative approach.
-- Program collects and measures program outcomes.
-- Program defines sustainability beyond potential grant funding.
-- Program must be open to the community-at-large if the organization is a religious organization.
Programs that focus exclusively on the following will not be considered for funding:
-- Capital investments and unsolicited capital campaigns
-- Media/awareness building
-- Enhancement of existing hosptial services (e.g. inpatient case management) or hospital software systems
-- Professional education and/or training for healthcare professionals that is more than incidental to the program
Foundation grants will be provided to innovative initiatives that are focused on clearly defined and measurable results and processess. The recipient organization must be able to demonstrate sustainability of the initiative after the Foundation grant funds are expended and must be able to demonstrate ongoing activity in helping to improve cardiovascular health.
2012 Online Application
The online application module will be available to accept applications January 2, 2012 via the "Apply Here" link below. This online module will guide you through a series of questions that will help define your proposal, starting with the section entitled, "Are You Eligible?"
At any time before submitting your Foundation grant application, you will be able to save your session, log out, and return to it at a later time. You can also click on the "Need help?" link to access "Application Support" and view and print a complete listing of application questions. If necessary, you can enter preliminary data into each page in order to move to the next tabbed page.
When you next log on, you can move back to previous pages to edit information, as well as complete any remaining required information. Your data is not submitted to the Foundation until you click the final "Submit" button on the last page. Please note you will not be able to make any changes to your application once submitted. Prior to clicking "Submit", be sure to print your application for your records.
Online Application and Funding Deadlines
Online Application and Funding Cycle Action
January 2, 2012 2012 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals
February 2012 2011 Awardees Announced in the Media
Early March 2012 2011 Awardees Posted on the Foundation website
March 15, 2012, 5 PM ET 2012 Online Application Closes
All applications must be submitted prior to this date and time.
October 2012 Foundation Grant Awardees Notified
November 2012 All Foundation Grant Applicants Notified of Application Status
December 2012 Foundation Grant Funds Distrubuted to the 2012 Awardees
January 2013 2013 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals
February 2013 2012 Awardees Announced in the Media
Early March 2013 2012 Awardees Posted on the Foundation Website
Important Online Application Information
Organizations whose applications are chosen for funding will be asked to review and approve a Letter of Agreement that will include specific, periodic reporting requirements for the duration of the program.
Note that due to the large number of funding requests, not all applications that meet Foundation criteria will receive funding.
