The Community Service Grants Program of the Massage Therapy Foundation The Massage Therapy Foundation advances the knowledge and practice of massage therapy by supporting scientific research, education, and community service. THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS 1. Objectives Awards are granted to provide therapeutic massage and bodywork to communities or groups who may have little or no access to such services and who are in some way(s) marginalized by society, with the intention of enabling such communities to achieve their health potential. Awards may also be granted to provide therapeutic massage and bodywork in more mainstream contexts where it is not yet available. These awards are designated to promote working partnerships between the therapeutic massage and bodywork professions and community based organizations. The Massage Therapy Foundation defines massage as “the application of manual techniques, and adjunctive therapies, with the intention of affecting the health and well-being of the client.” Applicants must ensure compliance with state or local regulation of therapeutic massage and bodywork practice. 2. Eligibility Community Service Grants are available to organizations or affiliates of organizations which: 2.1. Have been in existence for at least one year in the respective State or Province; 2.2. Are tax-exempt under schedule 501(c)(3) in the U.S., or a non-profit charitable organization in other countries; 2.3. Currently provide some therapeutic or other service programs to the community (the Community Service Grant must be used to provide therapeutic massage and bodywork in conjunction with these programs); 2.4. Have designated a qualified staff member (herein known as the Project Leader) and a qualified practitioner (herein known as the Massage Therapy Coordinator) to oversee this program. 2.5 Projects should not duplicate services already provided by applicant organization, and should demonstrate sustainability after the grant award period has ended. 2.6 Practitioners or student practitioners (if part of the project) must provide proof of professional liability insurance coverage.
Duration and Value of Grants Grants will be awarded for a 12-month period; the value of the Community Service Grants will be between $500 and $5,000 and must be used in the specific time period for which they have been awarded. Any unspent funds must be returned to the Massage Therapy Foundation. Funding needed to support the continuation or completion of the project beyond either the designated completion date or the budgeted amount of the original grant must be requested in a new application.
Applications must be received by the deadline of April 1, 2009. Applicants may confirm receipt of their application by including a self-addressed, stamped post-card with their application. Decisions will be mailed to applicants no later than 120 days from the application deadline.
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THE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM OF THE MASSAGE THERAPY FOUNDATION The Massage Therapy Foundation advances the knowledge and practice of massage therapy by supporting scientific research, education, and community service. THE RESEARCH GRANTS 1. Objectives Awards are granted to support high quality, independent research which contributes significantly and directly to the basic knowledge of massage therapy and/or its application, including applied research which investigates massage therapy as a health/mental health treatment and/or prevention modality. 2. Eligibility Research Grants are available to investigators who: 2.1 Have experience in the relevant field of research; 2.2 Are presently associated with, or have secured the cooperation of a university, independent research organization, health center, or other institution qualified and willing to function as a Sponsoring Organization for the purpose of this project. A Sponsoring Organization must have sufficient facilities as well as human and informational resources available to support the proposed research project, as determined by the Massage Therapy Foundation at its sole discretion; 2.3 New investigators without prior research experience must document support from an experience investigator willing to act as a collaborator. Collaborators should be actively involved in the development and execution of the proposed research project and should be identified as such in the staffing plan. Research Grants will not be awarded to spouses, domestic partners, children, descendant, spouses of descendants or any other individual related to any officers or trustees of the Massage Therapy Foundation, or to members of the Research Proposal Review Committee.
Grants will normally be awarded for a 12-month period; the value of the Research Grants will be between $1,000 - $30,000 and must be used in the specific time period for which they are awarded. Any unspent funds must be returned to the Massage Therapy Foundation at the end of the grant period. Projects of more than 12 months duration must be presented in full with total multi-year budget in this proposal. If funds are awarded for the first 12 months, continuation of funding can be requested in the next annual funding cycle.
The application submissions must be postmarked by Monday, March 2, 2009. Applicants may confirm receipt of their application by including a self-addressed, stamped post-card with their application. Decisions will be mailed to applicants no later than 120 days after the application deadline.
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