New Grant Programs
November 1, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
Grant makers: The Flinn Foundation (Phoenix) and the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Phoenix)
Program: Partnership for Personalized Medicine
Purpose: To develop methods to diagnose and treat diseases based on a person’s individual genetic makeup
Amount available: $45-million
Web site: http://pipertrust.org/news/october2007announcement.aspx
Grant maker: The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta)
Program: Brazil Atlantic Rainforest Waters Program
Purpose: To support climate and watershed protection through reforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest
Amount available: $13.5-million over five years
Web site: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/environment.html
Grant maker: The Blue Shield of California Foundation (San Francisco)
Program: Clinic Leadership Institute
Purpose: To recruit and train leaders of free health clinics in California
Amount available: $10-million over five years
Web site: http://www.clinicleadershipinstitute.org
Grant maker: The California Endowment (Los Angeles)
Program: California Dental Pipeline Program
Purpose: To increase the number of dentists who treat or are from minority groups
Amount available: $6.8-million over three years
Web site: http://www.dentalpipeline.org
