The National Kidney Foundation is accepting applications for Kidney Health Equity Community Engagement Award to influence health equity related to kidney health at a community level.
Donor Name: National Kidney Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/14/2022
Grant Size: $75,000
Details
Projects would have a measurable impact in preventing, reducing, or eliminating kidney health disparities and advancing health equity in local communities or populations at risk for and overburdened with kidney diseases. Ideas can include, but are not limited to, addressing solutions to any of the following areas of focus:
- Access to kidney care
- Gaps in education, understanding, and/or awareness of kidney disease
- Access to kidney transplantation
- Improving rates of home dialysis utilization
- Quality of life of people living with kidney disease
- Screening and identification of kidney disease
- Other approaches that address social determinants of health and health disparities among people with kidney disease
Funding Information
Funding Amount: $75,000 for one year
Eligibility Criteria
Open to all healthcare professionals, researchers, and multidisciplinary teams affiliated with any health system, academic medical center, FQHC, or any other health care organization in the U.S. serving people with kidney disease. The application must seek to improve access to kidney care, kidney disease management, and patient outcomes.
For more information, visit National Kidney Foundation.
