Flinn Foundation Seed Grant Program 2024 (Arizona)
The Flinn Foundation seeks proposals from research teams with innovative solutions to well-defined and compelling clinical needs in the areas of precision medicine, diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, and health-care delivery processes
Donor Name: Flinn Foundation
State: Arizona
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program supports teams that include both scientists and clinicians affiliated with Arizona-based research institutions and/or health-care systems.
Proposed projects must have reached a point where they have significant potential to turn bench results into viable products or services to benefit patients in Arizona and beyond.
Benefits
Beyond the $100,000 grant, the program provides:
Membership during the grant period on Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee;
Connections with research and industry experts;
Quarterly check-ins and workshops to enhance teams’ skillsets in product development and commercialization; and
Referrals to programs, resources, and product-development/product-launch experts.
Funding Information
Each year, the Flinn Foundation funds about 10 research teams who each receive a $100,000 grant over 18 months, plus programmatic benefits. At the end of the grant period, up to two of the most successful projects may receive up to an additional $100,000 over the following year.
Eligibility Criteria
For a research team to qualify for the program:
The principal investigator must be employed by an Arizona-based, nonprofit academic- or medical-research institution or health system;
The proposed product and/or process must address a clearly defined, compelling clinical need;
The project team must have a blend of skills (e.g., scientific, clinical, engineering, business, regulatory) to meet the proposal goals;
The principal investigator must agree to participate in grant programming provided by the Flinn Foundation;
Previous Flinn Foundation grantees may apply as a principal investigator if all previous Flinn grants are closed; and
The principal investigator must have, or be working with their institution on, an agreed path for licensing or ownership of the project’s IP.
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