CATCH Implementation Funds

Program

The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Implementation Funds program supports pediatricians in the initial and/or pilot stage of developing and implementing a community-based child health initiative. Grants of up to $12,000 are awarded to pediatricians each year on a competitive basis.

The 2009 CATCH Implementation Funds Call For Proposals is now live! All applications must be submitted online by January 30, 2009. Please view the materials below, and read on to access our online submission site!

• Call for Proposals/Application Guidelines
• Grant Application (Word version for your reference only-applications must be submitted online)

Do you need assistance preparing your proposal? If so, CATCH would like to show you how easy it is to get application assistance through the CATCH Network. Please send your question(s) and/or a brief paragraph describing the idea for your project (be sure to include your name) to your Chapter CATCH Facilitator (CCF). Your CCF should be your first point of contact for your grant. If you have contacted your CCF and require further assistance you may contact CATCH staff at catch@aap.org. All requests for technical assistance must be in no later than January 15th, 2009. Below you will find tips and more information on Technical Assistance.

To submit your application online, please visit: http://www.aap.org/catch/funds/ - You will need your AAP ID number to access the online application

For Technical Assistance:

• Contact the Chapter CATCH Facilitator in your state Chapter CATCH Facilitators Contact Information

• Refer to:
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • CATCH Technical Assistance (www.aap.org/catch/ta.htm)
    
    
• For technical assistance teleconferences click here.

To review previously awarded CATCH Implementation Grants, please visit the Grant/Project Search (www.aap.org/commpeds/grantsdatabase)

The CATCH Implementation Funds Program is administered by the AAP CATCH Program and supported by Wyeth, MilkPEP, Hasbro Children's Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, Gerber Products Company, and through individual donations to the AAP Friends of Children Fund.

For More Information...

Please contact:
CATCH Program
Division of Community-based Initiatives
Department of Community, Chapter, and State Affairs
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Telephone: 847/434-7085
E-mail: catch@aap.org