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Kids Care Grants 2012

December 8, 2011
 
Each year a portion of the net proceeds from the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fund raising at Duke Children’s is allocated to the Kids Care Fund. This fund awards Kids Care Grants to support patient/family needs, child advocacy programs, entertainment and educational activities directed at the patients and families receiving care at Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center.  
 
Kids Care Grants will be awarded for a period of one year. The maximum amount of an individual grant must not exceed $10,000. Please note that Kids Care Grants do not support research projects, staff travel, marketing brochures, personnel, CME/conference fees and patient care expenses. To request funding for research projects, please apply to the Children’s Miracle Network Research Fund. For additional information about this fund, you may contact Karen McClure, Children’s Miracle Network Director at Duke at 919.385.3139.  
 
The deadline for applications for the next funding cycle for Kids Care Grants is midnight, January 17, 2012. Each application, including required budget, etc., must be submitted as a single electronic Word file document to Karen McClure (karen.mcclure@duke.edu). Multiple files will not be accepted and will be returned to the requestor. Requestors must also delete the instructions page(s) before submitting the final grant application. If you have questions, please call Karen McClure at 919.385.3139.
 
Applications will be reviewed promptly, and the Committee’s decisions will be communicated by mid-March to all applicants. 
 
Post-Award Kids Care Grant Management
 
The responsible individual for the awarded applications should contact Nancy Barber at 919.681.4855 for directions regarding the transfer of dollars. 
 
At the end of the funding period, the responsible individual must submit a report to the Kids Care Grant Committee that summarizes the accomplishments of the grant and details the amount of any unexpended funds. This report is important for several reasons, including acknowledging our donor support, development of future philanthropic efforts and for reporting to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. If the responsible individual wishes to retain any unexpended funds, that person should include a request to use the remainder of the funds and the rationale for this request. The Kids Care Grant Committee will review this request. If the Committee feels that continuation of the project is not justified, the unexpended balance will be returned to the Kids Care Grant Fund for redistribution by the Committee at the subsequent funding cycle.