| District II Facilitator: | Michael R. Jordan, MD RGH-Wayne Medical Group 1200 Driving Park Avenue Newark, NY 14513 315-359-2660 E-mail: michael.jordan@viahealth.org |
| Chapter 1: | Casey Rosen-Carole, MD E-mail: |
| Chapter 2: | Jennifer Pintiliano, MD (Brooklyn/Queens) 718 616-3219 E-mail: JenPinto@aol.com Maurice Chianese (Nassau/Suffolk) 516 622-7335 E-mail: mchianese@prohealthcare.com |
| Chapter 3: |
David Perlstein, MD Cori Green, MD |
Awarded 2012 Planning Funds Grants from District II
| Melinda Clark, MD | New York Chapter 1 | WIC Smiles |
Awarded 2010 CATCH Implementation Funds Grant (Cycle 1) from District II
| Perry Sheffield, MD and Maida Galvez, MD |
New York Chapter 3 | SHINE (Staying Healthy by Improving Nutrition & Exercise) |
Awarded 2010 CATCH Resident Funds Grant (Second Cycle)
| Geoffrey Collins, MD | New York Chapter 1 | Cyclopedia: Empowering Urban Adolescents Through Bicycling |
| Monica Dussan, MD and Fernando Bula-Ruda, MD |
New York Chapter 2 | Teen Power: A Teen Parenting Program |
CATCH Planning Grants for 2010 from District II
| David Rhee, MD | New York Chapter | Obesity Prevention: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children |
Congratulations to all the awardees and best wishes for success!
The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning Funds program provides grants in amounts from $2,500 to $12,000 for pediatricians to plan innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children’s access to medical homes or specific health services not otherwise available. There are now two cycles per year, the first having Planning and the first cycle of Resident grants, and the second having Implementation and the second cycle of Resident grants. All CATCH grants are awarded on a competitive basis. The CATCH program is now 19 years old.
The CATCH Implementation Grants support pediatricians in the initial and/or pilot stage of developing and implementing a community-based child health initiative.
The new applications for all CATCH grants are available online only through the AAP Members Only Channel, where you can also look up all previously awarded CATCH grants.
Call for Proposals: 2013 Planning Funds and Cycle 1 Resident Funds Grant Programs
Applications available May 1, 2012; submissions due July 31, 2012
Applicants notified by December 2012; projects begin January 2013
The American Academy of Pediatrics is accepting submissions for its 19th annual CATCH Planning Funds and Resident Funds grants. Grants of up to $12,000 will be awarded on a competitive basis to pediatricians to plan innovative, community-based child health initiatives that will ensure all children, especially underserved children, have medical homes and access to specific health services not otherwise available. Priority is given to projects that will be serving communities with the greatest health disparities. A pediatrician must lead the project and be significantly involved in proposal development and project activities.
This Planning Funds and Resident Funds grant cycle includes special calls for projects that focus on American Indian/Alaska Native children and projects to improve access to immunizations for children who are most likely to experience barriers.
Grants of up to $3,000 also will be awarded on a competitive basis for residents to plan or implement community-based child health initiatives. Resident projects must include planning activities or demonstrate completed planning activities, and may include implementation activities. To ensure project completion, residents who are in their first or second year of residency on the application submission due date are eligible to apply; third-year residents may apply if they will be chief resident in their fourth year. PGY-3 residents are eligible to apply as co-applicants.
For more information or to apply for a grant, visit www2.aap.org/catch/planninggrants.htm or www2.aap.org/catch/residentgrants.htm, e-mail catch@aap.org, or call 800/433-9016, ext 4916. Applications must be submitted online.
We would like to encourage rural pediatricians to consider applying for a CATCH grant. Many days we feel overworked and abandoned, but I can tell you from first hand experience that working on a special project in your community can be refreshing and rewarding. The projects can be as extensive as developing clinics for the underserved, or as simple as working with schools on children with ADHD.
If you have ideas for developing services for children not already available in your community, consider writing a CATCH grant. We know you are not experts in grant writing, only in taking care of children. CATCH GRANTS ARE FOR YOU. We will help you. The CATCH Program has liaisons that will assist you in developing the parts of the grant you have trouble with. These are Chapter CATCH Facilitators who are trained to work with you and their e-mails are listed at the top of this page. There is also the CATCH staff at the AAP. Call if you get stuck. That is why they are there, to provide assistance with the development of your proposal. You may contact Kathy Kocvara at 800-433-9016, extension 7632, or kkocvara@aap.org. The Rural Health SIG (Rural Health Special Interest Group) of the Council on Community Pediatrics also will help.
Join more than 1,300 pediatricians who, through their CATCH grant projects, have learned that local child health problems can be solved locally, often using local resources.
One pediatrician can make a difference!
To access the application and RFPs, please visit:
Online application – http://www.aap.org/catch/funds/
Implementation Funds RFP – http://www.aap.org/catch/implementgrants.htm
Resident Funds RFP – www2.aap.org/catch/residentgrants.htm
It is never too soon to consult with your chapter CATCH facilitator to explore your idea. The national CATCH office is also available to answer your questions about the various opportunities available that can enhance your practice of Community Pediatrics.
For more information, or to be included on the mailing list:
CATCH Planning Funds
Division of Community-based Initiatives
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
800-433-9016, ext. 4916
Fax: 847-434-8000
e-mail: catch@aap.org
For more information, please contact Kathy Kocvara, CATCH Program Coordinator, at kkocvara@aap.org
Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorships
The 2012 Call for Proposals opened January 25, 2012. Proposals are due by 2:00 pm CST on March 21, 2012. The Community Pediatrics Training Initiative (CPTI) partners with the CATCH Program to offer the Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorships Program. The purpose of the program is to promote advocacy for children and advance the field of community pediatrics. It provides 4 accredited pediatric residency programs up to $4,500 each to fund a 2- or 3-day educational program focusing on the field of community pediatrics. Please see the CPTI Web site at www2.aap.org/commpeds/cpti/opportunities.htm#rome for more information.
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