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 will be November 1, 2008 - January 31, 2009. The materials below can be used to start working on your application prior to the next call for proposals.

• Call for Proposals/Application Guidelines
• Grant Application (PDF version for your reference)

Is this your first time applying for a CATCH grant? If so, CATCH would like to show you how easy it is to get application assistance through the CATCH Network. Please send a brief paragraph describing the idea for your project, and include your name and AAP ID number, to catch@aap.org and you will receive help from your Chapter CATCH Facilitator and/or CATCH staff in developing your application. Please send this information no later than December 15th, 2008.

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

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