Featured Funding Opportunities
Current Opportunities
Pilot Projects Program (PPP) - JABSOM PIKO
October 14, 2024
The goal of the Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO) Center is to build a statewide clinical and translational research (CTR) infrastructure to improve the health of IPP and the medically underserved and disadvantaged populations in Hawai‘i. To achieve this goal, PIKO seeks to fund, on a competitive basis, small grants to the faculty of Hawai‘i Pacific University (HPU), Chaminade University of Honolulu (CUH), and the University of Hawai‘i System for collaborative CTR research projects. The grant funding is intended to support promising pilot or preliminary research ideas that are likely to mature into larger federally-funded, independent research in the future. Pilot research teams will be led by new and/or early-stage investigators, or established investigators who are transitioning their programs of research to CTR (transitioning investigators). Under-represented minorities, particularly those of IPP descent, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Past Opportunities
Chun Foundation - Bank of Hawaii
April 15, 2024
The Chun Foundation in Memory of Say Chong Chun, Chew Hoong Lum Chun, and Bowman Michael Chun was created in 1994 for the purpose of funding organizations which carry on medical research into the causes and cures of the diseases of children, and those which provide funds for the medical care of such children, particularly the children of Hawaii. The donor, Bowman Michael Chun, established the foundation in honor of his parents and in recognition of his concern for the plight and suffering of children in Hawaii who are afflicted with disease.
Medical Research Program - Hawaii Community Foundation
March 9, 2024
The Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s (HCF) Medical Research program makes grants annually to support basic and clinical research conducted in Hawai‘i. The overall goal of the program is to support a robust local medical research community that benefits the people of Hawai‘i. In 2023, funds will be awarded through one grantmaking round. Award recommendations are made by the Medical Research Advisory Committee (MRAC). The Medical Research program is supported by several funders including: the George F. Straub Trust, the Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation, and multiple funds at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.
Funding List
Local Opportunities
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HPAREF (UH Department of Pediatrics)
UH – COBRE programs (Precision Nutrition, Diabetes, Environmental Microbiomes and Human Health, etc )
Angus Foundation
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Department of Health
Department of Education
National Opportunites
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Medical associations
Other
NICHD
National Science Foundation
Department of Defense
Thrasher Research Fund
Gates Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Community Partners
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HCF invests charitable funds in communities across the State primarily through nonprofit organizations. Our core programs are designed to support a stronger nonprofit sector as we believe that these organizations are one cornerstone of a vibrant civic society. We administer a number of grant making programs with targeted purposes or an island-based focus. We create grant programs that deliver solid results efficiently while informing our impact work and knowledge assets. The Medical Research Program supports clinical and basic research in a variety of areas determined by the source of funding.
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Ola means “health” and “to heal” in Hawaiian. Achieving health and wellness for the communities in Hawaii, which suffer disproportionately from genetic, environmental and socio-economic disparities in health and healthcare access, is the rationale for the proposed Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Specialized Center. The strategic goal of the Center, named Ola HAWAII, is to grow and support a community of health disparities investigators and collaborators (the “workforce”) to harness the power of diverse thought (the “thinkforce”) to determine the causes of and interventions for health disparities in the Pacific.
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Through funding from the Institutional Development Award Networks of Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR), the Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO) has been established to foster the development and to facilitate the implementation of innovative and evidence-based clinical and translational (CTR) projects aimed at improving the health of Indigenous Pacific People (IPP, defined as Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Filipinos) and other underserved populations in Hawaii. The PIKO collaborative, which represents a partnership between the University of Hawaii (UH), Hawaii Pacific University (HPU), Chaminade University of Honolulu (CUH), and a large statewide network of 18 practice-based organizations (PBO) and other community-based organizations (CBO), will develop new and leverage existing resources to ensure real-world impact.