The Advocates Department Grant Funding Program will begin accepting applications for funding on February 1, 2020. Funds for grants awarded will be dispersed between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021. The deadline for submission is February 28, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (noon).

All proposals should align with Advocates for Upstate's mission to 1) improve patient care and satisfaction, 2) support medical education and/or 3) enhance community health. We strongly suggest reading the full guidelines.

Applications for grants are accepted from departments across the Upstate Medical University campuses and must be for items and/or services NOT funded through department budgets.

Complete an application and return via interoffice mail or email or request a form or more information by contacting Jonathan Adler via email or by calling 315-464-5610.

 

Departments that received grants for 2019-20:

4 West Pediatric Pulmonary	Orthopedic Surgery
Ambulatory Procedure	Otolaryngology- Cleft & Craniofacial Center
The Cancer Center	Patient Relations
Child & Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry	Pediatrics
Comprehensive Stroke Center	Pediatrics- Child Life
Emergency Medicine	Pediatric Gastroenterology
Emergency Services Administration	PICU
Upstate Administration	General Pediatrics & Child Abuse Pediatrics
Organizational Training & Development	Pediatric Surgery
Immune Health Services	Pediatric Trauma
Nuclear Medicine	Outpatient Pharmacy
Nursing	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Organ Donation Council	Poison Center
Nutrition	Psychiatry
OASIS	Quality Services
Office of the President	Radiation Oncology
Ophthalmology	Recreation Therapy
Risk Management	Safe Patient Handling
Social Work	Spiritual Care
Tobacco Task Force	Transitional Care
Trauma Department	Upstate Best Beginnings
Upstate Sleep Center	Vascular Surgery Clinic
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