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FRIENDS OF CHILDREN FUND UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS PROGRAM SUPPORT

The Board of Directors of the American Academy of Pediatrics has approved unrestricted funding from Friends of Children Fund totaling $8,923,342 since 1991. Donations support the

advancement of pediatrics and help the Academy continue to meet the needs of children through education, research and advocacy programs.

Fiscal Year 2014

The AAP Board of Directors approved 16 grants totaling in $735,776.

Chapter Leadership Development: Funding supports a leadership skill building event based on the Pediatric Leadership Alliance (PLA) curriculum. Each chapter will select 6-8 members to attend. These members will select a key project or priority dedicated to the needs of children or members, which they will develop during the course of the leadership training. Grant amount: $9,987

Stewardship in Improving Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis: The Stewardship in Improving Bronchiolitis (SIB) Quality Improvement Project, a QuIIN /Value in Inpatient (VIP) Network project, aims to improve care for pediatric patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis by improving compliance with the AAP Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis. Funding supports pediatric hospitalists in their efforts to translate evidence into practice and improve the care of children across a wide spectrum of hospital sites and geographic locations. Grant amount: $28,550

AAP Mentorship Initiative: Funding supports a nationwide peer mentoring program within the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The project will provide career guidance and leadership development while creating a culture of mentorship ultimately helping promote membership retention and growth. Grant amount: $15,875

Resident Travel Grants: The Program Delegate NCE Travel Grant Program allows for one resident per residency program, typically the program’s AAP delegate, to attend the AAP National Conference & Exhibition. Funds allow the SOMSRFT to ensure that every residency program is represented at the NCE SOMSRFT Educational Program. Grant amount: $49,800

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Media Visiting Professorship: Funds will host a pediatric media expert who spends 1-2 days in a selected institution's community conducting lectures, seminars, or "grand rounds" on the subject of media and its effect on children. Grant amount: $3,650

Research Consensus Conference on Children, Adolescents and the Media: Funding will support the follow-up activities (proceedings, recommendations and advocacy materials and tour) for a planned research symposium that will meet a vital goal of the AAP strategic priority on Children, Adolescents and Media. Grant amount: $28,200

VIP Network Quality Improvement for Urinary Tract Infection Project (UTI QI Project): The QuIIN Value in Inpatient Pediatrics (VIP) Network quality improvement project aims to improve care for pediatric patients hospitalized with urinary tract infection (UTI). Funding will support an expert group meeting to best implement the UTI QI Project, as well as the use of QIDA. Grant amount: $10,420

Head Start/Medical Home Learning Collaborative to Address Toxic Stress: Funds will bring together key leaders who represent both medical homes and HS/EHS programs to begin developing a framework for and implement a learning collaborative for which the goal is to increase the level of collaboration between these two systems around the issue of toxic stress. Grant amount: $100,000

Poverty and Child Health Message Development: Funding supports work with a communications consultant to develop unique and effective messages that clearly communicate how poverty impacts child health and why all children and Americans will benefit from addressing this issue through programmatic and policy interventions. Grant amount: $75,000

Friends of Children Fund Healthy People 2020: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that will improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010/2020 objectives. Chapters that have received funding thus far have raised awareness for each of these topic areas; built strong community partnerships; developed resources; disseminated materials to pediatricians and families; and provided outreach to diverse populations. Grant amount: $106,000 Brush, Book, and Bed (BBB) Pilot: BBB represents an opportunity for pediatricians to promote the establishment of healthy night time routines among young children (ages 0 - 3) and their families. Funds will support a pilot of a larger campaign that may be pursued by the Academy. Grant amount: $24,874


Helping Pediatricians Address Electronic Cigarette Use with Patients and Families: Funds support survey and focus group methodology to better understand the type of messaging needed to address electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use with children and families in pediatric practice. Grant amount: $13,920 Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Grants: The CATCH mission is that every child in every community have a medical home and access to needed health care services to reach optimal health and well-being. Funding will support 28 grants to be made to pediatricians and residents. Grant amount: $100,000 Chapter Quality Network, Phase 4 (CQN4): The Chapter Quality Network (CQN) is designed to help chapters build capacity to lead quality improvement efforts with member practices that result in improved care for children. Funding will support a strategy to offer CQN to four additional chapters using the curriculum and tools developed in previous iterations of CQN. Grant amount: $100,000

Promoting Resilience: The Pediatric Response: Funds contribute to the making of a video containing a brief overview of the impact of childhood adversity such as abuse, neglect, violence, and poverty can result in toxic stress, which has demonstrated links to chronic physical, mental, and social health issues - even early death. The video will be used by pediatricians in public speaking engagements, Webinars, grand rounds, and other venues to enhance the didactic materials they already provide. The video can also be used to engage potential partners, including funders. Grant amount: $8,200 Research Consensus Conference on Children, Adolescents and the Media: Funds will host experts from the pediatric community as well as organizations and institutions known for their work in the media field, in early education, early brain development, and adolescent health. Grant amount: $61,500

Fiscal Year 2013 The AAP Board of Directors approved 13 grants totaling $504,313.

Implementing Mental Health Priorities in Practice: Funding will support six, 7-minute training videos, with examples of patient/family encounters that encompass the most difficult conversation areas, will guide the physician in the practical skills needed to elicit accurate information and create behavior change in their patients. Grant amount: $50,000

CATCH Training Meeting: Funds will support a bi-annual training for the local leaders of the CATCH program. The goal of the training is to enhance the skills of CATCH


facilitators and resident liaisons so they can better serve CATCH applicants, grantees, and their local chapters. Grant amount: $37,290

Identification and Management of Pediatric Hypertension: Funding will provide this EQUIPP course to improve the quality of care by educating general pediatricians and pediatric nephrologists and cardiologists on best practices in identifying and managing pediatric patients with high blood pressure (BP). Grant amount: $111,300 Mental Health Plain Language Materials: Funding will provide plain language materials to support parents and caregivers in caring for children and adolescents with symptoms of mental health concerns (anxiety, depression, inattention and impulsivity, disruptive behavior and aggression, substance use and abuse, social-emotional problems in children under 5, and learning difficulties). Materials will also be translated into Spanish. Grant amount: $25,222

Healthy People 2020 Grant Program: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that will improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010/2020 objectives. Chapters that have received funding thus far have raised awareness for each of these topic areas; built strong community partnerships; developed resources; disseminated materials to pediatricians and families; and provided outreach to diverse populations. Grant amount: $105,933

Bright Futures Continuity Project: This project builds on the Bright Futures (BF) Continuity Clinic pilot implementation project held in 5 continuity clinics from 2010-2012. After a successful pilot study, Bright Futures is planning to join with QuINN, based on the PreSIP experience and test the clinical implementation of BF Implementation measures and tools for children ages 4 to 2. Funds support 5 continuity clinics. Grant amount: $30,916

EBCD Peds21 Symposium on Building Brains, Forging Futures: Funds will support a half-day Peds21 program that will bring together well known experts in the fields of brain and child development and epigenetics to discuss developmental science and how to translate that science into pediatric practice. Grant amount: $27,800

Resident International Elective Award: Funding will provide several $1,000 awards to categorical and combined-training pediatric residents, as well as fellowship trainees. Grant amount: $10,000

Mental Health Residency Curriculum Pilot Testing: Funding was previously provided in FY 2012-2013 for the development of a mental health residency curriculum. Funding


for phase 2 of this project will support a pilot study of this curriculum at the Academy with a sample of continuity clinic preceptors (10-15). Feedback will be gathered and used to improve the curriculum prior to widespread dissemination. Grant amount: $20,000

VIP Network Benchmarking Quality Measures for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: Funding will support an expert group meeting aiming to improve care delivery for pediatric patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Grant amount: $12,090

2013-2014 Media Visiting Professor: Funding will be used by the Council on Communications and Media (COCM) to invite hospitals and institutions (including chapters) to apply to host a pediatric media expert who spends 1-2 days in the selected institution's community conducting lectures, seminars, or "grand rounds" on the subject of media and its effect on children. Grant amount: $3,462

Resident/Young Physician Imitative: NCE Program Delegate Award: Funds will cover three programs: NCE Program Delegate Award, Advocacy Conference Scholarship, and Chapter Mentorship Grants. Each of these programs offers trainees and young physicians an opportunity to learn about the Academy in a face-to-face meeting (e.g. NCE, advocacy conference, or chapter mentor meeting). Grant amount: $50,000

Advancing Parent/Family Participation and Partnership with the AAP: Funding will be used by the Parent Advisory Group (PAG) to increase the number of parents/families available to address increasing requests and to clarify the place of the PAG within the AAP. Grant amount: $20,300

Fiscal Year 2012

The AAP Board of Directors approved 10 grants totaling $382,570.

Healthy People 2010/2020 Grant Program for Chapters: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that will improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010/2020 objectives. In the past, the focus was on obesity/physical fitness, and early brain and child development.

Grant amount: $106,000 Enhancing Clinical Skills around Early Brain and Child Development: Funds will be used to develop a curriculum for pediatricians using materials from the Canadian based Norlien Foundation in order to strengthen the knowledge base and enhance the clinical skills of pediatricians on early brain and child development. In addition, funds will be used to identify, categorize and package Norlien Foundation and Mind in the Making materials for pediatricians to share with families. Grant Amount: $25,000


DPAC Mental Health Recovery Issues: Children, Families, and Providers:

Funds will be used to conduct planning around how the AAP can best support children and their families and members (health care providers) to recover from a disaster. In addition, funds will be used to assess the need (and mechanism) to enhance pre-disaster preparedness and just-in-time training in pediatric disaster mental and behavioral health for pediatricians and others who care for children.

Grant Amount: $11,250 COPA: HIV/AIDS Training Course: Funds will be used to help the Committee on

Pediatric AIDS (COPA) to develop a training course, with residents and pediatric infectious disease fellows as the initial target audience, to comprehensively address all aspects of HIV management in infants, children, adolescents and young persons; and to present evidence-based data to optimize clinical practice.

Grant Amount: $29,910

Mental Health Training in Residence and Continuity Clinics (3 Phases): Phase 1 funding will be used to develop a curriculum for continuity clinic preceptors and a resident curriculum guide on applying the common factors approach to mental health concerns and the management and treatment of mild to moderate anxiety.

Grant Amount: $25,000 (year 1)

NCE Program Delegate Award: Funds will provide grants to send 166 residents to the AAP Annual Meeting. This program provides residents with non-traditional training in career development, community advocacy, legislative advocacy, international child health, subspecialty and academic opportunities, and leadership and networking skills.


Engagement of Resident and Young Physician Leaders: Funding includes funding for chapter outreach grants, legislative conference scholarships, and leadership training scholarships with the intention of increasing resident and young physician engagement. Grant Amount: $6,600 Mentorship Pilot Program: Funding will be used to pilot a mentorship program amongst SOYP/SOMSRFT and select districts, chapters, and residency programs. The program’s goal is to stimulate outreach from the chapters to engage medical students, residents and young physicians in child health advocacy, mentorship and leadership. Grant Amount: $20,000 PEDS Course (year 2): The course will conduct the Pediatric Education in Disasters (PEDs) as a train-the-trainer course in two countries in need. The program was introduced in four countries last year and was very well received. Grant amount: $33,810 per year for three years (Year 2) AAP International Tobacco Control Program: Funds will go towards the second year of a two year program. The program emphasizes training of health workers to raise


awareness, impart knowledge and understanding of tobacco control amongst children and adolescents on an international level in order to promote tobacco cessation. Grant Amount: $75,000

Fiscal Year 2011

The AAP Board of Directors approved 17 grants totaling $551,151. Task Force on Foster Care: The TFOFC is developing and implementing initiatives to improve the health and well-being of children and youth in foster care. New resources will be designed to facilitate change in the office, in the community, and at the system level. Grant amount: $104, 205 (5th year)

Healthy People 2010/2020 Grant Program for Chapters: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that will improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010/2020 objectives. In the past, the focus was on obesity/physical fitness, and early brain and child development. Grant amount: $106,369 Enhanced Oral History of Minority Pediatricians: Funds will be used to gather historical data on the experiences of minority pediatricians, as well as give greater diversification and depth to the history of the profession. Transcripts of interviews conducted will be available in the Pediatric History Center, or on the Member Center of the AAP website. Grant amount: $12,000

Resident Travel Grants to the 2010 Annual Meeting: Funds will provide grants to send 100 residents to the AAP Annual Meeting, and to participate in the “Resident Annual Assembly”. This program provides residents with non-traditional training in career development, community advocacy, legislative advocacy, international child health, subspecialty and academic opportunities, and leadership and networking skills. Grant amount: $40,000

Resident to Candidate Bridge Packet: This program will provide third year graduating residents with communication regarding benefits and involvement opportunities in order to transition them from residents to candidate members.

Grant amount: $10,000

Chapter Outreach Grants for Medical Students, Residents and Young Physicians: This program will provide funding for new outreach to stimulate medical student, resident and young physician activity and involvement in their chapters.

Chapter Outreach Grants for Medical Students - Grant amount: $4,800 Chapter Outreach Grants for Residents - Grant amount: $9,600 Chapter Outreach Grants for Young Physicians - Grant amount: $9,600


Enhanced Quality Improvement: This program will improve the quality of care for children and families by ensuring AAP policy lends itself to easier and more efficient incorporation into clinical practice. The program will provide resources to expand the number of statements or guidelines that would benefit from the Partnership for Policy Implementation process.


Integration of Patient Safety into Quality Improvement Agenda: Funds will be used to raise awareness of patient safety issues and educate members, patients, and families of strategies to improve care. It will provide advocacy in federal, local, and AAP policy to reduce errors. Grant amount: $45,000

Advocacy Day Training for Residents: Funds will be used to hold two Resident Advocacy Days in Washington, DC and accommodate 40-50 residents from key congressional districts for each training day. Participants will learn about AAP federal legislative issues and make visits to their congressional delegations to persuade them to help our cause. Grant amount: $12,000 Legislative Conference Resident Scholarship: Funds will be used for partial scholarships for residents to attend the Legislative Conference. The Legislative Conference instills knowledge of the state and federal legislative process, develops advocacy skills and introduces strategies and techniques for utilizing the media. Grant amount: $3,300 PEDS Course: The course will conduct the Pediatric Education in Disasters (PEDs) as a train-the-trainer course in needed communities. The program was introduced in four countries last year and was very well received. Grant amount: $33,810 per year for three years Legislative Conference Young Physicians Scholarships: Funds will be used for partial scholarships for young physicians to attend the Legislative Conference. The Legislative Conference instills knowledge of the state and federal legislative process, develops advocacy skills and introduces strategies and techniques for utilizing the media. Grant amount: $3,300 International Elective Database: Funds will be used to provide seed money to develop a centralized database of international electives for residency programs to utilize. Grant amount: $10,000 Bright Futures Toolkit to Residents in Pediatric Care Online: Funds will support the distribution of the Bright Futures Toolkit Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents to AAP residents through a point-of-care version of the toolkit for PCO. Grant amount: $46,500


Bright Futures Continuity Clinic Pilot Project: The Bright Futures Continuity Clinic Pilot Project focuses on obtaining measurable outcomes (e.g., increase in developmental screening, identification of children with special health care needs) using quality improvement methodology with four continuity clinics. This project highlights the benefits of implementing the Bright Futures Guidelines, Toolkit, and other AAP materials. Grant amount: $48,2300

Fiscal Year 2010

The AAP Board of Directors approved 13 grants totaling $453,877. Task Force on Foster Care: The TFOFC is developing and implementing initiatives to improve the health and well-being of children and youth in foster care. New resources will be designed to facilitate change in the office, in the community, and at the system level. Grant amount: $104, 205 (4th year)

Healthy People 2010/2020 Grant Program for Chapters: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that will improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010/2020 objectives. In the past, the focus was on obesity/physical fitness, and early brain and child development. Grant amount: $106,369 Enhanced Oral History of Minority Pediatricians: Funds will be used to gather historical data on the experiences of minority pediatricians, as well as give greater diversification and depth to the history of the profession. Transcripts of interviews conducted will be available in the Pediatric History Center, or on the Member Center of the AAP website. Grant amount: $12,000


Resident to Candidate Bridge Packet: This program will provide third year graduating residents with communication regarding benefits and involvement opportunities in order to transition them from residents to candidate members.





Redesign Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines: Grant amount: $13,500

Enhanced Quality Improvement: This program will improve the quality of care for children and families by ensuring AAP policy lends itself to easier and more efficient incorporation into clinical practice. The program will provide resources to expand the number of statements or guidelines that would benefit from the Partnership for Policy Implementation process.


Integration of Patient Safety into Quality Improvement Agenda: Funds will be used to raise awareness of patient safety issues and educate members, patients, and families of strategies to improve care. It will provide advocacy in federal, local, and AAP policy to reduce errors. Grant amount: $47,250

Advocacy Day Training at NCE: Funds will be used to hold two Advocacy training Days at NCE in Washington, DC and accommodate 40-50 participants from key congressional districts for each training day. Participants will learn about AAP federal legislative issues and make visits to their congressional delegations to persuade them to help our cause. Grant amount: $8,000

Support AAP 5-Year Review of the Medicare Resource-Based Relative Value Scale: Funds will be used to review the new Medicare RBRVS and create tools like a conversion spreadsheet for calculating Medicare payment rates for services. This will help pediatric practices adept to the new system and stay healthy and strong. Grant amount: $10,000

Fiscal Year 2009

The AAP Board of Directors approved 18 grants totaling $695,578. Task Force on Foster Care: The TFOFC is developing and implementing initiatives to improve the health and well-being of children and youth in foster care. New resources will be designed to facilitate change in the office, in the community, and at the system level. Grant amount: $104, 205 (3rd year)

Healthy People 2010 Grant Program for Chapters: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that will improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. In the past, the focus was on obesity/physical fitness, mental health, injury/violence prevention, and oral health. Grant amount: $106,369


Chapter Maintenance of Certification Network: This program will engage participating chapters in the planning and development of a quality improvement program package on asthma. Participating chapters will attend educational sessions on building infrastructure, gaining member trust and motivating practices to be involved in quality improvement efforts.


Health Disparities Resource Kit: Funds will be used to assist practicing pediatricians in strengthening skills and office practices to address determinants of child health disparities. New resources will assist pediatricians and their staff in providing culturally effective individualized care, understanding and monitoring the disparities that exist in their communities, addressing the root causes of those disparities, and creating a medical home environment that engenders culturally effective care to promote child health equity.


Oral History of Minority Pediatricians: Funds will be used to gather historical data on the experiences of minority pediatricians, as well as give greater diversification and depth to the history of the profession. Transcripts of interviews conducted will be available in the Pediatric History Center, or on the Member Center of the AAP website. Grant amount: $9,800

Enhancement of the online version of the Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools: Funding will be used to redesign the Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools website to provide easier access, more timely updates, and enhanced website support throughout the life of the guidelines. Grant amount: $13,500

Enhance Practice Management Online Site: Funds will be used to identify “key content” of the PMO to ensure quick, easy access to the information that provides a comprehensive overview of a practice management-related topic. The “key content” feature will involve in-depth changes to the PMO site design, including enhancement to each of the topic area pages and taxonomies.



Resident Initiative Fund: This program introduces residents to the AAP strategic plan by allowing them to create local advocacy projects to address one of the AAP child health priorities.



Advocacy Day Training for Residents: Funds will be used to hold two Resident Advocacy Days in Washington, DC and accommodate 40-50 residents from key congressional districts for each training day. Participants will learn about AAP federal legislative issues and make visits to their congressional delegations to persuade them to help our cause. Grant amount: $10,000 Legislative Conference Resident Scholarship: Funds will be used for partial scholarships for residents to attend the Legislative Conference. The Legislative Conference instills knowledge of the state and federal legislative process, develops advocacy skills and introduces strategies and techniques for utilizing the media. Grant amount: $3,850

NCE Reception for Key Contacts: The Committee on Federal Government Affairs will host a reception to honor the AAP key contact participants attending the 2008 NCE.


Mental Health Promotional Campaign: Funds will be used to promote the benefits of a child receiving mental health treatment from a pediatrician or in collaboration with a mental health specialist. Grant amount: $50,000

Connected Kids for Continuity Clinics: Funds will be used to disseminate copies of CD-ROMs containing Connected Kids materials to residents and continuity clinics. Connected Kids provides pediatricians with guidance and patient-oriented materials to take an asset-based approach to violence prevention from birth through 21 years of age. The program includes 21 Connected Kids handouts for parents and patients. Some of the important topics covered are: Bullying, Discipline, Interpersonal Skills, Parenting, Suicide, and Television Violence. Grant amount: $21,104

Advancing Quality Improvement: This program will improve the quality of care for children and families by ensuring AAP policy lends itself to easier and more efficient incorporation into clinical practice. The program will provide resources to expand the number of statements or guidelines that would benefit from the Partnership for Policy Implementation process.


Integration of Patient Safety: Funds will be used to raise awareness of patient safety issues and educate members, patients, and families of strategies to improve care. It will provide advocacy in federal, local, and AAP policy to reduce errors. Grant amount: $45,000




Resident to Candidate Bridge Packet: This program will provide third year graduating residents with communication regarding benefits and involvement opportunities in order to transition them from residents to candidate members. Grant amount: $10,000

Fiscal Year 2008

The AAP Board of Directors approved six grants totaling $460,046.

Task Force on Foster Care: This Task Force will work to improve the health and well-being of children in foster care by developing tools, strategies and educational materials to assist pediatricians and their multidisciplinary colleagues in providing optimal care for these children in their practices.

Grant amount: $101,012 (2nd year)

Pediatric Practice Management On-Line Project: Additional funding for this program will develop a pediatric practice management resource center which will house all of the best pediatric practice management information, tools, and resources for pediatricians and their office staff in one easily accessible Web site (practice.aap.org).

Grant amount: Additional funding up to $70,000 Survey of Socioeconomics of Pediatric Practice: The primary objective of this study is to gather data to build a reference tool that supports decision-making by pediatric practices to improve operations and boost revenue. Grant amount: $70,694

Healthy People 2010 Grant Program for Chapters: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. Grant amount: $106,370 Conversion of Bright Futures to PDA for First Year Residents: Funds will support the development, production and distribution of a PDA version of the Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents to AAP residents. Grant amount: $61,970

Chapter Young Physician Outreach Grant Program: This program will provide Chapters with the opportunity to apply for seed funds to stimulate medical student, resident and young physician activity and involvement in their chapters. Grant amount: $50,000


Fiscal Year 2007

The AAP Board of Directors approved eight grants totaling $734,541. Distribution of Caring for Your Child, 0-4 to the Navy for use in gift packs for new mothers Grant amount: $1,137 Young Physician (YP) Recruitment and Retention Program: The purpose of this program is to address young physician recruitment and retention issues. This program uses a three-pronged approach to address this issue: augment national young physician recruitment and retention; create more value for YP’s by building a strong home through the YP Section; and create a strong grass-roots environment by encouraging chapters to stimulate connections with YP’s through new, innovative programs. Grant amount: $68,400

Healthy People 2010 Grant Program for Chapters: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. In past years, topics included obesity and mental health.

Grant amount: $106,370 PediaLink: Improving Mental Health Care Within the Medical Home: This program will create a new PediaLink module on primary care that will support pediatricians’ efforts to increase their patients’ access to quality care for their mental health needs. Grant amount: $63,978 Logic Models Development for Assessment, Diagnosis, Referral, and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: This program will develop 3 logic models or algorithms for mental health issue assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for age ranges birth to 3 years, 4 to 11 years, and 12 to 21 years. These

logic models will assist pediatricians and other primary care providers in screening, assessing, treating, and referring for mental health concerns.


Pediatric Practice Management On-Line Project: This program will develop a pediatric practice management resource center which will house all of the best pediatric practice management information, tools, and resources for pediatricians and their office staff in one easily accessible Web site (practice.aap.org).


Task Force on Foster Care: This Task Force will work to improve the health and well-being of children in foster care by developing tools, strategies and educational materials to assist pediatricians and their multidisciplinary colleagues in providing optimal care for these children in their practices. Grant amount: $100,000


Distribution of Guidelines for Health Supervision III (2nd year): Funds will support the distribution of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) version of the Guidelines for Health Supervision III to first-year residents.


Fiscal Year 2006 The AAP Board of Directors approved thirteen grants totaling $535,690.

CATCH Resident Funds: This program will support pediatric residents who plan and implement community-based child health initiatives.


Integrating EHR Functionality: This program is aimed at ensuring that the national standard-setting groups integrate AAP policy statements and evidence-based practice guidelines into electronic health record functionality.


Web Page for Resident Section: This program will support the creation of a Resident Section Web site that will provide information about all resident programming, services, and opportunities for professional growth available through the AAP; actively poll and review visitor data to better tailor the Web site to increase usability; and incorporate the newest Web theory for organizing and structuring content.


Violence Prevention Subcommittee: Funds will support the work of a multidisciplinary violence prevention subcommittee whose members will establish priorities, develop a comprehensive plan, and provide oversight for AAP violence prevention projects.


Health Care Disparities: This program supports the AAP Council on Community Pediatrics’ close work with other AAP committees and sections to identify ways in which the Academy can address health care disparities and move toward equity for all children.


NCE Travel Grants: This program will provide 170 residents, selected by their training program directors, travel grants to attend the 2005 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.


Pediatrics in the 21st Century: This program will support the National Conference and Exhibition program: “Connecting for Children’s Sake: Integrating Physical and Mental Health in the Medical Home.” The program will examine ways pediatricians can more efficiently and effectively collaborate and connect with mental health professionals to improve patients’ medical and mental health care.



Healthy People 2010 Chapter Grants: Funds will provide chapters with financial support to develop and implement projects that improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. In past years, topics included obesity and mental health.


Chapter/Clerkship Director Outreach: This program will support AAP Chapters establishing partnerships with Clerkship Directors from medical schools accredited by the American Association of Medical Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine to reach out to medical students interested in pediatrics.


Distribution of Guidelines for Health Supervision III: Funds will support the distribution of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) version of the Guidelines for Health Supervision III to first-year residents.


Healthy Foster Care America – Year Two: This program will support the implementation of the action plan developed in Fiscal Year ‘05 to address the physical, developmental, and mental health care needs of children in foster care. This national program, housed at the AAP, will coordinate efforts from multiple disciplines including child welfare, family practice, social work, nursing, government, legislative and judicial fields, child psychiatry, education, advocacy organizations, and families.


Advocacy Training Day: Resident programs now have an advocacy requirement, which has significantly increased demand for this training. This program will support 50 residents meeting on a quarterly basis with their members of Congress to promote AAP issues.

Grant amount: $27,400 Support of International Tsunami Relief: Funds will support relief efforts in Sri Lanka, Thailand and India in response to the tsunami disaster that struck Southeast Asia in December 2004. Grant amount: $10,000

Fiscal Year 2005 OED approved one grant totaling $70,000

2004 Resident NCE Travel Grant Program: This grant supports 2004 NCE resident assembly events and travel grants. Grant amount: $70,000

Fiscal Year 2004 The AAP Board of Directors approved eight grants totaling $624,927


Enhanced International Access to Red Book® Online: This grant supports the

development and distribution of subscription cards containing complimentary, life-of-the-edition access to Red Book® Online, with the goal of further increasing the awareness of and access to Red Book® Online to the worldwide pediatric community. Grant amount: $38,335 Planning for Healthy Foster Care America: Funds support a planning process that will produce an Action Plan for the development and implementation of an effective program to improve the health care of all children in foster care. This national program, housed at the AAP, will coordinate efforts at community, state and national levels. Grant amount: $40,250 Healthy People 2010 Grant Program for Chapters: This grant will provide continued financial support to assist chapters in developing and implementing projects that improve the health and welfare of children as related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. Grant amount: $110,000 The Safety Check (PROS) Study: This grant will provide continued financial support to support the minority work for the study entitled “Randomized Controlled Trial to Prevent Child Violence”, otherwise known as the Safety Check study. Grant amount: $30,000 Bright Futures eQipp Module: This grant supports the development of the Bright Futures eQipp Module for use among pediatric health care providers and the public. Grant amount: $155,000 2004 NCE Peds21 – Obesity: Funds support the symposium “The New Science of Obesity” which will take place at the 2004 National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, CA. Grant amount: $105,357 Chapter Component of Medical Student Program: This grant will support the newest component of the medical student outreach program, which focuses on bringing chapters and clerkships together to conduct joint activities. Grant amount: $15,000 Practice Management: Negotiating Skills PediaLink Module: This grant will provide support to create an educational module on PediaLink that will broaden the pediatrician’s understanding of various negotiation strategies and teach them to use these new skills in dealing with managed care organizations and other health plans. Grant amount: $130,985

Fiscal Year 2003 The AAP Board of Directors approved twelve grants totaling $759,643


PediaLink Education Module on Nutritional Assessment and Obesity: This grant will support the development of a PediaLink e-learning module on the topic of nutritional assessment and obesity. Grant Amount: $111,650 Media Training Video: Funds support the production of a media training videotape for distribution to AAP chapters, committees and sections and for use as a follow-up “refresher” training tool. Grant Amount: $23,000 Journal Supplement from Conference on Pediatric Measures of Health Status: This grant will assist in the development of a journal supplement based on an invitational conference on the state of the art in pediatric measures of health status. This publication will expose a wider audience to the conference findings and encourage further action in this area. Grant Amount: $20,000 The Safety Check (PROS) Study: Funds support participation by under-resourced practices that serve minority and disadvantaged families in the PROS Randomized Controlled Trial to Prevent Child Violence (The Safety Check) Study.


Child Care Health and Safety Training for Pediatricians: This grant will support a conference that will offer pediatricians who are child care advocates and leaders in each Academy chapter and district hands-on training based on the Academy’s new child care curriculum, “The Pediatrician’s Role in Health and Safety in Child Care”. Grant Amount: $74,358 Resident Research Grants: Funds support the Resident Research Grant program which enables residents to gain hands-on experience in planning and executing research projects and interpreting research findings. Grant Amount: $85,000 Medical Student Outreach and Pediatric Career Support Program: This grant assists the Academy in reaching out to medical students to foster their interest in pediatrics. Grant Amount: $50,335

Healthy People 2010 Grant Program for Chapters: This grant will assist Chapters in developing and implementing programs that address Healthy People 2010 objectives that relate to children and AAP priorities. Grant Amount: $110,000

Translation of Hearing Screening Brochure: Funds support the Spanish translation of the Academy’s public education brochure on Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.



NRP Instructor Orientation in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic: This grant supports NRP instructor orientation in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, which will help establish local perinatal health systems that will have long-term efficacy in reducing mortality and morbidity from perinatal asphyxia for a substantial proportion of infants. Grant Amount: $166,500

National Health Museum: Funds will establish the Academy’s support of the National Health Museum which will be built adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, DC. The museum will serve as a source of information and inspiration and as a catalyst for interest in the field of health science and technology.


AAP Access Retreat: Funds support a two day “Health Policy Retreat” focusing on children’s access to health care, including re-examining ways to improve Medicaid and SCHIP. Grant Amount: $35,000

Fiscal Year 2002

The AAP Board of Directors approved three grants totaling $171,000.

Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning Funds Grants: This grant supports pediatricians in planning community-based child health initiatives. Grant Amount: $100,000 Pediatric History Center – Cataloguing of Artifacts: Funds support the hiring of temporary personnel to organize and inventory the collection of pediatric artifacts belonging to the Pediatric History Center. Grant Amount: $15,000 Actuarial Study: This grant supports an update of the Academy’s Actuarial Study for use by Chapters to demonstrate to state legislators that providing a comprehensive insurance benefit package to children and adolescents is not cost-prohibitive. Grant Amount: $56,000

Calendar Year 2001

The AAP Board of Directors approved nine grants totaling $478,142.

Life Around Newborn Discharge: Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) Study: This study is gathering data on 6,000 mother-infant dyads to investigate the decision-making process around newborn discharge and its relation to outcomes in the first 6 weeks of life. These funds will enhance recruitment of minority and disadvantaged children into the study. Grant Amount: $100,000


Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning Funds: This grant supports pediatricians in planning community-based child health initiatives. Grant Amount: $71,142 Substance Abuse Manual: A new edition of the manual is being published and distributed to AAP members. Grant Amount: $67,500 Guidelines to Health Supervision: First year residents will receive complimentary copies of the guidelines. Grant Amount: $67,500 PROS Network Project Development: This grant supports senior research staff to develop new, fundable, research projects. Tasks include developing study protocols, obtaining IRB approvals, conducting pilot work, and representing the Academy to external organizations. Grant Amount: $50,000 Periodic Survey of Fellows: This program systematically surveys members of the Academy regarding their attitudes and practice behavior on current child health topics. This grant supports non-personnel costs of the periodic surveys. Grant Amount: $22,000 Functional Outcomes Project: This grant supports and expands work in three areas: (1) disseminate existing measures for use by others in research and practice, (2) enhance the existing Child Health Survey for Asthma, and (3) address the measurement of functional status for children with ADHD. Grant Amount: $65,000 Assessing the Costs of Delivering Pediatric Care: A detailed analysis of pediatric offices practice expense data is being conducted. The data will be submitted to the HCFA for use in updating specialty specific practice expenses. Grant Amount: $15,000 AAP/Heart to Heart NRP Training in China: The program is in collaboration with Heart to Heart International and Sichuan Provincial Health Bureau and supports the establishment of neonatal resuscitation training centers in Sichuan Province. Grant Amount: $20,000

Calendar Year 2000

The AAP Board of Directors approved two grants totaling $79,000.


Resident Travel Grants to the 2000 Annual Meeting: These grants provided funds to each pediatric program to send a resident to the AAP Annual Meeting. Grant Amount: $70,000

Immunization Public Awareness Campaign: This grants supported AAP initiatives to increase public awareness of infectious disease prevention. Grant Amount: $9,000


Calendar Year 1999 Beginning in 1999, reporting was changed to a calendar year. The AAP Board of Directors

approved nine grants totaling $442,338.

CATCH Planning Fund Grants: Funds support pediatricians in planning community-based child health initiatives. Grants were awarded to pediatricians to assess and document the needs of children in the community, develop collaborative partnerships for planning the initiative, and prepare for implementation of a program. Grant Amount: $109,492 How Families and Pediatricians Understand the Needs of Young Children: National Surveys of Pediatricians and Parents of Children ages 0-3: The parent survey was conducted through the sampling frame of the National Immunization Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics/National Immunization Program. Grant Amount: $80,000 Residency Scholarships and Resident Research Grants: Funds supported financial assistance to residents and resident research grants. Grant Amount: $65,586 Child Health Month National Survey: A survey was conducted on inhalant abuse, the topic of Child Health Month in October. Grant Amount: $18,000 Psychosocial Manual: The AAP manual on psychosocial effects of disasters on children was translated into Spanish. Grant Amount: $1,500 Future of Pediatrics Education II: The FOPE II final report was published as a supplement to Pediatrics. Grant Amount: $50,000 Breastfeeding Physician's Kit: This grant supported the enhancement of the kit including the purchase, production, distribution, and translation of additional resource materials. Grant Amount: $25,000

State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Activities: State level information on pediatric participation in Medicaid and SCHIP was studied to determine whether low-income children have adequate access to pediatricians.


Grant Amount: $70,000 Interorganizatonal Council on Youth/Peer Violence: This grant supported efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality related to youth and peer violence by collaboration among organizations and agencies.


Fiscal Year 1999 The AAP Board of Directors approved eight grants totaling $296,034 for the 1998/99 year.

Pediatrics 50th Anniversary Supplement: The supplement commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pediatrics contained landmark articles and commentaries from past issues, interviews of the past and present editors, and profiles of pioneering researchers and clinicians in pediatrics. Grant Amount: $68,935 Socioeconomic Survey of Pediatric Practices: The survey addressed socioeconomic patterns in pediatric care. Grant Amount: $15,955 Medical Student Outreach: This grant established a home at the Academy for medical school issues and medical students interested in pediatrics. Grant Amount: $47,130 Child Health Month: Alcohol Awareness This grant enabled the expansion of Child Health Month activities that addressed the impact of alcohol on children’s health. Grant Amount: $36,200 Annual CPT Coding Update: This grant supported the development and distribution of new and revised CPT codes. Grant Amount: $7,814 Annual State Legislation Report: A state legislative activity report on child health issues was produced and distributed to Academy leaders, child advocacy organizations and the media. Grant Amount: $10,000

SCHIP Activities: The grant supported the Academy’s program to maximize the implementation of Title XXI. The plan included (1) development and distribution of state-specific data reports, (2) an actuarial analysis of the Academy scope of benefits, (3) enhanced policy and strategy materials, and (4) a media advocacy campaign. Grant Amount: $100,000


Section on Critical Care Research Grant Program: The New Investigator Research Award was established to promote understanding of critical illness and injury in children through clinical and/or laboratory research. Grant Amount: $10,000

Fiscal Year 1998

The AAP Board of Directors approved ten grants totaling $300,005 for the 1997/98 year. State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Evaluation Conference: A one and one-half day conference for research and advocacy experts was held to develop an evaluation tool for implementation of their SCHIP plans. Grant Amount: $20,000

Section on Cardiology Research Fellowship Award: A resident in pediatric cardiology received a fellowship to conduct research in the area of cardiovascular disease in children. Grant Amount: $34,500 Health Policy Research Program: A research analyst collected, analyzed, and provided healthcare utilization data to health policy makers to encourage informed development of SCHIP plans. Grant Amount $38,425 Functional Outcomes Project: This grant secured the first of a five year plan to develop scientifically sound, condition specific functional status measures for children with chronic health problems. When finished these instruments will aid pediatricians in evaluating treatments, documenting quality of care and enhancing feedback from patients. Grant Amount: $26,930 Otitis Media Functional Outcomes Project: This grant supported the field testing measure of the otitis media work group. Grant Amount: $60,000 The Visual Diagnosis of Child Sexual Abuse Slide Kit: An audiovisual teaching aid was developed that assisted health practitioners in improving the identification of sexual abuse of children. This slide set and accompanying booklet and bibliography complement the AAP Visual Diagnosis of Child Physical Abuse. Grant Amount: $30,000 Child Health Month Substance Abuse Activities: This grant enabled the expansion of Child Health Month activities that addressed the impact of substance abuse on children’s health.


Grant Amount: $20,000 Practice Management and RBRVS Inserts in AAP News: This grant provided for an additional managed care insert in AAP News on how to aid pediatricians with the latest practice management applications. Grant Amount: $6,600 Breastfeeding Promotion in Pediatric Office Practices: A breastfeeding promotion and management program was established and specifically developed for physicians practicing in pediatric office settings. Grant Amount for Physician’s Kit only: $33,550 International Pediatric Education Outreach: This grant aided the Academy’s support of international activities. It allowed AAP leaders to participate in continuing medical education programs in developing nations, bring pediatric leaders from selected nations to AAP conferences, guide establishment of a CME program across the European Union, and influence the training of pediatricians and the care provided to children worldwide. Grant Amount: Up to $30,000

Fiscal Year 1997 The AAP Board of Directors approved five grants totaling $185,300 for the 1996/97 year.

Life Around Newborn Discharge (LAND) Study: Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) initiated this project to investigate the decision-making process around newborn discharge and its relation to outcomes in the first 6 weeks of life with a pilot test in 17 pediatric practices over one year. Grant Amount: Up to $100,000. Head Injury Functional Outcome Project: Work on the head injury functional outcome measure began in 1993. The work group defined the scope of the condition it was addressing and drafted a preliminary measure. This grant provided funds to conduct parent focus groups and cognitive interviews to assess the utility of the draft measure with families of children who have experienced a brain injury. Grant Amount: Up to $30,000. International Pediatric Education Outreach: The Academy’s international activities allowed AAP leaders to participate in CME programs in developing nations, guide establishment of a continuing education program across the European Union, and influence the training of pediatricians and the care provided to children worldwide. The grant also supported an exchange of resident fellows and partial travel awards to bring pediatric leaders from selected nations to Academy functions. Grant Amount: Up to $30,000.


AAMC National Primary Care Day: This annual gathering brings together pediatric clerkship directors, chapter leaders, and student coordinators. Grant Amount: $3,700. Corporal Punishment Conference Proceedings: A Pediatrics supplement was published that examined corporal punishment and other forms of discipline and provided "state of the art" statements for all professionals involved in the care of children and adolescents. Grant Amount: $21,600.

Fiscal Year 1996 The AAP Board of Directors approved six grants totaling $110,547 for the 1995/96 fiscal year.

Anti-Tobacco Day: On November 9, 1995, Academy pediatricians across the nation taught students about the dangers of tobacco use and the influence of advertising on children and adolescents. As part of the activities, students exchanged promotional items carrying tobacco brands or logos for AAP T-shirts bearing anti-tobacco messages. Grant Amount: $30,000. Child Health Month: Violence Prevention: This grant supported activities devoted to violence prevention with an emphasis on building interpersonal skills as the foundation for violence prevention. Grant Amount: Up to $30,000. Quarterly Managed Care Inserts in AAP News: This grant supported publication of these extremely well-developed and popular publications. Grant Amount: $23,360. Survey on Minority Pediatricians: The survey examined barriers to board certification and was a result of a recommendation of the Task Force on Minority Children's Access to Care. Grant Amount: $16,711. AAMC National Primary Care Day: This annual gathering brings together pediatric clerkship directors, chapter leaders, and student coordinators. Grant Amount: $3,700. CATCH Survey: Pediatricians active in their communities and involved in the AAP Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program were studied in this survey. Grant Amount: $6,776.


Fiscal Year 1995 The AAP Board of Directors approved five grants totaling $144,319 for the 1994/95 fiscal year.

Special Reports on Managed Care: A series of topical reports on managed care targeted to pediatricians were inserted into AAP News. Grant Amount: $20,000. The Functional Outcomes Project: Condition-specific functional outcome measures as a central component of the AAP Quality Improvement Initiative were developed. The measures assess patient and family function, and are critical for the collection of data necessary to prove treatment efficacy and to develop treatment parameters. Grant Amount: $46,000. Managed Care Brochures for Parents and Health Care Purchasers: These publications targeted two critical audiences with information necessary to understand and to effectively utilize health care provided through the managed care model. Grant Amount: $32,500. Resident Research Grant Program: The program fosters the development of research skills among physicians in training. Grant award of up to $2,000 were offered to sponsor resident initiated studies. Grant Amount: $15,000. Pediatrician Practice Pattern Surveys: The survey collected information on current pediatrician practice patterns with regard to managed care referrals for children with mental health problems and the management of febrile infants in office settings. Grant Amount: $30,819.

Fiscal Year 1994 The AAP Board of Directors approved seven grants totaling $152,448 for the 1993/94 fiscal year.

Tobacco Free, Breast Feeding, and Make Every Ride Safe Ride: This grant supported a trio of programs that promoted healthy lifestyles through a network of chapter contacts. Grant Amount: $13,928. Parameter Development: Work groups developed practice parameters as part of the Academy's commitment to quality improvement. Grant Amount: $69,110.


Integrated Services Task Force: The Task Force studied school-linked health services and planned a multi-disciplinary conference that brought together national organizations involved in the issue. Grant Amount: $18,200.

Task Force on Minority Children's Access to Pediatric Care: Final Report: This grant funded the final report recommendations on improving the health of minority children. Grant Amount: $13,500. Pediatric Career Decision Making Study: The project examined the differences between how general practice and sub-specialty pediatric careers are selected and ultimately how to ensure an adequate supply of pediatricians to care for children. Grant Amount: $14,273. Physician Workforce Ratios Project: The project tracked child population and physician workforce distribution by county. Grant Amount: $3,113. Task Force on Adolescent Assault Victim Needs: The Task Force developed recommendations and a multi-disciplinary model protocol to address emergency care of adolescent assault victims with emphasis on follow-up and management of these youth. Grant Amount: $20,324.

Fiscal Year 1993 The AAP Board of Directors approved three grants totaling $86,102 for the 1992/93 fiscal year.

DSM-PC Project: The DSM-PC developed a mental health classification system for use in primary care settings. Grant Amount: $38,677. Pediatric Reserch in Office Settings (PROS) Network: This grant supported the PROS Network of more than 300 pediatricians who participate in practice-based research studies, develop, test and implement projects on populations and conditions seen by general practice pediatricians. Grant Amount: $45,000. International Child Health Program and Reception: This grant supported the program and reception held during the 1992 AAP Annual Meeting. Grant Amount: $2,425.

Fiscal Year 1992


The AAP Board of Directors approved three grants totaling $55,497 for the 1991/92 fiscal year.

Children Our Future Campaign: This grant supported the Children Our Future Campaign and the 1992 Child Health Month brochures. Grant Amount: $20,000. EPSDT/Medicaid Study: Pediatrician participation in these programs and the types of services delivered was studied. Grant Amount: $33,097.

International Child Health Program and Reception: This grant supported the program and reception held during the 1991 AAP Annual Meeting. Grant Amount: $2,400.

Fiscal Year 1991 The AAP Board of Directors approved one grant for the 1990/91 fiscal year.

Quality Assurance Task Force: This grant supported the development of practice guidelines to heighten the overall standard of care for children. Grant Amount: $15,000.

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