The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center- supporting and advancing compassionate health care. The Center seeks to strengthen the relationship between patients and caregivers through education, training and support, and advocacy and policy development. Research will be funded in limited circumstances only. It also favors initiatives which, assuming they are successful, can be used as models by other health care organizations. In addition to funding groups and organizations, the Center itself initiates programs to meet specific goals and objectives of the Schwartz Center.
Individuals are also eligible to apply.
The Schwartz Center generally will not pay for permanent salaries but grant dollars can be used to pay for a portion of an employee's time, exclusive of fringe benefits. The Center does not pay for overhead expenses for existing programs. Geographic Focus Preference for programs in the Northeast. Funding will not be given for programs or to caregivers who practice outside the United States. The above information is intended to give guidelines and preferences only .