Deadline: 30-Nov-2024
Astellas has launched the Health Programme to strengthen Health Systems and increase Health Literacy.
Focus Areas
- Astellas is committed to improving healthcare and making a difference in the lives of patients, their care partners, and local communities.
- In the United States, Astellas is preparing to support grassroot and small to medium-sized local charitable organizations with a goal of increasing access to equitable healthcare for underserved communities and populations. They are interested in funding programs with external organizations that positively impact societies in which there are anticipated synergies with Astellas’ Sustainability goals.
- Grant projects submitted in response to this RFP should:
- Be located in the communities around Astellas’ US headquarter in Northbrook, Illinois,or the wider Chicago Metropolitan Area, the Boston Metropolitan Area (“Greater Boston”) and/or the San Francisco Metropolitan Area (“San Francisco Bay”).
- Align with Astellas’ therapeutic areas and improve health outcomes in at leastone of these.
- Builds on existing or extends ongoing program activities which have already been proven impactful.
- Be embedded in the local community and ensures local ownership of the program.
- Examples of projects can include, but are not limited to:
- Health Literacy: patient-focused disease education, including disease awareness and the importance of early detection and proper treatment.
- Healthcare System Strengthening: projects to improve medical infrastructure, health screening and diagnosis; improving health outcomes, concentrating on access to needed care.
Funding Information
- Funding Amount: USD 75,000 per year
Duration
- Program Length of 1 year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Astellas offers Charitable Donations to tax-exempt U.S. charitable organizations or otherwise IRS tax-exempt charitable organizations.
- Astellas does not provide charitable donations to organizations that operate patient assistance programs or provide financial assistance to patients.
- Donations are made for a charitable purpose and without any commercial motive or appearance of such; and Astellas the purchase, use, recommending, or arranging for the use of any product developed, marketed, and/or manufactured by Astellas or its affiliates, or the formulary status of any Astellas products.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Astellas does not provide funding for:
- Charitable organizations that operate patient assistance programs or provide financial support to patients;
- Charitable contributions to foreign organizations or institutions outside of the U.S.;
- Sponsorships & Exhibits, or other events and fundraising programs;
- Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) of Astellas marketed products or Investigator Initiated Trials for Compounds in Development;
- Independent Medical Education (IME) Grants; CME Grants;
- Product Donations.
For more information, visit Astellas.