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Is it an error? The release date for this announcement is February 16, 2000. The deadline for submission of the grant proposals is February 15, 2000. Do they intend to get many applicants? Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Severance" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:33 PM Subject: PD Research information by Dale Severance > The Parkinson Alliance is pleased to pass on this information to our list > friends > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 16, 2000 > The National Parkinson Foundation Commits $400,000 to Fund > Pilot Study Grants > > Princeton, NJ, February 16, 2000 - Jim Cordy, President of > The Parkinson Alliance (PA) announced that the National > Parkinson Foundation's (NPF) Scientific Advisory Board will > be meeting April 14th-16th, 2000 to award pilot study grants > to selected applicants. Submission date for this cycle of > grants is February 15, 2000. > > A total of $400,000 will be distributed, each grantee > receiving $30,000 - $50,000. Mr. Nathan Slewett, Chairman > of NPF, Miami views "funding of grants as a crucial step > toward the principal investigator achieving federal funding > (e.g., NIH) for investigator-initiated or programmatic > grants". > > These pilot study grants are made possible by the combined > fundraising efforts of the PA, NPF, and The Tuchman > Foundation. Mr. Slewett and Mr.Tuchman joined resources > prior to today, investing in a Stem Cell research project > conducted at the National Institutes of Health, when > $180,000 was added to a successful study that needed > additional funds. > > The Parkinson Alliance's sole mission is to raise funds for > pilot study grants. This program was created to > significantly increase the number of high quality Parkinson' > s disease research proposals submitted to the NIH. The > Alliance's goal for this year is to raise $2 million to > advance the process of finding a cure for Parkinson's > disease. > > Contact: > Carol Walton, Executive Director > The Parkinson Alliance > ph: 609-688-0870, fx: 609-688-0875, [log in to unmask] >