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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]