Foundation Grant

• GAPNA Foundation Research Grant ($5,000) (two awards available)
  Research focused on improving the quality of care, health or well-being of older adults
• GAPNA Foundation Barbara Phillips Historical Research Grant ($2,000)
  The Barbara Phillips Historical Research grant honors the multiple contributions of Dr Barbara Phillips and her commitment to GAPNA and historical research. This grant supports research or a project related to the history of gerontological nursing care, creative interventions for older adults or Gerontological Nursing Pioneers
• GAPNA Foundation Virginia Lee Cora Research/Project Grant ($2,000)
  Research or project focused on APRN practice with older adults and their families (can be non-traditional families)
• GAPNA Foundation Project Grant ($2,000) (2 awards)
  Quality Improvement project focused on care of older adults
• Barbara Resnick Health Promotion Grant ($2,000)
  Research or project focused on health promotion of older adults

Eligibility Requirements

• Awardees must be GAPNA members. Non-members may submit applications, but if the proposal is selected for funding, the applicant must join GAPNA within 30 days of notification of application acceptance.
• Applicants may submit to one grant category only. Select the grant award from the list above that most closely matches the intent of your work. Depending on the number and types of proposals received, the Foundation reserves the right to combine and reassign grant awards to facilitate awarding the entire amount of available funds for proposals meeting award criteria.
• Complete applications must be submitted by May 15, 2025. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Grant Requirements

• Grant funds must be used strictly for expenses related to the proposed research/project. Tuition expenses are not permitted.
• Mid-year and final progress reports are required.

Proposal Requirements

The proposal must be relevant to advanced practice nursing care of older adults and:

• Evidence-based: examines and/or provides support for decision making in clinical practice, and
• Outcomes-based: designed to measure and improve health outcomes for older adults.

The reviewers will evaluate the application using the following criteria:

• Overall impact
• Significance/rationale
• Innovation
• Approach/Methodology (see proposal below)
• Environment

• CV, resume or NIH Biosketch
• Brief bio – two to three sentences and a headshot photo to be used to disseminate grant results. Submission of this material implies permission to use it for publicity purposes.
• Proposal – 750 words maximum (double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font, one-inch margins), including the Background, Purpose, Specific Aims, Methods, and Evaluation/Analyses Plan (References and Appendixes (include data collection tools if applicable) not included in word count)
• Budget and brief justifications-not to exceed 1 page
  • Allowable expenses are personnel, transcription costs, research assistant salary, consultants/honoraria, supplies, equipment, computer software, travel expenses for data collection, GAPNA conference attendance ($300 limit), or other (e.g. printing, translators, study participant incentives). Institutional indirect costs of 8% may now be included in the budget, if needed.