Got a great plan to improve patient care or streamline operations at Princeton Health? There is still time to seek grant funds to help bring your bright idea to life.
The Princeton Medical Center (PMC) Foundation will accept applications through April 15 for Princeton Health Innovations, a program offering grants of up to $25,000 for initiatives that show innovation or creative problem-solving toward improving processes or providing safe, effective patient care.
Previous years’ grants have helped fund a range of projects, including smartphone apps, therapeutic virtual reality, new treatments, and strategies to promote sustainability. (Related story below.)
Funding decisions are made by a grants committee consisting of trustees and foundation directors, administrators, physicians, and community members. Preference is given to new projects, but proposals to enhance existing programs or initiatives will be considered as well.
Guidelines have changed from previous years, so please read them carefully.
Read the guidelines. | Download an application form.
Grant proposals must be submitted no later than Friday, April 15, 2022. Applicants will receive notice of funding decisions in June 2022. Learn more.
Questions? Please contact Kristen Magro at pmph-innovations@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or 609-252-8711.
Grant Funds in Action
A touchless filtered water station was installed recently at the PMC Restaurant, a move that director of sustainability Greg Evans hopes will eliminate more than 9,000 single-use plastic water bottles from the hospital’s waste stream each year.
The water station was funded entirely by a 2021 Princeton Health Innovations grant. To raise awareness of the new feature, representatives of the Sustainability Department and Princeton Health Community Wellness staffed a table outside the restaurant on March 10, giving away reusable water bottles and sharing additional information on ways to promote sustainability on the job and at home.
The Department of Sustainability is working on a multiyear strategy to foster responsible, sustainable operations across Princeton Health. The health system will consider various projects to decrease energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions, reduce waste, increase recycling and reprocessing, and purchase more sustainable products, Evans said.