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Agnes Higgins Award

March of Dimes Inc

Foundation Annual Grants for Reproductive Health

Funding Amount

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Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

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Other requirements

Leaders in research, education, or clinical services
Focus on maternal-fetal nutrition
Demonstrated significant contributions to the field

Overview

Focus Area: Research, education, or clinical services in maternal-fetal nutrition

Purpose: Honors the late Agnes Higgins of the Montreal Diet Dispensary and recognizes distinguished achievement of leaders in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition. Award recognizes pioneering research advancing the field of maternal-infant nutrition and improving the health of the nation's moms and babies.

Eligibility:

Leaders in research, education, or clinical services
Focus on maternal-fetal nutrition
Demonstrated significant contributions to the field

Award Details:

Recognition-based award (monetary amount not specified in available materials)
Presented annually

Recent Example:

2021 recipient: Dr. Nancy Krebs, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Recognition for pioneering research on nutrition for moms and infants, particularly micronutrient supplementation (zinc, iron, copper) for breastfed infants

More Information: Additional details available at marchofdimes.org

What March of Dimes Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 24
Total given: $4.39M
Median grant: $61K
Range: $7,500–$1.05M

By dollars: California 30%, Pennsylvania 27%, Ohio 14%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

Research & medical

$1.05M
Stanford University School of Medicine · San Francisco, CA

Research & medical

$750K
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH

Research & medical

$625K
The Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA

Research & medical

$544K
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL

Research & medical

$200K