Charles H. Hood Foundation Child Health Research Awards Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Research institution
- Investigator
Geography
- Massachusetts
Overview
The Charles H. Hood Foundation's Child Health Research Awards Program supports early-career investigators pursuing innovative research to improve child health. It has supported pediatric research in New England for over 77 years. Hypothesis-driven clinical, basic science, public health, health services research, and epidemiology projects are welcome.
How to Apply
As of 2026, applications are OPEN for the September 2026 funding cycle (announced March 13, 2026 and April 21, 2026). Awards are made to early-career investigators at academic medical centers / research institutions. Apply via the Foundation's 'Apply For Child Health Research Grant' page / SRC Portal.
What Charles H Hood Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 22
- Total given
- $2.47M
- Median grant
- $100K
- Range
- $70K–$400K
- 81% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Massachusetts 81%, Connecticut 8%, New York 8%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; New Haven, CT; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Boston, MA
Hood pediatric innovation hub
$400K
Yale University · New Haven, CT
Child health research award - supporting refugee mental health through translation of…
$100K
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA
Child health research award - tackling pulmonary hypoplasia with genetic, epigenetic…
$100K
Boston College · New York, NY
Child health research award - improving childhood tuberculosis treatment outcomes and…
$100K
Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA
Child health research award - identifying eeg-based biomarkers of language growth in…
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Healthcare
- Child welfare
Project Locations
- MA
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