CNF Family Grants (Harnett Grant & RISE Family Grants)
Funding Amount
$1,000 per grant
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Next expected
- November 9, 2026
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: November 9 · December 1
From the program guidelines: “In the captured historical cycle, six families were chosen at random and applications were due November 9, ahead of Infantile Spasms Awareness Week (Dec 1-7).”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- Kentucky
Overview
The Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) offers Family Grants to families living with infantile spasms — the Harnett Grant (one $1,000 grant, founded 2014 in memory of Brendan Michael Harnett) and the RISE Family Grants (multiple $1,000 grants offered with CNF's Infantile Spasms Action Network partners). Recent CNF posts name a '2025 Harnett Grant Recipient', indicating the program is ongoing.
How to Apply
Grants help families offset expenses only partially covered by insurance (durable medical equipment, assistive technology, therapy services, respite care). In the captured historical cycle, six families were chosen at random and applications were due November 9, ahead of Infantile Spasms Awareness Week (Dec 1-7).
What Child Neurology Education and Research Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 18
- Total given
- $231K
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $6,000–$25K
- 11% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Kentucky, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Massachusetts 17%, Missouri 14%, New York 11%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Louisville, KY; St. Louis, MO.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 89% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc · Louisville, KY
2023 Quality Improvement Grants Continued - $25000
$25K
Washington University · St Louis, MO
2024 Swaiman Scholarship - $6000; 2024 Quality Improvement Transition of Care Grant -…
$19K
St Marys Hospital for Children · Bayside, NY
2024 Quality Improvement Transition of Care Grant - $13000
$13K
Regents of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, CO
2024 Quality Improvement Transition of Care Grant - $13000
$13K
Childserve Foundation Inc · Johnston, IA
2024 Quality Improvement Care Coordination Grant - $13000
$13K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Developmental disabilities
Project Locations
- KY
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