Health Applications Grant

Health Applications Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Boston Scientific Foundation Inc
Last Updated: May 17, 2025

Summary

The Boston Scientific Foundation focuses on improving health and educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals, particularly in communities where its employees reside. Its health programs target diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions, emphasizing disease prevention, awareness, access, and quality of care. Organizations eligible for funding must be tax-exempt and serve specific geographic areas while adhering to non-discrimination policies. However, the foundation does not support certain areas, including dental health and political campaigns.

Overview

The Boston Scientific Foundation The Boston Scientific Foundation’s mission is to improve health and open up educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged persons, with an emphasis on communities where Boston Scientific employees live and work in the United States. Health Programs that aim to improve the health of those who are economically disadvantaged, with a focus on cancer, diabetes, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, mental wellness, gastrointestinal and urologic diseases and disorders through any one of these approaches. Disease preventionDisease awareness and diagnosisAccess to careQuality of care

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations must be recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity [501(c) (3)], or a public school or agency that meets our Foundation’s primary goal of improving health and opening up educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged persons.All submissions must target the needs of economically disadvantaged populations within 30 miles of the geographies listed below.Massachusetts (Cambridge, Marlborough or Quincy)Indiana (Spencer)Minnesota (Twin Cities)California (Valencia)To qualify for a Boston Scientific Foundation grant, you must also certify that your organization does not discriminate in who you serve or who you hire on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state, or local law requiring equal opportunity. You also must certify that your organization does not advocate, support, or practice activities that discriminate with regard to any of the aforementioned protected classes.

Ineligibility

We are currently not accepting grant requests for dental health, legal support/advocacy for healthcare coverage, care for the caregivers and homeopathic care. In addition, we do not fund dollars towards stipends for program participation.The Boston Scientific Foundation does not support:Medical research, educational seminars, conferences, or symposiaPost-market research studiesFellowshipsIn-Kind Donations (product, etc.)Capital campaignsEndowment fund drivesFundraising events such as walks, runs, golf tournaments and dinnersRequests for general operating fundsIndividualsFaith-based organizations or clubs, unless funds will be used to support programs that are open to the public and/or directly serve the public interestPolitical campaigns, fraternal or lobbying groupsOrganizations outside the US