HRA: Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund Grant

The HRA: Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund Grant, established in 1947, offers up to $160,000 in two-year grants to enhance the lives of children and adolescents with disabilities. Sponsored by Health Resources in Action, the grant supports innovative research and evaluation projects focused on health equity and community engagement in the Greater Boston area. This initiative fosters collaborative efforts between nonprofits and academic institutions to address the unique challenges faced by this vulnerable population.

The opportunity to submit Full Proposals is by invitation-only based upon review and outcomes from the Initial Proposal Stage.
Improving The Lives Of Children And Adolescents With Disabilities
The Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund, established in 1947 by Frank M. Noonan in memory of his mother, continues its proud tradition of supporting improvements in the quality of life for children and adolescents with disabilities with two-year grants up to $160,000 (inclusive of 20% indirect costs).
Recognizing that health services and supports are provided in a wide range of community settings as well as hospitals, the Noonan Research program supports innovative clinical and service system research, pilot, and evaluation projects from both nonprofit organizations and academic institutions that serve children and adolescents with chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional disabilities and associated health-related complications.
Program Focus
The Noonan Research Fund supports innovative clinical and service system research, evaluation projects, and pilot projects in the greater Boston area, designed to improve the quality of life for children and adolescents with disabilities as reflected in the target population description. Proposed projects must provide comments regarding how outcomes of the proposed project will advance health equity. Projects should include intentional processes that integrate people with lived experience in the decisions being made and meaningfully engage them in research activities that are meant to address the inequities they face.