How much funding does Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant provide?

Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant provides $700,000 total ($350,000 per state) in funding.

When is the deadline for Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

How often is Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant offered?

Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant is described as a one-time opportunity.

Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant

The Physicians Foundation Inc

Foundation One-time Disaster Preparedness & Relief Grants

Funding Amount

$700,000 total ($350,000 per state)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Relocating or rehabilitating medical offices
Replacing equipment
Rebuilding patient records
Payment of temporary operating expenses

Overview

Geographic Scope: New York and New Jersey

Focus Areas: Disaster relief for physicians impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Award Amount: $700,000 total ($350,000 to Medical Society of the State of New York and $350,000 to Medical Society of New Jersey)

Eligible Applicants: Physicians in New York and New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy

Eligible Uses:

Relocating or rehabilitating medical offices
Replacing equipment
Rebuilding patient records
Payment of temporary operating expenses

Background: The fund was created to alleviate losses to healthcare delivery caused by the storm and mitigate the deterioration of healthcare infrastructure essential to New York and New Jersey communities. Funds were distributed through state medical societies to physicians with the most critical need.

What The Physicians Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 15
Total given: $1.65M
Median grant: $100K
Range: $75K–$223K

By dollars: Illinois 20%, California 19%, Mississippi 14%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Ridgeland, MS; Knoxville, TN.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
60% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Mississippi State Medical Association Foundation · Ridgeland, MS

To support a physician leadership program and enhance patient resource connections

$223K
Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation · Knoxville, TN

Drivers of health assessment integration

$150K
Medical Society of Sedgwick County Physician Leadership Alliance · Wichita, KS

Improving patient outcomes through enhanced drivers of health

$150K
Inland Empire Health Information Organization · Riverside, CA

Drivers of health assessment integration

$141K
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL

Improve cardiometabolic health profiles of at-risk chicago communities

$131K