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Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant

THE PHYSICIANS FOUNDATION INC

Funding Amount

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

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Hurricane Sandy Relief Grant

Organization: The Physicians Foundation

Status: One-time emergency relief grant (awarded December 2012)

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.

    Contact: Dr. Alan Plummer, Physicians Foundation board member and chair of the Grants committee

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    disaster-relief

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