NVA Medical Research Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Grants made through NVA's Medical Research Fund provide scientists with the opportunity to gather vital pilot data, which they need to secure funding from larger institutions, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Purpose: To support research that generates preliminary data for securing larger grants from NIH and other funding organizations.
Achievement: Many NVA grant recipients have been successful in obtaining multi-million dollar grants from the NIH and other institutions.
Total Awarded: Over $1 million in research grants to date.
Focus: Vulvodynia and chronic vulvar/vaginal pain research
Application: Announcements of funding availability are disseminated by email.
What National Vulvodynia Association Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 6
- Total given
- $267K
- Median grant
- $36K
- Range
- $18K–$92K
- By dollars: California 47%, New York 22%, Ohio 15%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; Rochester, NY; Columbus, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Ongoing charitable support
$92K
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY
Ongoing charitable support
$60K
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH
Ongoing charitable support
$39K
Lumina Medical LLC · Culver City, CA
Ongoing charitable support
$33K
The Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders · Washington, DC
Ongoing charitable support
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Reproductive health
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