Vascular Care for the Underserved Project Grants

The Vascular Care for the Underserved Project Grants, funded by the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation, aim to address disparities in vascular care for women. With a grant of $20,000, this initiative focuses on enhancing access, inclusion, and gender-specific research in vascular health. It supports innovative projects that aim to improve care delivery to underserved women and ensure equitable representation in vascular research, ultimately aiming to advance health outcomes and address historical exclusions in clinical studies.

SVS Foundation
For more than 35 years, the SVS Foundation has been helping vascular surgeons help patients. Strategic priorities include: Research & Innovation; Community Vascular Care & Patient Education; Disease Prevention and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Over $16M funded since 1987. The Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation is a 501c3 tax-exempt charitable organization.
The SVS Foundation Vascular Care for the Underserved (VC4U) Project Grants support initiatives designed to explore solutions to the significant disparities in vascular surgery care delivery across the United States.
The SVS Foundation in partnership with the SVS Women’s Section is pleased to announce a grant opportunity focused on Women’s Vascular Health Research. This $20,000 grant will fund research that addresses the unique vascular health needs of women and combats the longstanding exclusion of women from vascular research and clinical trials.
This grant will support innovative projects that explore gender-specific differences in vascular disease, advance equitable care, and ensure that research reflects the realities of women’s health, including:
Improving access to vascular care for underserved women – Supporting initiatives that increase access to vascular screenings, diagnostics, and treatment for women in historically underserved communities, addressing disparities in early detection and intervention.
Enhancing inclusion of women patients in vascular research – Expanding patient participation by ensuring that women, particularly those from underserved backgrounds, are adequately represented in vascular research, leading to more equitable health outcomes.
Developing gender-specific interventions for vascular disease – Advancing research on the unique presentation and progression of vascular disease in women, leading to targeted treatment strategies and improved patient care.

Eligibility

The Applicant must be an SVS Active Member, SVS Early Active Member or a Society for Vascular Nursing Active member.We encourage eligible applicants from all aspects of gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity to apply.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. The Applicant must be an SVS Active Member, SVS Early Active Member or a Society for Vascular Nursing Active member. (Society for Vascular Nursing membership: https://www.svnnet.org/general/register_member_type.asp? )

Ineligibility

Vascular trainees, fellows, residents and medical students are not eligible.The grant does not support office construction or clinic enhancement projects, practice marketing initiatives, salary or honoraria, overhead expenses, or major capital budget items. The SVS Foundation does not support indirect costs.