Call for Nominations: Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity 2024

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About Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity

In 2021, MSD for Mothers, MSD's $650 million global initiative to help create a world where no woman has to die while giving life, launched the Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity. This annual prize, awarded through the MSD for Mothers initiative, provides a grant to an organization in recognition of its commitment to and progress towards more equitable, more respectful, higher quality maternal health for all.

This award is named after Kenneth C. Frazier as a testament to his unwavering commitment to social justice and leveraging the private sector for public good. The Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity will provide one eligible organization per year with a one-time grant of up to $250,000 to support its work to advance maternal health equity.

Nominated organizations may be located anywhere in the world, must have made a demonstrated and distinctive impact in advancing maternal health equity and must be led by a person of color and/or representative of the marginalized group being served.

MSD for Mothers is now inviting nominations for the annual Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity. An individual may nominate more than one organization for consideration; self-nominations are encouraged.

• Sponsor Organisation: MSD for Mothers

Benefits of Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity

• Awardees will be eligible for a one-time grant of up to $250,000 USD.

Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity Requirements

• Only organizations led by individuals representative of the focus population served (lead executive and/or board) are eligible to receive the grant.
• MSD for Mothers is only able to fund non-profit organizations through this grant award. MSD for Mothers cannot provide funding to city or state health departments, other government entities, hospitals or health systems.
• MSD for Mothers also cannot provide funding to political organizations, campaigns and activities or to organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, national origin, veteran's status or disability
• Awardees will be eligible for a one-time grant of up to $250,000 USD. Grant funding may not constitute more than fifty percent (50%) of the recipient's annual operating budget.

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to nominate.

Application Deadline

30 June, 2024

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