Grants to New Jersey and Pennsylvania nonprofits, government institutions, hospitals, and schools for programs that will enhance health care in local communities. Focus will go to communities in Central New Jersey, New Brunswick, Trenton, and select communities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
The Foundation's main areas of interest are:
- Addressing unmet medical needs.
- Reducing health disparities
- Eliminating barriers to treatment, especially for patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and HIV/AIDS
- Improving the quality of science and technology education in local schools
- Providing essential services to people in need through civic and community programs
Some examples of programs the Foundation supports include:
- Disease screening and prevention programs in cardiovascular disease, cancer, hepatitis C, HIV and rheumatoid arthritis
- Disease education programs for patients and caregivers, especially at-risk populations
- Programs that build health care worker capacity or improve health care delivery
- Patient navigation programs and other supportive services
- Health care literacy initiatives
- Visiting nursing care for homebound elderly or the disabled
- Programs that provide health care for patients with physical, emotional, or intellectual disabilities
In regards to cancer, the Foundation will support programs and projects in the following types only: leukemia, lung, melanoma, and renal.
Additional Geographic Information:
New Brunswick,Trenton, and Central New Jersey; select communities in Bucks County, PennsylvaniaTo apply: https://www.cybergrants.com/pls/cybergrants/ao_login.login?x_gm_id=5084&x_proposal_type_id=40104
For assistance with the online application, or to check on the status of a submitted request, please contact Grant Operations at (800) 831-9008 or CorporateGivingAdministration@bms.com
For more general questions about the Community Grants Program, please contact:
Lisa McCormick Lavery, Director
Corporate Reputation and Media Relations
Lisa.MccormickLavery@bms.com
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
bms.foundation@bms.com