COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH
SCHOOL NURSE & PEDIATRICIAN PARTNERSHIP
MINI-GRANT PROGRAM
2012 REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
The AAP Council on School Health (COSH) firmly believes that improved collaboration and
communication between pediatricians and school nurses can help improve student health and
educational outcomes and strengthen communities. To that end, the COSH has created the School
Nurse and Pediatrician Partnership Mini-Grant Program (SNAPP), which offers mini-grants to active
COSH members, and a partnering school nurse, seeking to develop and/or expand a local school
health project or initiative.
This Program will provide a maximum of 6 mini-grants up to $1,500 each for a 12-month period. This
Program is supported by the Council on School Health and is a member benefit of the Council.
PROGRAM GOALS
The SNAPP Mini-Grant Program provides support to COSH members to develop and/or support
partnerships and communication channels between school nurses and pediatricians in the communities
where they work. The Program promotes creative, collaborative community-based approaches to
improve the health and academic success of students and will help inform community stakeholders
(local AAP chapter, school board, school district administration, school staff, parents, etc) of the
importance of the school nurse and pediatrician collaboration.
ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA
All pediatrician applicants must be active members of the AAP and Council on School Health.
Successful applications must meet the following criteria:
 The proposed project must be a collaborative effort between a community pediatrician and a
school nurse. Both the pediatrician and school nurse must a have role in the project.
 Projects must be community-based and involve a local education agency (i.e. school district) or
school building. No statewide or nationwide projects will be funded.
 Projects must include mechanism to inform community stakeholders (e.g., local AAP chapter,
school board, school district administration, school staff, parents, etc)..
 The funds must be used for a new project; one that is in the early stages of implementation; or
one that represents an expansion of a current successful project. Funds will NOT be given to
supplement a current project/existing grant.
 The applicant pediatrician must be a practicing general pediatrician in the community targeted
by the project.
 The collaborating nurse must be a practicing school nurse in the target community.
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 The partner school may be a public, private, independent or charter school.
 Both applicants must live and work within the United States.
 The grantee must be a practicing pediatrician. Funds will NOT be awarded to an organization
(hospital, local government, professional association, etc.).
 The grantee must secure a qualified fiscal agent to receive and manage the grant funds.
 Pediatricians and /or nurses in training (i.e. pediatric residents, medical students or nursing
students) are NOT eligible for funding.
EXAMPLES OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
 Develop algorithms with protocols for school nurses to use in managing chronic disease care or
responding to communicable diseases in the school setting.
 Provide professional development to school nurses and other school staff. Possible training
could focus on early warning signs of mental health issues; emergency response awareness;
identifying asthma and allergy triggers, etc
 Establish forums held on a regular basis where pediatricians and school nurses meet to discuss
challenging clinical cases.
 Develop disease specific projects –i.e. increasing number of completed asthma action plans for
students with asthma; increasing the number of students and staff who receive the Influenza
vaccine; evaluate BMI rates in the school and develop an obesity awareness campaign, etc.
 Create a project that will target specific populations (foster children, uninsured children,
homeless children, immigrant children, etc) or an area of the AAP Agenda for Children
(medical homes, access to care, etc)
USE OF GRANT FUNDS
Grant funds must be used for implementation of new programs or expansion of an existing program.
Operational costs of existing programs will not be funded. Each budget line item must include an
expense justification and clearly support the project objectives.
ALLOWABLE EXPENSES
Office expenses/supplies
Curriculum/education materials
Training materials
Food and beverages directly related to
proposed project
Incentives
Promotional materials
CE credits
Medical supplies pertinent to project
Other direct expenses for implementation
purposes
UNALLOWABLE EXPENSES
Salaries, stipends and/or fringe benefits
Consultant Fees
Professional association membership
dues
Conference registration fees
Construction
Capital equipment
Computer hardware/software
Indirect costs/overhead
Existing program activities
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SAMPLE BUDGET
ACTIVITY
Teleconference calls
Food & Beverage for Meetings
Printing/Duplication
DESCRIPTION/FORMULA
$50/call x 4 calls
$15/person x 4 meetings
TOTAL
$ AMOUNT
$
200
$
600
$
200
$
1,000
FUND DISBURSEMENT
Funds must be managed by a qualified fiscal agent. (See Tips for Finding a Fiscal Agent.)
Funds will be disbursed upon receipt of all required documents. Grantees will be required to submit a
final expenditure report detailing how funds were used. All funds must be expended within 12 months
of initial funding. Unexpended funds must be returned at the end of the grant project.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
A brief progress report will be due 6 months after the start of the project period and a final written
report will be due no later than 30 days after the end of the project period. The final report must
include all of the following:
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Summary of project activities including outcomes
List of strategies used to increase the awareness and importance of school health among the
community pediatricians and school nurses in their community
List of publications that result from the grant – presentation, newsletter article, press release, etc
Documentation on how funds were spent
Plans for continuation of program (if applicable)
Grantees will be asked to submit a 3-5 slide PowerPoint presentation to be used as deemed appropriate
by the Planning Committee and/or COSH Executive Committee.
This information may be used to identify a grantee(s) to present during the Council on School Health
educational during the AAP National Conference and Exhibition.
Grantees will also be asked to complete a program evaluation that will be used to help the Planning
Committee make improvements to the Program.
Selected grantees will receive additional information and instructions on how to submit the required
reports and program evaluation.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applications must be submitted by the pediatrician, however the collaborating school nurse must have
input and participate in developing the proposal.
Applicants must accept the condition of identifying a fiscal agent prior to submitting their application.
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Applications must be submitted via the on-line submission form by 11:59 pm CST, April 6,
2012.
Preliminary notification of award recipients is expected no later than May 1, 2012.
PUBLICITY
The AAP and COSH may use information about all awarded SNAPP mini-grants in its program
evaluations, publications, promotional, and technical assistance materials. In addition, a description of
all funded projects will be posted on the COSH web site and other areas of the AAP web site as
deemed appropriate.
INQUIRIES & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
The SNAPP Mini-Grant Program is administered by the AAP Council on School Health. For general
inquiries about the program or assistance in completing the application please contact:
Madra Guinn-Jones, MPH
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
800.433.9016, ext 7396
schoolhealth@aap.org
Upon receipt of the progress report grantees will be contacted by a Technical Assistance Coach who
will provide additional guidance as needed.
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