Quick Summary
Name: ABFM Foundation Inc Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $13.2 million (2024 filing) |
| Grant Range | $25,000 - $500,000 |
| Average Grant | $75,000 |
| Application Method | Rolling / Fixed Deadline (varies by program) |
Contact Details
Address: 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Suite 550, Lexington, KY 40511 Phone: 1-877-223-7437 Email: ABFM-Foundation1@theabfm.org Website: https://abfmfoundation.org/ (currently under redesign)
Geographic Focus
- United States (national focus)
- Grants primarily awarded to US-based family medicine residency programs, academic institutions, and research organizations
Funding Priorities
- Family medicine education and training improvement
- Research on certification processes for family physicians
- Family medicine residency learning networks (development and expansion)
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning applications in primary care and family medicine
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) research
- Scholarly publications (Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine and Annals of Family Medicine)
- Research to improve health outcomes in communities served by family physicians
What They Don't Fund
- Organizations outside the family medicine field
- Projects unrelated to family physician education, training, certification, or research
- Individual physician support or practice funding
- General operating expenses unrelated to specific program goals
Application Method
Varies by grant program:
- AI/ML Research Grants: Competitive application with external expert review panel (up to $500,000 over 4 years)
- Family Medicine Residency Learning Network Grants:
- Planning Grants: First-come, first-served basis
- Seed Programming Grants: Up to $75,000 over 3 years ($50,000 initial, $25,000 at 12-18 months based on progress)
- POCUS Research Grants: RFP-based (Request for Proposal), up to $25,000 direct costs plus 10% indirect
Applications reviewed as: 1) accepted, 2) rejected, or 3) revise and resubmit. Some programs operate on rolling basis until funds exhausted.
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