Research grants are made to encourage regional collaborations and stimulate submission of major multidisciplinary life sciences proposals from regional researchers to government and/or private funding agencies.
The grants help generate the critical preliminary data needed to develop competitive proposals. Awards are up to $50,000 for one year and are intended to leverage institutional strengths and investigators collective expertise. Submitted proposals undergo rigorous scientific peer review modeled after that used by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Completed reviews from submitted proposals are provided to investigators, regardless of whether they are selected for funding, which they use to refine future grant proposals.
From 2002-2021
From 2002-2021
For every $1 invested, $13.10 has been returned to the region from follow-on funding.
Meet the recipients of these grants:
The Blue KC Transforming KC Research Grants fund local researchers and physicians to make advancements in areas including autism, asthma, sepsis, heart disease, child/teen health and maternal/fetal medicine. This program helps local organizations improve the health and wellness of our community.
This funding mechanism specifically focuses on the genetic basis of diseases that predominately affect children and do not require inter-institutional collaborations.
NEW All applicants must register using our online portal
Online grants portal instructions
If you need additional support, please reach out to Daniel Kennedy.
Scientific collaboration can cultivate more creativity, increase funding and result in higher impact publications. For all these reasons, BioNexus KC created Collaborate2Cure with the goal of stimulating regional scientific collaboration and developing innovative ways to solve scientific challenges.
BioNexus KC has nearly 20 years of experience soliciting, funding, and administering scientific research projects via the Research Development Grants program. Other organizations frequently find themselves in a position of funding scientific research without sufficient infrastructure and/or expertise to determine the highest quality, most impactful projects. BioNexus KC can share our infrastructure and access to expertise to partner with a funding organization to administer a customized grants program.
to Partnering Organization and the regional life sciences
Please contact Dennis Ridenour if you would like additional information.