International Community Access to Child Health Grant Program

ICATCH grants are designed for pediatricians and other health workers in low-and lower-middle income countries who need financial and advisory support to plan and implement a project or program.

Focus Areas

• For this grant cycle, they are accepting proposals in the follow areas:
  • Physical or Developmental Disabilities in Children
    • Includes developmental delay, early childhood development, or physical disabilities which are congenital or acquired (e.g. blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, impairment following conditions such as cerebral malaria or head trauma or seizure disorder, etc.)
    • Note: They will not fund proposals that only carry out screening for disabilities; projects that include screening must also include treatment or therapy for the disability.
  • Childhood or Adolescent Mental Health (preschool to age 21 years)
  • New born Health (projects must focus on the newborn period; can follow infants up to 6 months of age)
    • Note: They will not fund proposals in this area that target only pregnant women or infants older than 6 months of age.
  • Nutrition/Malnutrition (for infants 6 months and older through age 21 years). This can include both community and hospital based programs
  • Care of Hospitalized Children(infants to age 21 years)

Funding Information and Duration

• 3-Year grants for programs improving child health in low and lower middle income countries ($2000 per year for 3 years, total $6000).
• Funding period July 1, 2024–June 30, 2027

Eligibility Criteria

• Grants are awarded to those working in child health care in low-income and low-middle-income countries (according to current World Bank designation).
• A project director and co director must work together to carry out the program. The director must live in or near the community where the program takes place; the Co-Director can live in any country as long as he/she is very involved in the design and implementation of the proposal over the 3-year period.
• They welcome applications from pediatricians, other doctors, nurses, midwives, social workers, dentists, community health workers, physical therapists, health educators—anyone who is involved in child health care, or child health education in low-income and low-middle-income countries.
• They will accept only one Preliminary Application per NGO (non-governmental organization) or community group.
• They can accept more than one application from academic institutions and hospitals if the projects are different and are submitted by different person.

For more information, visit American Academy of Pediatrics.