The Rhode Island Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Clean Competition Fund.

The Clean Competition Fund will consider applications from nonprofit organizations that support and work in the areas of education, outreach, scientific projects, and clinical or basic research that support either anti-doping in sports or drug testing, screening, or detection of human growth hormone ("hGH"), steroids, or other performance-enhancing substances.

Criteria

The Foundation will use the following criteria in making funding decisions:

• Applying organization must be a Rhode Island nonprofit serving a well-defined population in Rhode Island;
• Proposal responds to one of the Fund priority areas: outreach, education, clinical or basic research involving appropriate medical uses or long-term health implications of hGH use or use of other performance enhancing substances; or scientific projects that support either anti-doping in sports or drug testing, screening, or detection of human growth hormone (“hGH”), steroids, or other performance-enhancing substances;
• Proposal clearly defines how the program will address an unmet need, fill services gap, or expand services;
• Proposal has clearly stated goals, objectives and measurable outcomes;
• Applying organization has a proven and relevant track record in this field;
• Applying organization has the capacity to implement the proposal; and
• There is a clear sustainability plan for the program.

Application Information

In general, the time between applying and receiving a funding decision will be six to ten weeks.

For more information, visit Rhode Island.