·         Alzheimer's Association of WNY, Williamsville, NY: $100,000 to develop a practical DVD to assist nursing home staff and family caregivers in preventing and managing the behavioral problems of Alzheimer’s patients and to pilot test it in several Buffalo nursing homes

·         Buffalo Ensemble Theatre, Buffalo, NY: $88,000 to develop an interactive theater program for inner-city high-risk Buffalo teens focusing on health careers and health risks

·         Health for All of WNY, Buffalo, NY: $100,000 to repeat a household survey to show changes since 1998 in health status and health behaviors in western New York communities

·         Home Aides of CNY, Syracuse, NY: $75,000 to support an innovative mobile recruitment program for nursing aides who live in rural areas of Oswego and Onondaga counties

·         Horizon Village, Inc., Sanborn, NY: $100,000 to help build a clinic for mental health and primary care services on the site of residential facility for substance-abusing individuals

·         Human Services Coalition of Tompkins, Inc. for the Long Term Care Committee of the Health Planning Council, Ithaca, NY:  $70,000 to support a two-year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for frail elders

·         Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, Ithaca, NY: $50,500 to evolve an agency serving Tompkins and surrounding counties from one that is primarily staff-driven to one that is volunteer-driven, thus making it more sustainable over time

·         Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY: $65,000 to set up arrangements among rural community colleges to share allied health professional training to make it more accessible to rural students

·         Manufacturer's Association of CNY, St. Joseph's Hospital and SyraHealth, Syracuse, NY: $60,000 to fund a project involving hospitals, physicians, health plans and employers who are developing a cross-system patient-safety initiative in Onondaga County

·         New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO) for the WNY Public Health Alliance, Buffalo, NY: $50,000 to create a governance and program structure to allow the eight public health departments in WNY to do collaborative programming

·         Northwest Buffalo Community Health Center, Buffalo, NY: $100,000 to expand dental and oral health services in Buffalo

·         Research Center for Stroke & Heart Disease, Buffalo, NY: $98,895 to develop and train up to 50 faith-based teams to work in inner-city communities of Buffalo in prevention and management of chronic disease

·         The Resource Center, Jamestown, NY: $100,000 to provide start-up funds for a school-based clinic at Jamestown High School

·         Southern Tier Community Health Care Network: $34,800 to purchase equipment to implement an electronic medical record system in a new health center serving Allegany and Cattaraugus counties

·         SUNY Upstate for Commission for a Health CNY, Syracuse, NY: $80,000 to create a forum and collaborative working arrangement among central New York’s eight county health departments to gather and track health-indicator data and use the data for program planning

·         UB and Kaleida Center of Asthma & Environmental Exposure, Buffalo, NY: $65,000 to purchase a nitrous-oxide monitor for early detection of asthmatic inflammation and include such testing in an ongoing asthma intervention program in Buffalo schools

·         UB and Erie County Senior Services, Buffalo, NY: $84,868 to purchase a curriculum and training program to implement “Tools for Caregivers,” a support program for family members and others who informally care for frail elders in Erie County

·         United Way of Cayuga County for the Human Services Coalition of Cayuga County, Auburn, NY:  $70,000 to support a two-year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for frail elders  

 

·         Center for Health Improvement, Sacramento, Calif.: $53,515 to identify current models of care for children living in communities of poverty.

·         Kaleida Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY $43,345 to develop a standardized curriculum for medical interpreters for use in multiple health delivery systems in Erie County

·         Lutheran Home of CNY, Clinton, NY:  $40,246 for a van to allow expansion of their ActiveDay Project in rural Oneida County

·         Rural Area Health Education Center (R-AHEC), Batavia, NY: $9000 for regional geriatric education and training needs-interest assessment.