PALLIATIVE CARE
IN EASTERN EUROPE

Request for Applications
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM/OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE-NEW YORK

BACKGROUND

The experience of dying has changed over the past several decades, with many more people enduring prolonged deaths as a consequence of chronic and progressive disease. Needless suffering-physical, emotional, existential, and spiritual-too often accompanies these deaths, for both dying persons and their survivors.
The purpose of the Palliative Care in Eastern Europe Initiative is to improve the care of the dying.

SEVEN PROGRAM AREAS WILL BE FUNDED

PROGRAM #1: 
PALLIATIVE CARE RESOURCE/TRAINING CENTER
(You may apply for a maximum amount of $75,000 a year for two with potential for renewing for a third year) Capacity building grants to exemplary institutions and/or organizations to serve as regional resource and training centers for professional education in pediatric and adult palliative care.

PROGRAM #2: 
PALLIATIVE CARE REGIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
(You may apply for a maximum amount of $50,000 for a two year period)
We will provide funding for regional educational programs for health care professionals (physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, pastoral care) from more than one country and up to five different countries. Applications for programs lasting from one day to one week will be considered.

PROGRAM #3: 
PALLIATIVE CARE NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
(You may apply for a maximum amount of $20,000 for a two year period)
We will provide funding for national education programs for health care professionals (physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, pastoral care) from within one country. Applications for programs lasting from five hours to five days will be considered.

PROGRAM #4:
REGIONAL MEETINGS OF POLICY MAKERS
(You may apply for a maximum amount of $20,000 for a two year period)
In order to influence the sustainability of palliative care in the region, we will provide funding to bring together drug regulators and the appropriate governmental and non-governmental leaders from more than one country and up to five countries to discuss the financial, social, and legal issues related to the integration of palliative care into public health policy.

PROGRAM #5:
PALLIATIVE CARE SCHOLARSHIPS
(OSI will determine the budget for these scholarships and assist in arranging placements.)
One to three month scholarships to support training of health care professionals in end of life care at established palliative care and hospice centers.

PROGRAM #6: 
PALLIATIVE CARE TRAVEL GRANTS
(You may apply for a maximum amount of $2,000)
Travel grants will be provided to identified experts from the region to attend and present at international congresses and symposia on palliative care.

PROGRAM #7: 
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
(You may apply for a maximum amount of $5,000)
One of the most serious problems for professionals working in the field of palliative care is the lack of information (either in English or in their native language). We will provide funding for the translation of existing palliative care educational materials.

CALENDAR

Proposals due at OSI-NY by 5 p.m. on April 15, 2000
Preliminary notification of award no later than August 1, 2000

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Applications will be accepted from the following:

University, medical or nursing school faculty members
Hospice or Palliative Care Program Directors
Hospice or Palliative Care Organizations or Associations

2. Applicants may apply for more than one program. However, applicants 
    must submit a SEPARATE application for each program.

3. Applicants must be recognized leaders in their institutions or organizations 
    and must be able to demonstrate their ability to make change within
    their institution or organization.

4. Applicants must provide a letter of institutional or organizational support.

5. Applications will be accepted from the following countries:

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

The application must be prepared in the following format:

1. In English only
2. Typed in 12-point font with one-inch margins, single-spaced, and single-sided
3. Page number and the applicant's full name must appear in the upper 
    right-hand corner of every page included in the application
4. Applications may be faxed, emailed, or sent by air courier (DNL or TNT)
5. Do not send materials other than those specifically requested in the 
    application guidelines
6. Please retain copies of all materials submitted for review, as they will 
    not be returned.
7. At all stages of the review process, personal visits as well as telephone calls 
    to staff by prospective grantees are strongly discouraged.
8. Fax or email questions you may have regarding your application to: 
    Palliative Care in Eastern Europe (212) 548-4613 
    or our email box: PALLGRANTS@SOROSNY.ORG. 
    Include your name, address, telephone, and fax number so that we 
    may respond in a timely fashion.
9. Materials sent under separate cover will not be accepted.
10. No incomplete applications will be reviewed
11. Site visits may be conducted as needed
12. You will be notified via email or fax that your application has 
       been received (if this contact information is provided in your application)
13. We will not provide individual critiques of applications that have 
       been turned down.
14. A completed application form for each program for which you are applying
15. A letter of institutional/organizational support for the project
16. Specific program related information. If you are applying for:

PROGRAM 1:
Palliative Care Resource/Training Center--
you must include a detailed explanation of what your program goals are, how the goals will be met, what resources will be made available, who will have access to the resources and training, who the faculty would be, a description of the training activities, a timetable outlining the project activities and an explanation of how the program will be evaluated

PROGRAM 2, 3, or 4: 
Regional Education Program, Regional Meetings 
of Policy Makers, National Education Program--
you must include a detailed explanation of your program goals, a list of the educational objectives to be reached, a timetable outlining the project activities. Please provide a "draft copy" of the proposed program and include the proposed dates, a schedule for the program, a list of faculty (the use of experts from the country will be favored), a description of the facility where the program will take place, a list of other funders, the selection criteria for participants, the number of participants anticipated, and a description of how the program will be evaluated .

PROGRAM 5: 
Palliative Care Scholarship--
you must include a description of the training program you wish to attend, what your goals are for the scholarship, the dates you wish to attend and a letter of acceptance from the program

PROGRAM 6: 
Palliative Care Travel Grant-
you must include a explanation of why you wish to attend the conference and what you believe you will gain from your attendance, a copy of the conference announcement or the actual program for the conference, the dates of the program, the cost of registration, and the amount needed for travel and accommodations. Please note that you will be required to submit a report form following the conference.

PROGRAM 7: 
Education Materials-
you must identify the material to be translated, justify the need for the translation, identify how the materials will be distributed and to whom they will be distributed, provide a timetable outlining the work plan, identify who will do the translation, provide name and contact information for this individual, explain previous published translation experience, and provide a two-page sample of the material to be translated both in English and in the language in which it is to be translated.

MAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Send 1copy of the application by express mail service 
    (DHL, TNT) or fax to:

Mary Callaway
Palliative Care in Eastern Europe
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
Fax: (212) 548-4613

Or Email to: pallgrants@sorosny.org

2. Send one copy of the application packet to the National Soros Foundation Health Coordinator in your Country. (See list below )

NATIONAL SOROS FOUNDATIONS

Open Society Foundation for Albania

Rruga "Pjeter Bogdani", Pallati 23/1
Tirana, Albania
Tel. (355 42) 34 621, 34 223, 35 856
Fax: (355 42) 35 855
Email: soros-al@osfa.stet.al
Exec Dir: Mr. Capajev Gjokutaj
Health: Valdete Sala vsala@osfa.soros.al
Ledia Curri lcurri@osfa.soros.al

Open Society Institute

Assistance Foundation - Armenia
53b Aygedzor St.
Yerevan, 375019, Armenia
Tel: (374-2) 272 119, 271 719, 271 713,
151 088, 530 822
Fax: (374-2) 151088
Email: office@osi.am
Country Director: Ms. Larisa Minasyan
Health: Anaida Allakhverdyan
Email: anaida@osi.am

OSI-Azerbaijan

Prospect Azadlyg 39, Apt. 52
Baku 370010, Azerbaijan
Tel/: (994 12) 411-966; 411-967; 412-665;
412-722; 412-659
Fax: (994 12) 41 2659
Email: dstubbs@osi-az.org
Country Director: David Stubbs
Health: Dilara Velikhanova
Email: Dvelikhanova@osi-az.org)

Open Society Fund- Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dzenetica cikma 2
71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Tel/Fax: (387-71)472-580;444-488
Email: osf@soros.org.ba
Exec Dir: Mr. Jakob Finci
Health: Hazim Kazic (hazim@soros.org.ba)

Open Society Foundation -Sofia (Bulgaria)

1 Balsha Str., bl. 9
Ivan Vazov District
Sofia 1408, Bulgaria
Tel: (359 2) 919-329
Fax: (359 2) 951 63 48
Email: ggenchev@osf.bg
Exec Dir: Mr. Georgi Genchev
Health : Jordan Stefanov Karaivanov
(jkaraivanov@osf.bg)

Open Society Institute-Croatia

Hebrangova 21
Zagreb, Croatia 10 000
Tel: (385 1) 485-5578; 485-6401
Fax: (385 1) 4856 459
Email: soros_zg@soros.hr
Exec Dir: Mr. Branko Vukovic
Health: Denis Cihor (dcihor@soros.hr)
Danica Eterovic ( deterovic@soros.hr)

Open Society Fund-Prague

Seifertova 47, Praha 3,
130 00, Czech Republic
Tel: (420 2) 627-9445
Fax: (420 2) 627-9444
Email: osf@ecn.cz
Exec Dir: Mr. Marie Kopecka
Health: Radek Miracky (radek.miracky@osf.cz)

Open Estonia Foundation-Tartu

Ulikooli tn. 16-101
Tartu EE 51003
Estonia
Tel: (3727) 375-199
Fax: (3727) 375-198
Prog Coord: Ms. Siiri Maimets
Health: Siiri Maimets (siiri@oef.org.ee)
Med. Internet Coord.: Kristjan Rebane

Open Society Georgia Foundation

Mosashvili St. 11
Tbilisi
Tel: (995 32) 93-8999; 25-0463
Fax: (995 32) 25-26-15; 29-10-52
Email: kartuli@osgf.ge
Exec Dir: Mikhail Chachkhunashvili
Health: Lasha Zaalishvili (lasha@osgf.ge)

Soros Foundation-Hungary

Bolyai u. 14
Budapest, Hungary H-1023
Tel: (36 1) 315 0303
Fax: (36 1) 315 0201
Email: office@soros.hu
Exec Dir: Ms. Eva Bakonyi
Health: Anna Belia (belia@soros.hu)
Maria Szurkos (szurkos@soros.hu)
Katalin Szoke [ szoke@soros.hu]

Soros Foundation-Kazakhstan

ul. Furmanova, 117/20
Almaty, Kazakhstan 480091
Tel: 7 (3272) 503-811,
Fax: 7 (3272)-503-814
Email: gzarubin@glas.apc.org
Exec Dir: Mr. Murat Auezov
Health: Valeria Gurevitch (Vgourev@soroskz.glas.apc.org)

Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan

55 A Logvinenko Street
Bishkek, 720040, Kyrgyzstan
Tel:(996 312)-66-3475;66-3495;66-4240;
66-4249; 66-4306
Fax: 996-312-66-3448
Email: office@soros.kg
Exec Dir: Mr. Ahmat Madeuyev
Health: Elvira Muratalieva ,( elvira@soros.kg)

Soros Foundation-Latvia

Krisjana Barona iela, 31
Riga, Latvia LV 1722
Tel: (371) 728-3828; 728-0641
Fax: (371) 782 1251; 728-3840
Email: sfl@sfl.lv
Exec Dir: Ms. Vita Terauda
Health: Agnese Strodaha (agneses@sfl.lv)

Open Society Fund-Lithuania

Jaksto 9
Vilnius, Lithuania 2600
Tel: (370 2) 221 687
Fax: (370 2) 221 419
Email: fondas@headof.osf.lt
Exec Dir: Ms. Diana Vilyte
Health: Virginija Ambrazaviciene virginij@osf.lt
Med. Internet Coord.:
Kestutis Juskevicius [kesju@osf.lt]

Open Society Institute-Macedonia

Bul. Jane Sandanski 111, PO Box 378
Skopje, Macedonia 91000
Tel: (389 91) 44-44-88
Fax: (389 91) 44-44-99
Email: osi@soros.mk
Exec Dir: Mr. Vladimir Milcin
Health :To be appointed
Med. Internet Coord.: Krume Dolnenec [kdolnene@soros.org.mk]

Soros Foundation-Moldova

Bulgara Str. 32
Chisinau, Moldova 277001
Tel: (373 2) 27-00-31; 27-44-80; 27-02-32
Fax: (373 2) 260 507
Email: vursu@soros.md
Exec Dir: Mr. Victor Ursu
Medical Internet: Dmitri Maximenco (dmaximenco@soros.md)
Health: Viorel Soltan (vsoltan@mednet.md)

OSI-Mongolia

Scientific and Technological Information Center
Room 317
Ulaanbaatar-46, Republic of Mongolia
Tel. (9761) 313-207; 328-783; 321-471
Fax.(9761) 324 857
Email: osi@magicnet.mn
Country Director: Mr. Christopher Finch
Health: Lkhaasuren Tugso (tugso@soros.org.mn)

Stefan Batory Foundation

ul. Flory 9 4th floor
Warsaw, Poland 00-586
Tel: (48 22) 848 80 55
Fax: (48 22) 8 49 35 61
Email: batory@batory.org.pl
Exec Dir: Mr. Jacek Wojnarowski
Health: Ewa Duriasz (eduriasz@batory.org.pl)
Med. Internet Coord.:
Wojtek Bogusz [wbogusz@batory.org.pl]

Foundation for an Open Society - Romania

155 Cal. Victoriei, Bloc. D1, Scara 6, Etaj 2
Bucharest, Romania 71102
Tel: (40 1) 312 9744 or 312-70-52
Fax: (40 1) 312 0284 or 312 7053
Email: programs@buc.soros.ro
Exec Dir: Mr. Gabriel Petrescu
Health: Monica Iuga ( miuga@buc.soros.ro)
Adriana Dan (adan@buc.soros.ro)
Adrian Medeleanu (amedeleanu@iasi.osf.ro)
Mihai Babilon (mbabilon@timis.osf.ro)
Cristian Valdescu (cvaldescu@buc.osf.ro)
- program manager

FOS-Cluj

Str. Tibei nr. 21, P.O.B. 73
Cluj-Napoca, 3400 Romania
Tel: (40 64) 420 480
Fax: (40 64) 420 470
Email: office@cluj.soros.ro
Branch Director: Mr. Levente Salat
Health: Voica Pop (vpop@Cluj.osf.ro)

Open Society Institute - Russia

Bolshoi Kozlovski pereulok 13/17
Moscow, Russia 107078
Tel: (7 095) 915 3621 or 928 4632; 921-2065
Fax: (7 095) 915 3637 or 288 9512
Email: osi@osi.ru
President: Ms. Ekaterina Genieva
Health: Nina Schwalbe (nschwalbe@osi.ru)
Anna Latynova (alatynova@osi.ru)
Harm Reduction Coord.-
Anna Alexandrova( annaal@osi.ru)

OSI - St. Petersburg

7 Konnogvardeisky bul.
St. Petersburg, 190000
Tel: (7812) 325-96-55; 325-9759
Fax: (7812) 325-9756; 325-9761
Health: Natialia Vasilieva
( Vasilieva@spb.osi.ru)

Open Society Fund-Bratislava

Slovak Republic
Staromestska 6/d
Bratislava, Slovak Republic 811 03
Tel: (421 7) 5441-4730 or 5441-6913
Fax: (421 7) 5441-8867
Email: osf@osf.sk
Exec Dir: Ms. Alena Panikova
Health: Janka Hazirova (janka@osf.sk)
Elena Smolinska (elena@osf.sk)
Med. Internet Coord.- Martin Rusnak [rusnakm@healthnet.sk]

Open Society Institute-Slovenia

Vegova 8
Ljubljana, Slovenia 61 000
Tel: (386 61) 12 56 450 or 12 63 454
Fax: (386 61) 12 63 329
Email: info@soros.si
Executive Director: Ms. Lilijana Stepancic
Health: Barbara Ravnik (barbara@soros.si)

OSI-Tajikistan

65 Tolstoy Street
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734003
Tel/Fax:(992-372) 21-19-58; 51-0142;
24-2241; 21-3260
Email: zhalimov@osi.td.silk.org
Zuhra Halimova
Health: Zarina Usmanova (zusmanov@osi.td.silk.org)
Zarina Abdullaeva (azarina@micosi.td.silk.org)

IRF-Kyiv

ul. Artema 46
Kyiv, Ukraine 254053
Tel: (380 44) 216 25 96, 216 24 74
Fax: (380 44) 216 76 29
Email: irf@irf.kiev.ua
Exec Dir: Mr. Yevhen Bystrytsky
Health : Viatcheslav Kushakov [kushakov@irf.kiev.ua]
Anna Shapoval [shapoval@irf.kiev.ua]

OSI-Uzbekistan

31, Zarbog Street (former Rosa Luksemburg)
700031Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Tel/Fax (998 71) 120-6854; 152-2741; 56-5535
Email: alain@osi.freenet.uz
Country Director: Alain Deletroz
Health: Iskandar Ismailov( iskandar@osi.freenet.uz)

Fund for an Open Society - Yugoslavia

Zmaj Jovina 34
11000 Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tel. (381 11) 3283 076; 3283 077; 3283 087
Fax. (381 11) 3283 602
Email: ivejvoda@sfj.opennet.org
Exec Dir: Ivan Vejvoda
No Health coordinator

OSI-New York: Palliative Care
APPLICATION FORM
Fax to: 212 548-4613
Email to: Pallgrants@sorosny.org

DEADLINE for receipt in New York Office: April 15, 2000

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