Program Overview

The Family Medicine Chapter Alliance (FMCA) and its Grant Awards program is a collaborative program of the AAFP Foundation and the 55 AAFP Constituent Chapters and their Foundations. The applicant must be a Chapter or Chapter Foundation of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a 501(c)(3) organization or a 501(c)(6) organization.

FMCA Grant Awards: Guiding Principles and Process provides an overview of the program. This document includes background information, goals, guiding principles used to focus the deliberation of the proposals, and an outline of the grant award process.

Since 2006, the FMCA Grant Awards program has provided $1,476,920 to support 482 projects from AAFP Constituent Chapter/Chapter Foundations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Family Medicine Midwest Collaborative.

Program Details

The FMCA Grant Awards provides grants of up to $7,000 to AAFP Constituent Chapters and Foundations to support projects that align with one of the following FMCA priority areas:

• Student and/or Resident project: Focuses on education, research, and/or humanitarian opportunities for students (high school, undergraduate, or medical students) and/or Family Medicine residents.
• Member Outreach project: Focuses on education, research, and/or humanitarian opportunities that target AAFP Family Physician members.
• Public Health project: Focuses on the health of families and communities by promoting healthy lifestyles; conducting research and/or providing education for disease and injury prevention; and/or projects that are humanitarian or service in nature that improve the health of individuals or communities.

Application Details

We encourage all Chapter/Chapter Foundations to apply who are committed to supporting philanthropic projects focused on health priority areas and reflect the rich diversity of the specialty and the patients served.

The FMCA Grant Awards application period is from January 1 through February 28 of each year.

View eligibility requirements and application.

FMCA Grant Award Projects

*FMPC changed its name to FMCA in 2023

• Projects for 2023-2024 are searchable on the online database.
• Vol. III: 2017-2022 FMPC Grant Award Projects(26 page PDF)
• Vol. II: 2010-2016 FMPC Grant Award Projects(60 page PDF)
• Vol. I: 2006-2010 FMPC Grant Award Projects(51 page PDF)

Award Announcement

The 2024 FMCA Grant Awards, announced in May 2024, awarded $61,250 to 16 Constituent Chapter/Chapter Foundation in support of 29 projects. The titles of these projects are listed below by FMCA Priority Area and include a website link to the Chapter or Chapter Foundation that received the award.

Family Medicine Chapter Alliance Grant Awards: 2024 Recipients by Priority Area

Member Outreach Projects

• EasyPI, Ohio AFP https://www.ohioafp.org/easypi/
• Family Medicine Advocacy Day, Maryland AFP https://www.mdafp.org/
• Fast Forward to FAAFP, Illinois AFP Foundation https://www.iafp.com/foundation
• Financial Wellness for Family Physicians, Residents, Medical Students, Georgia AFP https://www.gafp.org/
• Leadership Training in Advocacy- How to Advance Issues, Wisconsin AFP https://www.wafp.org/
• New Physician New Parent Well Being, Illinois AFP Foundation https://www.iafp.com/foundation
• New Physician Support Program, Kansas AFP https://kafponline.org/
• OhioAFP Emerging Leader Program, Ohio AFP https://www.ohioafp.org/

Public Health Projects

• Primary Care Beyond Clinic Walls, Oregon AFP https://oafp.org/community/primary-care-beyond-clinic-walls/
• Tar Wars for Underserved Title I Georgia Schools, Georgia Healthy Family Alliance https://georgiahealthyfamilyalliance.org/tarwars/

Student and/or Resident Projects

• 2024 Choose VA Symposium, Virginia AFP https://vafp.org/choose-virginia-scholarships/
• 2024 Leroy A Rodgers, MD, Preceptorship Program, Ohio AFP Foundation https://www.ohioafp.org/members/students/leadership-scholarship-opportunities/#accordion-1-t1
• 2024 Resident Jeopardy, Iowa AFP https://iaafp.org/Resident-Jeopardy/
• 2024-25 Resident Leadership Experience, Texas AFP https://www.tafp.org/academy/rle
• Chief Resident Leadership Workshop, California AFP Foundation https://www.familydocs.org/chief-resident-workshop/
• Discover Family Medicine in Iowa, Iowa AFP https://iaafp.org/
• Family Medicine Students and Residents Transition to Practice, Family Health Foundation of Missouri https://www.mo-afp.org/transition-to-practice/
• Financial Resources for Leadership Development, District of Columbia AFP https://dcafp.org/
• Investing in Equitable Healthcare Future: FQHC/ Rural Externship, Illinois AFP Foundation https://www.iafp.com/foundation
• Removing Medical Students’ Barriers Interested in Family Medicine, Georgia AFP https://gafp.org/
• Resident Engagement and Leadership, Nebraska AFP Foundation https://www.nebrafp.org/foundation/foundation_programs/students-residents-leadership-development-scholarship.html
• Resident Meet & Greet Receptions, New York AFP https://www.nysafp.org/
• Student and Resident Education, Maryland AFP Foundation https://www.mdafp.org/foundation/how-we-make-a-difference
• Student and Resident Engagement in Organizational Medicine, Idaho AFP https://idahofamilyphysicians.org/
• Student, Resident, and Community Physician Research Poster Contest, Texas AFP https://www.tafp.org/research-poster-competition
• Students to National Conference- Engage, Promote, Develop, Wisconsin AFP Foundation https://www.wafpfoundation.org/how-we-make-a-difference/students-to-national-conference-campaign
• Students to National Conference- Engage, Promote, Develop, Maryland AFP Foundation https://www.mdafp.org/foundation/how-we-make-a-difference
• Supporting Student & Resident Education & Leadership Summit, Wisconsin AFP Foundation https://www.wafp.org/upcoming-events/student-and-resident-leadership-summit-2024
• TAFP Student and Resident Summit, Texas AFP https://www.tafp.org/academy/student-resident-summit

Please email Veronica Roberts or call 913-906-6239.

Support The Program

Funding for the FMCA Grant Awards Program is provided by the generosity of donors like you. Select ‘Chapter Grants’ as the Designation when making your donation.