Awarded Grants
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Safe Toddles
Purpose of the Grant
To support a virtual conference of New York professionals in vision rehabilitation therapy (VRT) and Orientation and Mobility (O&M) to discuss their strategies for meeting the needs of New York consumers who are visually impaired or blind.
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New York StateThe Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Purpose of the Grant
To cover staffing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) funding gaps caused by lost revenue and additional expenses as a result of COVID-19.
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New York StateThe Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School
Purpose of the Grant
For general operating support.
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New York StateThe Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School
Purpose of the Grant
For the Music Transcription project.
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New York StateThe Fred Hollows Foundation USA
Purpose of the Grant
To support Alina Vision Vietnam’s provision of free and subsidized cataract surgeries for 500 low-income patients in the Greater Hanoi, Vietnam area – and so also to advance the program towards break-even, sliding-scale fee revenue.
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International: AsiaThe Research Foundation for SUNY
Purpose of the Grant
To support a comprehensive needs assessment initiative for blind or visually impaired students with other disabilities, to be conducted under the supervision of Dr. Lauren Lieberman.
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New York StateVIA
Purpose of the Grant
To (1) implement the Lavelle-BENNY Initiative in VIA’s Western New York catchment area, using new employer-partnership strategies to increase the number of working-age adults who are blind that are placed in competitive paid jobs, and (2) underwrite the Master’s-level education of an incumbent VIA staff member as an Orientation and Mobility trainer who can prepare newly placed workers to commute safely to and from work.
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New York StateVISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Purpose of the Grant
To build, deliver, and sustain: (1) comprehensive vision rehabilitation and low vision services for consumers of all ages who are blind and visually impaired in Westchester County and (2) assistive technology and residential (only) vision rehabilitation services for eligible residents of all Lower Hudson Valley counties.
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New York StateVISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Purpose of the Grant
In support of the Lavelle Scholars Assistance Program providing job preparation and placement services to Lavelle Brother Kearney Scholars interested in obtaining permanent paid employment in fields corresponding to their degrees, experience, interest and expertise.
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New York State, Other Tri-State Area (CT & NJ)American Printing House for the Blind
Purpose of the Grant
To support the further development and operation of the FamilyConnect Information & Referral website within APH’s national ConnectCenter: a center offering a consolidated mix of expertly moderated I & R websites, a 1-800 phone service, and a national data base of services for people who are blind – all for the purposes of connecting blind/v.i. Americans of all ages with needed services, expert guidance, and peer support.
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NationalAravind Eye Foundation
Purpose of the Grant
To support the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology (LAICO) in: (1) building LAICO’s capacity to provide standardized, modularized trainings in six specific organizational functions (e.g., outreach services, vision center development and operations) and (2) helping 60 three-person teams from existing South Asian eye hospitals to lead their respective hospitals in strengthening one of these competency areas.
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International: AsiaCentral Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Purpose of the Grant
To expand awareness and utilization of the agency’s vision rehabilitation and health and wellness services among Central New York residents who are blind and visually impaired.
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New York StateChristian Blind Mission (USA)
Purpose of the Grant
To partner with the University of Cape Town to provide simulation-based surgical training in cataract and/or glaucoma surgery for a total of 28 sub-Saharan African ophthalmologists and ophthalmic clinical officers – and also to educate two sub-Saharan ophthalmologists as trainers of future eye surgeons.
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International: AfricaCommunity Health Care Association of New York State
Purpose of the Grant
To undertake feasibility study and planning grant work to advance the building of sustainable primary eye care services at selected Community Health Centers (CHCs) in NYS.
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New York StateFJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Purpose of the Grant
To support the Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School’s sustainability planning, fundraising and associated activities in 2019.
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New York StateHelen Keller International
Purpose of the Grant
For general operating support, including the provision of vision screenings and eyeglasses for 200 homeless, school-aged youth in New York City.
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New York StateHelen Keller International
Purpose of the Grant
To support Helen Keller International’s ChildSight® Program in: (1) continuing to provide free vision screenings and examinations, prescription eyeglasses, and needed referrals to advanced eye care to students in public, charter, and parochial middle schools located in low-income neighborhoods of New York City, together with at-risk students in NYC’s alternative high schools and runaway and homeless youth, and (2) purchasing new optical examination equipment — mostly to replace old and worn equipment.
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New York StateLavelle School for the Blind
Purpose of the Grant
To support the Lavelle School’s iSee Campaign.
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New York StateLearning Ally
Purpose of the Grant
To enhance the College Success Program through: (1) more deeply engaging non-mentored students, (2) pilot-testing a pre-college program with Tri-State New York area students who are blind, ages 14-18, (3) winning service contracts from three additional state commissions for the blind, and (4) annually recruiting and serving 500 new participants.
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NationalNew York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Purpose of the Grant
To strengthen services for patients with irreversible vision loss by launching: (1) a sustainable cross-referral service between NYEE’s Low Vision Optometry Clinic and NYC vision rehabilitation agencies like VISIONS and (2) a sustainable low vision optical shop adjacent to NYEE’s Low Vision Optometry Clinic.
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New York StateOrbis International
Purpose of the Grant
To support Orbis-India’s work in testing and strengthening the organization-wide alignment of Sitapur Eye Care System’s governance, management, and employees – and training and coaching its Board, top management, and staff in preparing for a transformative hospital change process.
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International: AsiaSt. Joseph’s School for the Blind
Purpose of the Grant
To support the buildout and equipping of a new Multi-Sensory Room at St. Joseph’s School for the Blind.
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Other Tri-State Area (CT & NJ)The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Purpose of the Grant
To support the implementation of the Lavelle-BENNY Initiative in ABVI’s West-Central New York catchment area, using new employer-partnership strategies to increase the number of working-age adults who are blind that are placed in competitive paid jobs.
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New York State