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The John Merck Fund has a long history of funding efforts to benefit human health and environmental sustainability in New England and beyond. You can navigate our previous grantmaking efforts below by typing in a keyword, or filtering by program, topic or year.
Date | Description | Program Area | Focus | Amount |
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12/2021 |
RTI InternationalTo test the feasibility and effectiveness of Zoom recruitment for Early Check newborn screening of Fragile X syndrome; and to investigate and support the integration of early intervention and newborn screening. Final payment of a two-year, $979,000 grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$547,000 |
12/2021 |
RTI InternationalTo develop and implement an accessible, multidimensional approach to educating and counseling parents whose infants are identified with a Fragile X premutation. Final payment of a five-year, $1.25 million grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$250,000 |
12/2021 |
RTI InternationalTo build the infrastructure for a newborn screening program in North Carolina that includes Fragile X syndrome. Final year of a six-year, $2.6 million grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$400,000 |
12/2020 |
RTI InternationalTo test the feasibility and effectiveness of Zoom recruitment for Early Check newborn screening of Fragile X syndrome; and to investigate and support the integration of early intervention and newborn screening. First payment of a two-year, $979,000 grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$432,000 |
12/2020 |
RTI InternationalTo develop and implement an accessible, multidimensional approach to educating and counseling parents whose infants are identified with a Fragile X premutation. Fourth payment of a five-year, $1.25 million grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$250,000 |
12/2020 |
RTI InternationalTo build the infrastructure for a newborn screening program in North Carolina that includes Fragile X syndrome. Fifth year of a six-year, $2.6 million grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$400,000 |
12/2020 |
Stanford UniversityTo enable Principal Investigator Scott Hall, PhD, to measure the longer-term effectiveness of a targeted twelve-week behavioral intervention for children with Fragile X syndrome. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Translational Research Program |
$198,000 |
12/2019 |
RTI InternationalTo develop and implement an accessible, multidimensional approach to educating and counseling parents whose infants are identified with a Fragile X premutation. Third payment of a five-year, $1.25 million grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$250,000 |
12/2019 |
RTI InternationalTo build the infrastructure for a newborn screening program in North Carolina that includes Fragile X syndrome. Fourth year of a six-year, $2.6 million grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$400,000 |
06/2019 |
RTI InternationalTo develop and test an intervention to address and support the development of infants with a confirmed diagnosis of Fragile X syndrome. Second payment of a four-year, $1,000,000 grant. |
Developmental Disabilities |
Research to Clinical Practice Program |
$250,000 |