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Portfolio Overview

The Foundation focuses the majority of its grantmaking in four Portfolios. For a project to be eligible for support, it must successfully address the objectives of one of the following four Portfolios.

Portfolio Objective

Targeted

Addressing specific improvements in targeted health and health care challenges over a defined time period.

Building Human Capital

Fostering a diverse group of promising scholars and professionals through leadership development, training and research to ensure that our nation has a sufficient, well-trained workforce to meet our needs.

Vulnerable Populations

Supporting promising new ideas that will help overcome longstanding health challenges for the people in society who bear an excess of the burden of disease.

Pioneer

Supporting innovative projects that may significantly accelerate critical breakthroughs in health and health care.

Projects that address the objectives of the Grantmaking Portfolios can relate to a number of specific Program Areas that we support.