Multiple research grants are awarded each year by NATCO and Astellas Pharma, US to fund small research projects. The scope of the grant initiatives is to fund research by transplant and procurement professionals to increase access to organ transplantation, to improve services in the recovery setting, or to improve care for transplant recipients. The grants available total $20,000 to be divided among grant recipients as their grant project budgets indicate. Grants are awarded at NATCO's annual meeting each year.

The Call for Abstracts, Case Studies and Grants brochure contains the instructions and application for grant submissions.

The most recent grant recipients include:

Systematic Determination of Transplant In-Patient Acuity, Patient Satisfaction, and Nurse Satisfaction

Principal Investigator: Ruth Strickler Tutor, RN, MSN, CCRN

Methodist University Hospital

Memphis, TN

Exploring the Role of Women in the Consent Decision: Building on Prior Research

Principal Investigator: Diane Dodd-McCue, DBA

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

Attitudes and Beliefs of Transplant Coordinators

Principal Investigator: Sheldon L. Zink, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Effectiveness of a DVD Video for Post-Transplant Medication Teaching

Principal Investigator: April Zarifian, NP, CNN

Tulane University Hospital and Clinic

New Orleans, LA