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The 2012-13 diabetes funding opportunity is open for applications.  Submission deadline:  Monday, May 28, 2012 at 11:59 pm ET. 

The Foundation seeks to award $2,000,000 through a Canada-wide call for letters of intent.  Ten (10) project grants will be awarded of $200,000 (maximum) payable over 2 years. HOW TO APPLY

The 2012 round is the first of three rounds of funding to award $6,000,000 ($2,000,000/round) to projects using a Canada-wide call for letters of intent in 2012, 2014 and 2016.  

Organization

The Honourable Ray Lawson of Oakville, Ontario, established The Lawson Foundation in 1956 as an extension of his personal philanthropy. The Foundation was incorporated to serve the people of Ontario, especially the communities of London and Oakville. The purpose of the Foundation was to better the human condition and quality of life and to enhance community development. Read more.

Historical Grant Programs

The Healthy Communities Program supported a limited number of innovative projects in Cancer, Diabetes and Substance Abuse to benefit patients through sustainable enhancements to health care services. The Cancer Program provided supportive care education programs for community professionals who lived a distance from major cancer centres. The Substance Abuse Program supported projects that offered the tools and best and most recent practices to health care professionals. Read more.

50th Anniversary

In 2005-06, The Lawson Foundation celebrated 50 years of philanthropy by recognizing the extraordinary accomplishments of 16 previous grantees through unique achievement awards. Read more.

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