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The Pilot International Foundation's three grant programs support Pilot Club projects assisting people with brain-related disorders, brain injury prevention, and community emergency response projects. Through these programs, our members reach tens of thousands of people each year. Children enjoy their new, accessible, playground. Young adults are learning to use a computer to communicate their inner thoughts to the outside world. And older people are using video recorders to retain cherished memories and keep themselves oriented to their environments. These projects are possible through the combined effort of Pilot Clubs and Pilot International Foundation. For more information on each of our programs, please read on.

Grant applications have recently been revised. Please look under FOUNDATION DOCUMENTS for the latest forms.

PIF Matching Grant Program for Pilot or Anchor Club Projects:

Active Pilot or Anchor Clubs or Districts may apply for matching funds to help support their project. Grant applications are due to District PIF Representatives by October 15. Please allow two months for the review and decision-making process.

A brief summary of the policies governing the Matching Grant Program follows (more information is contained in the grant application, which can be downloaded from this web site in the FOUNDATION DOCUMENTS section) :

• All grant projects must relate to problems and/or needs of people with brain-related disabilties or disorders.
• Sixty (60) percent of any group assisted by a PIF grant should be affected by a brain-related disorder or disability. This applies to special education classes, handicapped playgrounds, rehabilitation facilities, senior centers, etc.
• The sole exception to the above policies is that projects focusing on the prevention of brain-related disorders or disabilities are eligible for PIF grants.
• Grant applications for individual/personal needs will not be considered. Projects must benefit a minimum of five or more people.
• Applications for administrative, capital or operating expenses will not be considered.
• Grants will not be awarded after a project's completion.
• Emergency Response Grant Program

The Emergency Response Grant Program assists Pilot Clubs with the costs associated with establishing or continuing a personal emergency response/alert system. Personal emergency alert units, such as those manufactured by Lifeline Systems, alert emergency or hospital personnel in the event a life-threatening event occurs to a home-bound or medically frail individual. These units, while essential to the well-being of their users, are often financially out of their reach. Pilot Clubs, usually in conjunction with local hospitals or government authorities, purchase response units and provide them to the needy in their community for free, or at a low rental rate.

PIF is proud to support these projects through their grant program. Pilot Clubs may apply for grants to cover 10% of their total project cost. Grant applications are due February 15. Please allow three months for the review and decision-making process.

If you are a Pilot or Anchor Club member and would like to download an application form for either the PIF Matching Grant Program or the Emergency Response Grant Program, please click here. If you are not a Pilot or Anchor, and would like to locate the nearest club to you, please click here to link to our directory of club web sites. For more information, or to have an application form mailed to you, please e-mail pifinfo@pilothq.org (please note you must include the name of the Pilot Club to which you belong in order to receive an application).

Pilot International Foundation Brain-Related Disorders Research Grants:

From time to time, PIF solicits proposals for funding of research into the causes and cures of brain-related disorders. In 1997, the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Institute for Alzheimer's Research was awarded a grant. In 1998, the recipient was Dr. Hirofumi Nakase of Okinaka Memorial Institute, Tokyo, Japan, for his work on the causes of spinocerebellar degeneration. We are proud to support the work of such noted scientists and scientific organizations, and hope that someday, cures for all brain-related disorders will be found.

The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant proposals.

For more information, please e-mail pifinfo@pilothq.org.