March of Dimes - Research Program

When Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes in 1938, he chose research to be one of the cornerstones of the effort to defeat polio. Seventeen years and more than $25 million in research later, the polio vaccine was declared safe and highly effective. 

Today, our research investments are vital to the March of Dimes mission to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The two grant categories, general March of Dimes Research Grants and Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards (BOC) which are summarized below. 

From: http://www.marchofdimes.org/research/research-grants.aspx