National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) funded through Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Adult Development, New York, NY In 2005, the Kornfeld Foundation awarded a seven-year grant to Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) to establish a National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC). After an 18-month planning period (2005- 2006), the NPCRC became fully operational in 2007. The mission of the NPCRC is to provide evidence-based research directed at improving care for seriously ill patients and their families. The NPCRC is open to researchers nationwide, coordinates multi-site research trials, provides funding for research projects, and provides career development awards to junior investigators. For further information, visit www.npcrc.org. Four quarterly installments of seven-year, $3,025,000 grant.	$500,000
National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (NCP) funded through the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Support for final nationwide dissemination and implementation of NCP’s 2004 "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care," in conjunction with the recent National Quality Forum’s related "Preferred Practices for Palliative Care." Second and final installment of two-year $50,000 grant.	$25,000
The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) Planning and operational grant for new National Council established to implement a significant national fundraising and public relations effort for the field of palliative care, initially for the Palliative Care National Centers at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (National Palliative Care Research Center/NPCRC and Center to Advance Palliative Care/CAPC).	$20,000
TOTAL 2008 PALLIATIVE CARE GRANTS:	$545,000