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J. Patrick Barnes Grants

Daisy Foundation

Patrick was a very inquisitive person by nature. He loved to collect information, and you never knew when or how he would use it constructively in a discussion. (Not to mention the fact that he was a whiz at Trivial Pursuit!) So, it is fitting in his memory to support nurses in the clinical application of their inquisitiveness to benefit patient care.

Program Goals

For the DAISY Foundation: Funding research and evidence-based practice projects links our yearning to impact the treatment of patients with auto-immune diseases and cancer and our passion for the compassionate work nurses do in healthcare facilities all over the world.

For Nurse Researchers: This program provides support for nurses who:

Continually evaluate their practice
Seek answers to clinical questions to improve their practice
Change their practice based on evidence and evaluation of that change

For Patients with Auto-Immune Diseases and Cancer: Nurses will improve care outcomes as a result of their findings!

Research- $10,000

EBP- $2,500

What We Will Fund

What We May Fund	What We Will Not Fund
Small equipment (such as recording devices)	Laptop computers and tablets such as iPads
Software, excluding SPSS and other statistical packages	Institutional overhead
Supplies	CITI training
Printed materials for study	IRB review costs
Buy-out of clinical/staff nurses' time so they may participate as members of the study team	Compensation for: Research Assistant time (includes hiring students) Mentor time Investigator time Fringe benefits Staff nurses' time when they are subjects of the study Faculty compensation (except in a limited role as a consultant on a unique aspect of the study
Data entry time	Any costs related to dissemination of findings. These may be applied for separately via our Lynne Doll Grants for Dissemination of Findings. Lynne Doll Grants are available only to nurses approved for a J. Patrick Barnes Grant.
Statistician time
Incentives to participants (must be approved by IRB)

AI Based Application Success Predictor

Across DAISY Foundation grant opportunities, reviewers look for the following strengths:

✔ 1. Clear Clinical and Patient-Centered Impact

Proposals must articulate how the project will improve patient care or outcomes, supporting direct benefits to patients, families, or community health. This is central for research/EBP and health equity grants. daisyfoundation.org

✔ 2. Nurse Leadership and Relevance

Because DAISY funding is nurse-driven, strong applications highlight the nurse’s role in design, implementation, and outcomes evaluation of the project. Demonstrating clinical insight and decision-making grounded in nursing practice strengthens competitiveness. daisyfoundation.org

✔ 3. Feasible Methods and Measurable Outcomes

Projects should have:

Clear aims and hypotheses or EBP objectives

Realistic methods within the budget and timeframe

Defined metrics (e.g., patient satisfaction scores, clinical indicators, process improvements) that reviewers can judge feasibility and impact. daisyfoundation.org

✔ 4. Alignment With Priority Themes

Research that addresses health equity, social determinants of health, vulnerable populations, or clinical care innovations often resonates well with reviewers because it aligns with current public health and nursing priorities. daisyfoundation.org

✔ 5. Demonstrated Dissemination Plans

Reviewers favour proposals that include plans to share results with nursing communities — through publications, presentations, or repositories like the Sigma Repository — because DAISY seeks to expand evidence-based practice. sigmarepository.org

🛠 Practical Application Tips

✔ Define the nurse’s role clearly in leadership and scientific direction of the project. daisyfoundation.org
✔ Justify the budget tightly — small awards require focused use of funds (data collection, minor project costs, travel). daisyfoundation.org
✔ Tie aims to patient outcomes and, for health equity projects, explain population impact and SDoH links. daisyfoundation.org
✔ Plan for dissemination — include where and how findings will be shared. sigmarepository.org
✔ For mission grants, ensure eligibility as a registered DAISY Honoree and document the mission’s clinical objectives. daisyfoundation.org

📌 Summary: DAISY Foundation Competitive Support

Grant Type	Target Audience	Focus	Typical Support
Research/EBP Grants	Nurse researchers	Clinical nursing research & evidence-based practice	Up to $10,000 daisyfoundation.org
Health Equity Grants	Nurses & teams	Nursing projects addressing SDoH & health equity	Variable (community-driven) daisyfoundation.org
Medical Mission Grants	DAISY Honorees	Support for medical mission travel	Up to $1,500 daisyfoundation.org
Healing Hands Conference Grants	DAISY Honorees	Conference attendance support	Up to $2,000 daisyfoundation.org

Specialties

Clinical Trials

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible, the principal investigator of the study must be a registered nurse with a current license and the Principal Investigator (PI) must be a nurse currently employed or formally affiliated with a clinical setting with direct patient care involvement. Funds may be awarded for new projects, projects in progress, and projects required for an academic degree as long as all other project criteria are met.

Research must impact patients or family members of patients with an auto-immune disease or cancer. While we recognize the vital importance of caring for nurses in improving outcomes for patients, our grants are exclusively for studies or evidence-based practice projects that directly benefit patients and/or their families. If your work will not directly include patients or their families with cancer or an auto-immune disease, your study or project will not be considered.

Nurse clinicians must play a meaningful role in your study or project in its conceptualization, data collection, analysis, and/or reporting. You will be asked to describe the role of staff nurses both in your letter of intent and application to ensure that this program is enhancing the research/EBP knowledge and experience of nurse clinicians.

We seek studies whose findings will be transferable to other organizations and practitioners once they are completed.

We encourage you to identify a Mentor, especially if you are less experienced in applying for a research grant.

Applicants should be ready to implement their projects immediately following funding from The DAISY Foundation. This is one reason why our application requires you to provide evidence of permission to use the tools you propose.

Only projects approved by your IRB or which have been exempted in writing by your IRB will be funded. A copy of your IRB approval on IRB letterhead and with an appropriate signature will be required before we fund your grant. If you do not have IRB approval yet, that is not a problem. You may apply for a grant while IRB approval is pending. Just know we will not fund without IRB approval.

Studies and projects should plan to be completed within one year of starting the work.

In all cases including DNP projects, your application must demonstrate how clinical nurses will play an integral role in project work.

The Project Leader/Team Leader must be a nurse who is currently employed or formally affiliated with a clinical setting with direct patient care involvement.

A Project Mentor is strongly recommended for each grant application. We encourage Applicants to find a Mentor in your institution, nearby school of nursing, or community. If you desire a Mentor and are unable to find one, The DAISY Foundation will provide time-limited mentor support.

Mentors will provide the following benefits which will be especially helpful for less experienced Applicants:

Help potential DAISY Grant Applicants become familiar with resources and problem-solve grant issues or concerns
Advise and refer Applicants to appropriate internal and external resources
Establish availability by phone or email to Applicants
Review grant applications and provide feedback/guidance as needed

Your Mentor should be an established Advanced Practice Nurse who provides support in the development and submission of an evidence-based practice grant. Mentors will assist Applicants in the development of the grant application, serving as a coach and advising the Mentee throughout the project.

Before you submit your application, please be sure your project is ready to implement as soon as you receive IRB approval or exemption and grant funding. All tools need to be in place with permission for you to use them.

Add “Specific to” Evidence-based Practice (EBP) grants will be awarded to stimulate the use of patient-focused data and/or previously generated research findings to develop, implement and evaluate changes in nursing practice in the treatment of patients with cancer and auto-immune diseases. We encourage nurses who have research/EBP experience as well as those who do not apply.

Funds for Evidence-Based Practice projects may be awarded for new projects, projects in progress, and projects required for an academic degree as long as all other project criteria are met.

Eligible projects may include research utilization or evidence-based practice projects, performance improvement initiatives that are based on evidence, or outcomes evaluation projects.

Interdisciplinary and collaborative projects are encouraged and may involve interdisciplinary teams, multiple nursing units, home health, sub-acute and transitional care, and other institutions or community agencies. The team must be nurse-led. An implementation plan is needed to promote adoption of the evidence-based intervention by the clinical team.

We will not fund tool development as part of EBP projects.

You will be asked which EBP process model your study will follow. Which one is your choice (e.g., Iowa Model, Johns Hopkins Model, or another used in your organization), but please assure us that a systematic and disciplined process to evaluate the outcomes of your initiative will be in place to structure your work. We are especially interested in your process and outcomes indicators/measures.

We want you to be successful, so please read the notes on the application carefully as they will guide you to writing a successful application.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Daisy Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 6529 Almida Vista Place Anacortes, WA 98221

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