ARLINGTON, Va. — The NACDS Foundation has opened a new grant opportunity for schools and colleges of pharmacy to strengthen community pharmacy education and encourage more students to pursue careers in the practice setting.
The Foundation will award grants of up to $100,000 for new programs and up to $50,000 for existing or continuing programs in 2027. Funding will support educational programs, partnerships, and strategies focused on experiential learning, curriculum innovation, and faculty and preceptor development.
Round 1 concept proposals are due November 29.
“Growing the pipeline of pharmacists who choose to practice in the community setting is a central goal of the NACDS Foundation,” said Christie Boutte, president of the NACDS Foundation. “This grant opportunity, part of the three-year strategic plan we launched this year, is built around that goal. We’re proud to support schools and colleges of pharmacy that are boldly reimagining how students learn about community pharmacy.”
The Foundation seeks programs that engage pharmacy students, demonstrate innovation, and include measurable outcomes. Projects should also have the potential to be sustained or replicated at other pharmacy schools.
Eligible applicants include schools and colleges of pharmacy fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, as well as academic departments, centers, and collaborative partnerships led by accredited institutions. Multi-institutional applications are encouraged.
Potential projects may focus on community pharmacy career exploration, experiential learning, curricular innovation, community pharmacy practice research, and faculty or preceptor development.
The NACDS Foundation is partnering with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy to promote the program. AACP will host a webinar with the Foundation on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. ET to review the grant opportunity and answer questions.
Selected applicants from the initial concept proposal round will enter a collaborative refinement phase before final funding decisions are made. Award recipients are expected to be announced in late January 2027.
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