Federal Foundation Assistance Monitor

(HEALTHCARE) Grant Opportunities for Care of High Blood Pressure and Angina

Deadline: Nov. 21.

The New York State Attorney General, on behalf of the Attorneys General of all fifty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, seeks applications from nonprofit organizations and public agencies working to address the health care needs of consumers with hypertension, chronic stable angina, and/or angina due to coronary artery spasm. Grants will be made on a one-time basis for specific projects that have a nationwide impact. The New York State Attorney General may award either one grant in the amount of approximately $268,000 or more than one grant in smaller amounts.

This grant is the result of a settlement of an antitrust case brought by the state attorneys general and private class action plaintiffs against two drug companies accused of conspiring to keep a generic version of a widely used blood pressure and angina medication off the market. (In re Cardizem CD Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 99-MDL-1278 (E.D.Mich.) (NGE).) The settlement resulted in the distribution of more than $21 million to over 76,000 consumers. The approximately $268,000 that will now be distributed represents the remaining funds.

Info: For easy access to the entire announcement, click on the following link: 

http://www.cypresfunds.net/cardizem.html .

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