The Maria D. McConnell Memorial Grant
Contributed by: Philip McConnell and Family
Established in 2021.
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Contributed by: Philip McConnell and Family
Established in 2021.
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This grant was established in 2015.
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Established in 2020.
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This grant was established in 2019.
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This grant was established in 2020.
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This grant was established in 2015.
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This grant was established in 2025
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This grant was established in 2015.
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This grant was established in 2019.
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This grant was established in 2022.
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This grant was established in 2023.
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This grant was established in 2022.
Contributed by: The Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation; Zoë Smith Jaye and Jenny Smith Unruh; and Mary Smith
Established in 2015.
Contributed by: Sandra (Cookie) Stivison
Established in 2015.
Contributed by: The Families of the CJD Foundation
Funds donated by supporters of the CJD Foundation have been applied to research grants awarded since 2009.
Contributed by: The Families of the CJD Foundation
Funds raised by the annual Strides for CJD run/walk have been applied to research grants awarded since 2016.
This website was made possible by a generous donation from Cookie Stivison, in memory of her husband Tom Stivison, and a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
