Chester A. (CAB) Bond Memorial Research Grant

2026 Grant Program

Letter of Intent: Due November 1 (Foundation@tshp.org)
View the Letter of Intent Guidance and Template Document.
2025 Application Window: November 2025 - January 31, 2026 (Apply Now)
Recommendation: Applicants are encouraged to review the information requested on the application and prepare their responses in advance in a separate document for copying and pasting.
Recipient and All Applicant Notification: March

Grant Request Guidelines

Grant request and project must be in accordance with guidelines published annually for grant applications.

Grant request application must be received by the Foundation by the end of normal business hours on the posted deadline date. Grant requests received by the established deadline will be referred to the Grant Program Chair.

Additional information may be requested following receipt of the grant submission or prior to final Foundation Board of Directors' approval.

Request Requirements:

Limit to ten (10) pages, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using 10-point or larger Times Roman or Arial font.

Proposal Title – The title should clearly identify the goal or objective of the project.

Proposal Summary – Clearly and concisely, in one paragraph, summarize the request and indicate the grant award amount requested.

Introduction - Clearly identify the following and provide contact information for all designated individuals and sponsoring organization:

The requesting organization and individuals involved in the project, as well as their qualifications and responsibilities.

• The project supervisor and budget administrator with responsibility for conduct of the project, funds disbursement and communication with the Foundation prior to and following awarding of grant funding;
• The organization which will receive the funding and all parties responsible for signing the award agreement; and the
  
• Purpose of the Project - identify the needs to be met or problems to be solved by the project.

Objectives – State the project’s objectives and the measurable benefits to be gained by funding of the project.

Methodology – State the activities, as well as any statistical analysis methods, to be employed to achieve the project’s objectives.

Results/Outcomes – State the results and outcomes/benefits to be measured and how they will be reported.

Project Timeline – Provide a table of major project activities to be achieved from the beginning through the end of the project and its presentation, with date deadlines for all activities.

Budget – Delineate all direct costs to be funded by the grant award, as well as any additional funding sources provided by the applicant organization or other parties.

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Request Evaluation and Judging

The Foundation’s President shall appoint an ad hoc committee to review the grant applications. The Grant Program Chair shall report the recommendation(s) of the committee to the Foundation Board of Directors for review and approval at the next scheduled Board of Directors Meeting.

Preference is given to organizations which are represented in the grant request by current TSHP Members. If funding is available, grant requests from organizations not represented by TSHP Members may also be considered.

Evaluations of grant requests shall be considered to be privileged information and generally will not be released to the public.

Evaluations of individual grant requests shall be retained in the records of the TSHP R&E Foundation and available for a period of up to six (6) months following the awarding of a grant.

Evaluations of individual grant requests may be provided only to the Principal Investigator upon written request:

• Such request must be received by the Foundation office within six (6) months of the granting of an award.
• Such request shall be reviewed and approved by the Foundation’s President.
• Upon approval by the Foundation’s President, evaluations to be sent to the Principal Investigator shall be blinded so as to not reveal the names of the evaluators.

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Who was Chester A. (CAB) Bond?

The Chester A. "CAB" Bond Memorial Research Grant Program honors an internationally renowned pharmacy educator and scholar. Dr. Bond was Professor of Pharmacy Practice and University Distinguished Professor for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), School of Pharmacy. During his career, he authored or co-authored over 140 articles and book chapters and received in excess of $1.2 million dollars in research funding.

He was honored eight times by the ASHP Research & Education Foundation for significant contributions to the literature in pharmacy practice. In 2001, he was the recipient of the TTUHSC President’s Distinguished Research Award. In 2005, he received the Russell R. Miller Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy for contributions that significantly advanced the clinical pharmacy literature. In 2007, he was named Distinguished Alumnus honoree by his pharmacy alma mater, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF).

Beginning in the mid 1980’s until his death in June 2009, Dr. Bond conducted research that related pharmacist-provided clinical services with health and fiscal outcomes such as hospital costs, medication errors, adverse effects, etc. These papers have been described as “landmark” and his work on pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services and outcomes has been cited by The Joint Commission.

The grant program that bears his name assists pharmacist practitioners in hospitals and health systems, students, and faculty pursue original research and worthwhile projects that result in improving health outcomes for Texans.

Did you know CAB? Tell us how he influenced your life or career by emailing us at foundation@tshp.org.

Related Articles and Publications:
ACCP: TTUHSC SOP; "From the Dean's Desk" (Posted: 08 June 2009)
AJHP: "Researcher, clinician ‘CAB’ Bond dies at 60" (Published: 01 August 2009)
PebMed.gov: "Bond CA[Author]" listings