2023 Seed Grants Program Brochure

October 2022

The Flinn Foundation’s Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program funds up to 10 research teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system that are focused on advancing new products or services to improve patient care. Awardees each receive a $100,000 grant over 18 months. Proposed projects must address compelling clinical needs in the areas of precision medicine, diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, or health-care-delivery processes and have significant potential to turn bench results into viable products or systems impacting patients in Arizona and beyond.

Meet the 2022 Flinn-Brown Fellows

September 2022

In this short video, the 2022 Flinn-Brown Fellows introduce themselves and share what excites them most about the Flinn-Brown Fellowship.

In 2022, the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership selected 27 civic leaders from around the state to participate in Arizona’s most prestigious leadership program on state policy and politics, bringing together diverse political perspectives, experience, and policy interests.

2023 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program Brochure

August 2022

The 2023 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program will award $30,000 through a nonprofit partner to up to six early-stage Arizona bioscience firms. Now in its 10th year, the program provides a professionally developed, yearlong plan specific to the needs of the individual firms that helps them advance to commercialization and become investor-ready. This two-page flyer describes the application process for the program, which includes a two-page business plan, pitch deck, and one letter of recommendation. 

The Latest Progress of the Biosciences in Arizona

April 2022

This brochure presents the latest performance data for Arizona’s bioscience sector, which is performing at historically high levels in jobs, wages, venture capital, National Institutes of Health research funding, and university research and development two decades after the launch of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap. The report highlights the substantial gains the state has made in the biosciences since 2002 and the major advances from the past year.

Arizona Center for Civic Leadership 2021 Annual Report

January 2022

The 2021 annual report for the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation highlights activities during the Center’s 10th year. In 2021, the Center’s 13th cohort of civic leaders completed its flagship program, the Flinn-Brown Fellowship; the Center hosted nine CivEx webinars, the annual Flinn-Brown Convention and first ever Flinn Scholars Summer Public Policy Institute; and community outreach was extended through the Arizona Civic Life Partnership, a new collaboration with the Center for the Future of Arizona.