Fundraising

Grant Matching Teams:

All funds raised by each matching disease team are used by the ODC to expand the scope and depth of the MDBR pilot grant program.  

Following the event, a Request for Applications (RFA) is broadly distributed to the international scientific community requesting pilot grant proposals to study the diseases represented in the MDBR. The ODC secures philanthropic donations that are used to match, dollar‐for‐dollar, the funds raised by our cyclists. Scientific leadership of the ODC and its extramural advisors review the applications and grant awards to those of the highest scientific merit which address the specific topics outlined in the RFA. The ODC will disperse the money to grantees and manage progress of the science and spending on the award.

Independent Teams:

All funds raised by each independent disease team will be used at the independent teams discretion and no funds will be going to the ODC.