Shade Structure Program

Program Information

The American Academy of Dermatology's Shade Structure Program awards grants in the amount of $8,000 each for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. The AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety. The AAD receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Co.

Click here to complete the 2011 Shade Structure Program application.

• 2010 Shade Structure Grant Recipents
• FAQs
• Map
  See where shade structures have been erected.
• Donate You can help fund additional shade structures.

Eligible Applicants

To be considered for future grants, applicants must:

• Be a nonprofit organization or public school that primarily serves children and teens who are 18 and younger.
• Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to sun safety and skin cancer awareness by having a sun safety/skin cancer awareness program in place for at least one year prior to application. Visit the Academy's Sun Safety Program Database for activities to implement a plan for your organization.
• Be sponsored by an AAD member dermatologist. Locate an AAD member dermatologist by using the Find A Dermatologist tool.

Thank you for your interest in the Academy's Shade Structure Program. If you have questions about the Shade Structure Program, e-mail mailto:shadestructure@aad.org