Grants Awarded
The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS)
Study: Ibogaine for Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Amount Awarded: $50,000
Root Relationship Contribution: $2,500 to Iboga bioconservation projects
Year Awarded: 2022
Status: Data analysis phase; data collection complete
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University of Wisconsin Program for Research, Outreach, Therapeutics, and Education in the Addictions (PROTEA)
Study: Adjunctive Effects of Psilocybin and Buprenorphine
Amount Awarded: $25,000
Root Relationship Contribution: $1,250 to Mushroom bioconservation projects
Year Awarded: 2022
Status: Study in progress
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Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) Program
Study: Assessing the Impact of a Custom-Formulated, Ultra-High Cannabidiol Product for Chronic Pain
Amount Awarded: $25,000
Root Relationship Contribution: $1,250 to Peyote bioconservation projects
Year Awarded: 2023
Status: Study in progress
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The Heffter Institute
Study: Evaluating the safety and efficacy of LSD to decrease opioid use in chronic low back pain patients who have misused opioids
Amount Awarded: $1,000 (“symbolic” grant)
Root Relationship Contribution: $50 to Peyote bioconservation projects
Year Awarded: 2023
Psychae Institute
Study: Development of protocol for DMT-harmaloid Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: an open labelled pilot trial
Amount Awarded: $15,000
Root Relationship Contribution: $750 to Ayahuasca bioconservation projects
Year Awarded: 2023
Status: Protocol complete and in review
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The University of British Columbia
Study: Standardized natural psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for tapering of opioid medication in patients with chronic pain: an open-label feasibility study
Amount Awarded: $85,000
Co-funded with ShineMaker Foundation
Root Relationship Contribution: $4,250 to Mushroom bioconservation projects – co-funded with ShineMaker Foundation
Year Awarded: 2023
Status: In progress
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The University of New Mexico
Study: MDMA-Assisted Therapy 6 to 12 months After Childbirth for People with Co-Occurring Opioid Use and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Amount Awarded: $25,000
Root Relationship Contribution: $1,250 to Toad bioconservation projects; $1,250 to Ayahuasca bioconservation projects
Year Awarded: 2024
Status: In progress
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Usona Institute
Study: 5-meo-DMT Clinical Trials
Amount Awarded: TBA
Co-funded with ShineMaker Foundation
Root Relationship Contribution: to Toad bioconservation projects
Year Awarded: 2024
Status: In progress
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