Pan Am Clinic Foundation Inc.

Pan Am Clinic Foundation Inc., a Canadian not-for-profit foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, acts exclusively as a sub-recipient on federal research grants, with no prime contracting or grant-recipient activity in the federal footprint. The foundation participates in clinical research funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), subaward work channeled through the University of Pittsburgh as the prime grantee.

Pan Am Clinic Foundation's federal grant portfolio consists of four sub-awards under the STABILITY 2 clinical research program, focused on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction methodologies, with one sub-award exploring surgical technique variation (ACL reconstruction with lateral tenodesis using patellar versus quadriceps tendon autograft). All four sub-awards are funded by NIAMS. The foundation received its first federal sub-award on January 25, 2025, and has received three additional sub-awards as of May 13, 2026, with combined dollars obligated totaling $75 thousand across the two-year window. Activity expanded from one sub-award in 2025 to three in 2026. The foundation does not hold a seat on any federal contract vehicles, does not prime federal contracts, and has no direct federal customer relationships — all federal work flows through University of Pittsburgh as the prime grant recipient and NIAMS as the ultimate grantor agency.

The narrow scope of documented federal engagement — four sub-awards under a single research program with dollars obligated below $100 thousand — positions Pan Am Clinic Foundation as a specialized clinical research partner rather than a federal contractor or prime grant recipient. The foundation's federal footprint reflects participation in ongoing orthopedic surgery methodology research rather than a diversified federal business line.