We define the social services sector to include any organization, program or service that works to address fundamental human needs in the community and promote social well-being. This sector includes organizations and programs that provide education, housing, income support, employment assistance...

The S4A program focuses on building evidence about system alignment strategies that are successful in advancing health equity in American communities. We recognize that promising ideas for system alignment can come from many sources, including settings and experiences outside the U.S. As such, we...

Yes, an organization may submit more than one proposal as long as each proposal submitted is distinct in terms of both project and research team.

For the Impact Award category, your LOI must describe pilot test and/or preliminary research results that confirm the feasibility and acceptability of your proposed research. If your pilot test or preliminary research results are incomplete at the time of LOI submission but expected to be complete...

Make sure to use the LOI Template to write your LOI, because it contains specific formatting instructions and specifications including maximum page numbers, margin sizes, font sizes, and line spacing. There are two different LOI templates, so make sure to use the correct template for the category of...

Yes, you may propose a research study to address other topics, as long as your research focuses on a system alignment strategy that helps medical, social, and public health systems work together to dismantle and disrupt for forms of systemic racism embedded within these systems.