Health equity is achieved when everyone has the opportunity to live their healthiest life possible regardless of who they are, where they live, or how much money they make. Funded studies must focus on system alignment mechanisms that have the potential to improve health equity. Alignment mechanisms...

We are looking for research teams from diverse health and social service fields that have expertise in the three broad types of delivery and financing systems implicated in the S4A research agenda: (1) medical care; (2) public health; and (3) social and community services and supports. This includes...

S4A is highly interested in studies that will test novel System Alignment Strategies and produce new scientific evidence about the feasibility, acceptability, and/or impact of these strategies in dismantling and disrupting systemic racism. HOWEVER, S4A is also interested in studies that can improve...

If you are a community-based organization (rather than a university or research institution), you can utilize a variety of technical assistance resources and supports available through the S4A System Alignment Innovation Hub . This Hub may be able to provide assistance and guidance for identifying a...

S4A is a research program that places a high priority on producing scientifically rigorous and credible evidence. We encourage partnerships between community-based organizations and research institutions to ensure that your research team has the necessary scientific expertise, systems knowledge...

We define the medical care sector to include any organization, program, or service that helps individuals obtain access to clinical services that prevent, treat, or manage diseases and injuries, including services for physical health conditions, mental health conditions, substance abuse, and...

Applicants must be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or non-functionally integrated Type Ill supporting organizations. Applicant organizations must be based in the United States...

Yes, previously or currently funded RWJF grantees are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity, but the proposed project must be different from previously funded work.

If you are proposing to test the impact of a proposed system alignment strategy on relevant measures of health and health equity, then you must have results from a pilot test of this system alignment strategy. Pilot test results must demonstrate that it is feasible to implement your proposed system...

You may upload a separate document containing references that are cited in your LOI, so that this reference list does not count against the 3-page LOI limit. Please review the LOI Template for additional instructions on how to format your reference citations. There are two different LOI templates...