The lead applicant organization must be a community-based organization that is actively engaged in serving communities that experience systemic racism. The CBO that applies as the lead applicant organization must work in partnership with an experienced research team that will help to design and...

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 Systems Alignment Innovation Hub. The Hub may be able to provide assistance and guidance for identifying a...

An alignment mechanism is an action or set of actions that helps medical, social, and public health systems operate in more integrated and coordinated ways, ultimately leading to improved health and health equity for a defined population group of interest. We view systems alignment as a deliberate...

The S4A program is interested in aligning delivery systems and/or financing systems that operate within the three broad domains of medical care, public health and social services. Delivery systems include the organizations, people, information, and materials used to deliver services. Financing...

Yes, interested applicants may apply for other RWJF grants. You must actively submit to other opportunities in which you are interested as proposals declined by S4A will not automatically be considered by other programs

The S4A program funds rigorous scientific studies that are designed to evaluate the impact of initiatives that align medical, social, and public health systems. This 2025 call for proposals (CFP) will provide funding for a new cohort of research studies to produce new, actionable evidence for...

The eligibility requirements that apply to the applicant organization do not necessarily apply to partner organizations, subcontractors, and other collaborators. However, subcontracts or partner relationships with for-profit entities or entities based outside the United States may require additional...

Applications will be reviewed by a review panel that includes members of the S4A National Advisory Committee, S4A staff, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation staff, and System Alignment Innovation Hub staff. See the CFP for the specific review criteria.

Yes, when you submit your application using the RWJF online system, you will answer several questions, including a question asking about which Special Topic of Interest your application addresses. Note that the three Special Topics of Interest are described on Page 5 of the CFP. Your proposed...

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...