This CFP requires a community-based organization (CBO) to be the lead applicant. CBOs include nonprofit organizations (501c3), local and state government agencies, and tribal organizations for the purpose of this CFP. Research institutions such as universities and contract research organizations are...

You may upload a separate document containing references that are cited in your proposal narrative, so that this reference list does not count against the 10-page proposal narrative limit. Please review the Proposal Narrative Template for additional instructions on how to format your reference...

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...

Systems for Action (S4A) is a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that builds a Culture of Health by rigorously testing new ways of connecting the nation’s fragmented medical, social, and public health systems. Health is shaped by a complex web of social, economic...