We define the public health sector to include any organization, program or activity that works to create the conditions in which people can live healthy lives, including activities to prevent disease and injury and promote health for the population at large. They include governmental public health...

Studies must evaluate proposed solutions that engage all three types of systems implicated in the S4A research agenda: 1) medical care; 2) public health; and 3) social services.

This CFP is not appropriate for applicants who primarily seek funding to implement their proposed solution. Because S4A is a research program, grantees are expected to use all or most of their grant funding to carry out the research study, rather than to implement the proposed solution. Applicants...

Systemic racism and structural racism are forms of injustice resulting from historical and contemporary laws, policies, and practices that perpetuate unfair treatment of people from racial and ethnic minority groups and indigenous communities. We use systemic racism and structural racism...

No, you are not required to allocate 50% of your project’s budget to a subcontract with a research partner. As stated on page 8 of the CFP, the CBO applicant organization may allocate up to 50% of the total project budget to a subcontract with the research partner to support that organization’s...

Within the Foundation’s Research, Evaluation, and Learning initiative, RWJF funds a range of research to expand understanding of what will allow everyone in our nation to have an equitable opportunity to live the healthiest life possible, and which types of interventions may have greatest potential...

Make sure to use the Proposal Narrative Template to write your proposal because it contains specific information on what to include and formatting instructions and specifications including maximum page numbers, margin sizes, font sizes, and line spacing. Proposal Narrative Template linked here.

Yes, we encourage you to participate in one of our CFP webinars and attend one or more of the weekly CFP Office Hour sessions. You can ask questions and obtain general feedback about your ideas. More information about registering for these sessions can be found here. Additionally, if you are a...

Active collaboration is required to define and refine the proposed SA intervention, to develop appropriate research strategies for pilot testing, and to develop the written research proposal narrative, budget, and budget narrative for submission to this CFP. The CBO-research partnership should...

This award will support pilot studies that test a systems alignment (SA) intervention on a small scale in order to assess its acceptability and feasibility. This award is appropriate for applicants who have a compelling idea for an SA intervention but have not previously completed a pilot study to...