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3. What do you mean when you use the term “systems”?

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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...

7. What types of projects are responsive to this Call for Proposals?

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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 2024 call for proposals (CFP) will provide funding for a new cohort of research studies to produce new, actionable evidence for...

16. Do the eligibility requirements for applicant organizations also apply to partners?

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No, but subcontracts or partner relationships with for-profit entities or entities based outside the United States may require additional financial and/or legal due diligence.

19. How will my proposal be evaluated?

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Applicants will submit a 3-page Letter of Intent (LOIs) containing the project narratives briefly describing the specific form of systemic racism the proposed research will address and the connection to medical, social and public health systems, the systems alignment approach, and the proposed...

21. If I am not chosen for this funding opportunity can I apply for another RWJF grant opportunity?

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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

RWJF Program Officers

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New Studies will Help Communities Tackle Health Equity Problems Cooperatively and Share the Benefits Equitably

News: December 22, 2021

AURORA, CO—Three new research studies will examine ways of helping the healthcare and social services sectors cooperate to solve health problems that disproportionately burden racial and ethnic minority populations across the U.S. These sectors too often fail to cooperate because of what social...

Applicant Resources

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29. Do I need to specify which of the three Priority Topics of Interest my LOI will address?

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Yes, when you submit your LOI using the RWJF online system, you will answer several questions, including a question asking about which Priority Topic of Interest your LOI addresses. Note that the three Priority Topics of Interest are described on Page 3 of the CFP document.

Journal Article | Transit and treatment: Aligning systems to address substance use in Connecticut

Presentation: January 18, 2024

This article, published in the Aligning Systems for Health Special Issue of Health Services Research, tests the hypothesis that proximity to new transit improves substance use disorder treatment provider cost efficiency. Resource: Article