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34. Do I need to include a budget with my LOI?

No, budgets are not required and cannot be submitted at the LOI stage. However, you should keep in mind the funding limits for each type of award category when developing your research idea and LOI.

35. How does this CFP define and conceptualize systemic racism?

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...

MICHAEL BIRD

Michael E. Bird is a Kewa Pueblo Indian from New Mexico. He is the first American Indian and social worker to serve as President (2000-2001) of the American Public Health Association in the organization’s history. Mr. Bird has more than 30 years of public health experience with Native American...

37. Do I need community partners for this funding opportunity?

The simple answer is “Yes” and also “the more partners, the better.” We encourage research-community partnerships to ensure that your research team has the necessary scientific expertise, systems knowledge, implementation capacity, and community expertise to carry out the proposed research...

FAAITH (Faith-leaders Allied and Aligned to Institute Trust in the Home) and HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) for Equitable Systems Alignment

This study, funded as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action research program, evaluates the feasibility of a modified Church-based home visiting program that aims to align health and social services for households with young children and dismantle forms of structural racism faced by these households. The program to be modified and tested is delivered by Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton New Jersey, a predominantly Black congregation, with the goal of reducing adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and promoting positive childhood experiences within historically marginalized families and communities.

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Can Subsidized Transportation Options Slow Diabetes Progression?

This study tests several low-cost ways of improving transportation opportunities for low-income urban diabetic patients, including providing public transit vouchers, a cash benefit, or mobility counseling compared with usual medical care alone. Presenters: Fei Li, PhD | Georgia State University...

JULIE RESSALAM

Ms. Ressalam oversees research translation and dissemination efforts for Systems for Action, including development of research syntheses, briefs, toolkits and training sessions. Julie is an active advocate within the Aurora immigrant and refugee community in Colorado and is passionate about sustainable community engagement methods. She is a public health researcher persuing a doctorate in health services research. She holds an MPH in epidemiology from Saint Louis University and a BS from Pennsylvania State University.