Local Initiative Funding Partners Program (LIFP)

Posted by on March 19, 2007

Local Initiative Funding Partners Program (LIFP)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is accepting applications to create partnership programs between the RWJF and local grantmakers to fund promising original projects designed to significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative, and community-based. Significant program expansions such as a major expansion into new regions or to new populations may also be considered.

Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2007

* Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program expansions?such as a major expansion into new regions or to new populations?may also be considered. LIFP matching grants may not be used to administer existing programs.
* Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as one of the funding partners.
* Local funding partners must be willing to work with each grantee to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations and corporate and other philanthropies.
* Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. In-kind services may not be used to match foundation funds.

<a href="http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19831">http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19831</a>