Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Posted by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on May 25, 2015

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating and prevent childhood obesity, especially among groups at highest risk for obesity, including black, Latino, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander children, and children who live in lower-income communities (urban, suburban, and/or rural). Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic, eliminate health disparities, and help all children achieve a healthy weight.

The program has issued a Request for Proposals for two types of awards aimed at providing advocates, decision makers, and policy makers with the evidence needed to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. The award types are Round Nine grants and RWJF New Connections grants.

1) Round Nine Grants: Approximately $2.55 million will be awarded through this funding round. Each grant will provide up to $190,000 over a maximum funding period of eighteen months.

2) RWJF New Connections Grants: Up to two RWJF New Connections grants will be awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program in this round of funding. Awards will be for twelve to eighteen months and will range up to $100,000 each.

Preference will be given to public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. In addition, applicant organizations must be based in the United States or one of its territories.

Concept papers must be received no later than July 1, 2015. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals by September 9, 2015.

DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2015 (CONCEPT PAPERS)

http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2015/healthy-eating-research-new-connections.html