RFPs for Week of March 8

Title: Local Funding Partnerships
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
URL: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21021

Deadline: June 30, 2010 for brief proposals; November 10, 2010 for invited full proposals; May 13 and May 18, 2010 for optional conference calls

Amount: $200,000-500,000

Eligibility: Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker committed to participating as one of the funding partners.

Abstract: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships (LFP) program forges relationships between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program expansions-into new regions or to new populations-may also be considered. Please note that these funds may not be used to maintain existing projects.

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Title: New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming (for Midcareer Consultants)
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
URL: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21062

Deadline: April 7, 2010 for brief proposals; July 7, 2010 for invited full proposals; March 10, 2010 for optional conference call

Amount: up to $75,000 for one year

Eligibility: Mid-Career Consultants applying for the New Connections program must:

*         have no less than 10 and no more than 15 years of research and/or evaluation experience related to relevant health and health care fields;

*         be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories;

*         be from a group that has been historically underrepresented in the research activities supported by RWJF;

*         be a first time RWJF principal investigator/program contract grantee;

*         and be committed to the goals and mission of New Connections and RWJF

Abstract: New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming aims to expand the diversity of perspectives that informs RWJF programming; to introduce new researchers and scholars to the Foundation and; to help meet staff needs for data analysis that measures progress toward program objectives. In Round 5 New Connections invites Mid-Career Consultants from historically underrepresented groups to submit proposals to either: 1) address research questions using environmental scans or syntheses; or 2) evaluate specific programs funded by or connected to RWJF programming areas.

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Title: New Connections:Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming (for Junior Investigators)
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
URL: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21061&cid=xrs_rss-fa

Deadline: April 7, 2010 for brief proposals; July 7, 2010 for invited full proposals; March 10, 2010 for optional conference call

Amount: up to $75,000 for one year

Eligibility: Junior Investigator applicants to the New Connections program must:

*         have completed a doctorate (a J.D. is appropriate for Public Health Law Research-New Connections applicants) by November 2003 or later;

*         be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories;

*         be from a group that has been historically underrepresented in the research activities supported by RWJF, such as people from ethnic or racial minority groups, first-generation college graduates and people from low-income communities;

*         be a first-time grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation;

Abstract: New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming aims to expand the diversity of perspectives that inform RWJF programming and introduce new researchers and scholars to the Foundation, while simultaneously helping to meet staff needs for data analysis. The program invites Junior Investigators-scholars from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities who have received their doctorate within the last seven years-to address specific questions posed by one of RWJF's program areas using secondary data analysis or systematic review. Eligible scholars include individuals from ethnic or racial minority groups or low-income communities, first-generation college graduates (i.e., the first person in one's family to receive a college degree), or others who historically have been underrepresented in research disciplines that RWJF supports. In this funding round, we ask applicants to address research questions from five RWJF program areas: Childhood Obesity, Coverage, Human Capital, Public Health and Vulnerable Populations.

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Title: Research Grants
Sponsor: The Leakey Foundation
URL: http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=11227

Deadline: July 15, 2010

Amount: up to $22,000

Abstract: General Research Grants are awarded twice annually and constitute the majority of the Foundation's grant program. The Foundation exclusively funds research related specifically to human origins, including paleoanthropology, primate behavior, and studies of modern hunter-gatherer groups. The majority of the Foundation's General Research Grants to doctoral student are in the $3,000-$13,500 range; however, larger grants, especially to senior scientists and post-doctoral students, may be funded up to $22,000.