Deadline: 31 May 2016
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is currently inviting applicants globally for ideas to help build a Culture of Health in the United States, where everyone has the opportunity to live healthier lives, no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make.
The Program will focus on promoting wellness, not just treating illness. Where all sectors, from health care to social services to urban planning, work together with health in mind.
Area of Interest
- Build healthy places
- Build social connection across the lifespan
- Get and keep children healthy
- Integrate health and social services
- Increase the health care system’s focus on the root causes of poor health
Funding Information
- The Foundation will support grants from $50,000 up to $250,000 (USD), for up to 18 months.
- This funding opportunity will remain open for three months; however, decisions about modifications to the program and the duration of the program will be made by RWJF at its sole discretion.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants are welcome to apply.
- Applicants who represent organizations from a wide range of fields and disciplines-both within and outside the health sector.
- The Program seeks to attract diversity of thought, professional background, race, ethnicity, and cultural perspective in their applicant pool.
- Building a Culture of Health means integrating health into all aspects of society, so program encourage multisector partnerships and collaboration.
- The Program encourage proposals from both U.S.-based applicants with ideas for adapting an overseas model and international applicants with ideas that could work in the United States.
How to Apply
Applicants must apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions.
