Deadline- August 29, 2012
Public health agencies play a critical role in nation’s health system. As communities face new challenges, like the increasing burden of chronic disease and lean fiscal environments, and new opportunities like advances in technology, many public health officials and policy-makers are exploring new ways to organize and structure the management and delivery of public health services. In order to better understand the opportunity and impact of cross-jurisdictional sharing among public health agencies, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will fund up to 18 teams across the country that are exploring, implementing or improving cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements to participate in the Shared Services Learning Community.
RWJF will provide two-year grants of up to $125,000 to up to 18 teams of public health officials, policymakers, and other stakeholders that are exploring, implementing and/or improving CJS arrangements between two or more public health agencies.
Eligibility–
- RWJF seeks proposals from teams that includes, at a minimum, public health leaders and policymakers (i.e., public administrators, board members, and/or elected officials) from each jurisdiction involved in the cross-jurisdictional sharing effort.
- Teams must choose an organization to serve as the lead organization and grant recipient, and to be eligible the applicant organization must be located in the United States or its territories and be a:
- State or local government agency; or
- Tribal group recognized by the U.S. federal government; or
- Nonprofit organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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