Funding-Limited Submission – Robert Wood Johnson/Pew Charitable Trusts - Health Impact Project; April 27, 2011

The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, has announced a Call for Proposals for grants to conduct Health Impact Assessments (HIA). The funding is intended to enable awardees to develop an HIA, which is a study that can help policy makers and community members identify and address the potential, and often overlooked, health implications of policy proposals in a broad range of sectors, including agriculture, transportation, and development.

The Health Impact Project will fund up to eight initiatives that identify how policy proposals will impact health at the local, tribal, or state level.

Grants will range from $25,000 to $125,000 each and will support government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Grantees also will receive training, mentoring, and technical assistance from the Health Impact Project and leading HIA experts.

Further information can be found at:  http://www.healthimpactproject.org/resources/document/Call_For_Proposals_2011-Health_Impact_Project.pdf?1300146409

Applicants may submit separate brief proposals for up to two projects during this solicitation.  The Health Impact Project will not fund more than one full proposal per organization.

Because the Health Impact Project only allows applicants to submit two proposals for this solicitation, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to submit the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, April 27, 2011:

a) Names and departments of UK Project Director, key personnel,

b) Project overview – (1-2 pages) identify the proposed theme(s), objectives, and brief description of activities

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make a recommendation. The deadline is June 1, 2011. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).