Funding-Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity; May 13, 2010 

 

Agency

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

 

Description

 

Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

 

The three types of funding opportunities included in this call for proposals (CFP) are Round 5 grants, rapid-response grants and New Connections grants through Healthy Eating Research. The broad topics and types of studies are described in the complete CFP.

 

Call for Proposals: http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/cfp_HER2010.pdf

 

Key Dates:

 

For Round 5 Grants and New Connections Grants:

    * May 13, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)–Deadline for receipt of full proposals.

    * Late August 2010–Notification of finalists.

    * November 15, 2010–Awards begin.

 

For Rapid-Response Grants:

    * March 15–September 1, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)–Concept papers may be submitted.

    * October 15, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)–Final deadline for receipt of invited full proposals. Full proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until this deadline.

    * August 1, 2010–February 15, 2011–Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis. Initiation of funding will be tied to the full proposal submission date.

 

Total Award: Approximately $2.4 million will be awarded under this CFP for Round 5 grants, rapid-response grants and New Connections grants through Healthy Eating Research. Please refer to the CFP for complete details.

 

Contact Information

 

Kathy Kosiak (For Round 5 Grants)

healthyeating@umn.edu

Office: (800) 578-8636

 

Laura L. Klein (For New Connections and Rapid-Response Grants)

healthyeating@umn.edu

Office: (800) 578-8636