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)
Office:
(800) 578-8636
Laura
L. Klein (For New Connections and Rapid-Response Grants)
Office:
(800) 578-8636