Funding-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Proposals for Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity; July 1, 2011 

 

Agency

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

Description

 

Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. The program places special emphasis on reaching children and youth between the ages of three and 18 who are at highest risk for obesity — black, Latino, American Indian, and Asian/Pacific Islander children, as well as children who live in under-resourced and lower-income communities.

 

The program has released a call for proposals for opportunistic, time-sensitive studies on emerging or anticipated changes in physical activity-related policies or environments. Rapid-response grants are expected to accelerate progress toward policy and environmental strategies to prevent and reduce childhood obesity. For maximum impact, studies should be completed in as short a time frame as realistically possible and results disseminated using methods designed to reach local, state, or national decision-makers in time to help inform key policy decisions.

 

Preference will be given to applicants who are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. The focus of this program is the United States; studies in other countries will be considered only to the extent that they may directly inform U.S. policy.

 

A total of up to $1.5 million will be awarded under this Call for Proposals. The maximum award for a single grant is $150,000, with a funding period not to exceed eighteen months.

 

Closing Date: Grants are awarded on a rolling basis. Letters of Intent may be submitted at any time until July 1, 2011.

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21121