FOA-Equity-Focused
Policy Research: Building Cross-Cutting Evidence on Supports for Families with
Young Children; February 16, 2021
Agency
Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Description
The
Equity-Focused Policy Research (EFPR) grant program seeks to fund a body of
research that illuminates strategies and policies that enhance families’
equitable access to key resources for supporting their children’s healthy
development. EFPR grants are guided by a research agenda that focuses on: (1)
understanding the sources of inequities in families’ access to and use of key
resources; (2) identifying and testing innovations to advance equity; and (3)
strategies for scaling up policies and approaches that are effective in
advancing equity. The agenda addresses three policy areas as providing critical
resources for families: (1) access to early care and education (ECE); (2) income
supports (such as the Earned Income Tax Credit [EITC] and cash transfer
programs) and income generation/replacement; and (3) nutrition supports (such as
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP]).
The
purpose of this funding opportunity is to support action-oriented research that
advances health equity, builds the knowledge base, and informs policymaking.
Evidence generated through funded projects should inform practice and policy,
and guide practitioners and policymakers (federal, state, and local) in setting
priorities and allocating resources. Through this call for proposals, RWJF
intends to support research that advances policy and programmatic solutions to
help families gain equitable access to needed supports during and after the
current crisis and ensure that a Culture of Health with health equity for all
families remains front and center in the national dialogue. Research funded
under this opportunity might clarify the drivers of inequitable access to
supports; evaluate innovations that have the potential to improve access to
supports and reduce disparities through policy change or implementation; assess
or review strategies for scaling up effective policies and innovations; or
explore new measures to monitor progress toward achieving equity in access to
key supports. Although we recognize the importance of identifying the magnitude
of gaps in access to supports and disparate outcomes for families, for this
call for proposals, we are prioritizing research that illuminates the
structural reasons for or drivers of disparities and that has direct
implications for policy or programmatic changes that will promote
equity.
Award:
$50,000
to $200,000
Closing
Date:
Brief
proposal: February 16, 2021
Full
proposal: May 11, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement:
Contact
Information
Gina
Hijjawi, PhD
Phone: (609) 627-5782
Email: ghijjawi@rwjf.org