Deadline:

Jul 29, 2009 - Closed

Program Area:

Childhood Obesity

Purpose:

Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity among children and adolescents. We place special emphasis on strategies with the potential to reach racial/ethnic populations and children living in lower-income communities who are at highest risk for obesity. Grants funded under this call for proposals (CFP) are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

This funding opportunity from RWJF for New Connections research or publication grants through the Active Living Research program is for new investigators from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities. Two types of grants will be funded under this CFP: New Connections research grants and New Connections publication grants.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Investigators must:

• represent populations historically disadvantaged and underrepresented in research, including racial/ethnic minority researchers, those from lower-income communities and first-generation college graduates;
• have completed a doctorate or terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., J.D.) within the past seven years (after September 1, 2002);
• demonstrate evidence of research skills relevant to the proposed study or publication; and
• be affiliated with or sponsored by a university or an organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not a private Foundation under Section 509(a) of the Code.

Additional eligibility criteria for each type of grant and the complete selection criteria are outlined in the call for proposals.

Key Dates:

• June 22, 2009 (12 p.m. PT)—Optional conference call for potential applicants. Details and registration information are available on the Active Living Research Web site.
• July 29, 2009 (1 p.m. PT)—Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
• October 2009—Notification of finalists.
• February 2010—Funding initiated.
• February 9–11, 2010—Active Living Research grantee meeting and annual conference. Recently awarded grantees are required to attend.

Total Award:

A total of up to $336,000 will be awarded for research and publication grants as outlined below:

• Research grants: Four 12- to 18-month awards of up to $75,000 each.
• Publication grants: Three 12-month awards of up to $12,000 each.

Contact:

Deborah Lou, Ph.D., program analyst
Active Living Research
dlou@projects.sdsu.edu
Office: (619) 260-6336

Related Materials:

• View National Program Office


• View Program FAQs


• Active Living Research (Grant Results Reports)