Vulnerable Populations
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Anchorage, AK
Improving the oral health of Alaska Natives by using rural outreach trips to gain support for the Dental Health Aide Therapist Program.
$15,300
(4 months)
ID 58516
Clyde H. Barganier
Montgomery, AL
Consultant for the Foundation's Hurricane Katrina Response Team in Alabama.
$25,000
(11 months)
ID 56901
Consultant for the Foundation's Hurricane Katrina Response Team in Alabama.
$14,000
(6 months)
ID 60108
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Brooklyn, NY
Developing a strategic plan to evaluate, redefine and expand programs serving low-income children and families.
$25,000
(6 months)
ID 56683
Kaye W. Bender, Ph.D., R.N.
Terry, MS
Consultant for the Foundation's Hurricane Katrina Response Team in Mississippi.
$18,543
(7 months)
ID 57469
Benjamin Rose Institute
Cleveland, OH
Testing a refined version of the Veterans Affairs' Partnership for Dementia Care.
$124,976
(33 months)
ID 57816
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Expand Binational Health Week: to improve health services, information, resources, health promotion and prevention activities for Latinos.
$25,000
(6 months)
ID 58084
University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Los Angeles, CA
Psychological first aid field operations guide.
$15,120
(6 months)
ID 58833
California Youth Connection
San Francisco, CA
Expanding California Youth Connection's capacity to provide technical assistance to other states in training foster youth as policy advocates.
$119,337
(8 months)
ID 58610
The Carter Center Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Twenty-Second Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy: Disaster Mental Health in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina.
$50,000
(1 year)
ID 57177
Cash & Counseling
To expand a proven model of consumer-directed supportive services to more states, allowing thousands more older adults and people with disabilities to have choice and control over the care they receive.
Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
Chestnut Hill, MA
Technical assistance and direction for Cash & Counseling.
$1,236,476
(1 year)
ID 49698
Development of software to collect and manage consumer data for the Cash & Counseling states.
$112,002
(7 months)
ID 57074
Center for Healthcare Strategies Supporting Organization Inc.
Hamilton, NJ
Promoting expansion of the Partnership for Long-Term Care.
$1,347,510
(3 years)
ID 57815
Center for Multicultural Human Services
Falls Church, VA
Establishing a technical assistance center on developing a community-based model for providing mental health services to immigrants and refugees.
$748,908
(3 years)
ID 58384
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Assessment of a program aimed at maximizing the cognitive potential of children from low-resource families.
$134,400
(8 months)
ID 58418
Christian Health Ministries
New Orleans, LA
Providing post-Katrina pastoral counseling services to people living in the greater New Orleans area.
$100,000
(1 year)
ID 59634
University of Colorado, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Boulder, CO
Dissemination and replication of violence prevention programs.
$2,184,207
(4 years)
ID 58328
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO
Increasing infant preventive health service delivery in an inner-city population.
$51,377
(1 year)
ID 57038
Common Sense Media
San Francisco, CA
Conference examining the impact of media and entertainment on children and families.
$50,000
(7 months)
ID 58306
Communications Support for the Vulnerable Populations Program Area
To manage strategic communications for the Foundation's Vulnerable Populations program area to produce high-quality, consistent, timely products and messages that help increase impact.
Burness Communications, Inc.
Bethesda, MD
Communications for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Health in America.
$44,575
(1 month)
ID 59883
Communications Projects
Multiple Contractors
Communications planning for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Health in America.
$280,000
(7 months)
ID 56618
Consulting and meeting costs for the Foundation's Vulnerable Populations program area.
$50,000
(7 months)
ID 57458
Consulting and meeting costs for the Foundation's Hurricane Katrina Response Team.
$50,000
(7 months)
ID 58429
Strategic communications for the Foundation's Vulnerable Populations program area.
$1,050,000
(18 months)
ID 58454
Community Empowerment Association, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
Expanding mental health services for at-risk adolescents living in impoverished communities.
$400,000
(18 months)
ID 53467
Community Oriented Correctional Health Services, Inc.
Oakland, CA
Replication of an innovative public health model for correctional health care in jails and re-entry efforts for high-risk prisoners.
$7,395,637
(3 years)
ID 55964
Community Partnerships for Older Adults
Program to foster efforts of local public-private partnerships to improve long-term-care and supportive services systems for older adults.
Program Sites
AgeOptions, Inc.
Oak Park, IL
Creating an integrated collaborative long-term-care system for suburban elderly.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57497
C.S.S. of Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, MI
Establishing an elder-friendly community that promotes improved long-term care and independence.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57505
Easter Seals New Hampshire Inc.
Manchester, NH
Redesigning community long-term care and supportive services for the frail elderly.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57504
City of Fremont
Fremont, CA
Creating a coordinated system of services for a culturally diverse population of frail elderly.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57503
Mountain Projects Inc.
Waynesville, NC
Developing a comprehensive seamless continuum of care for older adults.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57499
Olympic Area Agency on Aging
Port Hadlock, WA
Developing comprehensive aging and long-term-care services for a rural elderly population.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57496
Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board
Culpeper, VA
Developing local and regional community awareness and action to address long-term-care issues of the elderly.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57501
United Way of Northeast Florida Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
Developing a coordinated and accessible long-term-care system for older adults.
$750,000
(4 years)
ID 57500
Other Program Activities
University of Southern Maine, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
Portland, ME
Technical assistance and direction for Community Partnerships for Older Adults.
$1,515,476
(1 year)
ID 47891
Corporation for Supportive Housing
New York, NY
Establishing supportive housing as an essential component of reintegrating ex-offenders into communities.
$6,000,000
(3 years)
ID 53461
Council of State Governments–Southern Governors' Association
Lexington, KY
Developing a Gulf Coast health information technology task force.
$735,060
(1 year)
ID 56637
Creative Interventions
Oakland, CA
Developing and implementing a community-based intervention model for domestic violence among immigrants and refugees.
$300,000
(3 years)
ID 57982
Faith in Action
Program to expand the continued replication of the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Model, providing volunteer caregiving to people of all ages with chronic health conditions.
Program Sites
Church Triumphant Inc.
Bryant, AR
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57722
Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children and Families Inc.
Wilmington, DE
$50,000
(2 years)
ID 57730
Executive Service Corps-Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57723
Faith in Action Caregivers Inc.
Wheeling, WV
$12,630
(2 years)
ID 57721
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice Inc.
Venice, FL
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57725
Horizon Health Inc.
Pierz, MN
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57714
Interfaith Caregivers Program
Akron, OH
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57719
Interfaith Caregiving Network Incorporated
Waukesha, WI
$35,000
(2 years)
ID 57718
North Hills Community Outreach, Inc.
Allison Park, PA
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57720
Northwest Portland Ministries Inc.
Portland, OR
$13,600
(2 years)
ID 57727
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
Cavalier, ND
$74,920
(2 years)
ID 57735
Round Rock Caregivers
Round Rock, TX
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57733
St. Vincent Catholic Charities
Lansing, MI
$75,000
(2 years)
ID 57717
Shenendehowa Senior Citizens Inc.
Clifton Park, NY
$50,000
(2 years)
ID 57715
Vermont Rural Education Collaborative Inc.
Cabot, VT
$42,000
(2 years)
ID 57724
Other Program Activities
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Technical assistance and direction for Faith in Action.
$1,266,697
(1 year)
ID 57125
Faith in Action national conference.
$310,962
(2 years)
ID 57781
Family Support America
Chicago, IL
Preparing legacy materials on Family Support America's efforts to promote community-based family support service centers for future use by the field.
$31,459
(3 months)
ID 58960
Foundation Center
New York, NY
Tracking philanthropy's response to the Gulf Coast hurricanes.
$35,000
(19 months)
ID 57250
Foundation for the Mid South Inc.
Jackson, MS
Supporting health access and services to vulnerable populations in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
$500,000
(19 months)
ID 57502
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Atlanta, GA
Supporting the redevelopment of health care in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
$177,098
(7 months)
ID 57653
Grantmakers in Aging Inc.
Dayton, OH
Grantmakers in Aging 2006 Annual Conference.
$30,000
(1 year)
ID 58011
Growth Philanthropy Network Inc.
New York, NY
Developing best practices for expanding and scaling social programs.
$300,000
(3 years)
ID 56688
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Chicago, IL
Technical assistance and dissemination of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention model.
$3,023,814
(4 years)
ID 55535
Impact Strategies Inc.
Washington, DC
Identifying options for technical assistance to increase youth access to health-promoting activities in the nonschool hours.
$250,000
(6 months)
ID 57185
Injury Free Coalition for Kids: Dissemination of a Model Injury Prevention Program for Children and Adolescents
Program to reduce and prevent injuries to children through a hospital-based, research-driven model, implemented in partnership with coalitions of community stakeholders.
The Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University
New York, NY
Technical assistance and direction for the Injury Free Coalition for Kids.
$1,456,084
(2 years)
ID 59675
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc.
Washington, DC
Identifying and assessing opportunities for improving services to youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
$273,100
(8 months)
ID 57866
Lincoln Literacy Council
Lincoln, NE
Improving health for low English proficiency patients through health literacy training.
$179,549
(2 years)
ID 57366
Living Cities Inc.: The National Community Development Initiative
New York, NY
Operating support for the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation to aid victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
$200,000
(2 years)
ID 56655
Local Initiative Funding Partners Program
A matching grants program designed to establish partnerships between RWJF and local grantmakers in support of innovative, community-based projects that improve health and health care for vulnerable populations.
Program Sites
African Community International Inc. – The African Center
Indianapolis, IN
Increasing access to primary health care for African refugees.
$505,770
(4 years)
ID 58029
Alliance for Inclusion & Prevention Inc.
Roslindale, MA
Building the capacity of local mental health providers to deliver school-based services.
$513,762
(4 years)
ID 58058
Bay Area Black United Fund Inc.
Oakland, CA
Reducing the health inequities among African Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area.
$513,762
(4 years)
ID 58031
Community Foundation of Central Florida Inc.
Orlando, FL
Linking low-income minority children to medical and social services.
$499,240
(3 years)
ID 58039
Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc.
Anchorage, AK
Transitional housing, education and therapy program for Alaska Native vulnerable populations.
$513,762
(4 years)
ID 58067
La Comunidad Hispana Inc.
Kennett Square, PA
Providing bilingual workplace health services to Mexican immigrants.
$489,742
(4 years)
ID 58044
Maternity Care Coalition
Philadelphia, PA
Improving the health and parenting skills of incarcerated pregnant and postpartum women and their babies.
$446,921
(4 years)
ID 58037
MetroHealth Foundation Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Medical-legal collaborative to remove barriers to health care for vulnerable populations.
$500,000
(4 years)
ID 58033
Supportive Older Women's Network
Philadelphia, PA
Providing a network of support services for families headed by grandparents.
$495,534
(4 years)
ID 58024
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX
School-based telehealth program to increase access to behavioral health services for disadvantaged adolescents.
$500,000
(4 years)
ID 58030
United Community Center Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Addressing the cultural and medical needs of Wisconsin's Latino population.
$385,320
(3 years)
ID 58038
United Way of Central Louisiana Inc.
Alexandria, LA
Worksite wellness initiative to decrease the incidence of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
$504,608
(3 years)
ID 58055
Other Program Activities
Health Research & Educational Trust of New Jersey
Princeton, NJ
Technical assistance and direction for the Local Initiative Funding Partners Program.
$1,350,142
(1 year)
ID 55693
Louisiana Public Health Institute
New Orleans, LA
Consulting services reporting on the local and state perspective of the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
$28,775
(11 months)
ID 56921
Michigan Public Health Institute
Okemos, MI
Testing the effectiveness of an online interactive diffusion tool used to identify potential early adopters of the Green House Project model.
$102,407
(1 year)
ID 57114
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Meeting to define guidelines for health care access for prisoners re-entering the community.
$30,000
(6 months)
ID 56858
National Council on the Aging Inc.
Washington, DC
Assessing the potential for the National Council on Aging's proposed Center for Diffusion of Innovations in Aging Services.
$50,000
(4 months)
ID 57349
National Demonstration of Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults
To replicate the Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) Program—an intervention that uses evidence-based psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions in the early identification and treatment of adolescents and young adults with severe mental illness.
Program Sites
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME
Prevention of psychosis through early detection and intervention Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER);.
$2,000,000
(4 years)
ID 59639
Other Program Activities
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME
Technical assistance and direction for the National Demonstration of Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults.
$1,043,078
(1 year)
ID 58287
Prevention Institute
Oakland, CA
Overview of violence prevention programs with a focus on youth and intimate partner violence.
$40,000
(3 months)
ID 56950
Advancing promising approaches to primary prevention of intimate partner violence.
$111,395
(6 months)
ID 58219
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Health in America
To explore the social and economic factors that affect health (e.g., poverty, education, housing); to lead to changes in national, state and local policies, and promote private-sector initiatives that will reduce health inequities among Americans.
Program Sites
George Washington University, The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Washington, DC
Creating and managing the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Health in America.
$3,139,613
(3 years)
ID 58974
George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Washington, DC
Planning grant for the organizational home for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Health in America.
$264,656
(8 months)
ID 57450
Other Program Activities
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Building the knowledge base on the socioeconomic gaps in health.
$2,509,582
(3 years)
ID 58970
Communications Projects
Multiple Contractors
Communications for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Health in America.
$4,350,805
(2 years)
ID 58933
RS Eden
Minneapolis, MN
Developing an integrated network to improve access to care for high-risk men with histories of substance abuse, mental illness and homelessness.
$450,000
(1 year)
ID 58045
St. Thomas Health Services Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Restoration of pediatric services in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
$50,000
(1 year)
ID 57552
San Francisco Foundation Community Initiative Funds
San Francisco, CA
Expanding the knowledge and field building exchange of diversity-focused community funds to address the needs of disadvantaged populations.
$33,600
(7 months)
ID 58945
Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal Inc.
Shreveport, LA
Improving the health and well-being of isolated families and communities.
$305,760
(1 year)
ID 50652
Sickness Prevention Achieved Through Regional Collaboration Inc.
Newton, MA
Guidance and technical assistance for a polling place vaccination program for the elderly.
$320,907
(1 year)
ID 57520
Technical Assistance Collaborative Inc.
Boston, MA
Improving the transition of youth ages 18–24 to adult behavioral health services post-Hurricane Katrina.
$189,240
(10 months)
ID 56884
Implementing permanent supportive housing for people with disabilities in Louisiana.
$2,353,248
(3 years)
ID 59160
The Three Doctors Foundation Inc
Newark, NJ
Business plan and infrastructure support for the Three Doctors Foundation.
$259,000
(1 year)
ID 57419
Urban Health Initiative: Working to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
Program to improve the health and safety of young people in urban areas by improving collaboration among youth-serving agencies and organizations.
Program Sites
The Greater Richmond Chamber Foundation
Richmond, VA
$400,000
(1 year)
ID 56636
United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc.
Washington, DC
Comprehensive model of social services and legal assistance to meet the physical and mental health needs of unaccompanied immigrant children.
$410,570
(2 years)
ID 57137
Daniel W. Webster, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Bethesda, MD
Literature review of violence prevention.
$8,575
(1 month)
ID 56869