RWJF - Open Calls For Proposals

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) - 2011 Call for Proposals

webmail@rwjf.org — Mon, 02 May 2011 09:00:00 EDT

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) supports research, policy analysis and evaluation projects that provide policy leaders timely information on health care policy, financing and organization issues. Supported projects include: 1) examining significant issues and interventions related to health care financing and organization and their effects on health care costs, quality and access; and 2) exploring or testing major new ways to finance and organize health care that have the potential to improve access to more affordable and higher quality health services.

Deadline: Multiple

Public Health Law Research: Making the Case for Laws That Improve Health - 2012 Call for Proposals

webmail@rwjf.org — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST

Public Health Law Research (PHLR) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program seeks to build the evidence for and strengthen the use of regulatory, legal and policy solutions to improve public health. PHLR is equally interested in identifying and ameliorating laws and legal practices that unintentionally harm health. PHLR’s purpose is to answer important questions, such as: How does law influence health and health behavior? Which laws have the greatest impact? Can current laws be made more effective through better enforcement, or do they require amendment? Deadline: Apr 4, 2012

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program - 2012 Call for Applications

webmail@rwjf.org — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST

The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program was established to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who can achieve senior rank in academic medicine and dentistry and who will encourage and foster the development of succeeding classes of such physicians and dentists. Four-year postdoctoral research awards are offered to universities, schools of medicine and dentistry and research institutions to support the research and career development of physicians and dentists from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine and dentistry and to serving as role models for students and faculty of similar background. The program defines the term “historically disadvantaged” to mean the challenges facing individuals because of their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or similar factors. Deadline: Mar 15, 2012

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program - 2011-2012 Call for Applications

webmail@rwjf.org — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) collaborate to foster the development of physicians who will lead the transformation of Americans’ health and health care through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program. These future leaders will conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners and policy-makers to address issues essential to the health and well-being of all Americans.

Deadline: Feb 29, 2012

State Health Access Reform Evaluation - 2012 Call for Proposals

webmail@rwjf.org — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST

State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports rigorous research on health reform issues by investigators representing diverse disciplines and backgrounds. The program seeks to identify and fill gaps in research on health reform issues, especially related to state-level implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with a focus on provisions that are designed to increase access and coverage. SHARE-sponsored research will provide timely guidance on implementation issues as states consider their unique responsibilities in executing the ACA, and will contribute to the evidence base for future state and national health reform efforts. The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) at the University of Minnesota will provide technical support for this program. Deadline: Feb 22, 2012

Innovations for Health: Solutions that Cross Borders - International Competition

webmail@rwjf.org — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:30:00 EST

Despite their differences, countries throughout the world face a surprisingly similar set of health care challenges, such as fragmented health care ecosystems, high costs, inconsistent quality of care, inefficient systems, barriers to access and capacity needs. To address these challenges and find solutions with the potential to transform health and health care, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio is partnering with Ashoka Changemakers to launch the international competition, Innovations for Health: Solutions that Cross Borders.

The Innovations for Health competition will award prizes of $10,000 for three solutions that effectively drive improvements in health and health care, and have the potential to be applied in other countries that are experiencing similar health care challenges. To learn more, visit the competition welcome letter. Deadline: Feb 13, 2012