Active Funding Opportunities

(Front to back) Cole Gomez Maldonado, Travis Willtinson (blue helmet), Thomas Jorgenson, and Mia Russell work to weed an invasive species. The tribe does not attempt to eradicate these plants but rather tries to find a way to live in harmony and balance with it. Location is a 5 acre megawatt solar field built in 2015. It was the first project in the Midwest with a smart inverter code. Photo by Josh Kohanek.

To transform health in our lifetime, RWJF funds research and initiatives focused on achieving health equity. Review our active and upcoming funding opportunities to see where you can play a role in paving the way to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.

Funding Opportunities

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Upcoming Funding Opportunities

RWJF Health Policy Fellows

The RWJF Health Policy Fellows program provides the nation’s most comprehensive midcareer learning experience at the intersection of health, science, and policy in Washington, D.C.

Fellows participate in the policy process at the federal level and leverage that leadership experience to promote policies, practices, and systems changes that advance the health of the nation.

Release date: August 4, 2026

 

Connecting Champions for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Health Professions 

RWJF seeks to fund one lead organization or consortium to serve as a national network weaver  for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the health professions.

The selected grantee will connect and support leaders, organizations, and institutions across the ecosystem, strengthening relationships, aligning strategy and communications, and facilitating shared learning and collective action. 

Release date: August 6, 2026

About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

RWJF is a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime. Through funding, convening, advocacy, and evidence-building, we work side-by-side with communities, practitioners, and institutions to get to health equity faster and pave the way together to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.

Awarded Grants

We have much greater impact together than we could on our own. 

Learn about the kinds of work we support—from advancing equity in scholary publishing, to transforming neighborhoods, to strengthening worker protections across U.S. cities.