William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows
William T. Grant Foundation
All Regions
01/08/2009

William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows

The goal of the Distinguished Fellows Program is to increase the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research in the service of improved youth outcomes and well-being. To accomplish this goal, the program gives researchers the opportunity to immerse themselves in practice or policy settings and conversely gives influential mid-career practitioners and policymakers the opportunity to work in research settings.

The RFP will be reissued as the 2008-2009 William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows Application Guide on September 19, 2008. Deadline for Letters of Inquiry will be January 8, 2009.

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration, Fellows must:

* Be influential mid-career practitioners, policymakers, or researchers.
* Submit a proposal that advances the William T. Grant Foundation's Current Research Interests.
* Propose one or two tax-exempt private and governmental organizations that are willing to "house" and mentor the Fellow.

Q. What is the goal of the Distinguished Fellows Program?
A. The Foundation focuses on supporting research to improve the lives of youth ages 8-25 in the United States. The goal of the Distinguished Fellows Program is to increase the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research in the service of improved youth outcomes.

Q. Who is eligible to apply for the William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows Program?
A. Mid-career policymakers, practitioners, and researchers who are influential within their role and significantly able to affect attitudes and practices of others working in similar roles and settings. Support is restricted to researchers seeking to work in policy or practice settings, or policymakers and practitioners seeking to work in research settings.

Q. How do you define mid-career?
A. Mid-career is defined as having 8 to 20 years of cumulative experience in one's current role as a researcher, policymaker, or practitioner.

Q. How is someone judged to be an influential?
A. For the purposes of this RFP an influential is defined as a policymaker, practitioner, or researcher who is seen by colleagues in his/her role as particularly knowledgeable and well connected to others in the role and who uses knowledge, access, and connections to influence colleagues on matters important to youth.

Q. How do you define practitioner, policymaker, and researcher?
A. Practitioner refers to a person working in an organization or system that provides direct services to youth ages 8-25 (e.g., school districts, the child welfare system, community-based organizations) or in an organization meant to support such direct service organizations and systems (e.g., training and technical assistance providers, constituent group organizations).

Policymaker refers to a person currently working in a policymaking or policy-implementing organization (e.g., legislative or executive branch staff) or in an organization meant to support and/or influence such agencies (e.g., constituent group organization, advocacy organization).

Researcher is a person who works in a setting where he/she manages, designs, or conducts research, evaluations, and/or policy analyses.

Q. Are there any restrictions on the number of people per institution who may apply to the program?
A. There are no restrictions regarding the number of applicants per institution.

Q. What does the Distinguished Fellows award consist of?
A. Award recipients will be named William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows, and each Fellow will receive up to $175,000 (including direct and indirect costs of 7.5%) for the total duration of the fellowship. Fellowships may range between six months and two years. Fellowship activity must amount to a minimum of half of a person-year at the fellowship site(s) over the duration of the project. (Thus, the minimum duration is full-time for six months at the Fellowship site.) Awards are made to the applicant's employer, which must be a non-profit private or governmental organization.

William T. Grant Foundation

570 Lexington Ave., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022-6837
Phone: 212.752.0071 Fax: 212.752.1398 E-mail: info@wtgrantfdn.org

Academic, Health Economist, Health Services Researcher, Policy Analyst, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, Social Scientist
4th Annual National DNA Day Essay Contest
American Society of Human Genetics
All Regions
03/16/2009
$400

DNA Day 2009

April 25, 2009

National DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953.

Each year ASHG and its partners organize a variety of events that help K-12 students, teachers, and the public learn more about how genetics and genomics affect their lives.

4th Annual National DNA Day Essay Contest

Deadline: March 16, 2009

The contest aims to challenge students to examine, question, and reflect on the important concepts of genetics. Essays are expected to contain substantive, well-reasoned arguments indicative of a depth of understanding of the concepts related to the essay questions. Only 9th - 12th grade students are eligible this year. All essays must be received by March 16, 2009 by 5:00 pm EST. All submissions must be electronic. Please review the rules before submitting the essays.

2009 Essay Questions

Some traits come in two varieties (for example, Mendel’s round and wrinkled peas with the green and yellow colors). Do all traits for all species come in only two varieties? Justify your answer by explaining the relationship between genes and traits.

What is (are) the cause(s) of human health and disease? Explain your answer using one or more specific examples.

Essays will be read and scored by at least two independent judges. A 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner will be chosen for each question.

1st Place Winner: $400 + teacher receives a $2,000 grant for laboratory genetics equipment.
2nd Place Winner: $250
3rd Place Winner: $150 The American Society of Human Genetics
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20814
1-866-HUM-GENE | 301-634-7300
society@ashg.org

High School Student, High School Teacher, Science Educator, Student, Teacher
Love Your Veggies Grant Program
Hidden Valley
All Regions
11/07/2008
$15,000
Hidden Valley Announces Return of  Love Your Veggies Grant Program

Ten Elementary Schools to Receive $15,000 Grant to Promote Fresh Vegetable Consumption

The makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings, owned by The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX), have announced they will continue the Love Your Veggies grant program, this year offering $15,000 grants to 10 elementary schools in the United States. With support from the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) and Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), the grant program will once again seek to help schools execute innovative programs that will increase the access to, and consumption of, fresh fruits and vegetables in schools.

Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need, innovation, greatest likelihood of sustainable impact on the students they are serving and potential for community involvement. Funding must be spent on any of the following efforts: fresh produce, a vegetable station, kitchen equipment, program staffing, nutrition education resources and food safety training.

Elementary schools interested in applying for a Love Your Veggies grant for their students may do so online at www.LoveYourVeggiesGrants.org. Schools can apply for a grant beginning Aug. 15 and applications will be accepted through Nov. 7, 2008. Grant recipients will be selected by representatives of Hidden Valley, SNF and PBH, and will be notified by March of 2009.
Dietician, Nutritionist, Parent, School Nurse, Teacher
2009 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth
National Child Labor Committee
All Regions
10/23/2008
$1,000

Dear Colleague:

It is our pleasure to invite you to nominate up to two individuals for the 2009 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth. These nationally recognized awards, now in their 24th year, are presented annually by the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) to ten recipients -- five professionals and five volunteers -- for their unheralded and exceptional service to young people...

We depend on leaders such as you to identify the outstanding work being done in your community on behalf of children and youth. That work can be of almost any kind, from health and welfare to education and recreation.

The deadline for this year’s nominations is Thursday, October 23, 2008. A distinguished national panel of judges will then make the selections, which will be announced early in 2009.

The Lewis Hine Awards seek to identify not the one-time hero, but the individual who has made a commitment to the well-being, growth and development of youth. That commitment may be carried out in a paid job or through volunteering. In either case, the individual’s efforts should symbolize the exceptional work done to improve the lives of young people.

We will bring the awardees to New York City for a media-covered ceremony where their outstanding public service will be recognized and each will receive an award of $1,000.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS TO:
NCLC 2009 Lewis Hine Awards
Selection Committee
1501 Broadway, Suite 1908
New York, NY 10036

Nominations will NOT be accepted by fax or email.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Please call 212-840-1801

Pediatric Nurse, Pediatrician, Volunteer, Athletic Coach, High School Teacher, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, Public Servant, School Nurse, Teacher
Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program
Brookdale Foundation Group
All Regions
12/04/2008
$10,000

The Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)
Local Initiative – Year 2009

Guidelines
2009 RAPP Local and Regional Request for Proposals (RFP)
Introduction
The Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) aims to develop or expand services for
grandparents or other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the
biological parents are unable to do so. Up to thirty local and regional programs will be selected
through this Request For Proposal (RFP) process from within the United States. Each selected
organization will receive a mini-grant of $10,000 over a two-year period ($6,000 and $4,000
respectively), contingent on progress made during year one and potential for continuity in the future.
On-going technical assistance will also be provided.
The deadline for the completed proposals is Thursday, December 4, 2008. Selected applicants will
be notified in April and are required to attend an Orientation and Training Conference to be held
May 1-3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.
Goals of the Relatives as Parents Programs
• supportive services to relative caregivers and the children they are raising, with emphasis on
relative caregiving families that are not in the formal foster care system;
• start new or expand current services in response to caregiver and family needs;
• Services and assistance to relative caregivers and the children in their care must include regular
ongoing support, educational or social groups and at least two of the following:
- benefits and legal guidance - educational seminars
- individual and/or family counseling - health care services
- childcare - housing assistance
- children’s services - group recreational activities
- transportation assistance - services to special populations
- services with local schools - other programmatic initiatives
- mental health services
• establish collaboration with community organizations and other service systems such as family
services, child care, aging, education, legal, health care, mental health and extension services;
• initiate programs that have assurance of continuity beyond the two year grant period; and
• create replicable models of cost-effective, quality services across the region
General Guidelines for Local and Regional Sponsors
• The sponsoring organization must have a 501(c)(3) or equivalent tax-exempt status.
• The proposal should reflect responsiveness to all of the goals listed above.
• The sponsor must show linkages to other community agencies. Letters of support from
collaborating agencies should be included in the appendix of the proposal and reflect the kinds
of supportive services and activities they will contribute to this project.
• The sponsor must assign a senior staff member who will have overall administrative and
supervisory responsibility for the Program, and should also designate a person to serve as RAPP
Coordinator to manage the day-to-day operations.
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• The proposal must include a clear statement of how direct services will be provided to meet the
needs of relative caregiver families. It will not be sufficient to simply refer the
grandparents/relatives elsewhere for assistance.
• The seed grant must be matched 100%, either in-kind or in cash before the initiation of the
program. The source of matching financial support may be the sponsor, other community
agencies or public/private funds.
• The sponsor is responsible for the appropriate management of the seed grant and must comply
with the reporting requirements of the Foundation.
• Evidence of the ability to continue the program beyond the seed grant period should be included
in the project proposal.
• Applicants may apply for either the local or regional initiatives.

The Brookdale Foundation Group
The Brookdale Foundation The Glendale Foundation Ramapo Trust
950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Family Caregiver, Public Health Worker, Social Worker, Volunteer, Community Activist
Anna Lalor Burdick Program
Lalor Foundation
All Regions
11/01/2008
$50,000

Anna Lalor Burdick Program
Guidelines
Mission and Purpose

The Anna Lalor Burdick Program seeks to educate young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life.

The Program focuses particularly on young women who have inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health, including the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination, and as such may be particularly lacking options in their lives.

Funding Interests

Because limited foundation funding is available in the field of human reproductive education for young women, the trustees are interested in stretching the benefit of its grants as far as possible. Accordingly, the Anna Lalor Burdick Program emphasizes:

# Support for one-time projects, ongoing projects, new projects and initiatives that demonstrate realistic plans to achieve greater financial self-sufficiency.

# Support for new or smaller organizations, including grassroots efforts, where funding will increase public visibility, improve standing with funders, facilitate overall organizational development, or, in the case of the well defined projects of larger organizations, add a new dimension or capability to operations.

# Support for collaborative efforts among nonprofit organizations.

# Support for organizations that can demonstrate a proven ability to reach out to, include and involve young women with inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health.

# Support for new ideas, initiatives and demonstration projects, which, if proven effective, may be successfully replicated or provide multiple benefits.

Geographic Focus

The Program has no geographic limits.

Funding Availability and Limits

The trustees award a small number of grants in the range of $10,000 to $50,000.

Normally grants are awarded for one year only. Under special circumstances, renewals are considered, such as for projects which clearly require more than one year of support for effective implementation, or for projects which demonstrate outstanding results or promise during their first year.

Eligibility

Eligible U.S. applicants must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code, and defined as "not a private foundation" under section 509(a) of the Code.

If the applicant is not located in the United States and has not already been classified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, please contact the Foundation office at the address or phone number listed at the end of this document.

Reproductive education must be the centerpiece of the proposed project, which should include attention to the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination.

The project must focus on young women, including young mothers and preteens.

The proposal should include a succinct plan for assessing and reporting on the project's results. In this regard, the trustees are interested in learning from projects that have fallen short of expectations as well as those which have succeeded.

Areas Where Grants Are Not Normally Made

To full proposals submitted in advance of a concept paper that has been reviewed and approved by the trustees for further consideration.

To individuals, or for individual research projects and scholarship.

To requests for endowment or major capital support.

To prior grantees which have failed to provide grant reports.

To organizations with no track record or no personnel known to the trustees or to the staff at Grants Management Associates.
Application Procedures
Organizations are asked to begin the application process by submitting a concept paper in accordance with the foundation's concept paper application format. The concept paper application form is available on the Foundation's web site or through the Foundation office at the address and phone number listed at the end of this document. Concept papers should be submitted by mail.

Full Proposals - Applicants whose concept papers have been approved by the trustees will be invited to submit full proposals. If you are invited by the trustees to submit a full proposal, please download the proposal application and instructions from the Application Forms page of the website.

Deadlines
The trustees meet twice a year, in June and December. Proposals are not normally considered out of cycle. The respective deadlines for the receipt of concept papers are May 15 and November 1, or in the case of holidays or weekends, on the next business day.

Applicants will be informed of the foundation's decision regarding the concept paper by July 15 and January 15 respectively.

Please submit your concept papers no earlier than 8 weeks prior to a deadline. For the November deadline, concept papers may be submitted between September 1 and November 1. For the May deadline, concept papers may be submitted between March 15 and May 15.

Applicants who are invited to submit a full proposal will have 60 days from the date of notification to submit their proposal and will be notified of the foundation's decision 30 days after receipt of the proposal.

The Lalor Foundation, Inc.
c/o Susan Haff
Grants Management Associates
77 Summer Street, 8th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1006
Phone: 617-426-7080 x 323
FAX: 617-426-7087
E-mail: shaff@grantsmanagement.com

Community Activist, Health Educator, Neonatal Nurse, Obstetrical Nurse, Obstetrician, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, School Nurse, Social Worker, Volunteer
Young Investigator Award
Society for Pediatric Research
All Regions
12/03/2008
$2,000

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

On behalf of the Society for Pediatric Research, the Young Investigator Selection Committee invites nominations for the 2009 Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Award. The highly prestigious Young Investigator Award honors the early achievements of scientists and physician-scientists engaged in a discovery-based career addressing diseases that affect children. The Award seeks to recognize past achievements and encourage the further ascendance of a research star. In addition to individual recognition, the Award honors the Department and Institution responsible for creating and preserving a research environment conducive to profound research accomplishment. Given annually since 1983, the Award has consistently recognized early and outstanding research accomplishments of leading scientists involved in pediatric research.

A single Award is presented annually. The Award includes a $2,000 honorarium and provides resources to fund travel to the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. The Award recipient is expected to attend the Annual Meeting to receive the award and provide the Society with a research presentation.

Please be kind enough to give news of this announcement to outstanding physician-scientists eligible for the Award and to faculty members interested in nominating potential Awardees. The present Award provides an excellent opportunity to recognize both past and future contributions of an individual dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of childhood development or disease.

Sincerely,
Rebecca Simmons
Rebecca Simmons, M.D.
Chair, Young Investigator Award Selection Committee

Stipulations for Making Nominations ~ 2009 Young Investigator Award

The winning applicant is selected on the basis of published research and potential impact on childhood diseases.

Nominees must be individuals who have completed not more than seven (7) years of post residency training (residency or post-doctoral clinical or research fellowship) at the time of the 2009 PAS Annual Meeting, Nominees must not hold a rank higher than Assistant Professor or equivalent rank. Nominators of candidates who have completed more than 7 years of post training due to interruptions in their research careers but who are otherwise eligible may request that the committee waive this stipulation.

Individuals with an M.D. and/or Ph.D. degree are encouraged to apply.

The research work for which the award is made must have been undertaken after graduation from medical school or completion of the nominee's Ph.D.

Nominations must be made by a member of the Society for Pediatric Research.

A single award will be given, and notification will be made in late January 2009 regarding the selection of the awardee. In the event no outstanding application is submitted in a given year, the award will not be given.

The awardee will be asked to present the research work during the Society for Pediatric Research Presidential Plenary session of the 2009 Pediatric Academic Socieities' Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. The presentation of the award will be made during the meeting. The awardee will be reimbursed for his/her travel expenses.

The awardee will be solicited for a manuscript describing the research project. The manuscript will be considered for publication in Pediatric Research following a standard peer review process.

The Committee for the Young Investigator Award will solely be responsible for the selection of the recipient.

Members of the Selection Committee cannot nominate or support any nominations.

Directions for Making Nominations ~ 2009 Young Investigator Award

Complete the nomination form for the candidate. The same instructions and process must be followed for individuals being renominated.

List and include manuscript(s) in which the research work (the basis for this nomination) is fully described. This could be in the form of preprint(s) or reprint(s) of manuscripts representing the fundamental research of the nominee. Maximum of five (5) key papers.

List other publications (list complete citations). Case reports, literature reviews and publications in which the nominee is not principal author should be submitted by title only.

Prepare nominator's essay. This must include a detailed explanation of the applicant's role in the research work submitted.

List and include letters of support. The nominator should solicit letters from established investigators in the nominee's field. These letters should provide a critical evaluation of the research work submitted for the award. The sponsor should screen the letters and include at least three but no more than five with the nomination.

Include a letter of support from the senior investigator (if other than the nominator) in whose laboratory the nominee carried out the research. Include dates, department and location of where research was carried out.

ONE set of completed nomination materials and all supporting documents must be received at the SPR Central Office by December 3, 2008.

Send complete packet to:

Society for Pediatric Research
Young Investigator Award Committee
3400 Research Forest Dr., Ste. B7
The Woodlands, TX 77381

For more information, contact the SPR Executive Secretary at jwells@aps-spr.org or phone 281-419-0052.

For further information:
Society for Pediatric Research
Young Investigator Award Committee
3400 Research Forest Dr., Ste. B7
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Phone: (281) 419-0052
Fax: (281) 419-0082
Email: jwells@aps-spr.org

Junior Faculty, Junior Investigator, Junior Researcher, Junior Scientist, Pediatrician, Physician Researcher, Young Investigator, Young Scientist
Graduate Student Research Awards
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
All Regions
12/05/2008
$500

2008 GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Due Date: December 5, 2008

PREAMBLE:
The Committee on Scientific Affairs of Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children: The Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry selects up to eight (8) finalists to present their research at the 62nd AAPD Annual Session, May 20-24, 2009, in Honolulu, HI. Finalists receive a $500 cash award, complimentary Annual Session meeting registration for themselves and a guest, up to $500 airfare reimbursement to the Annual Session and a plaque. A matching cash award is given to each finalist’s training program. The Graduate Student Research Awards are generously sponsored by NuSmile Primary Crowns.
The recipient judged to have accomplished the most outstanding research award (based on the manuscript and presentation) will receive the Ralph E. McDonald Award and a matching $500 cash award. The Ralph E. McDonald Award winner will be announced at the Recognition Lunch at the Annual Session.
ELIGIBILTY:
Applicants must be: 1) a student member of AAPD; 2) currently enrolled in an advanced educational program in pediatric dentistry; or 3) an active member in good standing of AAPD, having received their certificate or degree within eighteen (18) months prior to the GSRA application deadline.

Entries will not be accepted from individuals who have previously submitted to the competition. Any research study completed during a pediatric dental postgraduate or residency program shall be eligible. Abstracts must not be closely related to another submitted abstract with the same coauthors.

SUBMISSION:
The enclosed application form must be completed in order for an abstract to be considered. All application forms must be typed. Abstracts must conform to the Abstract Style Sheet, which is enclosed. Abstract submission deadline is December 5, 2008.

Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children
211 E. Chicago Ave., Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
Phone: (312) 337-2169
Fax: (312) 337 6329
E-mail: hshc@aapd.org

Dental Student
Active Living Research/Healthy Eating Research Rapid-Response Grants
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
All Regions
10/15/2008
$150,000
Active Living Research/Healthy Eating Research Rapid-Response Grants
Deadline:
Open

Program Area:
Childhood Obesity

Purpose:
Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research are national programs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that support research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, promoting healthy eating and preventing obesity.

This call for proposals (CFP) supports time-sensitive, opportunistic studies to evaluate changes in policies or environments with the potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity, including African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islander children (ages 3 to 18) who live in low-income communities or communities with limited access to affordable healthy foods and/or safe opportunities for physical activity.

Research studies may focus on one or both sides of the energy balance equation—on physical activity (including sedentary behavior), healthy eating or both.

Studies funded under this CFP are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
Preference will be given to applicants who may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories at the time of application.
The timing of the program, event or policy change to be studied must justify the rapid-review process in order to answer the proposed research questions.

Key Dates:
Grants are awarded on a rolling basis; letters of intent may be submitted at any time.
Deadlines for receipt of invited full proposals are August 15 or October 15, 2008.
Grant periods are expected to begin 12-14 weeks after receipt of the full proposal.

Total Award:
Up to $800,000 total will be awarded for rapid-response research grants in 2008.
The maximum amount for a single grant is $150,000 with a maximum funding
period of up to 12 months.

Because childhood obesity is a major threat to the lifelong health of children across the nation, it is important to learn as much as possible about the impact of these initiatives, and to act as quickly as possible to identify the most promising and effective strategies. Results of evaluations can inform policy debates for local, state and national action.

The annual solicitations and funding cycles of Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research involve a 7- to 9-month period between proposal submission and the start of funding. While those solicitations serve an important purpose, they do not address the need for timely studies on emerging or anticipated changes in policies or environments. This CFP for rapid-response grants is an attempt to address the specific need to support critical research that can only be conducted during a short window of opportunity.

Letters of intent for the rapid-response grants may be submitted at any time, and invited proposals, if awarded, may begin within 12-14 weeks after submission of the full proposal. Research studies may focus on one or both sides of the energy balance equation—on physical activity (including sedentary behavior), healthy eating or both.

Studies that are not urgent and time-sensitive are not eligible to receive grants under this CFP. It is the responsibility of the applicant to clearly demonstrate why the proposed study needs to be funded, conducted and completed on an urgent and time-sensitive basis. Letters of intent and proposals must: 1) define the window of opportunity to conduct the research; 2) explain why the window is limited by time and why the usual award cycle for Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research would not be suitable; and 3) outline the relevance of the research to a specific policy or environmental change.

Total Awards Available through the Rapid-Response Grant Program
Up to $800,000 in total awards are available for rapid-response grants in 2008. The maximum amount for a single grant is $150,000, with a maximum funding period of 12 months.

Research Topics
Rapid-response grants are not limited to the specific funding priorities for current Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research CFPs, but must be consistent with the programs' overall goals. The shared goals are to identify and evaluate policy and environmental approaches that have the greatest potential to prevent childhood obesity by increasing children's physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviors, and improving diet and energy balance. Research projects may focus solely on physical activity (including sedentary behavior), or solely on healthy eating or on a combination.

Types of studies eligible for rapid-response funding are described below. These examples are for illustration purposes only. We rely on the creativity of researchers to generate the best ideas for solution-oriented environmental and policy research.

Opportunistic evaluations of imminent changes in policies or environments (i.e., "natural experiments").

Examples include:

Evaluating the effects of policies that are about to be enacted, such as menu labeling in restaurants; physical activity or nutrition requirements in child-care settings; district or state adoption of school nutrition standards for competitive foods; or new funding to enforce physical education requirements; and
Evaluating the impact of environmental changes, such as a new supermarket opening in a low-income neighborhood where none had existed; changes to public transit options for accessing supermarkets; the introduction of farmers' markets in low-income neighborhoods; renovations of parks or playgrounds; street safety improvements as part of Safe Routes to Schools; or the initiation of community policing to improve the safety of parks and playgrounds.
Studies that can inform an ongoing or upcoming policy debate ( e.g., small experimental studies, secondary data analyses, cost-effectiveness analyses, health impact assessments, simulations of policy effects or macro-level policy analyses).

Examples include:

Studies of menu labeling in restaurants;
Small-scale evaluations of the feasibility of training Head Start staff to lead physical activity;
Studies of how impending school nutrition policies affect youth food- and beverage-purchasing behaviors and the resulting impact on caloric intake;
Small-scale evaluations of strategies to improve implementation of, or adherence to, potentially high-impact policies related to school nutrition or physical education, television restrictions in preschool or day care, or restaurant menu labeling; and
Cost-effectiveness and health impact assessments to inform the policy debate on promising national, state, community or institutional policy or environmental changes designed to promote healthy eating and/or increase physical activity levels among youth and their families (e.g., an increase in federal or state funding for Safe Routes to Schools).
Application Process and Deadlines

How to Apply
All letters of intent must be submitted via e-mail directly to either the Active Living Research or Healthy Eating Research national program office. Letters of intent may be submitted at any time. Studies focused solely on physical activity (including sedentary behavior) should be submitted to the Active Living Research national program office. Studies focused solely on healthy eating should be submitted to the Healthy Eating Research national program office. Studies that relate to physical activity and healthy eating equally may be submitted to either national program office. Click here to download the letter of intent application materials.

Timetable
The Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research national program offices will make every effort to achieve a rapid turnaround time for each application.

Within two weeks of receipt of the letter of intent, applicants will be notified of review results, and selected applicants will be invited by e-mail or letter to submit a full proposal.
Invited full proposals must be submitted only through the RWJF Grantmaking Online system by one of the following dates: August 15 or October 15, 2008.
It is anticipated that funding for approved studies would begin approximately 12-14 weeks after submission of the full proposal.

Contact:
Chad Spoon, research coordinator (Active Living projects)
cspoon@projects.sdsu.edu
Office: (619) 260-5539

Laura L. Klein, M.P.H., research coordinator (Healthy Eating projects)
healthyeating@umn.edu
Office: (800) 578-8636
African-American, Allied Health Professional, Asian-American, Athletic Coach, Community Activist, Diabetes Educator, Dietician, Epidemiologogist, Health Economist, Health Educator, Health Services Researcher, Minority Member, Native American, Pediatric Nurse, Pediatrician, Physician Researcher, Policy Analyst, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, School Nurse, Social Scientist
M·A·C AIDS Fund Grants
M·A·C AIDS Fund
All Regions
03/13/2009
$25,000

We wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that the M·A·C AIDS fund is currently undergoing a planning process. While we will remain 100% committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS, it is likely that some of our individual program guidelines will be changing. Any changes will be publicized on our website beginning in late September 2008 and will not go into effect until 2009. Our website (www.macaidsfund.org) will be the best source of information about the Fund’s priorities going forward.

Please note that our application address and the number of required copies will be changing beginning with the June 15th application deadline. Please mail one copy of your complete grant application to the address listed at the bottom of this page.

Application Deadline

September Round
Application due in house by June 13, 2008
December Round
Application due in house by September 15, 2008

2009 Deadlines
March Round
Application due in house by December 15, 2008
June Round
Application due in house by March 13, 2009
September Round
Application due in house by June 15, 2009

Grant applications are accepted year-round and proposals are reviewed and awarded quarterly (usually March, June, September and December). We encourage organizations to apply in advance of application deadlines and every attempt will be made to include all proposals at the meeting following receipt; however, some exceptions will be made depending upon volume. Proposals must be in house by the due date and post marked requests will not be accepted. Our office hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, (If required, CDN Business Registration #89111 1650 RR0001)

Upon receipt, you will receive an acknowledgment letter confirming receipt and advise when your request will go forward for Board consideration. If something is missing, you will be notified by one of the members of the review committee who makes the funding recommendations. The Board of Directors of the Fund ultimately makes the final decision and you will be notified with the results within a couple of days after the meeting. A site visit may be required prior to final review of any grant request and successful grantees can expect to receive payment within the month following.

Program Categories
As the M·A·C AIDS Fund continues to evolve and grow, so does our diligence in maximizing the use of our funding. In an effort to streamline our efforts we have identified the following four crucial areas of need affecting the epidemic:

Link Between Poverty and AIDS
Funding for basic needs such as food and housing to those living with HIV/AIDS.

Models of Care
Developing hospitals and increasing the number of doctors and nurses in countries that need it the most.

Treatment Adherence
Developing peer-based programs to help people adhere to their treatment regimes.

Prevention
Programs with a specific focus on high risk populations such as youth, people over 50, and African Americans

Eligibility
Grants are awarded to tax exempt, non-profit organizations that are 501(c) (3) and directly associated with HIV/AIDS.

The M·A·C AIDS Fund does not fund the following:
Grants to Individuals
Lobbying activities
Ongoing general operating expenses or existing deficits
Endowments, unless they provide a direct service to PWA’s
Capital costs, eg. Bricks and mortar
Conferences, summits, briefings, PSA's
Research

Typical grant size for program ranges between $5,000 and $25,000 depending on scope of project and our past history with an organization. All grants are considered one-time gifts as the M·A·C AIDS Fund does not consider multi-year granting. For renewal requests of same program funding, there is a three year cap and organizations will be restricted to one proposal submission per year.

With the exception of North American based charities, the M·A·C AIDS Fund does not accept unsolicited international grant proposals.

Grant Application Format and Checklist
Please provide all required information in the order listed:
1. Cover Sheet
2. Executive Summary (1 page maximum)
Summarize your program: what it is, why it is important, how it will change lives, and why you are qualified to implement it.
3. Organization Information (2 page maximum)
Please provide a brief description of your organization's history, mission statement, key achievements, current goals and objectives. Describe your current organizational structure including staff and volunteer support.
Briefly describe the demographics and the needs of the community or communities your organization serves. Please comment on other organizations in the area addressing the needs of these individuals and your collaborative initiatives with those organizations.
Please state what percentage of your overall organization budget goes directly to program versus administrative costs completed in your most recent fiscal year.
4. Program Description (2-3 pages)
Describe the proposed program, including purpose, need, and specific services
Identify any target populations, the impact of the program along with projected goals, measurable objectives and action plans.
Address how and why it will be effective in meeting the program’s objectives.
Address any collaborations or partnerships and their roles; highlight how the program is strengthened through this partnership.
List similar existing projects, if any, and explain how your proposal differs and what effort will be made to work cooperatively
Anticipated outcome of the proposed project or program and how outcomes will be measured and evaluated.
Provide a timeline of implementation, if applicable.
If you are a prior grant recipient of the same program for which you are applying, a brief narrative that describes the progress of the program funded should be furnished, if not previously submitted.
5. Program Budget
Use the Program Budget Form included in the application.
On a separate sheet, describe each expense budget item, how it relates to the program and how the budgeted amount was calculated. Eg. Salaries - Total of $24,000 =2FTE, 1 Program Manager, 40hrs/wk @ $20/hr for 20 weeks, 1 Program Assistant, 40 hrs/wk @ $10/hr. for 20 weeks.
On a separate sheet, list each revenue amount requested from other foundations, corporations and other funding sources to which this proposal has been submitted. Eg. Foundations – Total of $10,000 = XYZ Foundation $5,000, ABC Foundation $5,000
List of priority items in the proposal project budget, in the event we are unable to meet your full request.
6. Attachments in the following order:
A copy of your organization's charitable status [in the U.S., IRS 501(c)(3) status] if this is the first time you are requesting funding from us
List of Board of Directors with affiliations
Current fiscal year organization operating budget
Most recent audited financial statements. If not available, attach most recent Form 990-PF (U.S. organizations only)
Most recent annual report (if there is none, please note)
Letters of support from clients, community partners or other funding sources.

Please mail one hard copy of the completed application to:

M·A·C AIDS Fund
130 Prince Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012

Applications should be received by the application due date. Applications postmarked on the due date will be considered late and automatically entered into the following grant round.

Electronic requests WILL NOT be accepted.

For inquiries or questions, please contact us at: macaidsfund@maccosmetics.com

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