Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity 2010 Call for Proposals-Round 5, Rapid-Response and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Grant Opportunities

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity 2010 Call for Proposals-Round 5, Rapid-Response and RWJF New Connections Grant Opportunities

Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

The three types of funding opportunities included in this call for proposals (CFP) are Round 5 grants, rapid-response grants and New Connections grants through Healthy Eating Research.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
* Preference will be given to those applicants that are 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. The focus of this program is the United States; studies in other countries will be considered only to the extent that they may directly inform U.S. policy.

Key Dates: For Round 5 Grants and New Connections Grants:
* May 13, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)–Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
* Late August 2010–Notification of finalists.
* November 15, 2010–Awards begin.

For Rapid-Response Grants:

* March 15–September 1, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)–Concept papers may be submitted.
* October 15, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)–Final deadline for receipt of invited full proposals. Full proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until this deadline.
* August 1, 2010–February 15, 2011–Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis. Initiation of funding will be tied to the full proposal submission date.

Total Award:
* Approximately $2.4 million will be awarded under this CFP for Round 5 grants, rapid-response grants and New Connections grants through Healthy Eating Research.

Contact:
Kathy Kosiak (For Round 5 Grants)
healthyeating@umn.edu
Office: (800) 578-8636

Laura L. Klein (For New Connections and Rapid-Response Grants)
healthyeating@umn.edu
Office: (800) 578-8636

Mailing Address

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
P.O. Box 2316
Route 1 and College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08543

Telephone Number
(877) 843-RWJF (7953)