The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is seeking applications for
Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health.
Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to
Build a Culture of Health seeks proposals that are primed to influence health
equity in the future. RWJF is interested in ideas that address any of these
four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future
of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, they welcome ideas that might fall
outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to
advancing health equity and their progress toward a Culture of Health.
RWJF wants to hear from scientists,
anthropologists, artists, urban planners, community leaders—anyone, anywhere
who has a new or unconventional idea that could alter the trajectory of health,
and improve health equity and well-being for generations to come. The changes
they seek require diverse perspectives and cannot be accomplished by any one
person, organization or sector.
Funding Information
- The
average Pioneer grant in 2019 was $315,031. However, there is not an
explicit range for budget requests.
- Grant
periods are flexible, though generally range from 1 to 3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
Preference will be given to
applicants that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations.
Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.
Submissions from teams that include both U.S. and international members are
eligible, but the lead applicant must be based in the United States.
Applications will be
evaluated based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
- Strength
of health equity focus: How will this project increase opportunities for
everyone to live the healthiest life possible, no matter who they are,
where they live, or how much money they make?
- Strength
of insight: How will this project help us anticipate, adapt to, and
influence the future in 5 to 15 years?
- Strength
of idea: Is this project pioneering in one or more of these ways?
- Offers
a new take or perspective on a long-running, perplexing problem;
- Challenges
assumptions or cultural practices;
- Takes
an existing idea and gives it a new spin—or a novel application;
- Applies
ideas from other fields;
- Explores
how an emerging trend will shape the future; and/or
- Describe
in which other way you see your project as pioneering
Post Date - 16-Apr-2020