Deadline: 3 August 2016
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is seeking applications for Round 10 grants of its national program entitled “Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity”. The program will provide advocates, decision-makers, and policymakers with evidence to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) national program. The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among groups at highest risk for obesity: black, Latino, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, and children who live in lower-income communities (urban, suburban, and/or rural). Fundings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to help all children achieve a healthy weight, promote health equity, and build a Culture of Health.
Funding Information
- Approximately $2.4 million will be awarded through Round 10.
- Each grant will award up to $190,000 for a maximum funding period of 18 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. The Foundation may require additional documentation.
- 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.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries:
American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Cambodia, China Mainland, China, Taiwan Province of, China, Hong Kong SAR, Fiji Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. of, Korea, Rep. of, Laos, Micronesia, Fed. States of, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Island, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
For more information, please visit Round 10 Grants.