Deadline: 5 May 2017
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is currently seeking applications for its programme “Consumer Advocacy for Transformation”.
The Consumer Advocacy for Transformation program will fund state-based or local consumer health advocacy projects that aim to develop and insert an organized, influential and permanent consumer voice in state and local health system changes.
These health system changes should increase health care value by preserving efforts to increase access to care, improving health outcomes, and lowering costs, especially for populations with disproportionately poor health outcomes.
Funding Information
- Total awards up to $275,000 per project
- Up to eight projects will receive awards
- Two-year grants
Eligibility Criteria
- Be based in the United States or its territories
- Be a statewide or regional (state, region, county-level, multi-city) consumer advocacy organization with a documented track record of successful advocacy in health policy
- Have a history of engaging and collaborating with other consumer groups and key health care stakeholders, such as delivery system leaders, business groups, government officials, labor, payers and providers
- Have a state-level or local (state region, county-level, or multi-city) policy or system change agenda
- Be either a public entity or nonprofit organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not a private foundation or nonfunctionally integrated Type III supporting organization. The Foundation may require additional documentation
- Have sufficient unrestricted funds to engage in any lobbying related to the project’s policy goals
- Have a demonstrated history of managing funds to support non-lobbying advocacy efforts
- Have strong relationships with legal counsel with expertise in the lobbying and political activity restrictions that apply to public charities and private foundations
- Have a 2017 operating budget at least equal to the level of annual funding requested
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.