Deadline: 24-Jun-22
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is inviting applications for 2022 Research in Transforming Health and Healthcare Systems to support policy-relevant, community-engaged research that helps improve the affordability of care for communities most impacted by structural racism, inequities, and discrimination.
They seek proposals for research and policy analysis projects that examine the design, implementation, and/or impact of local, state, and/or national policies related to the affordability of high-quality, equitable care. Studies may include people’s ability to: afford health insurance; pay for healthcare services (even with insurance); pay for transportation; child care; and other services that in turn affect access to medical care.
Proposals should focus on a historically marginalized racial or ethnic group; people with disabilities; immigrants; people from the LGBTQ+ community; or another community that has historically faced systemic and persistent barriers to good health.
They especially welcome proposals that consider intersecting identities across race, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, and other dimensions. In consideration of their commitment to community-engaged research, people from the community of focus must have a leadership role in the design, conduct, and dissemination of the proposed research or analysis.
Funding Information
- Up to $1.3 million will be available under this CFP.
- Funding will range from $50,000 to $350,000 per project to accommodate projects of nine to 36 months. Applicants should request the amount of funding they will need to complete the proposed research or policy analysis and to translate and disseminate the results. Applicants should propose a grant period that supports the timely dissemination of findings to inform policy.
- They expect to fund a diverse range of studies with varying budgets and timelines.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.
- 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.
- Consistent with their Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commitment, they particularly encourage applicants with project directors or team members from backgrounds historically underrepresented in research disciplines as a result of their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability, or other factors.
- They welcome proposals for projects that use qualitative methods, quantitative methods, or a combination of both. This could include policy analysis, predictive modeling, and other approaches to understand the potential impacts of policy ideas that haven’t yet been implemented. Whatever their chosen approach, applicants should clearly describe the rationale for using the methods and data sources they propose.
For more information, visit https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2022/research-in-transforming-health-and-healthcare-systems.html