Deadline: 03-Jun-24
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has launched the Culture of Health Prize (“the Prize”) to honor the work of communities that are at the forefront of addressing structural racism and other structural injustices to advance health, opportunity, and equity for all.
Since its launch in 2013, the Prize has recognized more than 60 communities across the country. The Prize serves to inspire change and highlight community-led solutions that show them that another world is possible, one where barriers to health are broken down through community power-building, cross-sector partnerships, policy reform, systems change, and the reclamation of cultural practices.
Benefits
- In 2024, RWJF will select up to 10 communities to receive the Prize, including the following:
- A $250,000 Prize
- National and local promotion of communities’ stories that will inspire others’ efforts
- Training and support to advance equity work and enhance influence with media, policymakers, advocacy networks, and grassroots organizations
- Opportunities to expand networks by connecting with other Prize communities and national and local leaders working to build a Culture of Health
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the Prize, applications must designate a local U.S. government entity or tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity operating within the community to accept the $250,000 Prize on the community’s behalf should it win. Community partners can decide together how to use the unrestricted funds to benefit the community; budget reports on Prize expenditures are not required.
- The Prize is awarded to place-based communities. Eligible applicants must represent one of the following:
- Whole city, town, village, borough, or other municipality with a publicly elected governing body
- County or parish
- Federally recognized tribal nations, state-designated American Indian reservation or other Indigenous communities
- Native Hawaiian organization serving and representing the interests of Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders in Hawaii
- Community within the territories administered by the United States (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Region, defined as geographically contiguous municipalities, counties, and/or reservations
- Partnership within communities is at the heart of the Prize. To be eligible, applications should represent a partnership of multiple unique organizations whose collaboration predates the Prize application.
- Types of organizations participating in the partnership could include, but are not limited to:
- Nonprofit community-based organizations
- Businesses
- Community development organizations
- Government agencies or departments
- Community coalitions
- Faith-based organizations
For more information, visit RWJF.