Deadline:

Aug 28, 2008 - Closed

Program Area:

Childhood Obesity

Purpose:

Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity among children and adolescents. The program places special emphasis on strategies with the potential to reach racial/ethnic populations and children living in low-income communities who are at highest risk for obesity. Grants funded under this call for proposals (CFP) are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

This funding opportunity is for New Connections grants awarded through the Active Living Research program. The New Connections initiative brings new perspectives to RWJF grantmaking by supporting researchers and investigators from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities. Two types of New Connections grants will be funded under this CFP: research grants and publication grants.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Applicants must:

• represent populations historically disadvantaged and underrepresented in research, including racial/ethnic minority researchers, those from low-income communities and first-generation college graduates;
• have completed a doctorate or terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., J.D.) within the past seven years (after September 1, 2001);
• and demonstrate evidence of research skills relevant to the proposed study or publication.

Additional eligibility and selection criteria for each type of grant are outlined in the call for proposals.

Key Dates:

• July 30, 2008 (10 a.m. PT)—Optional conference call for potential applicants. Details and registration information are available at http://activelivingresearch.org/grantsearch/grantopportunities/teleconference.
• August 28, 2008 (1 p.m. PT)—Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
• November 2008—Notification of finalists.
• January 15, 2009—Funding initiated.

Total Award:

A total of up to $286,000 will be awarded for research and publication grants as outlined below:

• Research grants: Five 12- to 18-month awards of up to $50,000 each.
• Publication grants: Three 12-month awards of up to $12,000 each.

Contact:

Deborah Lou, Ph.D., program analyst
Active Living Research
dlou@projects.sdsu.edu
Office: (619) 260-6336

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