Deadline:

Jul 7, 2009 - Closed

Program Area:

Vulnerable Populations

Purpose:

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships (LFP) program forges relationships between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals


• Overview (PDF)

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

• Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program expansions—into new regions or to new populations—may also be considered. Please note that these funds may not be used to maintain existing projects.
• Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker committed to participating as one of the funding partners.
• Local funding partners must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.
• Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. In-kind services may not be used to match Foundation funds.

Key Dates:

• April 15, 2009—LFP office begins accepting Stage 1 brief proposals online.
• May 13 and May 20, 2009—Optional conference calls for applicants. Listen to an audio recording here.
• July 7, 2009 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for online receipt of Stage 1 brief proposals.
• September 10, 2009—Applicants notified if invited to submit a full proposal.
• November 10, 2009—Deadline for receipt of Stage 2 full proposals.
• January 27, 2010—Applicants will be notified if they will receive a site visit.
• March–April 2010—Site visits to selected applicants.
• July 1, 2010 —Start of grants.

Total Award:

•  Up to $6 million is available for the 2010 grant cycle.
• Up to 14 matching grants of between $200,000 to $500,000 each will be awarded.

Contact:

Curtis Holloman, deputy director
cholloman@localfundingpartnerships.org
Office: (609) 275-4128

Related Materials:

• View National Program Office


• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships (Grant Results Reports)