Deadline:

Jan 5, 2010 - Closed

Program Area:

Vulnerable Populations

Purpose:

Through this special solicitation from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation partners with diversity focused funders and other local grantmakers to fund projects to reduce violence in specific communities such as those defined by race, ethnicity, tribe, gender, sexual identity or rural/frontier location.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Projects must be new, community-based and culturally appropriate, reflecting how language skills, significant cultural differences, education, income and discrimination affect health outcomes. Community members should be engaged in planning and leadership.

Applicants must be nominated by a diversity focused funder that is principally concerned with the population to be served. The additional funding partners may come from independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.

All the local funding partners must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period.

Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. Up to 25 percent of the match may consist of in-kind services.

Projects must work to reduce violence in the context of a specific community and use that community’s strengths and assets to address any threatening or violent behavior that results in emotional, psychological or physical harm. For example, eligible projects may concern intimate partner violence, child or elder abuse, gang activity or post-war trauma. Projects may relate to violence between family members or strangers, individuals or groups; in public or private settings.

Key Dates:

Optional applicant conference calls may be scheduled. Information will be posted at www.localfundingpartnerships.org under How to Apply.

Proposals may be submitted at any time throughout 2009.

Submitted proposals will be processed for review on the following dates: May 1, 2009; September 1, 2009; January 5, 2010.

Total Award:

Up to $1 million is available for the 2009 grant cycle.

Up to eight matching grants of between $50,000 to $200,000 each will be awarded.

Contact:

Leticia Peguero, deputy director
lpeguero@localfundingpartnerships.org
Office: (609) 275-4128
http://www.localfundingpartnerships.org

Related Materials:

• View National Program Office


• View Program FAQs


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