Deadline:

May 12, 2009 - Closed

Program Area:

Public Health

Purpose:

Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports the development of research networks for studying the reach, effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public health practice. A practice-based research network (PBRN) brings multiple public health agencies together to design and implement studies in real-world practice settings. Findings will advance RWJF’s efforts to enhance the evidence base for public health policy and practice.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Preference will be given to applicants that are governmental public health agencies or nonprofit organizations that work in concert with such agencies and are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories at the time of application.

Complete selection criteria can be found in the call for proposals.

Key Dates:

• April 30, 2009 (1:30 p.m. ET)—Web conference for interested applicants. Registration is required.
• May 12, 2009 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of brief proposals.
• June 24, 2009—Applicants notified if selected to submit a full proposal.
• July 28, 2009 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
• December 2009—Funding initiated.

Total Award:

Up to 10 applicants will be selected through this solicitation, joining five PBRN grantees that were selected in the first round during 2008. Grantees will receive up to $90,000 each in financial support plus up to 20 days of consultation from experts in the field of PBRNs to be used over a 24-month period in developing a PBRN.

Contact:

Sharla Smith
publichealthPBRN@uams.edu
Office: (501) 551-0106
http://www.publichealthsystems.org/pbrn