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A smiling man looks at a computer monitor.

Learn about the types of grant funding the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports through our grantmaking to transform health in our lifetime.


What We Fund 

We fund programs that inspire bold ideas and encourage collaboration to achieve health equity faster and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.

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Awarded Grants

Our grantees and partners are critical in helping us work to dismantle structural racism and other barriers to health. We work side-by-side with communities, practitioners, and institutions to achieve health equity—faster and together.

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Grantee Stories

Meet the people working on innovative and time-tested strategies to create lasting change for health equity, supporting evidence that deepens and shifts our understanding of health and wellbeing, and promoting policies and practices that challenge our institutions to be more equitable and effective for all of us.

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Our Research

We are learning from cutting-edge research and community wisdom about whether our work is making a difference, expanding our nation's evidence base on what shapes health, and what types of policy and system changes have greatest potential to transform health in our lifetime.

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The Grant Process

Who develops our grant programs? What criteria and objectives must be met? Learn about our grant process and the types of programs and activities we support to pave the way to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.

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Grantee Resources

Are you looking for planning and preparation guidance? Do you need help with your reporting or require additional resources after you’ve been awarded a grant? We’re happy to help.