Purpose
Consumer groups and community-based organizations bring a deep understanding of community needs, assets, and culture to health care ecosystem work. The health care ecosystem includes the full spectrum of organizations and social structures that impact a person’s health and health care. Too often, the priorities of health care systems (hospitals, providers, and insurers) do not line up with the priorities of community-based organizations and the consumers living in the communities to whom the health care systems are providing service.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
The Foundation is interested in engaging diverse groups and organizations, including those that have limited experience receiving grants of this size. We do require that the awards go to an organization that has the capacity to manage awards of this size, either directly or with the benefit of technical assistance. Smaller organizations with more limited administrative and financial capacity may demonstrate how they can rely on technical assistance or may engage another organization, such as a fiscal sponsor, to apply for this award and oversee and manage the grant. Please see the frequently asked questions (FAQs) for additional information on technical assistance and fiscal sponsors.
To be considered for a grant, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
- Awards will be made to organizations, not to individuals. If your group does not yet have an official organization [such as a 501(c)(3) or an LLC], then you must identify an organization, such as a fiscal sponsor that will submit the application; oversee the grant; receive and administer grant payments; monitor the use of grant funds; and submit annual and final reports to the Foundation.
- Applicant organizations must be based in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands; and
- Applicant organizations must demonstrate the capacity to manage awards of this size, either directly or with the benefit of technical assistance.
Key Dates
August 12, 2020
Letter of Intent (LOI) launches on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website.
August 26, 2020 (2–3:30 p.m. ET)
Optional applicant webinar
Webinar Slides link
Webinar Recording link
August 28, 2020 (12-1 p.m. ET)
Optional applicant walkthrough of Application & Review online system. Registration is required.
October 7, 2020 (3:30 p.m. ET)
Letter of Intent deadline. All LOIs due to the Foundation.*
November 16, 2020 (3 p.m. ET)
Invitations are extended to select organizations to submit a full proposal.
January 18, 2021 (3 p.m. ET)
Deadline or receipt of full proposals.*
February 8, 2021
Notification to full proposal applicants, including invitation to finalists to proceed with grant initiation.
March 15, 2021
Grants initiated.
