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Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity

 
Program
web site		 http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp
?ID=21121
Sponsor Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Deadlines Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 1, 2010
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose This call for proposals will support opportunistic, time-sensitive studies on emerging or anticipated changes in physical activity-related policies or environments. Rapid-response grants are expected to accelerate progress toward policy and environmental strategies to prevent and reduce childhood obesity. For maximum impact, studies should be completed in as short a time frame as realistically possible, and results disseminated using methods designed to reach local, state or national decision-makers in time to help inform key policy decisions. Detailed results of these studies, including methodologies and data analyses, along with the outcome of the efforts to reach policy audiences, also should be subsequently reported in peer-reviewed publications.
Eligibility
  • Preference will be given to applicants who are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that 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. The focus of this program is the United States; studies in other countries will be considered only to the extent that they may directly inform U.S. policy.

    • Complete selection criteria can be found in the call for proposals.
    Geographic
    coverage    		 Nationwide
    Amount of
    funding    		 A total of up to $1.5 million will be awarded under this call for proposals. The maximum award for a single grant is $150,000, with a funding period not to exceed 18 months.
    Application
    process
  • Grants are awarded on a rolling basis. Letters of intent may be submitted at any time until July 1, 2011 (5 p.m. ET).

    Additional information on deadlines can be found in the call for proposals.

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    For more information contact:
    Chad Spoon, research coordinator (Active Living projects)
    cspoon@projects.sdsu.edu
    Office: (619) 260-5539

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