Rapid-Response grants support time-sensitive and opportunistic studies on emerging or anticipated changes in food-related policies or environments that can only be conducted during a short window of opportunity and are needed to inform policy debates for local, state or national action.

 

 

Approximately $900,000 will be awarded for rapid-response grants of up to $150,000 each, for a maximum funding period of 18 months. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis.

 

 

The Round 5 grants represent the majority of RWJF’s investment in research through this program. Studies funded through such grants support policy-relevant research on a wide range of topics. Target populations include children and adolescents ages 3 to 18 and their families, especially those in the lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity.

 

Approximately $1.35 million will be awarded through Round 5 grants of up to $170,000 each for a 12- to 24-month funding period.

 

 

 

New Connections grants are for new investigators who have been historically disadvantaged or underrepresented in research disciplines supported by RWJF. This includes researchers who are ethnic or racial minorities, first-generation college graduates and individuals from lower-income communities. Investigators must have completed a terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., J.D.) within the past seven years (after November 15, 2003). This grant program is a collaboration between RWJF’s Healthy Eating Research and New Connections programs and also offers career development opportunities.

 

Up to two New Connections grants will be awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program in this round of funding. Awards will be for 12- to 24-month grants of up to $75,000 each.