Posted on May 22, 2009	print  e-mail
Deadline: July 29, 2009

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Active Living Research Proposals

Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviors, and preventing obesity among children and adolescents. The program puts special emphasis on strategies with the potential to reach racial/ethnic populations and children living in lower-income communities who are at highest risk for obesity.

This funding opportunity provides two types of grants. Support for research will be provided through the foundation's New Connections program, and for research or publication through its Active Living Research program.

To be eligible, investigators must represent populations historically disadvantaged and underrepresented in research, including racial/ethnic minority researchers, those from lower-income communities, and first-generation college graduates. Applicants must have completed a doctorate or terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., J.D.) within the past seven years (after September 1, 2002), must demonstrate evidence of research skills relevant to the proposed study or publication, and must be affiliated with or sponsored by a university or an organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not a private foundation under Section 509(a) of the Code.

A total of up to $336,000 will be awarded for research and publication grants. Four 12- to 18-month research grants will provide up to $75,000 each. Three 12-month publication grants will provide up to $12,000 each.

Visit the RWJF Web site for the complete Call for Proposals.

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Primary Subject: Health
Geographic Funding Area: National

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