Grant Alert Detail
Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Sponsor: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Submitted: 2/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWF) is seeking applicants to build research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity.
Approximately $2.35 million will be awarded under the call for proposals for the three award types. To be eligible, 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. Also, preference will be given to those applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Deadline: Various (final program deadline August 2, 2011).
Please Note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.
Please contact the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for more information and to apply for this funding: www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21341
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