Applicant Informational Webinar July 22, 2015 Speakers Nancy Adler, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Applicant Informational Webinar July 22, 2015

Speakers Nancy Adler, PhD Co-Director Erin Hagan, PhD, MBA Deputy Director Moderator David Vlahov, RN, PhD, FAAN Co-Director Tracy Costigan, PhD Senior Program Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPH Associate Director

Culture of Health Background We are striving to build a national Culture of Health that will enable all to live longer, healthier lives now and for generations to come.

Evidence for Action Purpose • Fund innovative studies to address the gaps in knowledge needed to inform, develop and refine the strategies to build a Culture of Health. – Investigator ‐ initiated – Multisectoral – Particular focus on health equity

Total Awards • Approximately $2.2 million awarded annually • 5 ‐ 12 grants per year • Periods of up to 30 months

Applicant Eligibility  Public or nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations  Based in the United States or Territories

Approaches and Themes: Process and Intent

Approaches and Themes: Advancing Health Equity

Approaches and Themes: Conditions and programs that foster a Culture of Health in communities

Approaches and Themes: Creating healthy trajectories across the life course

Approaches and Themes: Health system activities that foster a Culture of Health

Approaches and Themes: Measures of components of the Action Framework

Approaches and Themes: Multi-sector partnerships

Approaches and Themes: Trade-offs and unintended consequences

Application Process • Submissions through My.RWJF.org • Rolling LOI • Invited full proposal • Timing – NO submission deadline ‐ applications accepted on a rolling basis – Status notifications generally within 6 ‐ 8 weeks of LOI submission – Two months to submit a full proposal if invited – Funding decisions generally made within 6 ‐ 8 weeks of submission deadline

LOI Selection Criteria • Letters of intent (LOI) will be evaluated on the basis of: – fit with the topics described in this solicitation and the Culture of Health Action Framework – importance of potential contribution to the Culture of Health – feasibility

Full Proposal Selection Criteria • Full proposals will be evaluated on the basis of: – Potential to address knowledge gaps and contribute to scientific advancement – Clarity and importance of research rationale – Rigor and innovation of design – Relevance of study population – Evidence of access to needed data, settings and study populations – Specificity and appropriateness of data collection and analysis – Research qualifications of the proposed team – Plan for communicating research results – Appropriateness of budget and timeline

Tips for Writing a Strong LOI • Outline components of the research project (i.e. research questions/hypotheses, methodology, design, study population, etc.)  Respond to questions included in LOI template. • Describe how results can be used to improve population health or health equity. • Limit background description of the problem and its significance.

Key Take-Aways • Funding dedicated to RESEARCH ; not programmatic implementation • Investigator ‐ initiated • Themes meant to stimulate ideas, not requirements for alignment • Broad definition of a Culture of Health • Evidence generated should be: – Tied to health outcomes – Action oriented – Scalable or broadly applicable to population health or health equity

Questions

Contact Us Website: www.evidenceforaction.org Email: evidenceforaction@ucsf.edu Phone: 415 ‐ 502 ‐ 3490 LinkedIn: Evidence for Action Twitter: @COHIIR Apply: my.rwjf.org

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