The goal of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is to improve the health and health care of Americans, including residents of U.S. territories. The Foundation fund programs that inspire bold ideas and encourage collaboration to achieve health equity faster and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.
Grants and grant programs generally have three major aims:
RWJF funds a wide range of activities, including but not limited to:
Previous grant recipients can be viewed on the Foundation's website: https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/awarded-grants.html
RWJF funds many initiatives in support of their vision for a Culture of Health. However, the do not make grants to individuals, and very infrequently support foreign organizations or organizations that are not tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Specific activities they do not fund include:
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations and public agencies. For-profit organizations may be funded under rare circumstances.
RWJF awards most grants through calls or requests for proposals. They do, however, award a limited number of grants for projects that: 1) suggest new and creative approaches to solving health and health care problems; and 2) that fit squarely within our areas of focus and support our strategic objectives. To be considered for funding in this area, you must first submit review information here: https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/active-funding-opportunities/2020/pioneering-ideas-submission.html
Each call for proposals has its own schedule of deadlines. Please make note of these deadlines when applying and refer to the foundation's website for a list of active funding opportunities.