Deadline: June 30, 2010

Program Area: Vulnerable Populations

Purpose: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships (LFP) program forges relationships between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities.

Program Information: Overview - Call for Proposals

How to Apply: Apply Online

***Please read the call for proposals before applying.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

• Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program expansions-into new regions or to new populations-may also be considered. Please note that these funds may not be used to maintain existing projects.

• Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker committed to participating as one of the funding partners.

• Local funding partners must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.

• Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. In-kind services may not be used to match Foundation funds for the LFP Annual Grantmaking program.

• Complete selection criteria can be found in the call for proposals.

Key Dates:

• May 13 and May 18, 2010—Optional conference calls for applicants. Information available on the program’s Web site.

• June 30, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of Stage 1 brief proposals.

• September 15, 2010—Applicants notified if invited to submit a full proposal.

• November 10, 2010—Deadline for receipt of Stage 2 full proposals.

• July 1, 2011—Start of grants.

• Up to $5 million is available for the 2011 grant cycle.

• Up to 12 matching grants of between $200,000 to $500,000 each will be awarded.

The Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions is pleased to announce American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding opportunities for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Initiative. This initiative, which includes multiple programs, provides grant funds for the purchase of health professions training equipment. This is a great opportunity for rural communities, AHECs and other rural programs to purchase health professions training equipment to both increase the number of skilled health workforce professionals in rural practice and strengthen the capacity for health professions education in rural communities.

There are 21 health professions training programs from Titles III, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act that comprise this initiative. Each program has limited eligible activities, which are described in the respective announcement. Several of the programs have a preference for rural providers, as explained in the individual program guidances.

You may access the HRSA Funding Opportunities Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/ and www.grants.gov for additional information and application instructions.

For your convenience, the HRSA website http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/recovery/contains a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions and answers and website links. If further technical assistance is needed, contact information is located in the “Agency Contacts” section of each program’s guidance.

The application process is divided into two phases for EETHP grants with two deadlines.

Phase I: Submit via Grants.gov by March 26, 2010

Phase II: Submit via HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHB) by April 26, 2010

Applicants must complete Phase I of the application process in order to move on to Phase II. Applicants are encouraged to ensure that they register for both sites (if not already registered) and submit applications early. Questions for registering and submitting to Grants.gov should be directed to the grants.gov contact center: 1-800-518-4726. Questions for registering and submitting to HRSA EHB’s should be directed to the HRSA Call Center: 877-464-4772.

Prospective applicants may register here to receive email notifications for other HRSA funding opportunities.

Technical Assistance Calls will take place:

• Friday, March 12th at 2 pm
• Monday, March 15th at 3 pm
• Wednesday, March 17th at 10 am

The telephone number is the same for each call.
Dial 888-942-9566, and use pass code 8511769

You are encouraged you to share this information with your constituents.