Title: New Connections Initiative
1New Connections Initiative
Applicant Web Conference March 29th
- Bringing Diversity to RWJF Grant-making
Debra Joy Pérez, PhD, MPA Jamalia L.
Brashears Program Officer National Urban
Fellow Research and Evaluation
2Questions
- Please hold all questions for the Q A session
at the end of the conference - If you have questions during the presentation,
you can type your questions into the Q A box
and click submit - -The conference moderators will consolidate and
organize questions for the Q A session at the
end of the presentation -
3Applicant Web Conference Agenda
- Overview of RWJF
- Overview of New Connections Initiative
- Junior Investigator Senior Consultant Program
- New Connections Cycle I Overview of Topics for
Study - Funding
- FAQ
- New Connections Grantmaking Online (GO)
- QA
4Overview of RWJF
- Found in mid-1970s
- Improving health and healthcare of all Americans
- 400-450 million each year
- 11 Teams/portfolios
- Human Capital
- Disparities in Healthcare
5Overview of RWJF
- FOUR GOALS
- To assure that all Americans have access to
quality health care at reasonable cost. - To improve the quality of care and support for
people with chronic health conditions. - To promote healthy communities and lifestyles.
- To reduce the personal, social and economic harm
caused by substance abusetobacco, alcohol and
illicit drugs.
6New Connections Initiative
- Launched March 15, 2006
- Funds 12 individuals per year
- 6 consultants and 6 junior investigators
- Three-year initiative
- Biannual solicitation
- Proposals due April 27, 2006
- Online applications
7Junior Investigator Program
- Doctorate (including all terminal degrees)
received within 7 years - Part of institution with 501(C)3 Status
- Proven evidence of research skills
- No previous funding relationship with RWJF
8Junior Investigator Program
- Secondary Data Analysis.
- Methodological Training.
- Production of a Peer-Reviewed Article.
- Consultant Honorarium
9Senior Consultant Program
- Proven expertise and/or research skills
- Familiarity with Team issue areas
- No previous funding relationship with RWJF
(except RWJF Fellows)
10Senior Consultant Program
Scope of Activities
- Research synthesis/Tools development.
- Policy analysis with policy recommendations.
- Exploration of new topic areas to advance team
programming and strategy. - Case studies or qualitative assessments
- Market-based analysis.
11New Connections Cycle I
Overview of Topics for Study
- Addiction Prevention Treatment
- Building Human Capital
- Childhood Obesity
- Coverage
- Disparities
- Nursing
12Human Capital
- exploring ways to attract, develop and retain a
capable and diverse health care workforce to
improve the health and health care of all
Americans. - understand the future evolution of the health
care workforce and increase knowledge of the
cost/benefits of employee development.
13Health Insurance Coverage
- exploring the barriers to health coverage and
cultural indicators that may explain higher
un-insurance rates among African Americans and
Latinos. - impact of take-up rates of coverage alternatives
like Health Saving Accounts.
14Childhood Obesity
- increase the access of healthy foods in low
income neighborhoods. - explore successful policies and financing
mechanisms that yield an increase to healthy
eating in schools serving primarily low-income
students. - successful models to increase the safety and
decrease the threat of violence of the built
environment
15Addiction, Prevention Treatment
- developing indices to track the use of
evidence-based treatment approaches - demonstrating ways and benefits of improving
addiction care in treatment agencies - encouraging states to use licensing and
purchasing functions to improve the quality of
addiction treatment.
16Disparities
- learn more about the places where racial and
ethnic minorities actually receive health care. - help the field understand and implement practical
ways to center care on the patient.
17Nursing
- To better understand the training, benefits and
labor force choices of the nursing workforce. - to develop a large comprehensive dataset
containing information important to understanding
the nursing production function.
18Funding
- Budget includes all travel associated with
project - Budget includes direct and indirect costs
- Senior consultant and junior investigator
administering of funding
19FAQ
- HDUC clarification
- Datasets for Junior Investigators
- FTE
- Selection Criteria
- Advice on Proposals
20New Connections Grantmaking Online (GO)
- http//grantmaking.rwjf.org/common/login.jsp?progr
amnc1 - Applicants must have unique ID and password to
apply for New Connections - Proposal format and details available on GO
system for download - Technical Assistance
- Rwjf-newconnections_at_rwjf.org
- (609)627-5769
21Question and Answer Session
- There are 2 ways to submit questions.
- Press the 1 key on your telephone and you will be
entered into the queue to ask your questions
live. - -If your questions is answered while you are
waiting, please press to yourself from the
queue. - Type your question into the QA box and click
submit. - -The conference moderators will consolidate and
organize question for the QA session at the end
of the presentation.
22www.rwjf-newconnections.orgor contact me!
Rwjf-newconnections_at_rwjf.org