RWJF Awards for Eliminating Health Disparities

We are requesting proposals from national nonprofit membership organizations and/or associations to establish an annual awards program to honor individuals who implement systems changes to solve health disparities. The awards program will span seven years with the first winner selected in 2016 and then annually through 2022. A total of 10 organizations representing the following sectors will be chosen to administer the awards programs: public health, health care, business, media, social justice, civic leadership, faith-based, education, science and technology, design, community development, or philanthropy. Organizations must have experience with systems change in one or more of the following areas that influences health outcomes: access to quality health care, education, employment, income, community environment, housing or public safety.

• Applicant organizations must be national nonprofit membership organizations or associations.

• Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.

• Applicant organizations should represent one of the following sectors: public health, health care, business, media, social justice, civic leadership, faith-based, education, science and technology, community development, design, or philanthropy.

• Applicant organizations must hold annual meetings.

• Applicant organizations must work in an area that advances systems change approaches to improve access to quality care, education, employment, income, community environment, housing or public safety.

• Applicant organizations (or the organization’s members) must have demonstrated successful efforts in improving outcomes for groups most affected by health disparities.

• Applicant organizations must be available to participate in a convening at RWJF on September 23, 2015.