Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change at the University of Chicago is awarding and managing approximately $6 million to 25-30 grantees to support rigorous evaluations of practical and replicable solutions designed to reduce and eliminate disease specific racial and ethnic health care disparities. Awards range from $100,000 to $275,000. Three rounds of grantmaking will take place.
Call for Proposals: Round 1During our first round of grantmaking, a total of 178 project proposals were received. In December 2006, 11 sites were selected to evaluate their proposed interventions. These proposals included interventions involving community health workers, electronic health records, health literacy screening and use of culturally tailored DVDs designed to empower patients to become more active in their care.
Call for Proposals: Round 2During our second round of grantmaking, a total of 134 project proposals were received. In May 2008, ten sites were selected to evaluate their proposed interventions. These projects included telephone and internet technologies, nurses, community organizations, and provider incentive programs.
The deadline for brief proposals was September 18, 2008. Thank you to all who applied.
Requests for full proposals were sent out December 11, 2008. Full proposals are due by 2:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, February 5, 2009 and will be accepted by invitation only.
The anticipated start date for Round 3 awards is September 1, 2008.
All applications, both the brief and full proposals, must be submitted through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s
Grantmaking Online system.
Key Dates and Deadlines
February 5, 2009 (2 p.m. CST)—Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
September 1, 2009—Anticipated start date.
If you have any questions about the proposal process, please contact us by sending an email to
info@solvingdisparities.org or calling (866) 344-9800.
