Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has opened applications for its Health Equity Research Funding Opportunity 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About RWJF Health Equity Research Funding Opportunity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is committed to transforming health in our lifetime and to paving the way to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. To achieve that vision, RWJF supports health equity research that “increases opportunities for everyone to live the healthiest life possible, no matter who we are, where we live, or how much money we make.” Achieving health equity requires identifying solutions to the historical and contemporary root causes of inequities.
Benefits of RWJF Health Equity Research Funding Opportunity
- This CFP will award a combined total of up to $8 million, with awards of up to $500,000 per project. Applicants are encouraged to request budgets that reflect the scope and needs of their work.
RWJF Health Equity Research Funding Opportunity Requirements
- Applicants must demonstrate an existing, authentic, and accountable community partnership of at least two years (with more time preferred). One of the co-principal investigators must be a representative or leadership from community-based organizations.
- Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.
- Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. The Foundation may require additional documentation.
- Consistent with our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commitment, we particularly encourage applications that include project directors or team members from backgrounds historically underrepresented in research disciplines or with diverse lived experiences, including diversity of lived experiences related to race, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual orientation, immigration, religion, and seniority.
- RWJF will not select, exclude, or prioritize applicants based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or other protected characteristics.
- Applicants who have been or are currently RWJF grantees are eligible to apply.
- Only one organization may serve as the lead applicant.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
14 May, 2026
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