For us, 2025 has seemed like a roller coaster with the slow up-tick followed by the ups, downs, and quick turns, in addition to all of the physical and emotional feelings that come along with it. We are hopeful that everyone, ourselves included, is able to take the time to stop a
For Grantseekers
The second round or Rapid Response Research Funding is launching August 20, 2025. This funding is specifically for investigators and teams whose federal funding to conduct racial and/or Indigenous health equity research has been rescinded or otherwise terminated. Register for the optional applicant webinar on August 27, 2025.
What is Evidence for Action?
Evidence for Action (E4A) is a Signature Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We are dedicated to advancing action-oriented racial and Indigenous health equity research. We aim to practice an approach that is intentionally antiracist, anticolonial, and focused on solutions that are innovative, push beyond the status quo, and focus on root causes.
Our Grants
E4A grants support action-oriented community-driven research that uplifts the knowledge, expertise, and power of Indigenous and other historically oppressed and marginalized communities of color to develop or test solutions that advance racial and Indigenous health justice.
Innovative cross-sectoral partnerships improve public health.
The Family and Pregnancy Pop-Up Village: Developing a one-stop shop of services to reduce pregnancy care-related inequities in San Francisco.
What I love about E4A is that it embodies many of the values that I hold close — equity, culture, and community. I'm thrilled to support research that uses these values to create meaningful change in communities.”
Jill Fish, PhD, LP
E4A Reviewer, she/her/hers
