No. Any organization that received funding through the original grant is able to act as a lead applicant organization.
No, there is no maximum number of submissions per organization. However, there is an expectation that there will only be one application for each terminated federal grant or contract.
Yes, applicants who were receiving pass-through funding that was terminated at the federal level are eligible. Either federal notice or notice of termination from the pass-through agency is acceptable verification.
Yes, if you received a multi-year or multi-phase award and know that your grant is being terminated or will not be continued despite meeting all of the required criteria, you are eligible to apply even if you currently still have access to funds.
Rapid Response Research funding is exclusively available to applicants whose federally funded racial or Indigenous health equity research has been interrupted due to federal funding shifts.
We welcome applications from organizations with Project Directors of all personal and professional backgrounds. We especially encourage applications that include Project Directors having backgrounds and life experiences that are underrepresented on research teams, including Indigenous, Black, Latino, and other persons of color; and who are not currently a project director on or receiving greater than 25% of their salary from an RWJF funded grant.
Researchers who have not already received funding from a federal source (including those who have been notified that their application for federal funding will no longer be reviewed) are NOT eligible for Rapid Response Research funding.
For the purposes of this funding opportunity, early-to-mid-career is defined as within 10 years of completion of the highest earned degree for non-tenured track or non-academic positions, or pre-tenure through up to two years post-tenure for tenure-track faculty positions.
Yes. You do not need to have been the original Project Director on the grant to apply for this funding; it is sufficient to have been a member of the original research team.
While we will not re-scrutinize the research design and approach for Rapid Response Research applications, we are interested in funding projects that align with the spirit and values of E4A. Applicants should be involved in and exhibit a track record of conducting community-centered, action-oriented research focused on structural solutions to advance racial and Indigenous health equity.
No. Grants are restricted to one award per previously funded project. Therefore, we encourage teams to apply collaboratively rather than submitting multiple applications for the same project and work together to determine the most pressing needs to include in the application.
Applicants with multiple terminated federal grants that align with the call for proposals should submit separate applications for each grant.
Any organization based in the United States or its occupied territories is eligible for funding. Submissions from teams that include both U.S. and international members are eligible, but the lead applicant organization must be based in the United States or its occupied territories.
People who are project directors on currently active RWJF grants or who are currently receiving greater than 25% of their salary from an RWJF funded grant are NOT eligible to apply. Former RWJF grantees and people currently receiving less than 25% of their salary from RWJF may apply.