We will not require grantees to return funds once they are awarded, even if their federal funding is restored; but we may decide not to pay out the entire award if you are able to access all your federal funding during the grant period.
Applicants will be notified of funding decisions the week of November 17, 2025. Grants are anticipated to begin by January 15, 2026. However, we will attempt to disburse funds as expeditiously as possible, potentially prior to that date. During the submission process, applicants will indicate the level of urgency with which the funds are needed. Be discerning in your response, as we will prioritize processing fund disbursements to those who need funding more immediately (e.g., to avoid a job termination).
Selection criteria can be found at the top of page 4 in the Call for Proposals.
Brief Proposals are reviewed by members of the E4A leadership and review team and RWJF staff. All final funding decisions are approved by leadership within the Foundation's Research-Evaluation-Learning Department.
Appropriate documentation includes termination letters, stop work orders, emails or other communications directly from the federal funding agency, and any other official letters or communications (e.g., phone calls from a program officer) regarding termination, discontinuation, or freezing of federal research funding. If your work was interrupted due to a non-responsive federal program officer, you may submit email chains and/or a “log” of attempted contacts (you must demonstrate multiple attempts made). If you have questions about appropriate verification, please contact the program office (evidenceforaction@ucsf.edu).
No, when prompted to do so, you should submit the original documentation from your federal grant application (e.g., original research aims/questions, original budget narrative/justification). Do not create new documentation that was not submitted as part of your federal funding application. Applications that do not include original documents from the federal grant or that include modified documents will be turned down.
Applications must be submitted by 3:00pm EASTERN TIME on October 1, 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted. We highly recommend that you plan to submit your brief proposal well ahead of the deadline to avoid any technical issues or other delays. Applicants will receive an email notification from MyRWJF indicating that the application has been successfully submitted.
If you do experience technical difficulties or do not receive the email confirmation, please contact the program office right away at evidenceforaction@ucsf.edu.