Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 12:54:41 -0400 From: "David Radune" Subject: New Funding Opportunities 05/31/96 May 31, 1996 NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases contain information on more than 800 current and archival funding opportunities. These Databases are primarily intended to serve as a starting point for people seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, and information dissemination. The grantmaking agency should be contacted for further information and application procedures. The Clearinghouse makes these databases available to the public through its electronic bulletin board service, NAC ONLINE. Information and assistance about the Clearinghouse and NAC ONLINE can be obtained by calling a Reference Specialist at 1-800-458-5231 or 1800-243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that we do not have in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (1996); Round II ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND ACCESSION NUMBER S 03310-029 FUND TITLE Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (1996); Round II DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces the availability of funds for Phase II of the Substance Abuse Policy and Research Program (1996). This program seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects that will produce policy-relevant information about ways to reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs in the United States. This call for proposals is intended to encourage experts in public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice, economics, and other behavioral and policy sciences to address issues related to substance abuse. Programs should identify and assess policies; analyze their feasibility, effectiveness, and likely consequences; and help insure that the understanding gained through these analyses will be used by decision makers in the public and private sectors. Projects may address policies at the national, state, or local levels in the public sector, or they may address private-sector policies within companies, associations, unions, or trade groups. Examples of the types of issues that would be of interest under the program include: 1) the effects of policies to control the availability of and accessibility of tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs; 2) the intended and unintended consequences of changes in regulating tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drug policies; 3) the effects of societal attitudes and norms on tobacco, alcohol, and/or illegal drugs; 4) the effects of substance abuse treatment policies within organized health care systems; 5) the effects of harm reduction policies; 6) analyses of policies that affect substance abuse and the criminal justice system; 7) policy studies on substance abuse and social class, ethnicity, or gender; 8) legal and historical policy analyses of public- and private-sector strategies that influence substance abuse; and 9) the relationship between substance abuse policies and welfare and health care reforms. TARGET AUDIENCE Legislators, Administrators, Government Agencies, Businesses/Corporations, Labor Organizations SUBJECT AREAS Behavioral research, Epidemiological research, Health policies, Policy development, Research, Substance abuse AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $6,000,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Grant funding amounts and time periods are flexible. AMOUNT OF FUND - MINIMUM $50,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - MAXIMUM $350,000 FUND DURATION Up to 3 years. INTENDED AWARD DATE Mid-February, 1997. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted. Projects must address U.S. policy. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Consortia Educational Organization, Institution Non Profit Research Institution TYPE OF SUPPORT Salary support. Direct expenses. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Preference will be given to applicants that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations as defined under Section 509(a). To be considered favorably under this solicitation, proposals must demonstrate the potential to produce new information directly relevant to policies intended to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. Proposals will be assessed using the following criteria: 1) the significance of the substance abuse policy being evaluated or analyzed; 2) the timeliness of the project for informing policy development or implementation; 3) the quality and availability of data to be used and the strength of the proposed methodology (depending on the focus of the project, primary data collection or secondary data analysis may be supported); 4) the uniqueness of the project; 5) the reasonableness of the budget request in view of the proposed work; 6) the applicant's experience and qualifications for conducting the proposed project and the time commitment of key project staff who have the skills and experience to perform the various analytic tasks required; and 7) the strength of the applicant's plan for disseminating project results. All primary data collected under this program are subject to the Foundation's general requirement for producing public use data tapes. Grant funds may be used for project salaries, consultant fees, data collection and analysis, supplies, and other direct expenses, including a limited amount of equipment essential to the proposed project. Grantees will be expected to meet Foundation requirements for the submission of narrative and financial reports. Principal investigators may be asked to attend periodic meetings and to give progress reports on their grants. At the close of each grant, principal investigators are expected to provide a written report on the project and its findings suitable for wide dissemination. OTHER LIMITATIONS Since the focus of the program is the United States, studies of policies in other countries will be considered only to the extent they may directly inform U.S. policy. In keeping with Foundation policy, grant funds may not be used to subsidize individuals for the cost of health care, to support clinical trials of unapproved drugs or devices, to construct or renovate facilities, or as a substitute for funds currently being used to support similar activities. APPLICATION DEADLINE November 15, 1996 OTHER APPLICATION INFORMATION Letter of intent must be received by July 15, 1996. APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON Andrea Ebbers Substance Abuse Policy Research Program Department of Public Health Sciences The Bowman Gray School of Medicine Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27157-2715 (910) 716-9714 FUNDER NAME Robert Wood Johnson Foundation FUNDER'S DESCRIPTION The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. Its grantmaking is concentrated in four areas: assuring access to basic health services; improving the way services are organized and provided for people with chronic health conditions; reducing the harm caused by substance abuse; and helping the nation address the problem of rising health care costs. Since 1988, the Foundation has invested over $50 million to stimulate innovative responses to the AIDS epidemic, including two large national grant programs: AIDS Health Services Program and Building Health Care Systems for People with Chronic Illnesses. In addition, the Foundation has funded a number of smaller programs that provide nutritious meals, legal assistance, dental care and other services to people with AIDS.