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What We Fund

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides grants for projects in the United States and U.S. territories that advance our mission to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

NOTE: Review What We Don't Fund for information on the organizations, places, projects and activities we do not support. Also, each Program Area has specific guidelines on what projects it will support. See Number 3: Areas of Health and Health Care We Support for more details.

1. Eligible Organizations

While we have supported several types of organizations, we give preference to ones that are public agencies, public charities or are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

2. Eligible Locations

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides grants for projects in the United States and its territories.

3. Areas of Health and Health Care We Support

We support projects that advance our mission to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

We currently support projects in the following Program Areas:

  1 Supports projects through calls for proposals only
2 Supports projects through both unsolicited proposals accepted throughout the year and calls for proposals

4. Types of Projects We Fund

We aim to fund innovative projects that can have measurable impact and can create meaningful change, such as:

  • Service demonstrations
  • Gathering and monitoring of health-related statistics
  • Public education
  • Training and fellowship programs
  • Policy analysis
  • Health services research
  • Technical assistance
  • Communications activities
  • Evaluations

5. Grants Awarded from Calls for Proposals

The majority of our grants are awarded in response to calls for proposals issued throughout the year.

 View open calls for proposals
 View upcoming calls for proposals
 If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact our Office of Proposal Management via e-mail or at (877) 843-RWJF, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

6. Grants Awarded from Unsolicited Proposals

In addition to issuing calls for proposals, three Program Areas—Building Human Capital, Pioneer and Vulnerable Populations—accept unsolicited proposals not specifically addressed through our CFPs but which support the objectives outlined in these three Program Areas.

 Learn how to submit an unsolicited proposal for Building Human Capital, Pioneer and Vulnerable Populations
 Review What We Don't Fund to learn about the locations, organizations, projects and activities we do not support.