Small Grant Application Instructions

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For projects requiring $100,000 or less and projected to take 12 months or less to complete.

Small grants are most often awarded for:

• Quick turn-around policy analyses that are judged to be of great use to policymakers
• Projects using case-study data to assess the early impacts of newly implemented major policies
• Analyses of data collected under larger projects where critical questions arise after the project and its original analyses are complete

To apply for a small grant, you may submit a proposal of no more than 10 double-spaced pages for review. Your proposal should contain the following information:
 

A. Nature of the research or evaluation and its significance, including:

• A precisely framed statement of the research questions or hypotheses upon which the proposed project is based.
• Information on the significance of the health care financing and organization strategy being addressed with respect to its policy significance and its potential impact on health care costs, access, or quality. This discussion should include the underlying rationale for the intervention as well as the reasons for the proposed study.
• A clear description of the impact(s) (e.g. on cost, quality and access) of the financing strategy or mechanism that is to be assessed.
   

B. Review of similar and relevant prior policy and research studies by the applicant and others, including work reported in the medical and health services literature as well as work known to be underway.


C. The project's approach and methodology, including:

• The identification of specific measurable outcomes related to the cost, quality and access impact(s) under examination. In the case of research or policy analysis projects, specific measurable outcomes should be those anticipated if the financing strategy or mechanism is shown to be effective and fully and appropriately implemented.
• The analytic approach, including the proposed research design, statistical methodologies, as well as the sources and limitations of data to be analyzed.
• A detailed workplan, including specific milestones and target completion dates for each milestone.
   

D. For research and policy analysis projects, the applicant's assessment of whether barriers (e.g., legislative, regulatory, etc.) exist which may impede implementation of the strategy under development, and how such barriers might be overcome.

To submit a Small Grant Proposal, proceed to www.rwjf.org/cfp/hcfo and use the Apply Online link for this solicitation.

All new proposals require you to register with a new unique username and password regardless of previous application submissions.

Note: Applicants seeking a small grant but who would like additional feedback may elect to start with an optional Brief Proposal. While this additional step adds another layer of review, it also lengthens the time for the application process. Those who would like to take advantage of this process should proceed to www.rwjf.org/cfp/hcfo and use the Apply Online link for this solicitation. Alternatively you can go directly to www.myrwjf.org and log-in.