Funding Opportunities

NNPHI seeks to build and leverage the capacity of our member institutes, as well as strengthen public health systems partners through identifying and promoting funding opportunities. NNPHI offers direct funding opportunities (as available) for NNPHI members, as well as public health systems partners for national, state, and local public health system initiatives. NNPHI also promotes the funding opportunities of national partners. Please see below for a list and description of current NNPHI and national partner funding opportunities.

NNPHI Call for Proposals: States Without an NNPHI Member

Background Information/Seeking: Public health institutes (PHIs) are nonprofits that improve the public's health by fostering innovation, leveraging resources, and building partnerships across sectors. PHIs address current and emerging health issues by providing expertise in areas such as: Fiscal/Administrative Management; Population-Based Health Program Delivery; Health Policy Development, Implementation, and Evaluation; Training and Technical Assistance; Research and Evaluation; Health Information Services; Health Communications and Social Marketing and Convening/Partnering. See NNPHI's membership categories for more information. In August 2011, NNPHI embarked on a new set of projects that are designed to amplify PHIs’ roles and impact on public health performance, policy, and evidence, as well as strengthen NNPHI’s own infrastructure and partnerships to promote PHIs as an essential component of the “new public health” system. This CFP seeks to enhance the performance of the public health system by supporting additional states with finding ways to use the PHI model to help address their pressing health challenges. The 22 states currently without a PHI (as defined by NNPHI) are eligible to apply for this opportunity (click for a map of current NNPHI Members) . This project will fund up to two states to advance efforts to establish a PHI that meets NNPHI’s definition, with an ultimate goal of improving these states’ public health systems.

Important Dates:

May 30, 2012 (1:00-2:00PM CT): Dialogue4Health Webinar on “What can a Public Health Institute do for my Health Department” featuring additional information on the CFP opportunity).
June 6, 2012: Letters of intent are due
June 25, 2012: Deadline for full receipt of proposals
Late July 2012: Projects are selected

Project Timeline: Selected states will be notified in late July. The grant period begins August 1, 2012 and continues through March 31, 2013.

Learn More: Each selected state will receive $10,000. See the Call for Proposals and budget worksheet for additional details. For additional information, please contact Katie Dabdoub, NNPHI Program Coordinator, at .

Roadmaps to Health Prize

Background Information/Seeking: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported Roadmaps to Health Prize recognizes and honors the efforts and accomplishments of U.S. communities working at the forefront of population health improvement. The Prize is rooted in the idea that every community is on a unique journey toward health and that communities’ stories of success are as diverse as their populations. Winning communities’ success stories will be celebrated and shared broadly, in person, and via web-based platforms, with the goal of raising awareness and inspiring locally-driven change across the country. The Roadmaps to Health Prize is a place-based prize that will honor whole communities. Only one prize will be given per community, so collaboration on applications within communities is strongly encouraged.

Important Dates:

May 31, 2012 (3:00 PM ET): Notice of Intent to Apply Deadline
June 7, 2012 (3:00 PM ET) : Full Application Deadline
September - October 2012: Finalist communities participate in site visits.

Project Timeline:

Up to six Roadmaps to Health Prize winning communities will be announced in early 2013 and each will receive a $25,000 cash prize.

Learn More: Visit the Roadmaps to Health Prize web page. Please direct inquiries to: Kirstin Siemering, Roadmaps to Health Prize Manager ().