This solicitation expired August 29, 2012, 3:00 p.m. EDT.

Program Area:

Public Health

Purpose:

Public health agencies play a critical role in our nation’s health system. The dramatic increases in the length and quality of life for so many Americans over the past century are attributed, in large part, to the efforts of public health and the work of public health agencies to keep people healthy and safe. As communities face new challenges, like the increasing burden of chronic disease and lean fiscal environments, and new opportunities like advances in technology, many public health officials and policy-makers are exploring new ways to organize and structure the management and delivery of public health services. One such strategy is the sharing of services, resources and functions across multiple public health agencies and jurisdictions. Referred to as cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS), these arrangements range from informal agreements around sharing discrete services or programs, to regionalization including the formal merger or consolidation of multiple public health agencies. In order to better understand the opportunity and impact of cross-jurisdictional sharing among public health agencies, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will fund up to 18 teams across the country that are exploring, implementing or improving cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements to participate in the Shared Services Learning Community.

RWJF will provide two-year grants of up to $125,000 to up to 18 teams of public health officials, policymakers, and other stakeholders that are exploring, implementing and/or improving CJS arrangements between two or more public health agencies. The Shared Services Learning Community will foster a peer learning environment among teams that are taking a systematic approach to CJS arrangements to achieve the dual goals of greater efficiency and enhanced public health capacity.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals

Total Awards:

• Up to $125,000 for up to 24 months.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

• RWJF seeks proposals from teams that includes, at a minimum, public health leaders and policymakers (i.e., public administrators, board members, and/or elected officials) from each jurisdiction involved in the cross-jurisdictional sharing effort.
• Teams must choose an organization to serve as the lead organization and grant recipient, and to be eligible the applicant organization must be located in the United States or its territories and be a:
  • State or local government agency; or
  • Tribal group recognized by the U.S. federal government; or
  • Nonprofit organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Full eligibility and selection criteria can be found in the Call for Proposals.

View program website: www.phsharing.org.

Key Dates:

• June 26, 2012 (1:00 p.m. ET)—Optional applicant webinar. Visit the program website to view presentation slides or listen to a recording of the webinar.
• August 29, 2012 (3:00 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
• Early November 2012—Funding decision notification.
• January 15, 2013—Grants initiated.

Contact:

Please direct inquiries to:
PHSharing@khi.org

Related Materials:

• View Program FAQs


• Communities Sharing Public Health Resources (Reports)