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Current Grant Opportunities

Active Living Research currently has one open call for proposals. This call for proposals consists of grant opportunities for the annual call for proposals - Round 10 and New Connections Round 3 grants.

DOWNLOAD:  Call for Proposals - Round 10 and RWJF New Connections Round 3

Call for Proposals - Round 10 consists of grant opportunities for dissertation awards and the following specified research topics:

  • Topic 1: Evaluations of policy or environmental interventions and strategies for increasing physical activity or reducing sedentary behaviors among youth;
  • Topic 2: Economic analyses to assess feasibility and advisability of policy or environmental interventions that affect youth physical activity or sedentary behaviors;
  • Topic 3: Analyses of macro-level policies and environmental change strategies with strong potential to increase physical activity or reduce sedentary behaviors among youth;
  • Topic 4: Quantitative meta-analyses of the relationships between built environment or social environment variables and physical activity; built environment or social environment variables and sedentary behavior; or built environment or social environment variables and obesity;
  • Topic 5: Evaluations of youth advocacy efforts to support active living;
  • Topic 6: Case studies of active living policy changes in communities at high risk for childhood obesity.

RWJF New Connections Round 3 grants offered through Active Living Research are specifically available to new investigators from groups that have been historically underrepresented in the research activities supported by RWJF and consist of the following types of studies:

  • Small-Scale Studies: Small-scale studies might identify and evaluate environmental determinants of children's physical activity levels, or they might evaluate changes to physical activity environments or policies in a variety of settings to investigate the impact on children's physical activity levels.  Additional examples of small-scale studies can be found within the call for proposals;
  • Analyses of Macro-Level Policies and Environmental Approaches (similar to Topic 3 above);
  • Quantitative meta-analyses (similar to Topic 4 above);
  • Case studies of active living policy changes in communities at high risk for childhood obesity (similar to Topic 6 above).

The due date for all Round 10 and New Connections grant applications is April 14, 2010 at 1:00 pm PT.  Apply Online

Applicant Teleconferences will be held for each of the above grant opportunities.  Participation is encouraged.

CFP Resources:

Policy Matrix: Active Living Research is interested in supporting studies that contribute to current policy debates. We have summarized in this grid some examples of policies with particular relevance to physical activity in young people and high-risk communities.

Read definitions for terminology used in the call for proposals.

Forthcoming Grant Opportunities

We anticipate releasing call for proposals annually. Join our postal or email mailing list for any updates on future grant opportunities.