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Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation
Communities in Charge
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Background
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Philosophy/Focus
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Communities in
Charge is designed for local communities interested in improving access to
care for low-income, uninsured individuals by rethinking the organization
and financing of local care delivery. The initiative will help
broad-based community consortia design and implement sustainable new
delivery systems that manage care, promote prevention and early
intervention, and integrate services.
Grants will be awarded in two stages under this program. Phase I grants
are for Organization and Planning; Phase II grants are for Development and
Implementation.
Up to 1,100 hours of direction and technical assistance for Communities in
Charge will be provided by Medimetrix, a national health consulting firm.
Medimetrix staff will meet with each community awarded a grant to help
determine the scope and timing of technical assistance that will be
provided.
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Major Fields of
Interest
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Access to basic
health care; community projects; direct services; tobacco, alcohol, and
other drug cessation.
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Type of
Grants
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Organization and
planning grants, matching funds.
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Grants
Restrictions
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To be eligible,
communities (i.e., cities, counties, or the equivalent) must have a
minimum population of 250,000 and at least 37,500 low-income residents who
are uninsured. If more than one organization from a community requests an
application package, the applicant organizations will be asked to work
together to submit a single application. The communities must demonstrate
matching grants for Phase II.
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Number of
Staff
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Unavailable
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Assets
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Unavailable
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Grants
Analysis
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Total Annual
Giving
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One-year grants of
up to $150,000 will be awarded to a maximum of 20 communities in Phase I.
For Phase II, three-year grants of up to $700,000 will be awarded to a
maximum of 15 communities that successfully complete Phase
I.
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Cancer/Prevention/Control
Projects Funded
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Southern Rural
Access Program, Community-State Partnerships to Improve End-of-Life Care,
and Local Initiative Funding Partners Program 1999 (see separate
profile).
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Application Guidelines
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Selection
Criteria
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Foundation will not
fund disease-specific organization activities unless the program is
presented in a more global context. Projects must provide community-based
services addressing access to basic health care and represent an
innovation to the community. Priority funding will be given to projects
directed toward underserved populations; involving cooperative
arrangements; having multiple funders; having long-term viability once RWJ
funding is completed; and having local government, public and private
health care provider, and consumer action group support.
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Application
Procedure
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Interested parties
must request an application package from the National Program Office to
apply for a Phase I: Organization and Planning Grant. A workshop will be
held to answer questions about the application and selection process.
Attendance may be helpful, but is not required.
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Key
Dates
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March 17, 1999 -
Application
Workshop (Washington, D.C.)
April 30, 1999 - Deadline for receipt of application (DO NOT SEND BY
FAX)
June-Sept. 1999 - Site Visits
November 1999 - Grant recipients announced
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Contact
Person
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Jim Burnosky
National Program Office
Communities in Charge Initiative
Medimetrix
1001 Lakeside Avenue
1500 North Point Tower
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-736-7940
FAX: 216-523-1811
For more information, you can check the foundation's web site: www.rwjf.org
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