Requests for Proposals

American Public Health Association announces Policy Innovation Contest
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has announced a policy contest for health departments, The Power of Policy: Innovation to Improve Health. The purpose of the contest is to advance the development of innovative public health policy strategies, in particular those that aim to eliminate health inequities, and to strengthen health departments’ capacity to use policy approaches. U.S. health departments at all levels of government (state, territorial, local, and tribal) are eligible to apply for funding, and they may apply in partnership with nonprofits. Awards will range from $25,000 to $40,000. A non-binding email of intent is due January 18, 2012 and applications are due January 31, 2012. Click here to learn more, and to apply.

New tobacco control funding opportunities through the AAP Richmond Center
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence is committed to helping pediatricians, other child health advocates, and researchers gain the knowledge and means to protect children from tobacco and secondhand smoke. To achieve this, the Richmond Center has developed various funding opportunities, including:

• 2012 AAP Visiting Lectureship Program
  The Julius B. Richmond Visiting Lectureship Program provides awards of up to $3,000 each to fund two-day educational programs focusing on the field of tobacco control and child health. The lectureships are designed to promote secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure control and to integrate SHS prevention activities in pediatric education in AAP Chapters and educational institutions in the U.S. and abroad. The call for applications is now open. The deadline for submissions is January 25, 2012. Click here to learn more about this program.
   
• 2012 Julius B. Richmond CATCH Grants
  The AAP Richmond Center will be funding two Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) implementation grants that focus on reducing children's secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure, in addition to medical home access and health insurance. Proposals should focus on SHS rather than smoking cessation, and proposals must meet the eligibility and selection criteria of the CATCH Implementation Funds program, which supports pediatricians in the initial and/or pilot stage of developing and implementing community-based child health initiatives that increase access to medical homes or health services not otherwise available. Grants of up to $12,000 are awarded to pediatricians on a competitive basis. Submissions are due January 31, 2012. Click here for more details.

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