New Connections: Increasing the Diversity of RWJF Programming, is a program for early career investigators that supports research grants and career development opportunities for researchers from diverse, underrepresented and historically disadvantaged backgrounds. Grants of up to $50,000 are available through the program, whose deadline for applications is May 16, 2017. Learn more and apply here.

Allies for Reaching Community Health Equity (ARCHE), a collaborative partnership between the Center for Global Policy Solutions and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, aims to advance equity-centered strategies that strengthen families and communities and build a culture of health. Visit their new website for more information, stories, and resources.

The Food Trust and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have launched a new national collaborative effort – the Center for Healthy Food Access – that will work to ensure that every child in the United States has access to nutritious, affordable food. Learn more about the collaborative and its focus areas.

Applications are now open for the 2017 cohort in four national leadership development programs from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) designed to create the next generation of leaders committed to equity and better health: Culture of Health Leaders Clinical Scholars Health Policy Research Scholars Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Use RWJF’s Program Finder tool to find More