Read the full call for proposals and register for the March 3 web conference
at http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20202 .

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Building Healthy Teen Relationships
Deadline: April 16, 2008

Preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) begins with ensuring that young
people’s first relationships are healthy ones. IPV is an important
determinant of health and well-being and often begins in adolescence with
conflict in relationships. The Building Healthy Teen Relationships program
will support the creation and evaluation of comprehensive community-based
models of prevention that aim to decrease relationship violence and increase
positive, protective relationship skills.
Read the news release, New Multimillion Dollar Grant Initiative for Building
Healthy Teen Relationships.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Applicant organizations must be either public entities, such as a unit or
department of government or school board or nonprofit organizations that are
tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Private
foundations as defined under Section 509(a) are not eligible to apply.
Preference will be given to sites that demonstrate specific examples of the
following strengths within their proposed partnership:
• Having experience leading successful collaborative ventures among
community-based organizations, government, business and other
decision-makers.
• Demonstrated results that rely on creativity and leadership to address a
social issue.
• Proven track record of engaging youth as leaders.
• Clear evidence of youth involvement in developing proposal and plans for
continued involvement in leading the project.
• Strong community presence of organizational structures that offer support
and resources for youth in need of dating and sexual violence services.
Read the call for proposals for complete selection criteria.

Key Dates:

• March 3 (2:30 p.m. ET) and March 12, 2008 (11:30 a.m. ET)—Optional Web
conference calls for potential applicants. Please visit
www.buildinghealthyteenrelationships.org to register for the applicant
conference calls.
• March 17, 2008—Deadline for online registration.
• April 16, 2008 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of brief proposals
submitted online.
• May 20, 2008—Applicants notified if invited to submit full proposals.
• July 8, 2008 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
• August 4–29, 2008—Site visits to finalists.
• November 15, 2008—Notification of awards and start of grants.

Total Award:

• Up to eight grants will be awarded for a period of up to 48 months. 
• Each grant award will be up to $250,000 per year, with a maximum award of
$1 million for the full grant period.

Contact:

Debbie Lee, deputy director
Building Healthy Teen Relationships, Family Violence Prevention Fund
debbie@...
Office: (415) 252-8900 ext. 11