{"id":32007,"date":"2026-08-07T13:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32007"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:28:36","slug":"funding-opportunity-rwjf-connecting-champions-for-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-belonging-in-the-health-professions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/funding-opportunity-rwjf-connecting-champions-for-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-belonging-in-the-health-professions\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Opportunity: RWJF Connecting Champions for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Health Professions"},"template":"","news_categories":[17,18],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-32007","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-grants","news_categories-research"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","hide_subtitle":false,"intro_text_body":"<p>A healthcare system designed for equity needs health professionals who bring cultural knowledge, a commitment to antiracism, and a clear understanding of how inequity operates in healthcare and society. Yet many efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) across the health professions remain siloed and fragmented.<\/p>\n<p>The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is seeking an organization, or consortium of organizations, to serve as a national network weaver\u2014connecting leaders, institutions, professional associations, student groups, advocates, and movement partners across the health professions ecosystem so they can align strategies, strengthen shared narratives, and act together.<\/p>\n<p>RWJF anticipates one award of up to $2 million over 24 months. Organizations may apply on their own or as part of a consortium led by a single grant holder. The application process begins with a brief Letter of Intent, due September 24.<\/p>\n<p>See more information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwjf.org\/en\/grants\/active-funding-opportunities\/2026\/connecting-champions-for-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-belonging.html?rid=0032S00002bLfbKQAS&amp;et_cid=2201120\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:smunir2@uic.edu\">Swapna Naidu<\/a>, Director of Foundation Relations, if you are interested in applying or would like to discuss the opportunity.<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Karen Cielo","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":"","intro_text_image":false,"intro_text_image_alt_text":"","intro_text_image_caption":"","intro_text_image_attribution":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32008,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32007\/revisions\/32008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=32007"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=32007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}