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Through health education and development, Johnson & Johnson aims to build skills and health literacy among a broad range of people serving community health needs, ultimately increasing community support, involvement and leadership in the public health arena. In keeping with this strategy, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) working in conjunction with the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, seeks to engage community healthcare workers, caregivers, families and artists in the practice of arts in healthcare.

Grant History:
From 2001 - 2009, Johnson & Johnson and the Society for the Arts in Healthcare have provided program funding to 117 organizations in the US and Canada representing leading initiatives in high quality healthcare through the use of arts.

Grant Structure: In 2008, the grant structure was updated to a three-year grant period with a focus on existing programs. This new structure promotes the evaluation and replication of promising models in order to strengthen and expand the arts in healthcare field. Programs proposed for the grant must be existing and active and have demonstrated a high potential for replication. Through an annual review for continuation, awarded organizations replicate, document and disseminate their program nationally and/or internationally over a three-year grant period:

Sites complete a program implementation plan and evaluation report
Sites replicate programs through partnerships and professional exchange
Sites convene to present findings to appropriate national/international and/or professional organizations

The goal of this grant is to impact the level of engagement in the arts in healthcare through a 3-phase program:

Phase 1
In the first phase, organizations complete a program implementation plan and an evaluation report. Grantees plan to replicate a model program (either of their own design or from the field) by evaluating the program or verifying previous evaluation information and securing partners for replication.

Phase 2
In the second phase, organizations and their partners implement and evaluate the replicated model programs, resulting in an increased number of community members engaged in evidence-based arts in healthcare practices.

Phase 3
In the final phase, grantees will document evidence-based program models and disseminate this information to a wider audience. Grantees present findings to appropriate national/international and/or professional organizations.

General Information:	How to Submit:
Eligibility Selection Criteria Grantee Requirements Program Deadlines	Frequently Asked Questions Process Overview Online Submission Sample Submit Online Now

Eligibility:

To be eligible for consideration, grant applicants must be:

A current member of Society for the Arts in Healthcare (applicant contact person must be listed in our membership list);
Located in the U.S. or Canada (partners may be international);
A non-profit organization with federal tax exempt status and organized and operated for charitable purposes or a governmental agency (state or local, including education or institutions). Note: U.S. based non-profit organization applicants must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of IRS Code; Canada based applicants must be a registered Canadian charity; and
Able to show a demonstrated ability to work effectively in partnership with other organizations.

To be eligible for consideration, proposed programs must:

Utilize a model that has documented positive impact; and
Be designed with proposed outcomes, which show initial impact. Program goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely; and
Be sustainable based on existing resources and organizational capacity (adequate staffing, funding, space, etc.).

Ineligible:

Individuals are ineligible to apply for scholarships or other forms of assistance.
Members of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare Board of Directors, Advisory Board or Staff are ineligible to apply or partner with any applicant for the purposes of this grant.
Indirect costs may not be included.

Selection Criteria:
Preference will be given to programs that are highly innovative, self-sustaining and replicable, represent the potential for strong partnerships between organizations, leverage other funding resources, and have clear goals and positive outcomes for patients, their families and caregivers. Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Program Replicability: Does the program model lend itself to replication at other sites, geographic areas or for other populations? For the purposes of this grant, replication is defined as reproduction or duplication within a new organization, new geographic location, or for a new population rather than extension or continuation of the existing model program.

2. Evaluation Outcomes: Are the program goals well-defined and how will success be measured? Goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. Some examples of outcome measurements include surveys of clients, staff, family members or stakeholders, pre and post tests on knowledge, condition or satisfaction, trained observer ratings and post program data collection.

3. Organizational Capacity: Does the organization have the infrastructure to move forward with a program replication (staffing, other funders, space, etc.)

4. Strong Arts Component: The merit of the arts component should be clearly articulated. The applicant demonstrates the ability to engage participants through innovative, high quality, culturally appropriate art forms. Arts facilitators and partners have appropriate arts expertise.

5. Strong Partner Potential: Does the applicant have a good variety of well considered partnership possibilities?

6. Program Innovation: Does the program build on a new and different model in the field of arts in healthcare?

7. Research Potential: What is the feasibility of future research based on the program model? Proposals for research projects are not required but panelists will evaluate your proposal based, in part, on whether the program design is conducive to future research.

Process Overview:
The Johnson & Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare Partnership uses a two-step application process:

Step 1 - Letter of Inquiry: Eligible candidates interested in requesting a grant are required to submit an online Letter of Inquiry (LOI). The Deadline for LOI submissions is: October 15, 2009 at 5:00pm ET.

Step 2 - Application by invitation only: The LOI will be reviewed and notifications will be emailed in December 09. At that time, a full application may be invited. A request for submission of a full application in no way guarantees eventual funding of the request. Uninvited applications will not be accepted.

2009 Grant Program Deadlines*:

Oct. 15, 2009, 5:00pm ET	Deadline for receipt of LOI submission
Dec. 2009	LOI notifications will be sent by email
Jan. 13, 2010, 5:00pm ET	Deadline for receipt of application
Feb. 2010	Grant award notifications will be mailed
March 2010	75% of Grant awards will be mailed
June 30, 2010	Deadline for receipt of mid-year report
Dec. 15, 2010	Deadline for site visit by J&J/the Society
Dec. 31, 2010	1^st phase of projects must be completed
January 31, 2011	Deadline for receipt of final 1st year report

*Year 2 and 3 deadlines will be provided to grantees.

Grantee Requirements:

Grantees agree to acknowledge Johnson & Johnson and the Society for the Arts in Healthcare as the sponsor of this program in all printed materials and verbally at all events.
Grantees agree to participate in an evaluation process in the first year of the grant.
Grantees agree to participate in an annual review process.
Grantees agree to designate a program representative to attend the Society for the Arts in Healthcare's annual conference in April.
Grantees agree to notify the Society for the Arts in Healthcare in writing with any requested changes to the program or proposed budget.
Grantees agree to forward copies of all press and media coverage of the program or project to the Society for the Arts in Healthcare office for distribution to Johnson & Johnson.
Grantees agree to participate in a site visit by a Johnson & Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare representative.
Grantees agree to provide a mid-year and final 1st year report, with digital photographic documentation.

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