The Invest Health initiative, a partnership of The Reinvestment Fund (TRF) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is now accepting letters of intent. The initiative's goal is to improve health in mid-sized cities across the county, and will work to incorporate health outcomes into community development activity. Selected teams will receive a grant award of up to $60,000 toward participation in the initiative.

A full description of the program is available at www.investhealth.org. Letters of intent are due January 29, 2016.

A list of mid-sized cities eligible to apply, including cities in Florida, is also available on the Invest Health website.

Below is additional information from TRF's announcement.

Invest Health Now Accepting Letters of Intent
Invest Health, a pioneering, multi-sector initiative to improve health in mid-sized cities across the country, has released a Call for Proposals. The initiative, a partnership of The Reinvestment Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), will work to fully incorporate health outcomes into community development activity and fundamentally change how we revitalize neighborhoods across the country.
 
Leadership teams representing up to 50 mid-sized cities will be chosen to collaborate on ways to align people, strategies and capital to improve the factors that drive health in low-income neighborhoods—from a scarcity of quality jobs, affordable housing and nutritious food, to high crime rates and unhealthy environmental conditions. Selected teams will receive a grant award of up to $60,000 toward participation in the initiative.
 
Cities interested in participating in Invest Health can now submit a Letter of Intent online. Letters of Intent are due by January 29, 2016.

More information is available at www.investhealth.org, including a call for proposals, FAQ and downloadable list of cities with populations between 50,000 and 400,000. 

Informational Webinars
There will be two live webinars to confirm details about the application process and answer questions. The content of these webinars will be identical. The webinars are scheduled for:

• 3pm EST, January 7, 2016
• 12pm EST, January 14, 2016

Registration is required to participate in one of these sessions. To register, fill out this webinar form.