Lance Armstrong Foundation Community Program Grants
In 2006, the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) will provide financial support through its Community Program to support community-centered initiatives that address the physical, emotional, and practical challenges of cancer survivorship.

The Community Program awards planning, implementation, and evolution grants to community nonprofit organizations to serve the needs, as identified by the "National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies," of people living with cancer. The LAF also offers its Community Program partners regular training, technical assistance, and the opportunity to discuss challenges and exchange best practices at an annual Community Program conference. Pre-proposals are due March 7, 2006. For more information, go to http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.jvKZLbMRIsG/b.594849/k.CC7C/Home.htm.

New Research Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating Among Children

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has launched "Healthy Eating Research," a program to determine effective changes in policies and environments that can promote healthy eating among children.

Healthy Eating Research will fund innovative studies and help to build a multidisciplinary research field to expand the evidence base in this key area. Healthy Eating Research studies will inform policy makers, school administrators, community leaders, and others about how to achieve this goal effectively. This research should produce important, action-oriented results that will not only help to improve children's diets but also will set them on course for a long, healthy life.

The Healthy Eating Research Call for Proposals is available online at http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20922. Proposals are due March 7, 2006. Potential applicants should contact the program at 888-635-7433 or visit http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org for more information.