New Grant Programs

Grant maker: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago)
Program: Window of Opportunity
Purpose: To preserve at least 300,000 apartments in low-cost rental housing
Amount available: $150-million
Web site: http://www.macfound.org/affordablehousing

Grant maker: UnitedHealth Group (Minnetonka, Minn.)
Program: United Minnesota
Purpose: To advance education, health, and social well-being in the state
Amount available: $100-million over 10 years
Web site: http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/about/united_minn.pdf

Grant maker: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle)
Purpose: To expand HIV-prevention efforts in China
Amount available: $30-million
Web site: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/Pri_Diseases/HIVAIDS/Announcements/Announce-071114.htm

Grant maker: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.)
Program: Health Games Research
Purpose: To support research on interactive games that promote healthy behavior
Amount available: $8.25-million
Web site: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20001