I was sorely tempted to highlight a questionable federal grant to study Longnose Leopard Lizard Telemetry within Colorado. Now to be fair, the full RFP has not been posted yet, so maybe distance jumped or data transmitted by reptiles with lengthy proboscis will someday be of great benefit (but I doubt it). This is not to say that innovative thinking is not a good basis for granting funds. Today I am revisiting a foundation I highlighted last January. This health funder has a great ability to seek out partnerships and promote new ideas that are of benefit in the field of health.

This week’s pick: In partnership with Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, the social solutions initiative, Changemakers, has come up with a great idea to utilize computer and video games to develop creative approaches for addressing issues in health care. This international competition will fund ideas that use video game innovations which present fun and useful education and interaction regarding health and health care.

Entries need to be submitted by 3pm EST on September 26th, 2007.You must create a user account and fill in the application form provided on the Changemakers website to enter.
Let the games begin!