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We are excited to announce the fourth year of Northwestern University’s Racial Equity and Community Partnership Grants program.

Northwestern University’s Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations leads this program, advised by a committee of community members and representatives of Northwestern academic and administrative units. The goal is to build strategic and meaningful partnerships between community-based organizations and Northwestern faculty, staff, and/or students that work to fix systems and address the root causes of inequities in Evanston and Chicago.

Ten grants of $25K to $75K will be allocated for 2024-25. Projects should be co-created and co-managed by both a community organization and a Northwestern representative. Proposals are invited that address health equity, economic and social empowerment, or children and youth learning. 

More information, including an FAQ and a list of the 2023 funded partnerships, can be found here.

LOIs due: Jan 26. Invited Final applications due: Mar 15. Info session: Dec 13, 12:30-1:30pm

“Language is power, in ways more literal than most people think. When we speak, we exercise the power of language to transform reality. Why don't more of us realize the connection between language and power?” – Julia Penelope (American linguist, author, and philosopher). 

Shared Resource Panels (ShARPs) previously known as Stakeholder-Academic Resource Panels are gatherings meant to improve the way research is conducted, increase meaningful community engagement in research, and grow collaborations between groups of people and research teams.



One way the Center for Community Health (CCH) is promoting inclusive language is by shifting away from using the word stakeholder. After several engaging discussions and learning opportunities, we recognize stakeholder in a colonial context, was the person who drove a stake into the land to demarcate the land s/he was occupying from Indigenous territories. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discourages the use of the term stakeholder and considers it potentially stigmatizing language. Here is their list of Preferred Terms for Select Population groups.

As an ongoing commitment to promote and use inclusive language, additional resources will be available on our website. Feel free to reach out with questions or additional recommendations.

To request a ShARP or learn more about other CCH consultation services, Click here

• Optimizing Community Engaged Research, December 6. Hosted by AllianceChicago’s Research Engagement Committee & Health Choice Network. Will spotlight research comparing two ways to help pregnant women and new mothers with low incomes and symptoms of depression. Hear from researchers at Boston Medical Center about this important work, their findings, and application in community health centers.

• The Air We Breathe: Partnering to Measure Air Quality in Cicero, IL, December 8: Data Journalism & Community Coordination. Speakers: Dillon Bergin, MuckRock Foundation's data reporter, & Irene Romulo, Development & Community Engagement Coordinator for Cicero Independiente, a bilingual, news organization for the people of Cicero & Berwyn, IL. Hosted by UI-UC Healthy Regions & Policies Lab. Virtual or In-person

• 2nd annual Black Researchers Thought Summit,  Saturday, December 9. Hatch 41. Registration link: bit.ly/brts2023. Hosted by Black Researchers Collective