Applications open at 12 a.m. ET, on April 2, 2018 & will be accepted until 5 p.m. ET, on April 30, 2018.

The Kresge Foundation is seeking applicants for Emerging Leaders in Public Health – an 18-month, leadership development initiative aimed at providing local, governmental public health leaders with the knowledge and skills to lead in today’s changing health care environment. The health officer and a second leader from the same agency team up for an action-oriented experience designed to enhance organizational and leadership skills and competencies. In the application, teams will propose a “transformative concept” that advances a new, innovative role or model for their public health agency in the community.

Participants will receive training on leadership, organizational development, communications strategy and financing models, as well as a grant up to $125,000 to develop and implement their transformative concept. More information about the selection criteria, application process, and stories of previous participants can be found at http://kresge.org/elph.

Informational webinars will be held April 5 at 3:00pm ET and April 11 at 2:00pm ET for applicants who want to ask questions about applying. Registration for the webinars is now open. For questions, please contact the National Program Office at elph@kresge.org.