Sociological Initiatives Foundation: Linking research to action
Solicitation Title: Sociological Initiatives Foundation: Linking research to action
Funding Amount: $15,000 to $20,000
Sponsor Deadline: Friday, August 16, 2019
Solicitation Link: http://www.sifoundation.org/guidelines/
Overview
<div>The Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports social change by linking research to social action. It funds research projects that investigate laws, policies, institutions, regulations, and normative practices that may limit equality in the United States and Puerto Rico. It gives priority to projects that seek to address racism, xenophobia, classism, gender bias, exploitation, or the violation of human rights and freedoms. It also supports research that furthers language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions.</div> <div>The Foundation supports research that focuses on improving services and systems and increasing positive social and physical conditions through:</div> <ul> <li>Policy development</li> <li>Placement and shaping of the policy agenda</li> <li>Policy adoption or implementation</li> <li>Policy blocking</li> <li>Increasing advocacy capacity and political influence</li> <li>Shaping public sentiment</li> <li>Addressing challenges related to language and literacy</li> </ul> <div>Language issues include literacy, language loss and maintenance, language policy, language and national security, bilingualism, language and gender, language and law, language disabilities, language and health, language and education, different language cultures, and second language acquisition.</div> <div></div> <div>In the context of social and racial inequality dating back centuries, the Foundation supports projects that address institutional rather than individual or behavioral change. It seeks to fund research and initiatives that provide insight into sociological and linguistic issues that can help specific groups and or communities expand opportunities and challenge injustices.</div>
Other Information:<div>We look for projects that have an explicit research design and a concrete connection to public or community impact. It is not enough to just write a report or add a focus group to a social change project. The research should build an organization or constituency’s potential to expand public knowledge, impact policy, and create social change.</div> <div></div> <div>Generally, the Foundation will not consider proposals that:</div> <ul> <li>represent the work of a lone academic without a strong relationship with a constituency or organization</li> <li>do not demonstrate the capacity or intent to carry out bona fide research, as indicated by either a past track record or a credentialed researcher partner</li> <li>are led by government/municipal agencies</li> <li>result only in reports, publications, websites, gatherings, films, theatrical productions, concerts, conferences, or the like that are not part of a larger explicit social change strategy</li> <li>only evaluate existing programs</li> <li>request funds for operating support or capital grants</li> </ul>Last Updated:
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