<div>The research grants programs support high-quality field-initiated studies that are relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States.</div> <div></div> <div>Research proposals are evaluated on the basis of their fit with a given focus area; the strength and feasibility of their designs, methods, and analyses; their potential to inform change; and their contribution to theory and empirical evidence.</div> <div></div> <div>In the Reducing Inequality focus area, we support research

The Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration seeks to support innovative research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture and public policy on outcomes for immigrants and for the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations. This initiative falls under RSF’s Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Program and represents a special area of interest within the core program, which continues to encourage proposals on a broader set of issues.

<p>The American Educational Research Association (AERA) invites proposals from early career education researchers and postdoctoral scholars to enhance the use of the Deeper Learning data set. The AERA Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning (AERA-SDL) supports postdoctoral and early career scholars in education research and thereby fosters excellence and rigor in the next generation of faculty members, research scientists, and scholars examining education topics and issues.
<p>The United States-Japan Foundation makes every effort to maintain a simple and clear application format. If at any time you have questions regarding the proposal format or application guidelines in general, please contact the Foundation.<br>While grant proposals may vary in content, style, and length, USJF would appreciate it if the following suggestions were adopted. This format is for those applying for new grants only; please refer to the suggested renewal guidelines if you are applying for a second, or in rare cases, a third year of funding.</p>
<p>With this solicitation, NIJ seeks to build upon its past research efforts to understand and aid in accelerating the process of desistance from crime. Applicants should propose research projects that have clear implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States.
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