Social Sciences
RFP Listings:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—Systems for Action (S4A) Call for Proposals for Supplemental COVID-19 Studies
Eligible teams must have an active or recently completed research study (within 12 months of application submission) that can be extended through the use of supplemental research funding.
Russell Sage Foundation—COVID 19 & Systemic Racial Inequality Social Science Research Grants
In response to the crises of 2020, the foundation is dedicating its next funding cycle exclusively to research that seeks to improve our understanding of these extraordinary times. The severe consequences of the Covid19-pandemic, including its economic disruptions, and the recent mass protests to combat systemic racial inequality in policing and other institutions have reaffirmed the importance of social science research examining economic, political, racial, ethnic, generational, and social inequalities relevant to public policy and social change.
TD Bank—The 2020 TD Ready Challenge
The TD Ready Challenge is an annual North American initiative, which supports organizations developing innovative solutions for a changing world. Recipients must be organizations that have impactful and measurable solutions focused on helping to open doors for a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow.
Sorenson Impact Foundation—Equitable and Resilient Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Resulting Economic Crisis
The Sorenson Impact Foundation (SIF) is inviting potential grant recipients to propose solutions that can contribute to a more equitable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. SIF is specifically targeting solutions that enable recovery through developing and growing businesses as well as the communities they’re in to equitably rebuild coming out of the current social, health and economic crisis.
William T. Grant Foundation—Institutional Challenge Grants
HAND Foundation—Prevention of Child Sex Abuse
HAND Foundation is currently accepting unsolicited inquiries from organizations working on the Prevention of Child Sex Abuse.
The Lalor Foundation—Advancing Research and Innovation in Reproductive Health
The Anna Lalor Burdick Program seeks to empower young women through education about healthy reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life.
Retirement Income Institute—Call for Proposals to Fund Scholarly Works in Progress
The Retirement Income Institute’s (“Institute”) mission is to create a bridge from ideas, research, and evidence to action related to protected lifetime income — by retirement savers, the Alliance for Lifetime Income’s member companies, employer plan sponsors, financial professionals, and other key participants in the U.S.’s retirement ecosystem.
New Earth Foundation—Life's Wellness and Earth's Peace Grants
New Earth Foundation seeks to fund innovative projects that enhance life on our planet and brighten the future, furthering peace. Smaller, newer 501(c)(3) organizations are the focus of grants given, so that the foundation’s gift can make a more significant contribution to the work of the recipient organization.
Charles Koch Foundation—Foreign Policy Research Grants
The Foundation supports scholars and institutions interested in challenging the current approach, providing alternative visions for U.S. foreign policy, and engaging in research that can bridge the gap between ideas and policy. The Foundation is especially interested in foreign policy research projects from political science, international relations, history, or economics. However, proposals from all fields will be considered on their merits.