The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks to fund research on spatial/locational aspects of poverty, a key area of interest identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).

Proposals are invited from U.S.-based Ph.D.-holding poverty scholars at all career stages, from postdoctoral fellows to senior faculty, and from all disciplines.*

IRP anticipates funding four to eight projects, with awards ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.The grant contract period will be from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020.

The 2019 to 2020 focal theme is research on spatial/locational aspects of poverty. We particularly invite research proposals that consider:

The importance of geography in poverty reduction, opportunity, and economic mobility strategies and understanding why some locations lead to better outcomes

Assess the extent of skills and spatial mismatch and identify implications for employers and job seekers and potential actionable solutions for poverty and policy

Promising approaches for addressing rural poverty and isolated communities

Implications of the intersection of poverty and geography for targeting and effective delivery of human and social services programs

The deadline to submit your proposal is 11:59 p.m. CDT, January 13th, 2019.

Please see the attached RFP for more information regarding eligibility, selection criteria, and application instructions. More details can also be found here.