Citizen Security Research Initiative Grant

Citizen Security Research Initiative Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Innovations For Poverty Action
Amount: US $75,000 - US $400,000
Last Updated: March 25, 2026

Summary

Overview

Citizen Security Research Initiative IPA's Citizen Security Research Initiative (CSRI) supports rigorous impact evaluations, pilot studies, infrastructure and public goods projects, and foundational and contextual research to inform policies and programs on building safer communities and strengthening justice and law enforcement systems. Funding for CSRI comes from the United States Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Supported projects will generate actionable evidence to inform policy and programming in the citizen security and justice sector, with a focus on studies that challenge common beliefs, pioneer innovative interventions, and produce evidence where little currently exists. Priority areas of research include: Countering organized crimeCombating drug trafficking and productionPreventing crime and violenceStrengthening law enforcement and criminal justice institutions Budgets are expected to adhere to the budget caps outlined in our Call for Proposals (US$75,000 for pilots, US$400,000 for full impact evaluation studies, US$250,000 for infrastructure and public goods creation projects, US$75,000 for foundational and contextual research projects). In recognition that research in some locations or with some populations is more costly, on a case-by-case basis, we will consider budgets over the above award maximums with appropriate justification. Awards are normally paid on a cost-reimbursable basis.

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