Crime and Violence Initiative

By providing targeted funding for rigorous evaluations of the most promising programs, CVI aims to offer guidance for implementing organizations, governments, and donors, so that policies can be guided by scientific evidence to improve development outcomes.

CVI has two regular funding cycles per year for travel/proposal development grants, pilot studies, and full randomized evaluations that address the initiative's guiding principles and funding priorities. RFPs are released in June and December, and funding decisions are announced in November and May, respectively. Each proposal is reviewed by the CVI Review Board.

CVI also offers funding outside of the regular RFP cycles. These grants are intended for research projects that face a substantial time constraint and need to receive funding before the end of a regular funding round to make use of an unanticipated opportunity (e.g., a newly announced policy change that will go into effect soon, creating an opportunity for a randomized evaluation). Proposals must clearly justify the need to receive a decision on an expedited schedule. The maximum amount awarded to off-cycle proposals is $50,000.