Initiatives

J-PAL initiatives concentrate funding and other resources around priority topics for which rigorous policy-relevant research is urgently needed. 

Each initiative identifies key gaps in the evidence; funds cutting-edge research; and supports policy engagement to share results and scale up effective programs.

A woman wearing PPE works at a farmer's market.

COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative

Buildings in North America

Social Policy Research Initiative

Health care workers filling out forms

US Health Care Delivery Initiative

two women look at a tablet

Innovation in Government Initiative

Indian girls waiting in line

Post-Primary Education Initiative

mobile funds transfer

Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa (DigiFI Africa)

Proposal Due: February 28, 2021
Women sitting down in a row

Gender and Economic Agency Initiative

Proposal Due: March 12, 2021
government building

State and Local Innovation Initiative

Proposal Due: March 26, 2021
a woman looking at a digital device

Inclusive Financial Innovation Initiative

Proposal Due: January 17, 2021
clean energy rural india

King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI)

Proposal Due: March 30, 2021
policemen holding shields

Crime and Violence Initiative

No active RFP cycles
A woman reaches for a can on a shelf.

Jobs and Opportunity Initiative

No active RFP cycles
teacher holding book up in front of students

European Social Inclusion Initiative

No active RFP cycles
Two high school students sit at desks with their tutor for personalized instruction

Improving Education Outcomes in North America

No active RFP cycles
A child's blood is collected in a microcuvette

Cash Transfers for Child Health Initiative

No active RFP cycles
election officials with ballot papers in a polling station

Governance Initiative

a man working on a machine

Work of the Future Initiative

No active RFP cycles
man in courtroom

Crime & Violence Prevention

No active RFP cycles
farmer in Hampi, India

Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative

No active RFP cycles
map of the world with data points overlay

Innovations in Data and Experiments for Action Initiative

No active RFP cycles
New York City Housing Authority residence

Reducing and Preventing Homelessness

No active RFP cycles
garbage truck in Kathmandu, Nepal

Urban Services Initiative

No active RFP cycles
J-PAL staff and members of the government of Tamil Nadu sign an MoU

Government Partnerships Initiative

No active RFP cycles
A man baking croissants

Skills for Youth Program

No active RFP cycles