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Arnold Ventures Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Student Success Programs and Practices in Higher Education is a grant from Arnold Ventures that funds rigorous, causal research to evaluate the effectiveness of student success programs and practices in higher education. The program aims to build the evidence base for what works in supporting diverse college student populations and to translate research findings into practical policymaking.
Arnold Ventures prioritizes randomized controlled trials and other high-quality causal research methods. Researchers in higher education settings are eligible to apply.
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Evidence & Evaluation | Arnold Ventures We aim to build the body of rigorous research about what works and advance the use of evidence in policymaking. Too often, policy decisions and program investments are made without knowing if they will truly drive better outcomes for kids, families, and communities in America.
While we have made remarkable progress in developing evidence in social policy, we need to better understand what policies and programs work best across diverse communities, and more effectively translate our findings into practical, impactful policymaking. Our team is driven by two goals: to use what we already know from research to make better policy decisions and to build more knowledge to inform future decisions.
We are dedicated to using rigorous, causal research, including quasi-experimental methods and randomized controlled trials, to identify and evaluate promising programs and policies. We are dedicated to using rigorous, causal research, including quasi-experimental methods and randomized controlled trials, to identify and evaluate promising programs and policies ( see our open RFPs here ).
We also know that creating evidence is not enough. Our team is deeply committed to working to bridge the gap between research and action, accelerate the uptake and scaling of proven programs, and integrate evidence into policymaking at all levels of government. Partnerships for Proven Programs Arnold Ventures is working with public leaders to drive new funding for evidence-based programs and policymaking at the state and local levels.
We look for partners eager to leverage research and data to identify, implement, and scale up the policies proven effective by a robust body of evidence. Together, we aim to achieve real results for American families, communities, and businesses through data-driven decision-making.
Causal Research on the Impacts of Legalized Sports Betting Strengthening Evidence RFP Summaries of Research Grants Find summaries of grants that have been funded by our Evidence-Based Policy team. Each summary includes a description of the program to be evaluated; the grant recipient, term, and funding; and a link to the study’s pre-specified analysis plan.
Summaries of Research Grants Evidence and Evaluation Overview Findings from Research Grants We fund Randomized Controlled Trials across the spectrum of social policy. Read a one-page summary of each completed study, including the program evaluated, the key study findings, and a link to the full study report. How Do School Cell Phone Policies Affect Student Outcomes?
How Do School Cell Phone Policies Affect Student Outcomes?
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What Works in Social Policy? We seek to identify those social programs shown in rigorous studies to produce sizable, sustained benefits to participants and/or society, so that they can be deployed to help solve social problems. Stay informed about Evidence-Based Policy Never miss an update.
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Causal Research on the Impacts of Cell Phone Policies in K-12 Schools Grant is sponsored by Arnold Ventures. This RFP aims to support rigorous, causal research evaluating how K–12 cell phone policies affect students' academic, behavioral, and mental health outcomes, addressing a critical evidence gap amid rapidly expanding statewide restrictions.
Building Evidence - Support for QEDs to Evaluate Social Programs and Policies is sponsored by Arnold Ventures (Laura and John Arnold Foundation). This initiative seeks to advance the knowledge base about potentially effective policies, programs, and interventions by funding rigorous, causal research using quasi-experimental methods in Arnold Ventures' policy areas, including Career Pathways, Contraceptive Choice and Acces…
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.