DCFS Research Review Board (approval to research DCFS-served children and families)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
The route a researcher must use to study children and families served by Illinois DCFS: the Research Review Board reviews all proposed research involving them, and research involving DCFS staff, foster parents, grantees and contractors may also need review. The researcher submits a proposal packet by email. The page notes approval does not itself grant access to DCFS data, participation, or funding.
- Indicative award
- Not a cash award (not a cash award)Not a grant; the page describes research review only and states that approval does not constitute access to DCFS data or funding. No fees are mentioned.
- Timing
- Periodic callsNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Page states the Board meets monthly, generally on the fourth Tuesday, and proposals must arrive no later than one week before the scheduled meeting.
- Who can apply
- Doctoral candidate, Early-career faculty, Any faculty rank, Mid-career & senior
- Eligibility
- Page states the Board reviews research involving children and families receiving DCFS services; approval covers protection of human subjects only and does not constitute consent to participate, data access or funding. It does not state limits on who may submit.
- SSWR clusters
- Special Interest Groups
- Topics
- child welfare research · research approval · foster care · human subjects review · state agency access
- Apply at
- https://dcfs.illinois.gov/about-us/impact-public-policy/irb.html
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-24. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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