Domestic Public Policy Program

Supports research and writing on U.S. public policy, including fiscal policy at national, state and municipal level, human capital and education, and criminal justice cost reduction. Applications start with a concept paper.

Indicative award

Amount not published (varies by call)No award range is published. The guidelines note only a review threshold: requests over $50,000 or multi-year requests require board meeting approval, while requests of $50,000 or less are reviewed continuously. That is a process threshold, not a stated award size.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.No deadlines are published. Concept papers are accepted on a rolling basis; smaller requests are reviewed continuously and larger ones at board meetings. The foundation does not guarantee a response within a set time frame.

Who can apply

Any faculty rank, Mid-career & senior, Practitioner

Eligibility

Grants support research and writing on public policy; the foundation does not fund educational or other support to individuals, nor internally conducted evaluations of direct service organizations. Applicants submit a concept paper of up to six pages plus a data sheet before any invited full proposal.

SSWR clusters

Topics

fiscal policy · human capital · public policy research · criminal justice costs

Apply at

https://www.srf.org/apply/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. 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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Domestic Public Policy Program

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