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DPSS External Research Requests

Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), Management and Research Services

Process through which external researchers ask Los Angeles County's public social services department to take part in a study, supply administrative data, or give access to applicants, participants or staff of programs DPSS administers.

Indicative award
Not a cash award (not a cash award)In-kind access; the policy does not mention fees.
Timing
Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.No cycle or deadline is stated; requests go through proposal evaluation, proposal clearance and Department Head approval, with final reports presented to a Research Review Panel.
Who can apply
Any faculty rank, Doctoral candidate, Community organisation
Eligibility
Confidential applicant or participant data are released only under California Welfare and Institutions Code conditions; contact with applicants, participants or staff requires their prior consent.
SSWR clusters
Special Interest Groups
Topics
public assistance research · county administrative data · safety net programs · research approval · los angeles
Apply at
https://my.dpss.lacounty.gov/public/en/home/epolicy/office-operations/mrs/external-research-requests.html
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-23. 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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