The Crime and Violence Initiative (CVI) fosters experimental research on crime and social and political violence. Crime, violence, and conflict can hinder economic development and urban growth, and exacerbate governance challenges by furthering corruption and draining public sector resources. The initiative funds evaluations that focus on preventing, mitigating, and responding to the effects of crime and violence.
CVI's Spring 2025 RFP is currently accepting proposals and will close June 3, 2025. Applicants interested in the CVI Scholar program must submit an LOI by April 22, 2025. Please find application instructions and templates below, under "Application Materials". Current awardees may also find reporting templates below.
J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL postdocs, and invited researchers are eligible to apply for any type of CVI funding. PhD students who have a J-PAL affiliate or invited researcher on their thesis committee may be eligible to apply for travel/proposal development grants, pilot study grants, or up to $50,000 for full RCT grants.
In addition, CVI is invested in creating more opportunities for researchers based in low- or middle- income countries (LMIC). Please refer to the website on the CVI Scholars Program for more information about eligibility and resources to support proposal development if you are interested in this funding opportunity, are based in an LMIC, and are not already a J-PAL Affiliate or invited researcher.
Four types of proposals will be considered this round:
Past CVI funding rounds have highlighted that strong proposals will include: