WorkRise is pleased to announce its 2023 request for proposals (RFP) for research projects and pilots that build actionable insights for improving US labor market practices and policies.
Donor Name: WorkRise
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/07/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $3.0 million
Details:
WorkRise’s 2023 grant making will support research studies and pilot projects designed to unlock important evidence for informing policies and practices that support increased workplace equity, improved job quality, and stronger economic mobility for US workers, especially those working in low-wage jobs and from historically marginalized communities. The strongest proposals will directly engage key labor market actors positioned to put evidence into practice through actionable and easy-to-understand communications products and activities
They strongly encourage projects that build meaningful engagements and partnerships with diverse stakeholder groups—workers, employers, organizers, community organizations and institutions, and public agencies at a local, state, and national level—to inform research designs, test approaches, disseminate findings, and build trust and consensus around findings. Collaborations that build the capacities of diverse scholars from less-resourced and traditionally underrepresented institutions will be received with particular interest.
Focus Areas
Projects must address one or more of WorkRise’s six focus areas:
- Employer practices
- Job search and matching
- Macroeconomic and labor market trends and policies
- Skills and training
- Social determinants of work/360-degree perspective on workers
- Worker power, voice, and representation
Funding Information
WorkRise anticipates that up to $3.0 million in awards will be made pursuant to this RFP.
Supported Activities
WorkRise funds may be used to support research and engagement activities, including research planning; sample recruitment; conducting focus groups or interviews; data collection and analysis; writing research and communications materials; partnership building; and stakeholder engagement activities such as workshops, public events, and convenings. For pilot studies, WorkRise generally will support only research and evaluation activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Applying teams should be led by a principal investigator(s) with experience conducting research and an affiliation with an eligible organization, such as an academic institution, public entity, private nonprofit organization, state or local government agency, or a for-profit organization. All organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.
For more information, visit WorkRise.
