Science for Progress Initiative supports researchers studying how science is funded and supported, financing randomized evaluations and preparatory work to inform scientific policy and practice.
Implementation Science (IS) Pilot Program supports investigators testing ways to move evidence-based approaches into practice, generating generalizable knowledge and preliminary data for future funding.
North America Social Policy Research Initiative (SPRI) supports researchers conducting randomized evaluations of social programs and policies to inform evidence-based poverty reduction in North America.
Funds research advancing the science of science by studying scientific discovery, communication, and impact to improve policy and societal benefits.
Scientific Research supports researchers, often early in their careers, with funding for underfunded basic science in four fields, seeking advances in knowledge and, in medicine, better quality of life.
The Law & Science Program funds interdisciplinary studies exploring connections between human behavior, laws, science, and technology in diverse fields.