Through the Investing in Justice Pilot Projects, CJI seeks to fund and support collaborative research, curricula development and conferences that are working to address issues of incarceration and criminal justice. The request for proposals is out and all applications are due by Dec 15, 2013. Please see below for more information.
Investing in Justice Request for Proposals
The Criminal Justice Initiative seeks to support four multidisciplinary pilot projects on criminal justice in the U.S. to improve and advance our collective knowledge of critical issues relating to incarceration, reentry, aging people in prison and parole policy, school to prison pipeline, education inside and out, children and families affected by incarceration, restorative justice, drug policy and innovative ways of understanding and addressing the needs of all who are affected by the criminal justice system.
The pilot funding aims to support faculty who are working on criminal justice and mass incarceration projects. The pilot projects seek to foster collaborations between university faculty and community-based organizations.
Pilot Projects
1) Research pilot projects that would produce new knowledge and enable faculty to produce compelling, well-crafted proposals for external funding. We strongly encourage interdisciplinary research proposals, partnerships with Columbia and outside university faculty and researchers, and collaborations with community-based organizations. We also strongly encourage applications that focus on current criminal justice issues of deep social significance. Successful proposals will clearly describe the project’s methodology, explaining how the project will answer the research question.
2) Development of curricular initiatives. Criminal justice related courses are of great importance to our goal of increasing the exposure of students to issues of mass incarceration and criminal justice and to understand how these issues impact their work. We strongly encourage proposals that include collaborations with those directly affected by the criminal justice system, including those who are formerly incarcerated people, in the development of curricula. In addition we encourage proposals that seek to develop new pedagogy and methods of learning outside of the classroom that allows students to engage with these issues in ways they may not otherwise.
3) Conferences relating to criminal justice and mass incarceration. Conference proposals should be clear about the stated outcomes and how the conference will reach them. Conferences can address and serve a number of purposes including but not limited to education and awareness, policy and advocacy and services and service providers.
If you are interested in proposing an innovative project that does not fall into one of the three categories, please contact us with your idea and any questions.
Eligibility
Individual faculty or a group of faculty from all disciplines and schools at Columbia University
Faculty members with full-time professional titles, instructors; and officers of research.
Funding
All awards will be made on a competitive basis, each up to $5,000. Application
Applications
Proposals are limited to 5 pages (describing the project, nature of collaboration with relevant community partners and participants, and expected impact)
Letters of support from collaborating community organizations or faculty at other institutions
Detailed budget and narrative
Principal investigator’s CV, and of other key collaborators
Submission date: All applicants should be in contact with us before submitting your final proposal for a preliminary discussion of your project. Proposals are due by Dec 15th and should be emailed to Cameron Rasmussen at [email protected]. Accepted applicants will be notified no later then January 15th, 2014. Funding will be released on February 1st, 2014 and accepted applicants will have one year to complete their project. Where applicable, InstitutionalReview Board approval is required before funds to successful applicants can be disbursed.