RFP - UC AAPI Policy Initiative

Request for Proposal -- Small Grants Program Translating Academic Research on AAPIs to Policy Briefs

Sponsored by UC AAPI Policy Initiative and UCOP California Policy Research Center with support from the UCOP California Policy Research Center (CPRC), the UC AAPI PolicyInitiative is pleased to announce a small grants program to supportthe translation of academicresearch on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into policy briefs. The UC AAPI Policy Initiative promotes and coordinates applied andpolicy research on topics relevant to California's growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population. The Initiative serves as a bridge linking UC researchers to community organizations,the media, and elected officials and their staff. These activities help the University ofCalifornia to integrate research, teaching, and community outreach in ways that inform and enlighten public discourse onimportant public policy issues. The Initiative is supported through funds from the UC Office ofthe President, UCLA's Asian American Studies Center, and other academic units from throughout the UC system.

The UC AAPI Policy Initiative will support three Research-to-Policy translation projects at$3,000 each. Each project is expected to produce an 8-10 page policy brief based on existingresearch and a 1-page summary. The brief should report the policy relevant findings from the research, discuss the implication for policy and legislation, and propose future applied and policyoriented research in this area. New research is not required, although each project should consult appropriate stakeholders to solicit input on policy and legislative issues and priorities.The UC AAPI Policy Initiative will provide additional support for the selected projects. This includes sponsoring a workshop for awardees on translating researchinto written products that are accessible to the general public, elected officials, the media and community groups. The workshop will be hosted at one of the UC campuses and will also be open to other interested researchers. If required, travel funds will be provided to the awardees. The Initiative and CPRC will assist projects in contacting community organizations and legislative staff, and will provide editing and type setting services for the policy briefs and summaries. The products will be published by the Initiative and posted on the Initiative's web site. The Initiative will also work with AAPI Nexus to publish briefs that are appropriate for that journal and with CPRC to disseminate the products to key individuals in the policy arena. The funds should be used to support a graduate student who has the relevant experience in preparing policy briefs. If requested, the Initiative can help identify a qualified graduate student.

The funds do not cover educational fees. All UC faculty are eligible to apply, and non-UC faculty can be included as a co-PI. A two-page proposal should include a brief statement about the research topic (including relevant publications by the PI), the policy or legislative issue to be addressed, a short biography of the PI, and a shortbiography of the graduate student (or the required qualifications if a student is not identified at the time of submission). Proposals are due at noon on November 15, 2006 and should be sent electronically to Oiyan A. Poon at oiyan.poon@ucla.edu. Awards will be announced within two weeks. Drafts of the briefs and summarizes are due February 23, 2007.