The University of Washington Civic Health Initiative has released a funding call for small grants intended to encourage the development of both teaching and curricular innovations and research discoveries for activities and projects that seek to revitalize civic health and bolster democratic institutions across the country.
Innovations proposed for funding to these grant programs must align with one or more of the areas of focus for the Initiative’s work. Applications for both programs are due on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Teaching and curriculum awards
The purpose of this funding mechanism is to support UW faculty members who have innovative proposals that approach civic health, civic engagement and democracy through new curricular perspectives, methods and activities. The Initiative’s interests are broad in scope, so applications can propose projects with a range of foci. These foci include, but are not limited to, revising a course, creating an interactive learning activity, designing a student experience and so forth. Awards of up to $2,000 each are available.
Research awards
The purpose of this grant is to support faculty members and PI-eligible research staff to develop preliminary data or proof-of-concept needed to pursue follow-on funding or additional concept development to scale one’s efforts. Research projects should seek to catalyze new lines of inquiry and may include, but not be limited to, qualitative or qualitative empirical work, data analysis, evidence synthesis, comparative study, and so forth. Awards of up to $25,000 each are available.
Learn more
Please visit the Initiative’s funding page to learn more about both of these programs.