Grants - J&S Research Grants - RFP
The Program of Distinction budget designates a pool of funds to
support faculty research projects. These funds are distributed through
the Justice and Safety Center (JSC) and are independent of money
distributed by the University Research Committee and independent of
money awarded by the JSC to support the Kentucky Justice & Safety
Research Bulletin series. Research funded from this pool may or may not
result in a later bulletin, and depending on project scope and
complexity, a bulletin could be commissioned above and beyond an earlier
grant or vice versa. It is expected that any research grant that does
not lead up to a later bulletin will still result in some concrete
product, such as a presentation and/or publication.
The following are the criteria for evaluating proposals for research
grants:
- Significance of the study to the broad area of justice and safety;
- Likelihood of the study resulting in presentation and/or publication;
- Commensurability between the study's significance and projected products on the one hand and the proposed expenditure of resources on the other;
- Likelihood that the study will facilitate acquisition of additional funding from external sources to support furtherance of the investigator's research agenda.
Proposals will be accepted for consideration anytime during the month.
The Justice and Safety Research Committee (JSRC) will meet on the first
Thursday of each month. Consistent with the procedures used to review
proposals for research bulletins, the committee will determine, by
simple majority vote, which grant proposals merit funding and which
require revision.
One copy of the proposals should be submitted to Peter Kraska, JSRC
Chair, c/o the Justice and Safety Center, 245 Stratton. Proposals should
be brief and consisting of no more than 10 double-spaced pages,
excluding the budget, but should include the following:
- 1. State the problem in the context of relevant literature in a way that clearly demonstrates the significance and purpose of your study. This includes documentation of the current state of the problem and what your research will contribute.
- Describe the methods of conducting the research (e.g., subjects, data collection procedures, and analytic considerations). If you are proposing either a written or interview survey method, please append an instrument or indicate the dimensions to be measured and give examples of questions to be asked.
- Indicate the products anticipated from the study (e.g., publications and external grants).
- Give the proposed duration of the study.
- Where applicable, describe the status of previous work funded by the JSC, including an indication of products.
- Provide a proposed budget consisting of itemization and explanation for such areas as travel, professional time, and student assistance. Budgets should not include indirect costs, but must include fringe. Consultant services may be budgeted where needed. Please do not budget postage or supplies, as these costs can be covered by other internal sources.
- The project director should submit a final report about the project, within 90 days from the close of the project, to the Chair, Justice and Safety Research Committee, c/o Justice and Safety Center, 245 Stratton, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475. Products developed through the project should be included with the final report (publications, conference papers, and/or any other related material as appropriate).
Grant amounts will generally range from $1,000 to $8,000 and should be
commensurate with the nature and scope of the research project. All
research activities (e.g., faculty and student employment, travel,
supplies, human subjects, etc.) should be in accordance with
University policy and procedures. If a project is approved for funding
and human subjects review is necessary, no funds can be expended until
the Institutional Review Board approves the project. Please direct
questions to Professor Peter Kraska at 622-2011
padkrask@acs.eku.edu
or Professor Pam Collins at 622-8106.
