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The Urban Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the . Schools are widely viewed as a key lever for economic mobility. Yet, we do not know enough about the PK鈥�12 skills and competencies that boost students鈥� later economic mobility and how the student's context affects the development and impact of those outcomes. The mission of this multi-year initiative is to develop an understanding of the skills and competencies in PK鈥�12 education that educators and policymakers can use to shape practices, programs, interventions, and broader systems change to support students鈥� upward mobility.

Through the 2024 request for proposals, the initiative is seeking proposals that develop new or improved PK鈥�12 measures or that connect measures of PK鈥�12 skills and competencies to economic mobility across the domains of academic achievement, 鈥渘oncognitive鈥� factors, health and well-being, social capital, and career preparation. The Urban Institute expects to fund $3 million in research grants, ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, through this year鈥檚 request for proposals. They are committed to building a broad and diverse field of education-to-economic-mobility researchers. 

Their request for proposals is now open. All interested applicants must submit a mandatory letter of inquiry by April 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET. You鈥檒l find much more information at . Questions can be directed to SUMI@urban.org.