On March 10, 2026 the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (CSDE) selected 9 proposals among 30 applications from local and state government agencies, or non-profit organizations serving the public. The 30 applications represented a wide array of practical research ideas that could be pursued in collaboration with UW faculty and staff. The 9 projects selected include ones proposed from four state-wide agencies, three non-profits, and two local agencies. The research topics are varied and will include partnerships with over twenty-one UW researchers. The goal of this effort is to offer academic researcher expertise and time to projects that will contribute to policy or practice that serves the public.
Come back and visit this website for updates on the projects and their results!
Upcoming Events for Policy and Research Partnerships
- Virtual introductory event on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 from 11am-12:30pm PT
- In-person event for all partners on Friday, April 24th, 2026 from 9am-4pm (Olympia, WA) to build partnerships with UW researchers and develop preliminary research scopes of work.
- In-person event for all partners on Friday, May 22, 2026 from 9am-4pm (Seattle UW Campus) to further develop a competitive research proposal for submission to a funder
Program Support
This initiative is supported by a partnership between the University of Washington (UW)’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (CSDE) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).
Funding for the initiative derives from an award from the Social Science Research Council’s Policy Innovation Days Program and support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development via the P2C HD042828 for CSDE’s Demography, Disparities, Data Science & Decisions (D4) program.
