Funding search · Laura and John Arnold Foundation · grants
Laura and John Arnold Foundation: all 2,588 grants
Largest first · $754.5M across 2020–2024 · back to the overview
- $95,000
Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To study the impact of revocations for technical violations.
- $95,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To support research evaluating how combining medicare and medicaid benefits in a fide-snp impacts spending, service utilization, and care coordination.
- $94,800
Psl Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2024
To support grantee's fiscally sponsored project, policyengine, in the development of a publicly-available state and local tax ("salt") and alternative minimum tax ("amt") policy calculator, showing how various post-tax … read allTo support grantee's fiscally sponsored project, policyengine, in the development of a publicly-available state and local tax ("salt") and alternative minimum tax ("amt") policy calculator, showing how various post-tax cuts and jobs act ("tcja") reform options affect individuals and the united states. less
- $94,788
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To conduct a randomized controlled trial on the effects of legal financial obligations on criminal defendants' recidivism and other life outcomes.
- $94,612
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support a future evaluation of a pilot program in philadelphia that relieves eligible residents from legal financial obligations.
- $94,574
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To estimate the impact of juvenile fee repeal on families financial burden and juveniles recidivism risk in sacramento, california.
- $94,487
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To research the impacts of the 340b drug pricing program on physician-administered drug prices and drug administration for a large population of privately insured patients.
- $94,329
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To analyze the impact of the recently enacted tax cuts and jobs act on federal and state tax expenditures in the individual and corporate income tax systems.
- $93,740
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
To support pretrial reform work at the deason criminal justice reform center.
- $93,160
Justleadershipusa · New York, NY · 2023
To convene a group of correctional officer leaders and formerly incarcerated people to find new solutions for the corrections system.
- $93,063
Trinity College · Hartford, CT · 2024
To explore the feasibility of a causal study to examine the relationship between valid state identification and post-release outcomes, including recidivism, housing, and employment.
- $92,991
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020
To support a randomized controlled trial of youth advocate programs, a year-long program for at-risk youth in chicago.
- $92,940
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To support the development of a roadmap outlining concrete strategies for making igi-developed treatments affordable and accessible.
- $92,738
Regents University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To track the spread and impact of covid-19 in jails, prisons, and juvenile detention facilities.
- $92,169
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2020
To develop bipartisan policy recommendations to improve institutional responsibility for student outcomes.
- $92,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To convene stakeholders to examine family-focused approaches to sentencing policy and correctional practices.
- $91,793
Anne Tumlinson Innovations Llc · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a coalition of consumer voices advocating for access to meaningfully integrated coverage options for dual-eligible individuals.
- $91,712
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices · Washington, DC · 2020
To create a collaborative of states to learn about the pharmaceutical market and share state strategies to balance healthcare access and costs.
- $90,930
Hcm Strategists Llc · Austin, TX · 2023
To study states' definition of "credentials of value" in higher education.
- $90,640
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To support the development of strategies to increase housing access for people with criminal records.
- $90,621
University of California College of the Law San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To analyze obstacles and propose solutions to make medicines more affordable and accessible, drive greater competition and transparency in biologics, expose anticompetitive behaviors and map the role of trade secrecy as… read allTo analyze obstacles and propose solutions to make medicines more affordable and accessible, drive greater competition and transparency in biologics, expose anticompetitive behaviors and map the role of trade secrecy as a barrier to biosimilars. less
- $90,611
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To study how the shift toward non-prosecution of non-violent misdemeanors affects panel system outcomes by race/ethnicity.
- $90,187
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020
To support a randomized controlled trial of a version of critical time intervention, a case management program designed to connect mentally-ill people with community services.
- $90,179
Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support research and education on evidence-based criminal justice reform policies.
- $90,000
Center for Health Care Strategies · Trenton, NJ · 2024
To improve medicare policy and integrated education and knowledge among medicaid, disability, and aging staff across key states interested in or pursuing medicare-medicaid integration, and providing technical assistance… read allTo improve medicare policy and integrated education and knowledge among medicaid, disability, and aging staff across key states interested in or pursuing medicare-medicaid integration, and providing technical assistance and other support for the benefit of improving integration in such states. less
- $90,000
Police for · Cary, NC · 2024
To plan for an experimental evaluation of a new police training program that tests the effect of incorporating transparency statements in police-community interactions.
- $90,000
The Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
To assess the impact of telemedicine on low-value care use and spending, both overall and among subpopulations.
- $90,000
United States Air Force Academy · Air Force Academy, CO · 2024
To conduct scientific research on the effects of parole versus serving additional time in prison.
- $90,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support the publication and dissemination of an evaluation of the impact of a prosecutorial intervention targeted towards domestic violence victims at high risk of future harm.
- $90,000
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To convene academics and practitioners to discuss research opportunities on the topic of prison conditions.
- $90,000
97 Percent Org · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To conduct a survey to better understand the characteristics, concerns, and sentiments of gun owners.
- $90,000
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2023
To conduct research.
- $90,000
Center for Health Care Strategies · Hamilton, NJ · 2023
To support improving policy knowledge across key states that are interested in or actively pursuing medicare-medicaid integration.
- $90,000
Community Resources for Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
To conduct a national landscape of pretrial services and release conditions.
- $90,000
Fair Chance Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To explore business-sector support for building a new approach to criminal background checks in hiring.
- $90,000
Frameworks Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To research topics that impact bipartisan bail reform work.
- $90,000
Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2023
To support two national surveys on local indigent defense systems.
- $90,000
Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2023
To partner with ospd to host a convening for indigent defense administrators across california.
- $90,000
Live Free Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To research the chicago police department's homicide clearance rates and amplify solutions grounded in the needs and lived experiences of community members.
- $90,000
Partners for Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To assist the cook county public defender office with planning community defense centers in two underserved chicago neighborhoods.
- $90,000
Police Executive Research Forum · Washington, DC · 2023
To convene stakeholders to discuss needs and challenges faced by law enforcement in petitioning for and enforcing extreme risk protective order laws.
- $90,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To analyze key borough-based outcomes related to charging, pretrial release dispositions, and sentencing in 2021 and 2022 and providing technical assistance to the manhattan district attorney's office.
- $90,000
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2023
To produce and disseminate outreach efforts on the development and implementation of the durham community safety department, an alternative crisis response department that aims to enhance public safety through community… read allTo produce and disseminate outreach efforts on the development and implementation of the durham community safety department, an alternative crisis response department that aims to enhance public safety through community-centered approaches to prevention. less
- $90,000
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2023
To research state common law of police union collective bargaining to determine how it has developed in select states and how it has developed differently from the common law governing non-police union public sector col… read allTo research state common law of police union collective bargaining to determine how it has developed in select states and how it has developed differently from the common law governing non-police union public sector collective bargaining. less
- $90,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2023
To directly engage reform-minded sheriffs to identify and understand sheriff barriers to reform.
- $90,000
The Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support the national summit on public safety.
- $90,000
Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To plan and host a convening of sheriffs to discuss and workshop barriers and opportunities to advance accountability and reform.
- $90,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To better understand the impacts of policy changes regarding youth electronic monitoring and fines and fees.
- $90,000
Forward Impact · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support a study on the effect of narrative film on feelings toward formerly incarcerated people.
- $90,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To help the cook county adult probation department identify and respond effectively to individuals with serious mental illness.
- $90,000
Healthpartners Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
To analyze the characteristics and consequences of off patent, non-competitive drugs, and assist policymakers in developing policy proposals to address price spikes common among these types of drugs.
- $90,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2020
To support the efforts of the collaborative on countering the u.s. Opioid epidemic to increase coordination between the government, private sector, and nonprofit stakeholders.
- $90,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To conduct comprehensive legal and policy research regarding how each state uses community supervision to monitor and enforce payment of criminal justice debt.
- $90,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2020
To estimate the prevalence of criminal histories among small business owners.
- $90,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2020
To conduct a multi-methods process evaluation of a tele-health pilot program being implemented by the harris county sheriff's office.
- $90,000
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To build evidence for policing police responses to unsheltered homelessness.
- $90,000
Waxman Consulting · Washington, DC · 2020
To develop a white paper outlining issues that are key for the successful distribution of a covid-19 vaccine.
- $89,979
Chapin Hall Center for Children · Chicago, IL · 2022
To determine the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of the osborne association's kinship reentry program.
- $89,887
Catalyst for Payment Reform · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To convene a workgroup to consider the issue of out-of-network pricing and recommend market-based and public policy solutions, with the overall goal of identifying opportunities to mitigate the high and unpredictable co… read allTo convene a workgroup to consider the issue of out-of-network pricing and recommend market-based and public policy solutions, with the overall goal of identifying opportunities to mitigate the high and unpredictable costs for purchasers and their plan members of out-of-network health services. less
- $89,762
National Consumer Law Center · Boston, MA · 2023
To advance school accountability.
- $89,665
Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
To convene academics and practitioners to brainstorm feasible, novel research projects that improve public safety.
- $89,595
Health Management Associates · Lansing, MI · 2022
To examine the 340b drug discount program's impact on drug pricing.
- $89,553
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association · Boulder, CO · 2023
To conduct research that assesses the impact of college closures on students' educational outcomes and identifies which policies best mitigate the potential harms of closures.
- $89,519
University of Notre Dame Du Lac · Notre Dame, IN · 2020
To support ongoing randomized controlled trials of the bridges to success mentoring program.
- $89,355
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To study economics of pharmacy benefit managers within the drugs supply chain.
- $89,301
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To conduct independent research examining the impact of an aerial investigative research pilot.
- $89,251
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To assess and re-envision current and potential programs that serve the needs of older adults and are fundamental to their economic well-being.
- $89,131
University of Maryland Baltimore · College Park, MD · 2024
To investigate racial disparities in the prosecution of criminal cases in three maryland counties and identify policies that reduce these disparities.
- $89,010
Health Management Associates · Lansing, MI · 2022
To fund a white paper on policy options that would facilitate payment for cell and gene therapies in medicaid.
- $89,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To support a convening relating to the u.s. Supreme court's decision in the bruen case.
- $88,745
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To support the long-term follow-up of welfare reform randomized controlled trials.
- $88,602
Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support a randomized controlled trial of tacoma housing authority's college housing assistance program, which provides rental assistance vouchers to students at risk of homelessness.
- $88,379
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To examine the new markets tax credit and provide recommendations for how it can be improved.
- $88,189
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2022
To provide key stakeholders with resources to support evidence-based decision making related to criminal justice policy.
- $88,186
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide opportunities for researchers who apply tools of economics to problems of crime and justice to convene, with the overall goal of generating research collaborations.
- $88,144
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2023
To assess state strategies to leverage block grants from the substance abuse and mental health services administration to improve the quality of substance use disorder treatment.
- $88,126
Drug Policy Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
To provide information to inform the federal policy debate on removing snap benefits for people with criminal records.
- $88,097
Impact Justice · Oakland, CA · 2023
To assess the viability of and potentially preparing the plans for a full research project to estimate the range of costs and benefits with paying incarcerated people for their labor.
- $87,938
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To support a series of convenings focused on probation and parole litigation reform opportunities.
- $87,000
National Opinion Research Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
To conduct a landscape analysis on the entrance and growth of for-profit entities in the pace market.
- $87,000
Lighthouse Policy Group Llc · Washington, DC · 2023
To research state public option programs and related policies aimed at limiting excessive provider prices.
- $87,000
Impaq International Llc · Columbia, MD · 2020
To use a human-centered design approach to understand how dual-eligible beneficiaries view integration or the lack thereof.
- $86,971
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To study how the shift toward non-prosecution of non-violent misdemeanors affects panel system outcomes by race/ethnicity.
- $86,880
Institute for Nonprofit News · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
To create and communicate stories covering topics related to commercial sector prices.
- $86,758
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To pilot an intensive training workshop to both educate and train researchers about the strengths of the criminal justice administrative records system.
- $86,750
Costs of Care · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To engage in an exploratory phase of work in an effort to understand the longitudinal impacts of the students and trainees advocating for resource stewardship ("stars") program.
- $86,733
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To research biologic prices, spending, and utilization of physician-administered drugs in the commercial market.
- $86,652
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2022
To support the long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of workforce development programs.
- $86,606
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support a randomized controlled trial of a version of critical time intervention, a case management program designed to connect mentally-ill people with community services.
- $86,431
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
To support analysis of alternative audit methods.
- $86,368
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To evaluate the quality and usability of recent nursing home ownership data released by cms.
- $86,250
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To support the center on media, crime & justice.
- $85,911
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
To extend an ongoing randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of north carolina's early college high schools.
- $85,834
The Sycamore Institute · Nashville, TN · 2023
To support education on the drivers of variation in fine and fee policy in tennessee.
- $85,766
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2023
To support the long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of workforce development programs.
- $85,398
University of Maryland Baltimore · College Park, MD · 2024
To conduct a planning study that explores the feasibility of conducting a randomizing controlled trial ("rct") that provides targeted programs and support to teachers who are likely to engage in extensive referring as a… read allTo conduct a planning study that explores the feasibility of conducting a randomizing controlled trial ("rct") that provides targeted programs and support to teachers who are likely to engage in extensive referring as a strategy to reduce racial discipline disparities. less
- $85,357
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To document the processes by which courts reduce a person's debt from fines and fees through jail time credited at a particular dollar amount per day.
- $85,296
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2023
To develop and disseminate policy options to reduce health care spending.
- $85,277
Bmj Publishing Group Limited · 2024
To support investigative journalism efforts that rely on evidence-based policy findings to improve healthcare delivery systems.
- $85,188
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support research into potential local law enforcement accountability measures and barriers to their effective use.

