The Innovations for Poverty Action Peace & Recovery Initiative (PRI), funded by UK International Development, supports rigorous impact evaluations, pilots, exploratory studies, evidence use and policy outreach support, and infrastructure and public goods projects to inform policies and programs related to the prevention of, responses to, and recovery from most forms of social and political violence as well as humanitarian emergencies, including:

• International and civil wars
• State-supported violence and repression, from mass killings to police brutality
• Electoral violence
• Riots, protests, strikes, and other collective action
• Intergroup violence, including ethnic and sectarian violence
• Terrorism and violent extremism
• “Recovery” responses after conflict or crises, including natural disasters

Supported projects will contribute to innovation and generalizable learning on program effectiveness, identify the mechanisms underpinning programming, and address potential barriers to impact. Priority areas of research include:

• Understanding and preventing individual-level participation in violence
• Understanding, combating, and reintegrating armed groups
• Addressing prejudice and building horizontal social cohesion
• Strengthening household and community resilience
• Building institutions, resolving disputes, and delivering justice
• Addressing root causes and preventing future crises

PRI’s ninth call for proposals is now open. Optional expressions of interest are due on April 25, 2025, and proposals are due on June 13, 2025. Please reach out to peace@poverty-action.org with any questions.
 

Dates for Round IX

• March 18, 2025: Competitive round announced
• April 25, 2025: Optional expression of interest submission deadline
• June 13, 2025: Full proposal submission deadline
• September 2025: Awards announced