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RFP to improve child health by generating policy-relevant rigorous evidence on the design and delivery of cash transfer programs in India
Organization: J-PAL
Apply By: 31 Jan 2019
RFP title: RFP to improve child health by generating policy-relevant rigorous evidence on the design and delivery of cash transfer programs in India
Deadline: 31st January 2019
Background
The Cash Transfers for Child Health (CaTCH) Initiative managed by J-PAL South Asia and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, seeks to improve child health by generating policy-relevant rigorous evidence on the design and delivery of cash transfer programs in India. Specifically, these transfers generally fall into three groups:
1. Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs)
2. Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs)
3. Pay for Performance (P4P) schemes for health workers.
Through use of randomized evaluations, the initiative aims to better understand and address important constraints to improving child health and how cash transfers1 can relieve these constraints. In order to emphasize the policy-relevant nature of this initiative, potential evaluations must assess the impact of cash transfers implemented by government partners. Research must concern transfer programs that clearly demonstrate potential to improve child outcomes.
Proposal Types
CaTCH studies should be designed to test scalable, cost-effective interventions implemented by the government that improve child health through the evaluation of better designed and delivered cash transfer and pay-for-performance programs. Three types of proposals will be considered:
Travel/Proposal Development Grants: These grants are limited to a maximum of $5,000. Travel grants enable interested J-PAL affiliates and their co-investigators to visit South Asia in order to secure support from potential government partners. Travel grants should ideally aim towards supporting a future pilot study proposal or a full research project proposal. The initiative also accepts travel/proposal development grant proposals from eligible participants, including graduate PhD students advised by J-PAL affiliates, on a rolling-basis outside of the RFP cycle.
Pilot Studies: These grants are limited to a maximum amount of $45,000. Pilots are defined as studies with a clear research question, but require piloting for one or more of the following
a. the design and implementation of an evaluation requires further testing, pilot data, and/or partnership development;
b. the feasibility of some aspect of cash transfer program design has not yet been demonstrated under “real world” conditions.
Researcher Eligibility
The network of eligible applicants for CaTCH includes all J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL post-docs, and a specially invited group of researchers specializing in cash transfers that have been pre-approved to participate in CaTCH. Proposals may include collaborators outside of this network but the principal investigator (PI) must be a J-PAL affiliate or CaTCH special invitee. If you have questions regarding your eligibility to participate, please send an email to the CaTCH Initiative at CaTCH@povertyactionlab.org. Additionally, PhD students advised by J-PAL affiliates can also apply for travel, pilot, and full evaluation grants to the initiative. The following are the conditions for PhD student eligibility under CaTCH:
Who can apply?
- Full-time PhD students who have a J-PAL affiliate adviser on their formal thesis committee.
- Applicants who received travel/proposal development funding as PhD students but have since graduated and moved to another institution may only apply for funding to continue that same project.
What can they apply for?
- Travel/proposal development grants, up to $5,000 (accepted on a rolling basis as well).
- On-Cycle pilot and full evaluation proposals, up to $45,000.
The proposal should clearly provide the following information:
- A summary of the policy problem that motivates this research and how it fits CaTCH goals;
- The project’s potential contribution to academic literature;
- A description of the potentially proposed treatment;
- A description of research goals;
- A description of the target population;
- A comment on whether the proposal addresses gender issues in any way or if you plan to disaggregate results by gender;
- A description of implementing partner in India and government commitment;
- A comment on whether the project has scale-up potential and whether the program costs and impacts may be suitable for a cost-effectiveness analysis; and
- If the project has other funders, the proposal should clearly explain the marginal contribution of these requested funds.
- A letter of support from the implementing government partner, indicating their commitment for the project.
Submit an email with all of the above attachments to CaTCH at CaTCH@povertyactionlab.org . In the subject line, please write: CaTCH Winter 2018-2019
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