AAARI-CUNY Community Researcher/Evaluator Incubator Program

The Asian American/Asian Research Institute is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural state-wide grant initiative, the Community Researcher/Evaluator Incubator Program. The incubator program seeks to address critical gaps in policy research related to AANHPI communities, bridge the gap between academia and nonprofits, build capacity of nonprofit staff to lead policy research on AANHPI communities, increase knowledge of emerging and evolving needs of AANHPIs, and provide funding to AANHPI-serving nonprofits.

AANHPI-led nonprofits are in a unique position to address these gaps, given their existing relationships to and deep knowledge of their communities. This program is intended for nonprofit organizations without existing robust research/evaluation departments and would benefit from the resources offered by AAARI’s incubator program. We especially encourage applications from nonprofits serving underrepresented AANHPI communities (including, but not limited to, Southeast Asians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and other AANHPI communities for which little data exists).

The incubator program will provide ten AANHPI-serving CBOs throughout New York State with grants of $10,000 each to lead and conduct an eight-month research/evaluation project on AANHPI communities with policy impact.

Requirements

• Nonprofit (or fiscally sponsored community organization) serving AANHPI communities.
• Based in New York State.
• Minimum of 4-year operating history.

Application Instructions

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

• Online application with 4 short answer questions (6,000 character limit, including spaces, for each question):
• Organization’s history/mission, including how it serves/centers AANHPI communities, which specific AANHPI communities & geographical areas it serves.
• Describe the research or evaluation project you will implement with the awarded grant. What support will you need to successfully complete the project & how will AAARI’s incubator program’s components assist you to meet those needs?
• Bios of project staff, demonstrating capacity to complete proposed projects.
• Describe policy impacts on AANHPI communities that you hope your project will have.
• Project Timeline
• Project Budget
• Organization’s 2026 Operating Budget, including total revenue & total expenses
• Organization’s Recent Form 990 (or fiscal sponsor’s 990)
• 3-5 Work Samples (e.g., annual reports, reports from previous projects, videos, photos, community testimonials, partner testimonials/support letters, media coverage, etc.)

APPLY HERE: https://tinyurl.com/aaaricreip