About Our Grantmaking

The Foundation supports interdisciplinary research networks, "research institutions without walls," on topics related primarily to human and community development. They are Foundation-initiated projects that bring together highly talented individuals from a spectrum of disciplines, perspectives, and research methods. The networks explore basic theoretical issues and empirical questions that will increase the understanding of fundamental social issues and are likely to yield significant improvements in policy and practice.

Current Research Networks

• Initiative on Depression & Primary Care »
• Law & Neuroscience Project »
• Research Network on Adolescent Development & Juvenile Justice »
• Research Network on an Aging Society »
• Research Network on Building Resilient Regions »
• Research Network on Socioeconomic Status & Health »
• Research Network on Mandated Community Treatment »
• Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood »
• Research Network on Youth Mental Health Care »

Past Research Networks

• Consortium on the Biology of Parasitic Diseases and Network on the Biology of Parasite Vectors »
• Research Network on Early Experience & Brain Development »
• Research Network on Economic Inequality & Social Interactions »
• Research Network on Inequality & Poverty in the Broader Perspective »
• Research Network on Mental Health & the Law »
• Research Network on Mental Health Policy Research »
• Research Network on Mind-Body Interactions »
• Research Network on Psychopathology & Development »
• Research Network on Successful Aging »
• Research Network on Successful Midlife Development »
• Research Network on Successful Pathways Through Middle Childhood »
• Research Network on the Effects of Inequality on Economic Performance »
• Research Network on the Family & the Economy »
• Research Network on the Nature & Origins of Preferences »
• Research Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods »