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National Association of Counties Research Foundation

Washington, D.C.

Grants

2022 (3 years)
$900,000

The National Association of Counties Research Foundation (NACoRF) is the research and education affiliate of the National Association of Counties, the only national membership association that represents and speaks for county governments before the federal system and the public and provides research and services to the nation’s 3,069 counties. NACoRF provides education, training, and technical assistance to help county leaders work more effectively on behalf of their communities. This award enables NACoRF to strengthen county engagement to support local justice reform, disseminate information about successful justice systems’ practice and policy innovations, and amplify the work of the Safety and Justice Challenge.

2019 (3 years 5 months)
$750,000

The National Association of Counties Research Foundation (the Research Foundation) is the research and education affiliate of the National Association of Counties (NACo), the only national membership association that represents and speaks for county governments before the federal system and the public and provides research and services to the nation’s 3,069 counties. The Research Foundation provides education, training, and technical assistance to help county leaders work more effectively on behalf of their communities. This award enables the Research Foundation to strengthen county engagement to support local justice reform, disseminate information about successful justice systems’ practice and policy innovations, and amplify the work of the Safety and Justice Challenge.

2017 (4 years 5 months)
$750,000

The National Association of Counties Research Foundation (the Research Foundation) is the research and education affiliate of the National Association of Counties (NACo), the only national membership association that represents and speaks for county governments before the federal system and the public, and provides research and policy services to the nation’s 3,069 counties. The Research Foundation provides education, training, and technical assistance to help county leaders work more effectively on behalf of their communities. This award enables the Research Foundation to support local justice reform efforts by promoting policies and practices to reduce reliance on formal processing and incarceration and to expand the use of community-based alternatives, while maintaining public safety and making efficient use of local resources.

2015 (2 years)
$750,000

The National Association of Counties Research Foundation (the Research Foundation) is the research and education affiliate of the National Association of Counties (NACo), the only national membership association that represents and speaks for county govermnents before the federal system and the public, and provides research and policy services to the nation's 3,069 counties. The Research Foundation provides education, training, and technical assistance to help county leaders work more effectively on behalf of their communities. This award enables the Research Foundation to support local justice reform efforts by promoting policies and practices to reduce reliance on formal processing and incarceration and expand the use of communityybased alternatives, while maintaining public safety and making efficient use of local resources.

2013 (1 year)
$250,000

The National Associations of Counties Research Foundation provides research, training, and technical assistance to help county leaders work more effectively on behalf of their communities. The Research Foundation will use this grant to launch a juvenile justice reform project as part of the National Association of Counties Smart Justice Initiative, through which the Research Foundation will disseminate information on Models for Change learning and experiences to county leaders and encourage the adoption of practice and policy innovations in new jurisdictions across the country.