American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences

TO GENERATE AND USE RIGOROUS EVIDENCE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A BETTER, MORE EQUITABLE WORLD.

AIR CONDUCTS BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND DELIVERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOWARD SOLVING SOME OF THE MOST URGENT CHALLENGES IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. DURING 2021, AIR GENERATED REVENUE BY PROVIDING CONTRACTED SERVICES OR FROM GRANTS RECEIVED FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (COLLECTIVELY, REFERRED TO AS THE SERVICES DIVISION) AND FROM EARNINGS GENERATED BY ITS QUASI-ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS. NET EARNINGS FROM EITHER SOURCE ARE 1) REINVESTED TO STRENGTHEN LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL VIABILITY OR 2) EXPENDED SELF-FUNDED RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, TYPICALLY NOT FUNDED BY OTHER PARTIES, REFERRED TO AS THE AIR EQUITY INITIATIVE. THE EXPERTISE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SERVICES DIVISION SPAN BROADLY AND DEEPLY ACROSS HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL SECTORS AND SUPPORT STAKEHOLDERS RANGING FROM POLICYMAKERS, PUBLIC SERVICE PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS AS THEY SHAPE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND ACCESS, REDUCE INEQUITIES AND ENABLE THRIVING OPPORTUNITIES. AIR ALSO CONDUCTS AND APPLIES RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL AID AGENCIES WITH TOOLS, EXPERTISE, AND INFORMATION TO MEASURE THE PROGRAMS' EFFECTIVENESS, INITIATIVES, AND INSTITUTIONS. THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AIR HELPS LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS BUILD, PILOT, AND IMPLEMENT FIELD-BASED ACTIVITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

AIR USES BOARD-AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS FROM ITS QUASI-ENDOWMENT TO FUND INITIATIVES (COLLECTIVELY, THE EQUITY INITIATIVE), THAT ARE OTHERWISE NOT FUNDED FROM THIRD-PARTY SOURCES TO 1) BUILD THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN EVIDENCE AND ITS USE TO HELP PROMOTE BETTER OUTCOMES WITH EXPENDITURES THAT FACILITATE SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS BETWEEN THE SCHOLASTIC AND THE PRACTICAL, AND AID THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURES, TOOLS, AND PROCESSES THAT SUPPORT THE USE OF EVIDENCE IN POLICY AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, 2) INVEST IN INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY TO BUILD DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WAYS TO GENERATE AND USE EVIDENCE ABOUT EQUITY AND 3) INVEST IN RESEARCH THAT CENTERS ON EQUITY AND HOLDS PROMISE FOR INFORMING WAYS TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES.THE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION IS GUIDED BY THE INTENTION OF MAINTAINING THE LONG-TERM, INFLATION-ADJUSTED PURCHASING POWER OF THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT AND GENERALLY RANGES FROM 4% - 5% OF THE TRAILING THIRTY-SIX-MONTH FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENTS.