{"id":2662,"date":"2026-07-15T21:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/?page_id=2662"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:22:16","slug":"what-we-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/what-we-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Funding the Research that Creates Real-World Impact\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The Haynes Foundation supports high impact research in local governance and democratic participation. We believe that our local democracy works best when its goal is to generate measurable outcomes that improve people\u2019s lives across the Los Angeles region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Explore the range of grant opportunities for researchers in academia and beyond who are breaking new ground in the areas of governance and democracy to make local government more transparent, accountable, and responsive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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GOVERNANCE & DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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By Invitation Only\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvitation-only Commissioned Research funds impactful research and strategic initiatives aligned with the Foundation\u2019s mission and priorities around strengthening governance and democracy in the LA region. At this moment, our commissioned research program is aimed directly at fostering the sound implementation of the major reforms in LA County governance embodied in Measure G. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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GOVERNANCE & DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Governance & Democracy Grants\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpen to all fields of study in the social sciences, these grant opportunities support research and action that improve how local governments serve, engage, and represent community members. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchival Grants support a limited number of projects relevant to the LA region, its history and public policies, including archival preservation, accessibility, and organization of critical historical archives.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Haynes Lindley Doctoral\nDissertation Fellowships are\nawarded to PhD candidates in the\nLA region who are conducting\nresearch related to public policy as well as historical studies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Special Programs\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOffered through invitation only,\nselective grant support helps fund special programs and events that align with the Foundation\u2019s mission and strategic priorities. These may include one-time initiatives, pilot programs, convenings, or community events designed to advance meaningful impact in the areas we serve.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Phased Out\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Read about recent Haynes Foundation grants advancing critical issues around LA County reform (Measure G), local governance,\nand democracy.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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View our FAQ for answers about our Governance and Democracy Initiative, LA\nCounty Reform (Measure G), grants, and applying.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What We Fund Funding the Research that Creates Real-World Impact The Haynes Foundation supports high impact research in local governance and democratic participation. We believe that our local democracy works best when its goal is to generate measurable outcomes that improve people\u2019s lives across the Los Angeles region. Explore the range of grant opportunities for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2662","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2662"}],"version-history":[{"count":271,"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4553,"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662\/revisions\/4553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverstagingsite.com\/haynesfoundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}