UKCPR is pleased to announce a research funding opportunity on childhhod hunger in connection with the Research Program on Childhood Hunger. UKCPR will competitively award grants to qualified individuals and institutions to provide rigorous research that expands our understanding of hunger among children in the United States and the attendant policy implications. Total anticipated funding is $1.6 million across four large grants at $250,000 each and six small grants at $100,000 each.

Letters of intent are due December 15, 2011, and full proposals are due February 3, 2012. Access full RFP>>>

UKCPR director James Ziliak reports on his annual research report for the Meals on Wheels Reserach Foundation in an article for the Philadephia Inquirer titled, "Hunger Among Senior Citizens Continues to Rise." In the article Dr. Ziliak reports on the significant rise in senior hunger between 2005 and 2010.

To access the full report to the Meals On Wheels Research Foundation click here.

University of Wisconsin's Institute for Research on Poverty is now accepting visiting scholar applications for two programs in 2012-2013. The first invites applications from U.S.-based social science scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to visit IRP. The second, invites applications from U.S.-based food assistance scholars to visit IRP RIDGE Center for National Food and Nutrition Assistance Research.

Applications must be submitted by June 20, 2012