The Policy Challenge Grant program is an annual award program to support applied public policy research addressing some of our biggest policy challenges. The Institute awarded six grants to outstanding research teams from the University of Sydney, Western Sydney University, and the University of Technology Sydney at the NSW Parliament on 15 November 2022.

They included:

• Understanding youth who go missing or run away from out-of-home care, Lead: Professor Amy Conley Wright (University of Sydney)
• Forging a gender equitable future of work in NSW, Lead: Professor Rae Cooper AO (University of Sydney)
• Building resilient communities, Lead: A/ Professor Ann Dadich (Western Sydney University)
• Providing domestic and family violence services in CALD and faith-based communities, Lead: Associate Professor Ghena Krayem (University of Sydney)
• Harnessing community perspectives in disaster management, Lead: Associate Professor Margot Rawsthorne (University of Sydney)
• Governing facial recognition technology for digital identity, Lead: Professor Edward Santow (UTS)