AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE

Air uses board-authorized appropriations from its quasi-endowment to support initiatives (collectively referred to as the air opportunity fund) that are typically not otherwise financed by external sources. Through this work, air aims to: (1) bridge the gap between research and practice by supporting projects that apply evidence to real-world challenges in education, workforce development, neighborhood safety, and health and well-being; (2) strengthen organizational and individual capacity --and the structures, tools, and processes that enable the effective use of evidence in policy and practice; and (3) invest in innovative efforts that demonstrate the potential to translate research into measurable improvements for people and communities.narrative is continued on schedule oair opprotunity fund is funded with a portion of the annual appropriation from the quasi-endowment. 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 up to 5% of the trailing thirty-six-month fair market value of the underlying investment portfolio.