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RECS 2026 Call for Proposals 

Call for Proposals Deadline: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET

Call for Proposals 

The Call for Proposals for the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) 2026 is open through Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET. RECS 2026 is currently being planned as an in-person event, to be held at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC, on May 20-22, 2026. All accepted speakers should be prepared to present in person at the conference. If changes to the conference schedule or format become necessary, accepted speakers will be notified by email.

 

RECS is a forum for sharing research findings on programs, policies, and services that support families on the path to economic self-sufficiency. Conference presentations will feature research findings and their policy and practice implications for an audience that includes researchers, practitioners, state and local administrators, and federal officials and policymakers. OPRE invites proposals for full conference sessions, individual presentations, roundtables, and Emerging Scholars posters.

 

For complete submission instructions, including additional information on the proposal criteria, proposal submission types, and conference tracks, please visit the Call for Proposals page of the RECS website. All proposers are strongly encouraged to reference this page while preparing their submissions. If you have an idea for an individual presentation and would like to connect with potential collaborators to submit a full conference session instead, please review the presentations in the RECS 2026 Proposal Gallery.

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET
 

 

Create an Account and Start a Proposal Submission:

  1. Click the green Create Account button above.

  2. Under Create New Account, enter your name, email address, password, and confirm your password.

  3. Click Register. You will be automatically logged into the site.

  4. Click the green Start a New Submission button, located below and on the submission dashboard screen.

 

Log In to Your Account and Start a New Proposal:

  1. Enter your email address and password in the left-side login box.

  2. Click Login. You will be directed to your submission dashboard.

  3. Click the green Start a New Submission button, located below and on the submission dashboard screen, and begin entering your proposal details.

  4. Remember to click Save throughout your submission.

  5. Click Save and Submit to submit your proposal.

 

Log In to Your Account and Access Incomplete and/or Submitted Proposals, or Withdraw a Proposal:

  1. Enter your email address and password in the left-side login box.

  2. Click Login.

  3. Access your Submitted and Incomplete proposals from the left-side menu under your name on the submission dashboard screen.

  4. You also can access this information from the My Account dropdown menu at the top right side of the screen.

  5. To edit a proposal in progress or a previously submitted proposal, click Edit. Remember to click Save and Submit to submit your proposal. 

  6. To withdraw a submitted proposal, please email RECS@air.org.

 

Questions and Technical Support:

  • Please direct all questions and technical support requests to RECS@air.org.

  • Messages are typically addressed within regular business hours only, and not on nights or weekends.

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Call for Proposals Guidelines and
Submission Instructions PDF

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