Since its inception in 1981, center for Policy Research  has received grants and contracts from a variety of sources, including the following:

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Baptist Community Ministries Foundation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Colorado Department of Human Services Colorado Judicial Department Denver and Arapahoe Departments of Social Services Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Ford Foundation Fund for Research on Dispute Resolution Lucas County (Toledo) Juvenile Court National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect National Institute for Dispute Resolution National Institute of Justice National Science Foundation Oregon Judicial Department Piton Foundation of Colorado Rose Community Foundation San Francisco Foundation State Justice Institute     The research conducted by CPR is broad in scope, but often relates to the special issues facing families and children.