The IRS's Statistics of Income Division (SOI) has issued a request for tax statistics research projects:

Proposals are due to IRS Procurement by February 2. With this announcement the SOI’s outside research program begins its second year of operation, seeking outstanding research projects that require modest funding and no more than two years to complete. In addition to describing the research merit of a project that will result in a presentation/publication for professional conferences and journals, a proposal should specifically address the researcher’s familiarity with SOI, including related data and metadata. A proposal should also address how SOI’s human capital will be increased, through the researcher’s mentoring and/or collaborating with SOI staff, as well as his/her teaching SOI staff a related short course. All questions regarding this announcement, including requirements for proposals, should be addressed to Louis Campbell (202.283.1379 or louis.p.campbell@irs.gov).