Grantee Profile
University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Grants to University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies
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$420,000Active Strategy
2013 (Duration 2 years)
Community & Economic Development
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies supports sound public policies through research and by preparing talented individuals to become leaders, teachers, and practitioners. Its Computing and Public Policy project is an effort to train policymakers to use information technologies to address public policy challenges, and help them develop resources to support organizations seeking to do the same. The Harris School will use this grant to develop curricula for a new Knowledge Systems in the Public Sector certificate and degree program, launch a Chief Information Officers Forum, and establish a two-year Fellowship for Urban Science.
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$200,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
Housing
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To study the impact of childhood housing instability on health and education outcomes (over two-years).
The MacArthur Foundation awarded University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies $620,000 between 2010 and 2013.
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