Policy Research

MacArthur’s policy-related grantmaking aims to improve and inform decision making at the federal, state and local levels through general operating support to a small portfolio of organizations across an array of issues and special fiscal, demographic and analytical projects with broad implications for domestic policy. Read our strategy

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The Future of Law and Neuroscience

The program will feature a law and neuroscience curriculum specifically designed for lawyers, and will draw on new research from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network. Read More
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Tobin Project

Building a new model for policy-relevant research

Inspired by economics Nobel laureate James Tobin, the Tobin Project convenes and connects academics and policymakers to conduct research initiatives that address some of society's most pressing problems ...

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.@MarketplaceAPM: @UrbanInstitute's Sue Popkin on the link between #housing and #violence http://t.co/5l7yYuiY

RT .@VivaRoosevelt brought together 1,000+ Millennials to envision a better gov't. Read the report here: http://t.co/2Rl2xa4X #GBAF

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Millenials Have Big Ideas for the Future of Government

Millenials seek a government that is reactive to and reflective of their generation, according to Government By and For Millenial America, a report from the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, which is part of MacArthur grantee the ... Read More

.@PewTrusts online database to help #policymakers prevent #Medicaid fraud, share best practices from around the U.S. http://t.co/IUOhRuRY

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Database Tracks State Efforts to Combat Medicaid Fraud and Abuse

The database aggregates hundreds of anti-abuse practices in states across the nation that have been found to be promising by state and federal Medicaid agencies. Read More
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Mississippi to Adopt System to Measure Spending Effectiveness

Mississippi officials are adopting an approach that is designed to help states assess the costs and benefits of policy options and specific programs and use that data to make budget decisions based on results Read More

"When Paying it Forward Pays Us Back"

From The New York Times
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.@clarionledger: #Miss. adopts system to measure the benefit each dollar of public spending creates http://t.co/Xo9ee4Kh @pewtrusts

Staff

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Julia M. Stasch

Vice President, U.S. Programs
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Michael A. Stegman

Director, Policy & Housing
Portrait of Valerie Chang

Valerie Chang

Director for Policy Research
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Tara Magner

Program Officer
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Lucy Blanco

Program Associate
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Janice A. Dunbar

Assistant Manager of Grants and Budget
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Beth Gutelius

Research Assistant
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Gerry Sims

Program Associate