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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Susan Urahn of @PewStates on how cost-benefit analysis like Results First helps cash-strapped states do more with less http://t.co/Az1V48PI

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Evidence-Based Policy Advances

Workforce Innovation Fund will support the development and scale-up of evidence-based interventions to improve education and employment outcomes for U.S. workers. Read More

Grantee Hosts Bipartisan Budget Forum

The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, hosted the forum on how the federal government can avoid budget catastrophe, featuring theoretical and modeling work supported by the Foundation. Read More
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Results Show Clean Economy Contains Significant Number of Jobs

The clean economy — a sector that produces goods and services with an environmental benefit — encompasses some 2.7 million jobs in establishments spread across a diverse group of industries. Read More
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Index Measures How U.S. Cities Adapt to Stress

A new research project from the MacArthur-supported Network on Building Resilient Regions compares how likely U.S. metropolitan areas are to withstand future regional shock. Read More

Greising: Tackling Pension Crisis Is a Herculean Task

MacArthur co-sponsored the conference referenced in this article. Read More

State Budgets Under Stress: Paths to Sustainability

States have been through a series of tough budget cycles in the last years and some suggest more stress is ahead. Read More

State Budgets Under Stress: Paths to Sustainability

MacArthur is glad to be working again with the Chicago Fed to help inform the American public and policymakers of the fiscal realities facing our state and our country. Read More

States Continue to Feel Recession's Impact

Large fiscal problems remain as 42 states and the District of Columbia have closed or are working to close $103 billion in shortfalls for fiscal year 2012 with little federal aid available. Read More

D.C. Leaders More Worried, Yet More Optimistic About Solving Nation's Fiscal Problems

The federal deficit and national debt have more than doubled as a concern for movers and shakers in Washington, according to a new survey by MacArthur grantee Public Agenda. Read More

Representative Grants

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

New York, New York
2011

$3,625,000 To support the Research Network on an Aging Society (over four years).

Staff

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Michael A. Stegman

Director, Policy & Housing
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Lucy Blanco

Program Administrator
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Valerie Chang

Associate Director for Policy
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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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Tara Magner

Program Officer
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Gerry Sims

Program Associate