Current Research Grants

IRP General Projects

Area Poverty Research Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
09/30/2005 – 08/31/2008

IRP Visiting Scholars
University of Wisconsin, Office of the Chancellor
11/18/1997 – 06/30/2007

IRP-USDA Small Grants Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
03/28/2001 – 12/31/2008

Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lectures
Multiple Donors
06/17/1998 —

Bartfeld, Judith S.

The School Breakfast Program: Participation and Impacts
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Economic Research Service
09/29/2006 – 09/30/2008

School Survey Analysis - Waukesha and Kenosha Counties
Kenosha and Waukesha Counties
01/01/2007 – 05/31/2007

Berger, Lawrence

Estimating the Impact of Foster Care Placement on Child Well-Being
Department of Health and Human Services-Administration for Children and Families
10/01/2006 – 02/29/2008

CPS-Related Outcomes for Children, Public Policies, and Parental Substance Abuse
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
01/01/2007 – 12/31/2008

Bogenschneider, Karen P.

Expanding Our Reach: The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
01/01/2006 – 12/31/2008

Bogenschneider, Karen P. and Corbett, Thomas

Book on Diminishing the Gap Between Knowledge Producers and Consumers in Making Public Policy
William T. Grant Foundation
12/01/2006 – 11/30/2007

Cancian, Maria

The Current W-2 Application Process and Implications for Applicant Outcomes
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
10/01/2006 – 09/30/2008

Cancian, Maria and Kaplan, Thomas J.

Child Support Policy Research Agreement
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
09/01/2005 – 12/31/2007

Corbett, Thomas J.

The Midwest Welfare Peer Assistance Network: The Next Generation of Welfare Reform
Joyce Foundation
10/01/2004 – 09/30/2007

Corbett, Thomas J. and Noyes, Jennifer

Enhancing the Capacity for Cross-Systems Innovation in the Midwest and Beyond: A Proposal to Advance the Service and Systems Integration Agenda
Joyce Foundation
05/01/2005 – 04/30/2008

Haveman, Robert

Is American Higher Education a Vehicle for Social Mobility?
Syracuse University
01/01/2006 – 06/30/2007

Haveman, Robert, Kaplan, Thomas, and Wolfe, Barbara

Public Housing Subsidies and Economic Independence among Low-Income Families
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
01/01/2006 – 06/30/2008

Heinrich, Carolyn, Scholz, John Karl, and Kaplan, Thomas

Pathways to Self-Sufficiency: Getting Ahead in an Era Beyond Welfare Reform
Russell Sage Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Smith Richardson Foundation, and IRP Area Poverty Center
01/01/2007 – 12/31/2007

Herd, Pamela

Income Support Policies and the Health of the Elderly
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-PHS NIH
03/15/2006 – 02/28/2008

Magnuson, Katherine

The Long-Run Economic Impacts of Early Childhood Programs
Pew Charitable Trust
06/01/2006 – 12/31/2007

National Forum on the Science of Early Childhood Program Evaluations
Harvard School of Public Health
07/01/2006 – 06/30/2007

Achievement, Attention and Behavior Across Middle Childhood
Northwestern University, Prime: Spencer Foundation
02/01/2007 – 01/31/2008

Noyes, Jennifer

Independent Evaluation of the Arkansas Transitional Employment Program
Kaiser Group, Inc.
01/15/2005 – 06/30/2007

Evaluation Plan for Annie E. Casey Foundation Partnership to Strengthen Families and Neighborhoods
National Conference of State Legislatures
03/01/2005 – 03/31/2007

Reschovsky, Andrew

Reforming Tax Policy to Increase Homeownership among Low- and Moderate-Income and Minority Households
Ford Foundation
06/01/2006 – 08/31/2007

Rothe, Ingrid E.

Analysis of Administrative Data for Evaluation of Arkansas Transitional Employment Program
Kaiser Group, Inc.
02/01/2005 – 06/30/2007

Shook Slack, Kristen, and Berger, Lawrence

Community Response Project
Children's Trust Fund
10/01/2006 – 06/30/2007

Soss, Joe

Putting Sanctions Into Practice: Devolution, Implementation, and Local Variation in the Florida TANF Program
Annie E. Casey Foundation
01/01/2005 – 12/31/2007

Wolfe, Barbara L. and Fletcher, Jason

Is Identification with School the Key Component in the 'Black Box' of Education Outcomes? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Russell Sage Foundation and Smith Richardson Foundation
11/01/2005 – 11/30/2007

Wolfe, Barbara L. and Haveman, Robert

The Impact of Indian Gaming on American Indian Poverty, Health and Risk-Taking Behaviors
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
01/01/2006 – 12/31/2007