2019–2020 Research Area: Policies and Programs on the Geography of Opportunity
The 2019 to 2020 extramural research funding program supports research that will inform policy and programmatic efforts designed to address and alleviate the effects of differences by geography so all individuals, families, and communities, regardless …
Institute for Research on Poverty expands its health policy research initiatives
CONTACT: Donna Friedsam, (608) 265-9377, dafriedsam@wisc.edu or Marguerite Burns, meburns@wisc.edu MADISON—The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) recently added a new Medicaid Evaluation, Research, and Technical Assistance (MERTA) unit …
Child Support Policy Research Agreement, October 2018–December 2020
This research agreement between IRP and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (Daniel R. Meyer, Principal Investigator) supports data collection and research related to the child support system. The primary projects and summary descriptions …
The CAP Times: Madison teams win major funding competition with ideas to raise net incomes of Dane County families
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank: University-Community Partnerships Show the Power of the Wisconsin Idea in the DreamUp Competition
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Congratulations to our DreamUp Wisconsin teams: Schmidt Futures announces winners of the 2019 competition
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2019: Human Services Programs and the Opioid Crisis
Annual Poverty Research and Policy Forum September 17, 2019 Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol 550 C Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. Convened by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Supported by the Office …
DreamUp Project Leaders: University-Community Partnership Already a Win
For the last year, the DreamUp Wisconsin team at UW–Madison has worked with groups across Dane County to “dream up” ideas to put more money in families’ pockets. The people we heard from and their …
Wisconsin poverty rate fell overall and for children, but rose for elderly
CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—The latest Wisconsin poverty analysis using a state-specific poverty measure devised by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers found mixed results in our efforts to alleviate poverty and promote self-sufficiency in …