Our U-M grants program is especially designed to fund projects that incorporate novel uses of existing datasets or analyses of novel data sources, collaborative projects involving graduate students and faculty, and projects likely to result in future successful grant applications.

Funded research:

Complements or Substitutes? The Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Utilization of Cash Assistance and Food Stamps
H. Luke Shaefer, University of Michigan and Matt Rutledge, University of Michigan

Barriers to Medicaid Participation Among Immigrants
Tara Watson, University of Michigan, Williams College and NBER; and Dean Yang, University of Michigan