University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work Grant



Organization - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work
Grant Amount - $750,000
Foundation - MacArthur Foundation
Grant Purpose - in support of an assessment of the long-term impact of participation in and a cost-benefit analysis of an Individual Development Account program (over three years).


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