Columbia University Grant

Organization - Columbia University
Grant Amount - $350,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - To enable the School of Social Work to conduct a qualitative survey to determine how noncustodial fathers in New York State use their Earned Income Tax Credit refunds


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