Michigan Applied Public Policy Grant Applications Now Under Review
The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research is now reviewing the 2009 applications for Michigan Applied Public Policy Research projects. Our thanks is extended to everyone who submitted an application, and to those who support this important work. The deadline for this year's grants was September 28, 2009. See grant guidelines and requirements (.pdf)
This year, IPPSR accepted proposals for funding of ongoing research or new research focused on tools, policies or incentives that work on behalf of economic recovery overall or in a particular market or for a specified population. The award will vary from $1,000 up to $15,000. An additional $10,000 designated for survey research is available to grant applicants should they indicate that as the intended research method.
IPPSR has distributed more than $2.25 million in grants over the life of the MAPPR program. Research has explored new strategies in urban renewal, minority business leadership, renewable energy, food inspection and homeland security, among many other topics of regional, statewide and national interest.
Grant recipients will generate discussion of a policy-relevant issue and pertinent economic growth possibilities with a report of their work that will be published as a research brief. The research brief will be circulated in the policy arena. This publication is not intended as an academic publication, although a separate production of academic standards is encouraged.
Recent researchers and their applied policy projects include:
Changes in the Distribution of Income, Tax Payments, and Tax Exporting in Michigan
Charles Ballard and Paul L. Menchik
 The Impact of Proposal 2 on the Survival of Minority and Women-Owned Firms in Michigan
Joe T. Darden and Steven Gold
Use and Evaluation of Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Revitalization and Redevelopment in Michigan (Research paper pending)
Roger E. Hamlin, Steven Sandstedt and Jim VanRavensway
 Policy Directions, Public Opinion, and Renewable Energy in Michigan
David I. Johnson and Dennis B. Propst
Michigan Correctional Policy: Risk and Return on Investment
Carol Zimmermann and Edmund McGarrell
Neonatal Dried Blood Spots: Ethical and Policy Challenges
Leonard M. Fleck, Ann Mongoven and Sarah Marzec
View the PowerPoint presentation made during the Genetic Alliance Webinar
The Security Perceptions of the Michigan Public: Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and the Real ID Act of 2005
Edmund McGarrell and Col. Michael McDaniel
MAPPR Resources
The online listing of grants includes
project summaries, final reports, and in some cases executive summaries
published via the IPPSR
Policy Brief. Topics of grants include the following: Children,
Youth, and Families; Criminal Justice; Health Policy; and Urban
Policy. For more information, contact IPPSR Director Douglas
B. Roberts, Ph.D.
The Institute encourages use of the MAPPR papers. Provided below
is proper citation information. The Institute would also greatly
appreciate receiving two copies of the material in which the paper
is cited. Please send it to IPPSR, Attn: AnnMarie Schneider, 321 Berkey
Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1111.
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