Urban Institute
| Type | Research Center |
|---|---|
| Website | urban.org |
| Year founded | 1968 |
| Location |
 United States of America
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| Budget | USD >100M |
| Functions | Research |
| Funding sources | Corporations, Foundations or grants, Governments or multi-govt organizations, Individual citizens |
| Tags | health environment migration education economics climate agriculture and food international development employment law social policy taxation and fiscal policy |
| Summary | The Institute promotes sound social policy and public debate on national priorities in four ways: gathering and analyzing data; conducting policy research; evaluating programs and services; and educating Americans on critical issues and trends. It also works abroad, providing technical expertise on reinvigorating communities and nurturing civil society. |
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Urban Institute · 26 May 2023 English
This fact sheet focuses on participants’ characteristics upon their enrollment in the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot. It combines enrollment and baseline survey data—as well as data from participant interviews and …
Urban Institute · 26 May 2023 English
This fact sheet focuses on participants’ goals and uses for the cash disbursements they have received so far. It draws from data from baseline and six-month surveys, as well as …
Urban Institute · 26 May 2023 English
The Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot is testing how direct cash might help individuals and families with low incomes weather their unstable housing circumstances in some of the highest-poverty and most …
Urban Institute · 26 May 2023 English
This fact sheet focuses on preliminary outcomes six months after the start of the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot. It draws on data from baseline and six-month surveys, as well as …
Urban Institute · 25 May 2023 English
This brief presents findings from virtual convening of state and national experts on early care and education (ECE) to explore how states are accessing and using federal funds to support …
Urban Institute · 25 May 2023 English
This fact sheet presents key findings and recommendations from state and national experts on early care and education (ECE) who participated in a project designed to explore how states are …
Urban Institute · 25 May 2023 English
The Urban Institute sponsored a virtual convening of state and national experts on early care and education (ECE) to explore how states are accessing and using federal funds to support …
Urban Institute · 24 May 2023 English
This guide profiles a series of policy and programmatic interventions that advance housing justice, as defined in Building a Housing Justice Framework: “Ensuring everyone has affordable housing that promotes health, …
Urban Institute · 23 May 2023 English
Women who provide care for children and adults who need it forgo an average of $295,000 in lifetime income. Our estimates of the lifetime employment-related costs to women of providing …
Urban Institute · 23 May 2023 English
This public comment letter addresses the proposed rule for modernizing the ways families can access food through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The proposed …