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Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs: Fiscal 2006 Research Funding Opportunities

FANRP's competitive grants and cooperative agreements program made awards in fiscal 2006 to fund research on economic incentives in food assistance programs; food choices, obesity, and human capital; and food assistance as a safety net. The program is publicly announced and competitively awarded through the use of peer review panels.

(Click on the title for the project's description)

Investigator

City/State

Title

Award
amount*

Economic Incentives in Food Assistance Programs

Ted Joyce
National Bureau of Economic Research

Cambridge, MA Association Between Prenatal WIC Exposure and Maternal Behavior, Health, and Birth Outcomes $180,000
Kenneth Finegold
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Still “An Acceptable Alternative” to Food Stamps? $267,000
Christopher Logan
Abt Associates
Inc.
Cambridge, MA Food Stamp Program Certification Costs and Errors, 1989-2005 $130,000
Robert Goerge
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL Food Stamp Program Eligibility and Participation: A Comparison of Census Surveys and Administrative Data $150,000

Karen Cunnyngham
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Princeton, NJ Effects of Changes to State and Federal Asset Eligibility Policies for the Food Stamp Program $130,000
Food Choices, Obesity, and Human Capital
Michelle Chino
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV Understanding Determinants of Food Assistance Program Participation Decisions on Indian Reservations: A Framework for Program Assessment $35,000
Philip Gleason
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Princeton, NJ School Meal Program Participation, Food Consumption Away from School and Home, and Obesity Among Students $240,000
Sharon Long
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC Exploring the Link Between Food Assistance Programs and Child Obesity $235,000

Judi Bartfeld
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin-Madison


Madison, WI The School Breakfast Program: Participation and Impacts $120,000
Food Assistance as a Safety Net
George Davis
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX Where Is the Threshold? Estimation of the Money-Time Threshold for Food Stamp Participants $100,000
Kristin Seefeldt
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI Low-Income Families’ Survival Strategies for Managing Shocks to Economic Well-Being $91,000

Lori Kowaleski-Jones
University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT The Multiple Contexts of Food Insecurity: Evaluating the Impact on Child Energy Balance $77,000
*Rounded to nearest thousand.

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Updated date: December 18, 2006