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SEED Universal Policy Initiative

Washington University

www.wustl.edu

  • Program Education
  • Program Area Graduating High School College & Career Ready
  • Grant Amount $300,000
  • Grant Period January 1, 2010–December 31, 2010
  • Location St. Louis, MO, United States
  • Geographic Focus United States

About this grant

This grant provides continuing support to Washington University for a statewide demonstration of children’s savings accounts. Because the demonstration is being conducted within the state of Missouri’s existing college savings plan system, it could serve as a prototype policy for expanding asset-building opportunities from thousands to millions of families. Key goals for the grant period are to: 1) manage the fourth year of implementation activities; 2) undertake account monitoring research and reporting efforts; and 3) communicate research findings and other lessons to a broad group of stakeholders, including policymakers and the media.