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Subject: [APPAM-L] Request for Proposals - Idea Papers on Financing
Investments in Children
From: "Beth Gross" <
bgross@PEWTRUSTS.ORG>
Date: Wed, January 24, 2007 4:03 pm
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Request for Proposals: Idea Papers on Financing Investments in Children
The Partnership for America's Economic Success has put forward a request
for proposals for idea papers on policy options and financing vehicles
to encourage investments in services for young children (prenatal to age
five) that contribute to their development into successful, productive
adults. The options explored should address generating investments
commensurate with the impact of children's healthy development on
national and state economic vitality. Specifically, the Partnership
seeks to commission papers on four topics in finance policy, innovation
and analysis:
* Analysis of opportunities for redirection of federal funding,
especially expenditures that are portrayed as supporting economic growth
but do not have the research-based evidence of impact that exists for
children's programs.
* Making better use of existing federal budget law, policy and
procedures to force spending decisions to be considered on the basis of
their contribution to economic growth and job creation.
* Changing existing federal budget law, policy and procedures to
force spending decisions to be considered on the basis of their
contribution to economic growth and job creation.
* Description of a macro-level financing system that would create
a bond system or other financing mechanism to build a pool of funds for
effective children's programming. The bonds would be financed based on
improvements in child outcomes.
A full-length description of this request for proposals, including
detailed application instructions and contact information, is attached
to this message. Additional copies can be downloaded from our web site
at available at:
http://www.partnershipforsuccess.org/uploads/200701_RFPpdf.pdf.
For more on the Partnership, including a list of our currently-funded
research projects, visit our website at
www.partnershipforsuccess.org
The Partnership for America's Economic Success is a collaborative
initiative of 12 funders created to document the economic impacts of
children growing to be successful, productive adults.
For more information, please contact Beth Gross at
bgross@pewtrusts.org,
or at the contact information listed below.
Elizabeth J. Gross
Senior Associate
Partnership for America's Economic Success
The Pew Charitable Trusts
1025 F St., NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20004-1409
Phone: 202.552.2161
FAX: 202.552.2299