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Urban Institute — Countercyclical State Funding Mechanisms

Organization Name 
Urban Institute
Award Date 
11/2020
Grant Amount 
$50,000
Purpose 
To support a report on implementing countercyclical state funding mechanisms.
Topic (focus area) 
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy

Grant investigator: Alexander Berger

This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. The Urban Institute staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $50,000 to the Urban Institute to support a report on implementing countercyclical state funding mechanisms as a means to support states and localities in managing the effects of economic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and recession.

This falls within our focus area of macroeconomic stabilization policy.