William Elliott III and Kristin Seefeldt Receive Grant from John T. Gorman Foundation to Evaluate Children's Savings Account Program

September 25, 2017

Professor William Elliott III and Assistant Professor Kristin Seefeldt received a grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation via the Alfond Scholarship Foundation to provide a systematic and objective evaluation of its Children's Savings Account CSAs program, called the Harold Alfond College Challenge ("HACC"). As the first CSA to shift to opt-out enrollment for a universal, statewide 529 college savings plan, this research will evaluate whether or not HACC is having a positive effect on children, families, and the communities.

In this story

  • William Elliott III
    Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
  • Kristin S. Seefeldt
    Director, Poverty Solutions, Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research