To better understand the role that housing plays in the
long-term health and well-being of families and
communities, the MacArthur Foundation has awarded five
research grants totaling $2.7 million.
Selected from a pool of 212 proposals, the latest
projects will be part of the Foundation’s $25
million initiative on How Housing Matters to Families and
Communities.
This 2012 grant recipients are:
- University of Michigan: $886,000
to study whether service and support interventions
provided in a retirement community improve outcomes for
moderate- and low-income seniors as much as those for
seniors of greater means;
- Leading Age Center for Applied
Research: $698,000 to study the impact of
service-enriched, publicly assisted housing on health,
quality of life, and costs for older adults;
- Syracuse University: $500,000 to
study how housing affordability affects decisions made
by older adults about their health care, living
arrangements, and well-being;
- The Ohio State University:
$427,000 to analyze the use of a reverse mortgage and
its impact on older adults’ financial
security, well-being, and ability to preserve
independent living; and
- New York University: $202,000 to
study if and how housing subsidies improve educational
outcomes for children of low-income families.
Since 2008, the Foundation has awarded 34 grants through
the initiative. For more information, visit
www.macfound.org.