Research

Public Policy Associates produces high-quality, independent reports that offer analysis and insight to clients and their stakeholders. Here is a sampling:

When Program Communications Add Burden

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Grant Service Type: Data Analysis, Interviews, Literature Review, Policy Analysis, Research, Secondary Data Analysis Document Type: Report Date: April, 2026Tags: Administrative Burden, Communication

Financing Michigan’s Early Childhood System

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Brief Date: September, 2025Tags: Child Care, Child Care Providers, Early Childhood Education, Policy, Policy Change, Policy Research, PreK

Michigan Microbusiness Coalition White Paper: A Proposal for Targeted Economic Support in Michigan

Topic Area: Community Development, Microbusiness, Microenterprise Client Type: Coalition, Nonprofit Service Type: Policy Analysis, Policy Recommendations, Research Document Type: White Paper Date: November, 2025Tags: Inclusive Development, Michigan, Microbusiness, Microenterprise, Policy, Small Business

The License-Exempt Child Care Option

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Brief, Report Date: October, 2025Tags: Child Care, Child Care Providers, Child Development and Care Scholarship, LEPs, License-Exempt Providers, Michigan, MiLEAP, subsidy

Feeding Michigan’s Future: Two Issue Briefs

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Program Evaluation, Research Document Type: Brief Date: February, 2026Tags: 1837 Partners, CACFP, Child and Adult Food Program, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Interviews, MDE, Michigan After School Partnership, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Out-of-School time, Roundtables, USDA

Pathways to College: Exploring Dual Enrollment Models

Topic Area: Higher Education Client Type: Rackham Graduate Internship Service Type: Policy Analysis, Policy Recommendations, Research Document Type: Brief Date: January, 2026Tags: College Access, Dual Enrollment, Educators, Higher Education, K-12, Postsecondary Participation, Sixty by 30

A Study to Examine Michigan’s CDFI Landscape: Strategic Opportunities and Recommendations for Sustained Impact

Topic Area: Community Development Client Type: Grant Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Report Date: October, 2025Tags: CDFI, CDFI Coalition, Community Development, Economic Development, Michigan

The Burden of Change

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and PotentialDate: May, 2025Tags: CDC, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Educators, Families

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