2026

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

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