Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment 2020, 2023, 2026 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Division, in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Council of Texas, is conducting the Federal Fiscal Year 2026 Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment (CSNA) as required [...]

Next Generation Behavioral Health & Wellness (TCMI-Next) 2025 - 2028 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Texas Congregate Meal Initiative: Next Generation Behavioral Health & Wellness (TCMI–Next) is designed to strengthen Senior Nutrition Programs (SNPs) statewide to better support older adults experiencing behavioral health conditions, including depression and anxiety.  [...]

TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO COLLEGE ACCESS SURVEY 2021 MAKE A DIFFERENCE With financial support from the Education Writers Association, Texas Public Radio (TPR) sponsored the Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) at Texas A&M University-College Station to serve as a key partner in administering an anonymous web-based college student survey. [...]

ACCESS TO JUSTICE: IMPACT ON HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS 2021-PRESENT MAKE A DIFFERENCE Justice plays an important role in development as its own separate field but also as a factor influencing economic development. The latest Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) incorporate access to justice for all (SDG 16.3) as an [...]

COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCE 2019-PRESENT MAKE A DIFFERENCE This project studies the effect of having defense counsel at first appearance (magistration). After being booked in jail, defendants face a magistrate judge who decides on the bond type and amount that defendants will have to pay to get out [...]