The National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) will establish a one-time scholarship fund to underwrite costs for fifteen former federal human services professionals who have experienced job loss stemming to participate in and advise the Association's 2025 annual learning program. This grant supports workforce continuity and knowledge preservation in the human services sector during a period of transition. View Website

Ikaso Consulting will serve as the learning partner for a cohort of grantee organizations in Memphis, Detroit, and New Orleans that help families access public benefits, secure quality employment, and increase income. Ikaso will monitor state-level policy changes affecting safety net programs (TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and childcare), develop strategies to reduce administrative burdens on families, and create a virtual hub sharing best practices for effective employer engagement. This investment strengthens pathways to economic opportunity for low-income families in urban communities by building the capacity of organizations that connect people to critical resources and employment. View Website

Communities First, Inc. received support to expand the Family Mobility Savings Program from Detroit to Flint, helping households address immediate needs while building long-term financial stability. The program provides participants with bank accounts, personalized coaching, and action plans, while making deposits to build emergency savings accounts that encourage sustainable saving habits among low-income families. View Website

The grant will support Civilla with further integration of Human Centered Design within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). View Website

This grant will provide continued support to the National Parent Leadership Training Institute to advance public policy and field building initiatives. View Website

The Equity Alliance will continue efforts in Memphis and other Tennessee cities to promote equitable community development and citizen access to resources. The organization advances this work through community organizing, education, leadership development, advocacy, and policy initiatives that center the needs and priorities of Black residents across the state. View Website

This grant continues Kresge's Human Services partnership with the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation to advance income and asset-building strategies for families in Ramsey County. The work includes providing basic income for American Indian families and conducting outreach for the Child Tax Credit and CollegeBound savings bonus to CollegeBound families, addressing both immediate financial stability and long-term wealth-building opportunities for communities facing systemic barriers to economic mobility. View Website

The Martha O'Bryan Center will serve as the lead technical assistance provider to the expanded bipartisan National Beyond the Cliff Coalition, a first-of-its-kind coalition bringing together government and nonprofit human services organizations, policy advisors, guaranteed income practitioners, employers, and evaluators. The coalition actively works to address the benefits cliff—the point at which increased earnings result in loss of public benefits—helping low-income workers achieve economic mobility without losing critical support. View Website

This grant supports the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' Housing and Income Security Team to research, develop, and promote improvements to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child support, housing, and other economic security programs. The funding enables CBPP to protect the federal safety net budget, block or mitigate harmful policy proposals while advancing progress where possible, provide technical assistance to states and localities including Kresge's priority places, and continue its leadership role in the Human Services Program's Cash Innovate and Activate Community of Practice. View Website

Birth Detroit, in partnership with Henry Ford Health and the Detroit Health Department, receives support to expand its nationally recognized birthing center model by developing integrated programming and establishing fiscal infrastructure to support the physical, mental, and economic well-being of childbearing women and mothers in Detroit.

This cross-team grant supports the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's facilitation of the Detroit Tax Credit Coalition, which coordinates tax preparation providers and community-based outreach partners to advance economic mobility for Detroit residents. The coalition works to ensure Detroiters access all available federal and state tax benefits through their tax filings, connecting low-income residents to critical financial resources that can strengthen pathways to economic opportunity. View Website

The Sycamore Institute will continue public policy research efforts to provide accessible, reliable, and nonpartisan data in pursuit of sustainable policies to improve the well-being of families in Tennessee, including Memphis. View Website

This grant will enable the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition to serve as a resource to the Human Services team's Native American grantmaking portfolio, an effort that focused on strengthening banking access and providing financial coaching for Native American families—71% of whom live in cities. The Coalition will ensure continuity of financial capability services and preserving lessons learned from this initiative focused on urban Native American economic opportunity. View Website

This cross-team grant provides general operating support to Accounting Aid Society (AAS) to expand tax preparation capacity in Detroit neighborhoods as part of the Detroit Tax Credit Coalition. The funding enables AAS to extend tax preparation services beyond the traditional tax season and establish neighborhood-based sites that bring services directly to residents, ensuring Detroit families claim all tax benefits they are entitled to through federal and state tax codes. This investment strengthens economic mobility pathways for low-income Detroiters by increasing access to critical financial resources in their own communities. View Website

This continued funding grant supports the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) in strengthening organizational effectiveness across 115+ state and local public human services agencies that administer critical safety net programs including TANF, SNAP, child care subsidies, and child support. APHSA leads communities of practice for state administrators, supports effective AI integration to improve service quality and efficiency, addresses benefits cliff challenges that trap families in poverty, and helps agencies navigate policy changes while protecting vulnerable populations. View Website

This grant will advance the Women’s Foundation of Alabama programmatic and policy agenda to close the women of color wealth gap. View Website

This grant to Urban Strategies Inc. will provide continued funding for their person-centered systems change efforts to ensure that families living in low-wealth communities are centered and included in policy development, particularly those policies and practices that disproportionately and negatively impact their social and economic success. View Website

This grant will support Ascend at the Aspen Institute to continue to strengthen 2Gen approaches at the practice level, within public systems, and policies, and expand family economic mobility and prosperity while also supporting grantee partners with implementation. View Website

This grant will provide funding to the Minnesota Budget Project to support their state policy efforts to advance a more equitable and sustainable tax system and to expand civic and partner engagement in public policy. View Website

This grant to the Hispanic Unity of Florida will provide continued support to advance and expand its two-generation approach support services to Miami Dade County. View Website