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RECIPIENT GRANTS

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Amherst, MA

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Total Grants to University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Total $ Granted: $ 211,607
For Years: 2004 2002 2000 1999 1997
# Grants: 8

Grants to University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Date Amount Purpose Funder
12-30-2004 15,000 Fellowship Research Grant
Paul Hollander
Department of Sociology
During a six month period beginning November 2003 to support preparation of a book, SOURCEBOOK ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND COERCION IN COMMUNIST SYSTEMS.
Earhart Foundation
12-30-2004 5,000 Search for Mechanisms for Fine-Tuning John Templeton Foundation
12-30-2002 45,000 Search for Mechanisms for Fine-Tuning John Templeton Foundation
12-31-2000 44,858 Alternative Approaches to Value-Added Assessment in Education: The Role of Student Context Variables
Dale Ballou will examine approaches to measuring teacher performance based on their students’ performance on standardized tests. The project’s findings will be published in academic and public policy journals.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-30-2000 25,000 Search for Mechanisms for Fine-Tuning John Templeton Foundation
12-31-1999 25,000 Department of Political Science
During 2000 to prepare one or more journal article(s) and/or a book on the topic, "Democracy, Development, and Integration: The Lessons of Southern Europe for Eastern Europe," Howard J. Wiarda, Research(Amended 12/11/00, extend time period through 8/31/01.)
Earhart Foundation
12-31-1997 42,749 Economic Issues in the Enforcement of Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Policies
This grant supports research on how market-based environmental policies are regulated and enforced. John Stranlund will collect data on two major market-based regulatory systems and interview regulators who have authority over those systems. The findings will be published in a report and in scholarly journals.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997 9,000 Paul Hollander
Department of Sociology
To prepare one or more journal article(s) and/or a book on the topic, "Western Intellectuals and Their Responses to the Collapse of Communist Systems, 1989-1996."
Earhart Foundation

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