Activities

Domestic Programs Activities and Research Projects

The Fiscal Research Center provides nonpartisan research, technical assistance and education in the evaluation and design of state and local fiscal and economic policy, including both tax and expenditure issues.

The Nonprofit Group (Nonprofit Studies Program) is devoted to informing the discussion of policy issues confronting nonprofit organizations in the Southeast.

The Environmental Policy Program is a research and training center designed to enhance the quality of environment policy in Georgia and the world.

AtlantaCensus2000 is a collaborative effort between the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Fiscal Research Center to support a Web site that provides access to the 1990 and 2000 Censuses of Population and Housing, allows the creation of maps, and contains reports focused on the Atlanta region.

The Educational Policy Group provides research and recommendation on issues related to education policy in Georgia.

The Georgia Administrative Data Project involves the development of a database built on the unemployment insurance records from the Georgia Department of Labor and welfare records for the Georgia Department of Human Resources.

The Civic League (formerly Regional Atlanta Civic League) was founded by the merger of Research Atlanta, the Regional Leadership Forum, and the Metro Group. The League is metro Atlanta citizen organization dedicated to studying public policy issues confronting the Atlanta region and creating discussions by citizens and leaders about these issues. Although independent, The Civic is housed at the Andrew Young School, which partners with The Civic League.

The Urban-Regional Analysis Group provides research and recommendation on issues related to urban and regional policy in Georgia.

The Neighborhood Collaborative, an extension of the Atlanta Project started by the Carter Center in 1992, provided the University with a means of enhancing research, teaching and service through more effective partnerships with its urban environment and neighborhoods. The Collaborative moved to Domestic Programs and the Andrew Young School in 1999. After almost 10 years with the University and Domestic Programs, the Neighborhood Collaborative closed December 2007.