This poverty alleviation project is funded through the State of Texas through its Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program to the Community Council of Greater Dallas (CCGD).
The Institute for Urban Policy Research (IUPR) at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) is leading this project with partner organizations Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) and the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Research and Education Foundation (DFWHCF).
The scope of this project includes building a proof of concept for DCDA that 1) supports collaboration and cost-reduction activities among agencies and organizations that work to alleviate poverty in Dallas County, and 2) provides a system to measure the progress of poverty alleviation efforts in Dallas County in following key areas: