National Conference of State Legislatures Grant



Organization - National Conference of State Legislatures
Grant Amount - $268,200
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - For the 2008 Legislative Institute on Higher Education and other activities to develop the information, tools and strategies needed to implement recommendations for improving higher education policy


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