What is happening with IDAs throughout the United States?
To date, 29 states have passed IDA legislation, and several other states have introduced, or plan to introduce, IDA legislation. On the Federal level, the Assets for Independence Act was passed in 1999 initiating an opportunity to expand IDAs even further. The American Dream Demonstration (ADD) is a 14 site, 2000 account, 6-year commitment by the Corporation for Enterprise Development to guide the national demonstration. The evaluation of ADD, now in its 4th year, was designed by the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis.
