Language
English (en)
Publication Date
10-10-2025
Summary
In 2014, Maine's statewide Child Development Policy, the My Alfond Grant, transitioned from an opt-in enrollment structure to an automatic one. Written as federal policymakers weigh enrollment options for the new Trump Accounts, this brief highlights lessons from Maine's transition and findings from the the SEED for Oklahoma Kids experiment, offering recommendations for implementing the new federal policy.
Document Type
Policy Brief
Category
Financial Inclusion
Subarea
Asset Building
Original Citation
Clancy, M., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2025). The case for automatic enrollment in Trump Accounts: Lessons from Maine's CDA (CSD Policy Brief No. 25-51). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/V1H4-2C90
Project
SEED for Oklahoma Kids
Keywords
Trump Accounts ; policy ; Child Development Accounts (CDAs) ; SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK) ; federal early wealth building ; Maine ;
Recommended Citation
Clancy, M., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2025). The case for automatic enrollment in Trump Accounts: Lessons from Maine's CDA (CSD Policy Brief No. 25-51). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/V1H4-2C90
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/V1H4-2C90