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Proposals focus on mental health services, college completion and increasing participation in tax credit programs.

The U seeks ideas and strategies that are new or that scale an existing successful program for an opportunity to receive up to $100K.

The three finalists in the U’s American Dream Ideas Challenge now have a chance at $1 million.

The proposals range from helping single parents save money through shared living arrangements and child care to boosting opportunities for freelance workers in the state’s rural areas.

The U’s American Dream Ideas Challenge will announce the top 10 finalists on Wednesday, selected from more than 150 proposals offering a wide range of ideas for how to help Utah’s middle class prosper.

On May 24, the U officially launched the American Dream Ideas Challenge, an effort to collect policy and technology innovation proposals with potential to boost Utah’s middle class.

Submit your ideas now for the American Dream Ideas Challenge.