Mercatus Center


Awarded Grants

2023
$5,250

To support the 2022 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program

2022
$4,800

To support the 2021 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program

2019
$5,000

To support the 2019 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

2018
$4,500

To support the 2018 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

2017
$4,500

To support the 2017 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

2017
$35,000

To support research on federal budget process reform

2016
$4,500

To support the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

2015
$4,500

To support the 2014 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

2015
$4,500

To support the 2015 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Solutions Initiative 2024

Seven think tanks from across the ideological spectrum all agree that we are on an unsustainable fiscal path, and we need to change course.

National Debt Clock

See the latest numbers and learn more about the causes of our high and rising debt.