Grants and Projects

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s mission is to increase awareness of the nature and urgency of key fiscal challenges threatening America’s future and to accelerate action on them. The Foundation works with leading policy experts, elected officials, and the public to build support for solutions to put America on a sustainable fiscal path. The Foundation supports innovative projects, through grants and partnerships to educate and engage Americans from a variety of perspectives.

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Grants

Awarding Organization Year Grantee Amount ($) Description
Peterson Foundation
2016
American Action Forum $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2017
American Action Forum $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2017
American Action Forum $150,000
Project Description:

To support education and outreach on the impact of trade policy, including its effect on economic growth and fiscal sustainability.

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2016
American Enterprise Institute $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Annual Irving Kristol Award Dinner

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide nonpartisan campus competition empowering university students to create campaigns that educate and engage their peers on America's fiscal challenges and their impact on economic opportunity, investment in the future, and other concerns of future generations.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support CGI America's 2015 meeting and discussions on how to improve the nation's long-term economic competitiveness.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support CGI America’s 2016 meeting, including a policy discussion of a new report from the Coalition for Fiscal and National Security, which draws attention to how our national security is fundamentally linked to the fiscal sustainability of our federal budget.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Bipartisan Policy Center $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Bipartisan Policy Center $17,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Bipartisan Policy Center $500,000
Project Description:

To support work highlighting the impact of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel, overhead and procurement spending trends on national security preparedness and to develop recommendations for budget reforms to enhance the DoD's ability to meet current and evolving security threats

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Bipartisan Policy Center $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Bipartisan Policy Center $21,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Bipartisan Policy Center $265,000
Project Description:

To support the development of a framework for long-term budgeting for the federal government

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Eisenhower Award Dinner.

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Eisenhower Award Dinner (in DC)

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Eisenhower Award Dinner (NYC).

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Center for American Progress $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Center for American Progress $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 annual convening of leading policymakers and thought leaders.

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Center for American Progress $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 annual convening of leading policymakers and thought leaders.

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Center for American Progress $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Center for American Progress $400,000
Project Description:

To support the development of new policy ideas to contain federal and overall healthcare spending and improve the value and efficiency of Medicare and the healthcare system, and advance these ideas through outreach, education, and partnerships with policymakers and stakeholders

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.crfb.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.crfb.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Concord Coalition Corp. $1,000,000
Project Description:

To support efforts to educate the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits, the long-term challenges facing America's unsustainable entitlement programs, and how to build a sound foundation for economic growth.

Website:http://www.concordcoalition.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Concord Coalition Corp. $1,000,000
Project Description:

To support efforts to educate the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits, the long-term challenges facing America's unsustainable entitlement programs, and how to build a sound foundation for economic growth.

Website:http://www.concordcoalition.org
See all Concord Coalition Corp. grants

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