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

Year Grantee Amount ($)
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 Center on Healthcare
2016
 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $1,500,000
Project Description:

To support the OpenNotes initiative to increase transparency and promote patient engagement, by granting patients access to the clinical notes written by their healthcare providers.

Website:http://www.bidmc.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2016
 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $15,000
Project Description:

To support the OpenNotes initiative to increase transparency and promote patient engagement, by granting patients access to the clinical notes written by their healthcare providers.

Website:http://www.bidmc.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 Center on Healthcare
2016
 Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Health Matters Summit.

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 Center on Healthcare
2017
 Brandeis University $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 24th Princeton Conference, which provides health care professionals the ability to discuss the most pressing issues in health policy.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
 Brown University $1,107,424
Project Description:

To support the identification of effective strategies to improve the quality and lower the cost of healthcare for high-need Medicare patients

Website:http://www.brown.edu
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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 Center on Healthcare
2016
 Catalyst for Payment Reform Inc. $1,600,000
Project Description:

To support the dissemination of value-based healthcare purchasing strategies to employers in the United States

Website:http://www.catalyzepaymentreform.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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