Grants and Projects

To support nonpartisan research and analysis on global and domestic fiscal and economic policy

To support the establishment of the World Institute for Nuclear Security, a new international organization to help nuclear security practitioners implement more effective and efficient programs to secure nuclear materials.

To support the execution of Up to Us™, a nationwide nonpartisan initiative empowering college students to educate and engage their peers on America's fiscal challenges and the impact on their future.

To support the Fiscal Wake Up Tour, a series of town hall meetings conducted across the country designed to engage and educate the public on the nation's long-term fiscal outlook.

To support the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget to evaluate and make recommendations to improve the federal budget process.

To support the development of a youth curriculum to expand the teaching of financial literacy to middle and high school students across the country.

To educate the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits and how to build a sound fiscal foundation for economic growth

To support the enlistment of senior corporate executives and next generation business leaders in fiscal reform efforts, online outreach, and events focused on long-term fiscal challenges.

To support the Institute of Medicine's efforts to draw attention to opportunities to improve value and reduce the costs of health care in the United States through public meetings at the National Academies and a publication summarizing their discussion and findings.

To support a post-doctoral fellowship program on long-term fiscal policy

To support a comprehensive net assessment to help guide the new President in developing a strategic roadmap for addressing and confronting the nation's most urgent challenges.

To support the creation of the Center for Entitlement Reform, a research center that analyzes factors responsible for increased federal entitlement spending and formulates new approaches for achieving better health care value.

To support policy research and outreach relating to fiscal sustainability.

To support the expansion of "Students Face Up to the Nation's Finances," an initiative designed to engage college students across the nation on America's fiscal challenges.

To support research on carbon tax policy

To support the implementation of Budgetball on college and university campuses across the United States and a 2009 "Budgetball on the Mall" event in Washington, D.C.

To support policy research and analysis to reduce the costs and improve the quality of U.S. healthcare

To support the development of measures for assessing key fiscal conditions and trends in the United States that will allow Americans to assess the nation's progress on pressing issues.

To support the development of Budgetball, a "fiscal sport" for use in promoting financial and fiscal literacy among college students.

To support the development of curricula for elementary and secondary school students in low-income areas to increase financial literacy.

To update and disseminate the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum to educate high school students on fiscal and economic issues