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
 Economic Policy Institute $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Economic Policy Institute $250,000
Project Description:

To support research on wage and employment gaps by race and gender

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Ethics and Public Policy Center $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.eppc.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Ethics and Public Policy Center $133,107
Project Description:

For contracts supporting grant #15048.

Website:http://www.eppc.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Fiscal Challenge $61,000
Project Description:

To support a competition for college students to develop budget plans that stabilize federal debt as a share of the economy over the long term

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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Foreign Policy Association $250,000
Project Description:

To support an annual lecture series exploring the fiscal and national security of the United States.

Website:http://www.fpa.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 George W. Bush Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support research and policy development to advance North America’s international competitiveness and long run fiscal sustainability.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
 Harvard University $634,000
Project Description:

To identify and assess factors which enable effective implementation of innovations in healthcare

Website:http://www.harvard.edu
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
 Harvard University $300,000
Project Description:

to support the design of a scalable change management solution to reduce hospital overuse in the U.S.

Website:http://www.harvard.edu
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
 Health Quality Partners, Inc. $1,018,000
Project Description:

To support the scaling of an advanced preventive care model for chronically ill older adults

Website:http://www.HQP.org
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Peterson Foundation
2010
 Hope Street Group $10,000
Project Description:

To support the Bipartisan Working Group on Health Care Reform to address health care policies and disseminate findings in an effort to engage thought leaders in the areas of health care policy and cost containment.

Website:http://www.hopestreetgroup.org/index.jspa
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai $229,000
Project Description:

To accelerate the adoption of palliative care strategies that improve quality and lower the cost of care for patients with serious illness.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Independent Sector $25,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Foundation
2010
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $40,000
Project Description:

To support the symposium, "How Do They Do That? Low-Cost, High Quality Health Care in America," to learn from the experiences of high-value health care systems.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2016
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $17,000
Project Description:

To support a 2015 national event convening healthcare professionals and thought leaders to discuss improvement of the U.S. healthcare system.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $25,000
Project Description:

To support a 2019 national event convening healthcare professionals and thought leaders to discuss improvement of the U.S. healthcare system.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Kaiser Family Foundation $4,500
Project Description:

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

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Library of Congress $40,000
Project Description:

To support a seminar series on fiscal policy at the Library of Congress

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Library of Congress $63,000
Project Description:

To support the Congressional Research Service’s bipartisan Seminar for New Members

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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Mercatus Center $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.mercatus.org
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Peterson Foundation
2010
 Mobilizing America's Youth $240,000
Project Description:

To support Mobilize.org's Democracy 2.0 Campaign and the 2009 "Millennial Return on Investment Summit," which explored the numerous financial issues facing America and the Millennial Generation's role in addressing them.

Website:http://www.mobilize.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $10,000
Project Description:

To support a 2015 national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
 NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $20,000
Project Description:

To support a 2016 national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues.

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