Grants and Projects

To support an initiative to address federal fiscal issues by engaging the public and assisting policymakers on a nonpartisan basis to help solve America's long-term fiscal challenges.

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 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 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.

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 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 "Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance" (CORDS) initiative, which links regional disease surveillance networks to improve global capacity to respond to infectious diseases, and the Nuclear Materials Security Index, a benchmarking project of nuclear materials security conditions on a country-by-country basis.

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 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 an analysis of alternative defense strategy and mission choices as part of the Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program.

To support the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget to advance responsible fiscal policy and budget process reform through outreach and engagement toward policymakers, opinion leaders, media, and the public.

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 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 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 studies of health care cost containment strategies, including payment bundling and accountable care organizations.

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

To support the Moment of Truth Project at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget to advance responsible fiscal policy and budget process reform through outreach and engagement efforts.

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

To support the "How Will We Do That?" symposium to examine how to build low-cost, high-quality health care in communities across the United States.

To support the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum and Summit and a national Day of Action to increase national service opportunities and strengthen civic culture.

To support research that examines global aggregate public debt projections under likely scenarios through 2030, discusses the implications of these issues for the United States, and investigates the potential long-term impact across global economies.

To support the development of a business plan for the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC), a new organization focused on improving end-of-life care.

To support the development of comprehensive and specific solutions to address the nation's long-term fiscal challenges, as part of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Solutions Initiative.