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.

Learn how to apply for grant funding.

Grants

Awarding Organization Year Grantee Amount ($) Description
Peterson Foundation
2015
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $5,000,000
Project Description:

To support and enhance economic and fiscal research and analysis at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Website:http://www.piie.com
See all Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $4,200,000
Project Description:

To support efforts to advance responsible fiscal policy and budget process reform through outreach and engagement efforts

Website:http://www.crfb.org
See all Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget grants
Peterson Foundation
2011
Comeback America Initiative $3,100,000
Project Description:

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.

Website:http://www.tcaii.org
See all Comeback America Initiative grants
Peterson Foundation
2011
Concord Coalition Corp. $1,408,900
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
Peterson Foundation
2015
Bipartisan Policy Center $1,237,000
Project Description:

To support healthcare research on high-need patients, in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health and the National Academy of Medicine.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
See all Bipartisan Policy Center grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices $1,047,503
Project Description:

To support a series of state-based expert convenings to identify best practices on purchasing and regulating healthcare.

See all National Governors Association Center for Best Practices grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
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
Peterson Foundation
2011
Nuclear Threat Initiative $1,000,000
Project Description:

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.

Website:http://www.nti.org
See all Nuclear Threat Initiative grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
Urban Institute $989,760
Project Description:

To support the development of an integrated research model of federal taxes and spending.

See all Urban Institute grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
National Academy of Sciences $800,000
Project Description:

To support healthcare research on high-need patients, in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center and Harvard School of Public Health.

Website:http://www.nationalacademies.org
See all National Academy of Sciences grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
Net Impact $690,000
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide 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.netimpact.org
See all Net Impact grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
Harvard University $687,000
Project Description:

To support healthcare research on high-need patients, in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center and the National Academy of Medicine.

Website:http://www.harvard.edu
See all Harvard University grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
Stanford University $531,569
Project Description:

For grant-related contracts under grant #14022 accrued in FY15.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
See all Stanford University grants
Peterson Foundation
2011
Henry L Stimson Center $500,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.stimson.org
See all Henry L Stimson Center grants
Peterson Foundation
2011
New America Foundation $500,000
Project Description:

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.

Website:http://newamerica.net/
See all New America Foundation grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
Nuclear Threat Initiative $500,000
Project Description:

To support the third edition of the Nuclear Materials Security Index, a benchmarking project of nuclear materials security conditions on a country-by-country basis, along with the "Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities" forum.

Website:http://www.nti.org
See all Nuclear Threat Initiative grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
Center for American Progress $440,000
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
See all Center for American Progress grants
Peterson Foundation
2011
Center for American Progress $355,919
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
See all Center for American Progress grants
Peterson Foundation
2011
New America Foundation $300,000
Project Description:

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.

Website:http://newamerica.net/
See all New America Foundation grants
Peterson Foundation
2011
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $269,371
Project Description:

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.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
See all Institute for Healthcare Improvement grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
Stanford University $254,758
Project Description:

To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to disseminate research on best practices identified through the Most Valuable Care project.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
See all Stanford University grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
American Action Forum $250,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
See all American Action Forum grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
American Enterprise Institute $250,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.aei.org
See all American Enterprise Institute grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Health Matters Summit.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
See all Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation grants
Peterson Foundation
2015
Bipartisan Policy Center $250,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
See all Bipartisan Policy Center grants

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