Grants and Projects

To support "Our Unsustainable Future," a special year-long media initiative to address the critical fiscal issues that will determine the outcome of America's future.

To support the development of multimedia content designed to provide innovative ways to address economic and social challenges threatening America's future.

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 and operation of an online policy forum, "NewTalk," that will enable experts to engage in conversation about the most pressing domestic issues facing America's future, including our economic and fiscal challenges.

To support the Budget for National Priorities Project, an accessible analysis of the country's fiscal situation that documents the problem and features possible solutions.

To support the June 2009 conference for scholars, health policy experts, and media to examine and increase awareness of key health challenges that are linked to America's fiscal crisis.

To support the development of a new, comprehensive social studies and mathematics curriculum to help high school students across the United States understand the facts, significance, and consequences of America's fiscal challenges.

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 ProPublica Prizes for Investigative Governance, honoring outstanding work in investigative reporting by governmental bodies in the United States.

To support a study and roundtable on the magnitude and impact of growing global public debts and identify possible implications for the world economy and the United States.

To support efforts to broaden public understanding of globalization and the risks of shortsighted economic and fiscal policies.

To support research on the international dimensions of the fiscal imbalances of the United States, including an appraisal of key creditor countries' international economic positions and policies.

To support a conference exploring the need for joint efforts by government and foundation leaders to improve the operational capacity and effectiveness of government.

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 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 curricula for elementary and secondary school students in low-income areas to increase financial literacy.

To support a national conference to promote and facilitate improving social insurance programs and the health care financing system and encourage fiscal responsibility and economic growth.

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

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 2010 "Budgetball on the Mall" event in Washington D.C. to promote financial and fiscal literacy among college students.

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.

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.

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.

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.