Grants and Projects

To support Kids' Share, a project measuring spending on children in the federal budget

To develop and analyze fiscal measurements to improve the understanding of America’s fiscal outlook

To produce and disseminate nonpartisan analyses by leading economists on timely fiscal and economic issues

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 2019 Jefferson-Lincoln Awards: An Evening to Honor Lives of Public Service

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 update and support The Fiscal Ship, an online game that challenges players to put the federal budget on a sustainable course

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 research on carbon tax policy

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 policy research and outreach relating to fiscal sustainability.

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 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 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 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 annual Spring Symposium

To support the annual Conference on Taxation

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