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

Awarding Organization Year Grantee Amount ($) Description
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.

See all George W. Bush Foundation grants
Peterson Foundation
2019
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $250,000
Project Description:

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

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Peterson Foundation
2019
Progressive Policy Institute $250,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.progressivepolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2013
Research Foundation of the City University of New York $250,000
Project Description:

To support dialogue among stakeholders on state-level fiscal challenges and potential solutions.

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Peterson Foundation
2021
The Brookings Institution $250,000
Project Description:

To honor Alice Rivlin’s legacy on fiscal issues by supporting the creation of the Alice M. Rivlin Chair in Economic Policy

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2022
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
See all Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2022
Coalition to Transform Advanced Care $250,000
Project Description:

To develop and disseminate care models for serious illness, and prepare policy recommendations that promote best practices

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Peterson Foundation
2022
Issue One $250,000
Project Description:

To support education and awareness about bipartisan reforms to the federal election certification process.

Website:http://www.issueone.org
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Peterson Foundation
2022
Protect Democracy Project $250,000
Project Description:

To support education and awareness about bipartisan reforms to the federal election certification process

Website:http://www.protectdemocracy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
Urban Institute $252,938
Project Description:

To support research examining the relationship between tax rates and tax expenditures in proposals to reform individual and corporate income taxes

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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
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2016
Stanford University $255,000
Project Description:

To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to disseminate solutions from the Most Valuable Care project, which identified innovations that deliver high quality health care at lower costs.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2023
Urban Institute $257,000
Project Description:

To increase awareness and improve understanding of the drivers of America's fiscal challenges

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Peterson Foundation
2017
Bipartisan Policy Center $265,000
Project Description:

To support the development of a framework for long-term budgeting for the federal government

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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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
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Peterson Foundation
2022
The Brookings Institution $272,000
Project Description:

to develop and support The Alice Rivlin Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Fiscal Policy

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Center for American Progress $275,000
Project Description:

To support research on the economic effects of deficits and debt, and the development of a responsible long-term approach to U.S. fiscal policy

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
Council for Economic Education $282,000
Project Description:

To update and disseminate the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum to educate high school students on fiscal and economic issues

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2016
Stanford University $284,559
Project Description:

For grant-related contracts under grant #14022 accrued in FY16.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2014
Henry L Stimson Center $288,507
Project Description:

To support continued dissemination and outreach for the report, A New US Defense Strategy for a New Era, and to develop specific recommendations to update and implement the strategy.

Website:http://www.stimson.org
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Peterson Foundation
2009
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship $295,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.nfte.com
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Peterson Foundation
2018
Council for Economic Education $299,902
Project Description:

To support updates and dissemination of the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum to help high school students understand the facts, significance, and consequences of the nation's fiscal challenges.

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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 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

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