Grants and Projects

To support a national discussion on the fiscal future of the United States in 20 cities across the nation and provide citizens with an opportunity to consider options to address long-term budget challenges.

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

To support a bipartisan effort to develop reforms to maintain or improve the quality of healthcare at lower costs, using Medicare claims data to increase understanding of the use of medical services and estimate the potential budgetary impact of proposed reforms.

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.

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

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

To support a new version of the budget game The Fiscal Ship, which challenges players to put the federal budget on a sustainable course.

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 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

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

To support policy research and analysis to reduce the costs and improve the quality of U.S. healthcare

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 a new version of the budget game Fiscal Ship, which challenges players to put the federal budget on a sustainable course.

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

To support the development and 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.

To support expanded capacity of the Tax Policy Center to analyze tax reform policies

To support strategic communications and development activities

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 work highlighting the impact of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel, overhead and procurement spending trends on national security preparedness and to develop recommendations for budget reforms to enhance the DoD's ability to meet current and evolving security threats

To support the development and 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.

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.

To support public education, engagement and research on fiscal policy

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.