Brookings
For Support Of The Budget Hero Project
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/17/2015
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Hutchins Center at Brookings and The Woodrow Wilson Center will update and expand dissemination of Budget Hero, an interactive, online game that helps citizens and policymakers better understand difficult federal budget choices. The three-year project will span the policy debates of the 2016 election cycle and the 115th Congress and help build consensus about complex budget issues. Strictly nonpartisan in approach, Budget Hero uses Congressional Budget Office baselines and data to allow players to test various solutions and see the short- and long-term budget impact. Enhanced design, mobile versions, expanded content, and wider outreach are features of the proposed Budget Hero version 3.0.
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Grants to this Grantee
for support of a research program on macroeconomics and gender equality
The Brookings Institution conducts in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national, and global level. The Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings generates leading research and insights for advancing the development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals within and across countries. The center is committed to generating evidence, tools, and policy recommendations that support networked societal leadership for sustainable development. This grant will support the center in advancing a new program on gender and sustainable development. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment).
for the governance program’s work on the future of Senate
The Brookings Institution conducts independent, in-depth research that leads to pragmatic and innovative policy solutions. This grant enables the Brookings Governance Studies program to continue its research and analysis related to the future of the Senate and its place in our democratic system. (Substrategy: Legislative Branch)
for case study on IRS Funding, State Capacity, and Democracy
The Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies program and its scholars are dedicated to strengthening democracy and improving its institutions through research and expert analysis to inform public debate and provide solutions for the most critical governance challenges. This grant supports the analysis of technical reforms in federal tax administration and their implications for American democracy. (Substrategy: Executive Branch)