Brookings
For Support Of The Economic Studies Program’s Work To Improve The Federal Budget Process
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Amount$330,000
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Program
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Date Awarded8/7/2017
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Term20.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
This Brookings Institution project seeks to restore effectiveness to the federal budget process and rebuild trust in that process among both parties and the American people. Brookings will work closely with other organizations and scholars, including political scientists, as well as budget experts. The project seeks to develop budget process ideas and reform strategies to advance them, with the aim of reshaping the long-term discussion about budgeting while seeking opportunities to advance reforms whenever the opportunity arises.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.brookings.edu
Address
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
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)
