Aspen Institute
For Support Of The Congressional Program
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Amount$300,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/12/2012
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
The Congressional Program at the Aspen Institute works with top scholars and practitioners to educate U.S. House and Senate members about foreign policy issues; improve cross-party dialogue; and give lawmakers a direct link to the best scholarship on selected topics. Members routinely cite the Congressional Program as one of the few truly nonpartisan learning environments left for them. This renewal grant would allow participants to discuss ideas and analyze alternative policies in a series of twenty to twenty-five breakfast meetings in the Capitol each year, as well convene them at four annual conferences outside Washington. Conferences in 2013 are anticipated to cover these topics: (1) South Asia: Where Terrorism, Nuclear Security, Development, and Energy Converge to Affect Vital U.S. Interests; (2) The Muslim World: The U.S. Role in Sustaining Change; (3) Africa’s Emergence: Challenges and Opportunities for the United States; and (4) Higher Education: Refining the Federal Role.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.aspeninstitute.org/programs
Address
2300 N Street NW, #700, Washington, DC, 20037-1122, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Energy and Environment Program
The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program works with people, organizations, and governments to take greater action on solving climate change. This grant will enable the institute to cover costs for expert staff that is seconded to the federal government. Staff will report directly to the federal government and support its climate finance priorities. (Substrategy: Finance)
for India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change
The Aspen Institute, in partnership with Ananta Aspen Centre in India, manages the India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change. This sponsorship grant helped the institute assemble a group of experts from government, NGOs, academia, and the business community to help define a constructive bilateral agenda on critical energy and climate concerns. The Track II Dialogue aims to foster trust and cooperation, and uses targeted analyses to suggest concrete pathways for collaboration between the governments and relevant subnational and nonstate actors. (Substrategy: Multilateral)
for membership support of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation
Hewlett Foundation membership.
