Brookings
For Support Of Research On Congress
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded8/4/2020
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
This grant enables the Brookings Governance Studies program to continue its research and analysis related to Congress and its constitutional duties, institutional performance, capacity, and problem solving. Through scholarship, convenings, and dissemination of research and recommendations, Brookings will inform those working to support a more effective Congress. Under the leadership of Senior Fellow Molly Reynolds, Brookings will explore congressional rules and procedures; budget and appropriations process reform; congressional oversight; and congressional capacity, productivity, demographics, and related issues. It will continue producing "Vital Statistics on Congress, a 40-year-old source of essential data.
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)
