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RECIPIENT GRANTS

Brookings Institution

Washington, DC 20036-2188

Web address: www.Brookings.org/

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Total Grants to Brookings Institution
Total $ Granted:	$ 6,838,261
For Years:	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
# Grants:	89

Grants to Brookings Institution

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Date	Amount	Purpose	Funder
12-30-2005	10,000	Judicial education program (w/ AEI)	Armstrong Foundation
12-30-2005	5,000	Fellowship Research Grant Stephen Hess During academic year 2005-2006 for preparation of Volume Seven in a series of books on the relationship between government and the press.	Earhart Foundation
12-31-2004	5,000	General support	F.M. Kirby Foundation
12-30-2004	10,000	Joint Center for Regulatory Studies Judicial Education program	Armstrong Foundation
12-30-2004	125,250	Erasing the Seams: An Integrated International Strategy to Combat Terrorism James Steinberg and Michael O'Hanlon will identify gaps in U.S. counter-terrorism policies and develop strategies to fill those gaps. They will analyze existing reports and studies in order to assess how intelligence collection and analysis, policy development and coordination, and counter-terrorism operations can be improved. The project will result in a co-authored book and a series of working papers.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-30-2004	36,829	Globalization's Big Bust: World Financial Markets, the IMF, and the Collapse of the Argentine Economy Paul Blustein will research and write a book on key issues affecting the stability of the global financial system, using Argentina as his principal case study. He will analyze documents and conduct interviews with government officials, senior staff members of international financial institutions, and business leaders.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2003	423,000	Educational Research	Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation
12-31-2003	5,000	General support	F.M. Kirby Foundation
7-17-2003	50,000	The AEI-Brookings Judicial Educational Program	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2002	100,000	Competition, Partisanship, and Congressional Redistricting Thomas Mann will examine the impact of congressional redistricting on the U.S. Congress. He will convene a conference and commission research that will explore how the redistricting process has affected the competitiveness of elections and the partisan makeup of the House of Representatives. The project's findings will appear in an edited volume and a book.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002	5,000	General support	F.M. Kirby Foundation
12-31-2002	126,400	Educational Research	Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation
12-31-2002	280,000	General Operating Support	Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation
12-31-2001	81,950	Coming in From the Cold? What North Korea's Commercial Ambitions Mean for American Security	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2001	124,000	John M. Olin Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Foreign Policy Studies	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2001	50,000	The Strategic Implications of China-Taiwan Economic Relations	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2001	117,612	The Brookings South Asia Project	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2001	5,000	General support	F.M. Kirby Foundation
12-31-2001	130,000	Education	Walton Family Foundation
12-31-2000	5,000	General support	F.M. Kirby Foundation
12-31-2000	124,000	John M. Olin Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Foreign Policy Studies	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2000	100,000	South Asia Project Stephen Cohen will research and write a book on India's national security policy. He will also organize a series of seminars and roundtable meetings for members of the policy community concerned with South Asian issues.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	50,000	The Regional Alternative: The Asian Economy in a Global World Edward Lincoln will research and write a book on the possible development of an East Asian trading bloc and analyze the potential political and economic implications for the UnitedStates. He will research trade and investment patterns to determine the extent to which economic regionalism is developing in East Asia.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	108,000	Re-Engaging the United States and Pakistan Stephen Cohen will organize an effort to develop an informal strategic dialogue between members of the policy communities of the United States and Pakistan. The project will result in a set of private trip reports and briefings for U.S. government officials, as well as op-ed and other articles.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	91,100	Gaining Ground? Low-Income Families and the Implementation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Kent Weaver will lead an initiative to analyze the implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. He will synthesize the existing research on the implementation and impact of welfare reform, conduct quantitative research on the politics of welfare policy making in the states, prepare case studies of welfare reform in four states, and outline thecritical policy questions that will be raised in the debate over the reauthorization of the welfare reform law.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	67,500	Is Life Getting Better? Gregg Easterbrook will research and write a book that will assess whether the quality of life in America is improving. He will analyze data on social and economic indicators, such as crime rates, living standards, health outcomes, and environmental quality, and consider some of the normative questions of how quality of life is defined.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	150,000	Strengthening Medicare for the 21st Century Henry Aaron and Robert Reischauer will research and write a book on the Medicare program and assess how it should be reformed. They will examine the underlying fiscal state of the Medicare program and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the three most likely reform strategies.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	50,000	Education Inc. Thomas Toch will research and write a book on the role of private companies in public school systems. He will examine how private firms have increased their role in public schools and assess how the public school system has responded.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	124,000	John M. Olin Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Foreign Policy Studies.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1999	50,000	The Brookings Papers and Forum on Education Policy.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1999	160,000	Fellowships, seminars, and research activities in the Foreign Policy Studies Program.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1999	2,500	For fiscal year 2000	F.M. Kirby Foundation
12-31-1999	96,000	Can the United States Lead? Societal Change and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy James Lindsay will research and write a book that will assess how changes in American society may affect the character of America's foreign policy over thet quarter century. He will describe demographic, economic, and technological trends in American society and assess how these trends are likely to affect the evolution of American foreign policy.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	100,000	South Asia Project Stephen Cohen will research and write a book on India's national security policy. He will also organize a series of seminars and roundtable meetings for members of the policy community concerned with South Asian issues	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	88,900	Gaining Ground?: Low-Income Families and the Implementation of TANF Kent Weaver will lead an initiative to analyze the implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. He will synthesize the existing research on the implementation and impact of welfare reform, conduct quantitative research on the politics of welfare policy making in the states, prepare case studies of welfare reform in four states, and outline the critical policy questions that will be raised in the debate over the reauthorization of the welfare reform law.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	67,500	Is Life Getting Better? Gregg Easterbrook will research and write a book that will assess whether the quality of life in America is improving. He will analyze data on social and economic indicators, such as crime rates, living standards, health outcomes, and environmental quality, and consider some of the normative questions of how quality of life is defined.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	35,093	Pension Policy for the 21st Century William Gale will commission research and produce an edited volume on a wide range of issues related to private pensions and retirement savings. He will convene two conferences for policy analysts and members of the policy community.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	131,600	Building an Agenda for Public Service Reform Paul Light will produce a series of reports and monographs that will examine a set of challenges affecting the civil service. He will assess the state of the federal government's work force,yze efforts by the private and nonprofit sectors to recruit and retain personnel, and develop a set of policy recommendations to guide civil service reform.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	300,000	Education	Walton Family Foundation
12-31-1998	95,000	Contrasting Visions: U.S., China, and World Order Bates Gill will research and write a book on the divergent perspectives of U.S. and Chinese policy makers on key issues of world order. He will compare U.S. and Chinese perspectives on nuclearweapons and deterrence; sovereignty, the use of force, and intervention; alliances and international stability; and nonproliferation.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	2,500	For Fiscal year 1999	F.M. Kirby Foundation
12-31-1998	150,000	Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions and City Problems Pietro Nivola will research and write a book exploring the impact on cities of directives issued by the Congress, courts, and administrative agencies of the federal government. He will conduct case studies in five U.S. cities and examine how other countries manage the relationship between their national and municipal governments.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	102,100	Building an Agenda for Public Service Reform Paul Light will produce a series of reports and monographs that will examine a set of challenges affecting the civil service. He will assess the state of the federal government’s work force, analyze efforts by the private and nonprofit sectors to recruit and retain personnel, and develop of a set of policy recommendations to guide civil service reform.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	70,007	Pension Policy for the 21st Century William Gale will commission research and produce an edited volume on a wide range of issues related to private pensions and retirement savings. He will convene two conferences for policy analysts and members of the policy community.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	156,970	Ten Years Past Tiananmen: The Politics of U.S.-China Relations, 1989-2000 Robert Suettinger will research and write a book on the making of U.S. policy toward China since 1989. He will analyze not only the course of the U.S.-China relationship during the last decade but also the domestic and interest group politics that shaped U.S. policy making.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	25,000	Japan’s Structural Rigidities Edward Lincoln will research and write a book and a series of articles on Japan’s efforts to reform and deregulate its financial sector. He will track Japan’s reforms and assess whether they aresufficient to enable the Japanese economy to emerge from its decade-long recession.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	160,000	Fellowships, seminars, and research activities in the Foreign Policy Studies Program	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1997	2,500	General support	F.M. Kirby Foundation
12-31-1997	160,000	Fellowships, seminars and research activities in the Foreign Policy Studies Program	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1997	74,200	The New Strategic Triangle: Japan, China, and the United States This grant supports the research and writing of a book on relations among the three major powers in Northeast Asia, the United States, China, and Japan. Mike Mochizuki will examine the dynamics in the relations among these countires and analyze U.S. strategic options in its relations with China and Japan.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997	85,000	Integrating China in the Global Community This grant supports the research and writing of a book on China's integration into the world economy. Nicholas Lardy will analyze whether the pace of China's economic reforms is sufficient tots economy into compliance with international standards on trade and finance and whether the United States should develop a policy of strategic engagement with China in the economic sphere.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997	75,000	Reforming Public Education: What Works, What Doesn't? This grant supports a two-year investigation of school reform initiatives that focus on restructuring public education. Paul Hill will develop an inventory of all reform efforts, hostries of meetings with the leading architects of reform initiatives, and analyze evaluations of these initiatives. The project will produce a book on the results of the analysis and develop recommendations for policy makers and private funders.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997	129,400	The Politics of Pension Reform: Lessons from Abroad This grant supports research on the politics of public pension reform in advanced industrialized democracies. Kent Weaver will examine successful and unsuccessful attempts to reform public pensions in a sample of countries. The project will produce a series of briefing papers and a book.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996	40,000	The Brookings Papers and Forum on Education Policy	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1996	89,000	Understanding the Revolution in Military Affairs for Different Types of Warfare in the 21st Century This grant supports research on the effect on the revolution in military affairs on four major forms of combat. The project will analyze how new technologies and operational concepts might affect the evolution of air-ground cross border warfare, war at sea, amphibious assault, and infantry combat. The research will result in articles, a book, and briefings to the policy communities.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996	75,000	Reforming Public Education: What Works, What Doesn't This grant supports a two-year investigation of school reform initiatives that focus on restructuring public education. The project will develop an inventory of all reform efforts, hosteries of meetings with the leading architects of reform initiatives, and analyze evaluations of these initiatives. The research will produce a book on the results of the analysis and suggest actions by policy makers and private funders.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996	40,000	Taking Public Management Seriously: What the U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries This grant supports a comparative study of public management reforms undertaken in foreign countries. The project will examine public sector management reforms in New Zealand, Australia, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and assess whether these efforts contain lessons that can improve the U.S. federal government's reform efforts. The results and policy prescriptions will be published as a book-length st	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996	21,800	Improving the Government's Estimates of the Costs and Benefits of Regulation This grant supports a conference that will bring together members of the research and policy making communities to discuss the Office of Management and Budget�ort on the costs and benefits of federal regulations. The participants will evaluate the report and recommend alternate strategies for measuring the costs and benefits of regulations.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996	74,800	Tax Policy, Saving and Household Wealth: The Role of Pensions This grant supports a study of how public policies toward taxes and pensions affect savings behavior. The project will analyze existing data sets to measure the effect of pensions on saving. It will also assess the effectiveness of public policies designed to encourage saving and determine whether private pensions can play a greater role in financing retirement. The project will produce a series of papers.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996	35,000	The Road Not Taken: Ideological and Institutional Barriers to Change in North Korea This grant supports the research and writing of a book on North Korea's political, economic, and social institutions. The project will seek to identify analyze the forces of change that may influence key North Korean institutions.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1995	55,000	China's Unfinished Economic Transition This grant supports research on the reform of China's banking system. The project will result in a book that will analyze the effect of persistent debt, incurred by state owned enterpriese, on th of the nation's financial institutions and the implications of the banking system's structural imbalances for the future of Chinese economic reforms.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1995	40,900	After the Revolution: Building a Government that Works This grant supports research that will examine how the federal government should adapt its operatoins in light of trends toward making government smaller and more decentralized. The project will examine three broad policy initiatives -- devolution, deregulation, and privatization -- that are common features of proposals to reinvent government. The results and recommendations will be published in a book-length monograph.	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1995	100,000	U.S. Immigration Policy at the Millennium This grant supports the research and writing of a book on immigration policy. The project will involve fieldwork, prepare a history of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and analyze data on the impact of immigration in the United States.	Smith Richardson Foundation
9-10-1995	50,000	To support a research and seminar program on citizenship	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
6-7-1995	50,000	To support a research and seminar program on citizenship	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-9-1995	50,000	To support a research and seminar program on citizenship	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1994	100,000	A project on crime policy, directed by John J. DiIulio, Jr.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
7-11-1994	50,000	To support a national survey on school choice	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-19-1993	50,000	To support a book project on the deregulation of public service	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-19-1993	50,000	To support a book project on the deregulation of public service	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
11-1-1992	50,000	To support a study of national enery planning	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
5-17-1992	75,000	To support research on educational choice by John Chubb and Terry Moe	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1991	25,000	To support research on education policy by John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1991	25,000	To support the Congressional Reform Project (carried out jointly with the American Enterprise Institute)	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
11-14-1991	75,000	To support a project on school choice undertaken by John Chubb and Terry Moe.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
11-3-1991	50,000	To support a study of the political economy of current national energy planning undertaken by Pietro Nivola and Robert Crandall.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
5-14-1991	75,000	To support the research on school choice by John Chubb and Terry Moe.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-30-1991	25,000	To support research and manuscript on the constitutional powers of the American presidency by Gary Schmitt.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
2-14-1991	25,000	To support the completion of a study of U.S. trade policy by Pietro Nivolo	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-13-1991	75,000	To support the research on school choice by John Chubb and Terry Moe.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1990	25,000	To support research on education policy by John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
11-14-1990	25,000	To support the completion of a study of U.S. trade policy by Pietro Nivolo	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
11-16-1989	75,300	To support a study of omnibus legislation by Allen Shick.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1988	50,000	To support a book, What Price Democracy: Politics, Markets and America's Schools, by John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe, and a conference on the issues raised by the book	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
10-24-1988	75,000	Study of the federal appropriations process	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
6-26-1988	75,000	Project support for economics research.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
11-5-1987	35,000	Study of protectionism, under the direction of Professor Pietro Nivola.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-5-1987	52,550	Support for research of the budgetary effects of indexation by governmental studies scholar, Kent Weaver.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-14-1986	75,000	Support for study of "Public,Private, and Effective Schools."	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.

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