Global Development
Aid Effectiveness
Boston Review
Somerville, MA
For costs related to a special issue of Boston Review on foreign aid
Collaboration with Special Projects
CARE
Atlanta, GA
For an integrated programmatic, fundraising, strategic, and communications plan
Collaboration with Population and Philanthropy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Washington, DC
For a bipartisan task force to advise policymakers on the reform of U.S. development assistance
$200,000
Fritz Institute
San Francisco, CA
For the development of a new model to increase the effectiveness of African humanitarian organizations (Collaboration with Special Projects and Population)
100,000
Global Development Incubator
New York, NY
For creating a task force composed of public- and private-sector development experts, from both developed and developing countries, to consider ways of improving the delivery of aid programs
150,000
Global Partnerships
Seattle, WA
For general support for the Initiative for Global Development
400,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Poverty Action Lab
Cambridge, MA
For the Poverty Action Lab to evaluate whether governance reforms in policing can reduce corruption and improve performance in Rajasthan, India
348,500
Oxfam America
Boston, MA
For an initiative to reform the structure and delivery of U.S. foreign aid
2,100,000
Synergos Institute
New York, NY
For the Senior Fellows Program (Collaboration with Philanthropy)
50,000
United Nations Development Programme, Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery
New York, NY
For the Capacity Development for Reform Fund (Collaboration with Special Projects)
1,000,000
In-Country & Diaspora Philanthropy
Iniciativa Ciudadana y Desarrollo Social
Mexico City, Mexico
For general support
150,000
Philanthropic Initiative
Boston, MA
For the Diaspora Philanthropy: Existing Models, Emerging Applications research project
58,000
Synergos Institute
New York, NY
For strengthening community foundations in Mexico
125,000
Knowledge Infrastructure—Mexico
Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo, Asociación Civil
Mexico City, Mexico
For general support
1,600,000
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Delegación Alvaro Obregón, Mexico
For a research and dissemination project on public security and rule of law in Mexico
302,000
El Colegio de México
Mexico City, Mexico
For a research project in collaboration with the University of California at Davis on economic change and migration in rural Mexico
300,000
Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad
Mexico City, Mexico
For general support
2,000,000
University of California at Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Davis, CA
For a research project in collaboration with El Colegio de México on economic change and migration in rural Mexico
400,000
University of San Diego, Trans-Border Institute
San Diego, CA
For a research and dissemination project on reforming the administration of justice in Mexico
300,000
Media and Research
African Economic Research Consortium
Nairobi, Kenya
For general operating support (Collaboration with Special Projects and Population)
66,000
America Abroad Media
Washington, DC
For supporting the production of America Abroad Media’s public radio programming, particularly its international affairs program, America Abroad
300,000
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
For general support of the Global Economy and Development Program
2,000,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, DC
For distribution of Foreign Policy magazine to journalists, editors, and producers of radio and television news programs
100,000
Columbia University, Earth Institute
New York, NY
For the Earth Institute to work with the government of India and other experts within the country to develop an implementation plan for improving social services and rural infrastructure in Indian villages
500,000
Independent Television Service
San Francisco, CA
For the International Media Development Fund
2,000,000
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
Baltimore, MD
For continued support of the International Reporting Project
300,000
National Public Radio
Washington, DC
For greater coverage of developing countries and more international perspectives in National Public Radio’s news programming
500,000
Public Agenda Foundation
New York, NY
For the Public Agenda Foundation to administer a second year of the Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index
385,000
Public Radio International
Minneapolis, MN
For the Global Resource Service, which helps local stations improve global news programming and trains local reporters to create "local/global" content
500,000
Stanford University, Institute for International Studies
Stanford, CA
For general support for the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
857,000
Tides Center
Washington, DC
For Editors’ World, a journalism organization whose purpose is to redefine and improve coverage of international subject matter in mainstream and alternative news organizations in the United States
500,000
For Editors’ World
200,000
Women’s Funding Network
San Francisco, CA
For the U.S. Women Without Borders project
100,000
World Bank
Washington, DC
For the Growth Commission to analyze the drivers of, and impediments to, equitable
economic growth
Collaboration with Special Projects
World Security Institute
Washington, DC
For support of the weekly public affairs television program Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria
1,000,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
For the Crossing Borders Initiative to strengthen the research capacity of partner institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
390,055
Quality Education in Developing Countries
Academy for Educational Development
Washington, DC
For general support of the Basic Education Coalition (Collaboration with Education and Population)
400,000
African Population and Health Research Centre
Nairobi, Kenya
For the Education Research Program’s strategic planning process
193,000
Council on Foreign Relations
Washington, DC
For general support of the Center for Universal Education (Collaboration with Education and Population)
500,000
Special Opportunities
Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
For the Congressional Program, a nonpartisan education initiative that provides policymakers with a deeper understanding of, and background on, public policy issues (Collaboration with Environment and Special Projects)
300,000
Institute of International Education
New York, NY
For general operating support of the African Partnership Travel & Learning Fund (Collaboration with Special Projects, Education, and Population)
200,000
National Geographic Society
Washington, DC
For production support of the documentary Illicit
175,000
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Princeton, NJ
For the public outreach phase of the Princeton Project on National Security (Collaboration with Special Projects)
50,000
United States Department of State
Washington, DC
For the State Fellows program
Collaboration with Special Projects
Trade and Agricultural Policy
American Farmland Trust
Washington, DC
For the development of viable agricultural policy options that serve rural interests in the United States and developing countries
900,000
Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
For the Ethical Globalization Initiative to work with policymakers in the United States, Europe, and Africa to promote more equitable trade and development policies
373,000
Bread for the World Institute
Washington, DC
For general support
Collaboration with Special Projects
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
For a book about the World Trade Organization and the Doha Round
100,000
Cato Institute
Washington, DC
For research and analysis on how U.S. commodity programs for sugar, rice, dairy, and cotton affect the world’s poorest producers
201,000
Center for Rural Affairs
Lyons, NE
For activities to advance rural development programs as alternatives to trade-distorting subsidies
150,000
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Chicago, IL
For a book about global hunger and food aid that challenges policymakers to adopt hunger-reducing trade and aid policies
87,500
Citizens Against Government Waste
Washington, DC
For a campaign aimed at reducing barriers to agricultural trade and reforming domestic farm support in the United States
125,000
Columbia University
New York, NY
For the APEC Study Center conference “The WTO at 10: Governance, Dispute Settlement, and Developing Countries”
30,000
Congressional Economic Leadership Institute
Washington, DC
For general support
10,000
For a trip to educate members of Congress and senior staff on food and development issues
40,500
Environmental Defense
Oakland, CA
For a project to analyze how proposed reforms for the U.S. farm bill reauthorization in 2007 will affect commodity prices and market opportunities for farmers in developing countries
250,000
Environmental Working Group
Washington, DC
For general support
600,000
EU Transparency
London, United Kingdom
For general support of Farmsubsidy.org
176,000
German Marshall Fund of the United States
Washington, DC
For general support of the Economics Program
2,500,000
German NGO Forum Environment and Development
Bonn, Germany
For an international conference to discuss bioenergy as an alternative energy option for the future
17,000
GlobalWorks Foundation
Washington, DC
For the Trade, Aid and Security Coalition to organize a series of roundtables, public meetings, and small meetings with opinion leaders on the topic of "aid for trade" programs
125,000
ICONE – Instituto de Estudos do Comercio e das Negociacoes Internacionais
São Paulo, Brazil
For a project to identify, catalogue, and link knowledge centers and individual researchers in the field of agri-food trade within South America and the Asia-Pacific
356,000
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Geneva, Switzerland
For activities to ensure the participation of traditionally disadvantaged stakeholders in the trade policy arena
750,000
International Fertilizer Development Center
Muscle Shoals, AL
For the Africa Fertilizer Summit
35,000
International Food Policy Research Institute
Washington, DC
For an analysis of the outcomes of the World Trade Organization Doha Round negotiations
377,000
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Geneva, Switzerland
For the Global Subsidies Initiative to conduct research on the effects of biofuels and irrigation subsidies on global poverty and agricultural markets
497,000
International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade
Washington, DC
For general support
500,000
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
For the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa to conduct a project investing in Africa’s rural infrastructure
400,000
For the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa to build a coalition to advocate for improvements in U.S. policies related to emergency food aid procurement and distribution
75,000
National Wildlife Federation
Washington, DC
For the Constituency for Conservation initiative to build support for farm policies that encourage conservation programs as an alternative to commodity subsidies
250,000
Stanford University, Freeman-Spougli Institute for International Studies
Stanford, CA
For the Cal/Med Consortium to discuss the global Mediterranean produce market and the role that developing countries can and do play in that market
27,500
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Washington, DC
For the Agriculture Policy Reform Initiative
100,000
University of North Carolina at Raleigh, Center for International Understanding
Raleigh, NC
For an initiative to educate state, local, and federal leaders about trade and development issues
338,466
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
For the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium to produce research on issues of trade, development, and poverty alleviation
213,000
Women’s Edge Coalition
Washington, DC
For work in developing countries with women’s groups to ensure policies and interventions benefit the poor
500,000
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC
For a series of meetings to discuss specific issues under negotiation in the World Trade Organization Doha Round
17,500
Transparency and Accountability
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Washington, DC
For general support of the International Budget Project
1,800,000
Fundar, Centro de Análisis e Investigación
Mexico City, Mexico
For general support
1,200,000
Human Rights Watch
New York, NY
For producing and disseminating a report assessing transparency and accountability practices of Mexico’s National Commission of Human Rights
66,000
For a report on transparency and access to information in Mexico
50,000
Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental
San Ysidro, CA
For work on promoting government transparency in Baja California, Mexico
225,000
Revenue Watch Institute
New York, NY
For general support
1,500,000
Sin Fronteras
Mexico City, Mexico
For a budget analysis of migration-related programs
100,000
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC
For a report on Right-to-Know Reforms in Mexico
145,000
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