Grants
The Peterson Center on Healthcare supports innovative projects through grants and partnerships to reduce healthcare spending, increase efficiency, and strengthen our country’s healthcare system.
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Johns Hopkins University
To develop analytical models measuring the impact of payment reforms on healthcare spending.
Johns Hopkins University
To research how data transparency can support improvements in healthcare affordability.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
To analyze research on geographic variation in healthcare spending and outcomes.
Milbank Memorial Fund
To help states monitor healthcare spending and advance affordability initiatives.
National Academy for State Health Policy
To support events and core activities.
National Association of Health Data Organizations
To support events and core activities.
Purchaser Business Group on Health
To improve employer access to healthcare price and quality data.
Yale University
To develop and communicate economic research on the drivers of healthcare spending.
Our Grantees
AcademyHealth
Advancing States, Inc.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation
Bipartisan Policy Center
Brandeis University
Brown University
Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
Catalyst for Payment Reform Inc.
Center for American Progress
Center For Excellence In Health Care Journalism
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Civica Foundation
Civica, Inc.
Coalition to Transform Advanced Care
Duke University
Grantmakers in Aging, Inc.
Harvard University
Health Access Foundation
Health Quality Partners, Inc.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review
Institute for Family-Centered Care, Inc.
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Johns Hopkins University
KFF
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Milbank Memorial Fund
National Academy for State Health Policy
National Academy of Sciences
National Association of Health Data Organizations
Northwestern University
One Utah Health Collaborative
Project HOPE
Purchaser Business Group on Health
Stanford University
University of Washington Foundation
Washington State Health Care Authority
Yale University
Eligibility Requirements
How to apply for a grant
The Peterson Center on Healthcare supports efforts in the following key program areas: Fostering Innovative Solutions, Informing Purchasing Decisions, and Tracking System Performance.
Click here to learn more about the Center’s work.
While we rarely accept unsolicited grant requests, within these topical areas, priority is given to:
- Grant requests that are focused on key program areas of our mission to reduce healthcare spending while increasing or maintaining quality. Please note that we typically do not consider requests that only focus on a single dimension of spending or quality.
- Grants to U.S. based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Organizations that have been in existence for at least two years, with annual operating budgets of at least $1 million
- Organizations that have the ability to implement programming for national impact
In addition, the Center does not generally engage in certain other practices, including but not limited to:
- Funding organizations based outside of the United States
- Giving grants to individuals
- Funding social or fraternal organizations
- Supporting capital campaigns, auctions, and other similar activities
- Providing unrestricted funding
- Underwriting chairs, endowments, or academic scholarships
The Center rarely accepts unsolicited grant requests, does not participate in activities that are prohibited for private foundations and does not support institutions that discriminate based on—among other things— race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation, in policy or in practice.
Interested applicants are encouraged to review the Our Work and Grants pages for examples of initiatives and programs we currently support. Organizations wishing to submit unsolicited grant concepts can submit an initial letter of inquiry to inquiries@petersonhealthcare.org.
Please note that the Center receives a high volume of requests. If the Center determines that your inquiry meets our eligibility requirements and falls within our funding areas, you may be asked to submit a detailed application.