Past Grants

An Evaluation of Core Knowledge Charter Schools

Grant Year: 2019

David Grissmer, Richard Buddin, Tanya Evans, and Mark Berends will evaluate the extent to which a content-rich elementary school curriculum can improve the performance of students on assessments of reading, writing, and math. The researchers will carry out an experimental evaluation of nine elementary-level charter schools in the Denver area that use the Core Knowledge curriculum and have used lotteries to determine admission. The project’s findings will appear in a series of papers and policy briefs.

University of Virginia Domestic Public Policy

$163,387

Dictating Development: The State-Led Takeover of Development Aid and Finance

Grant Year: 2019

Karen Young will research and write a book that examines the foreign-assistance programs of authoritarian regimes and consider how their state-led approach might challenge U.S. interests. She will undertake field work in the Gulf States, Egypt, Jordan, Djibouti, and Ethiopia and develop a pair of databases on authoritarian development-assistance activities.

American Enterprise Institute International Security & Foreign Policy

$94,700

China’s Global Information Campaign

Grant Year: 2019

Joshua Kurlantzick will research and write a book analyzing China’s activities to increase its influence in broadcast industries worldwide. He will undertake case studies of Chinese activities in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Council on Foreign Relations International Security & Foreign Policy

$75,000

Mobilizing a National Response to the Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure to Non-Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse/Electromagnetic Interference Attacks

Grant Year: 2019

Stephen Flynn, Philip Anderson, and Matthew Kling will lead an effort to estimate the vulnerability of electronic components of critical infrastructure to non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse or electromagnetic interference. The project’s findings will appear in a report and a series of briefings.

Northeastern University International Security & Foreign Policy

$296,317

International Comparative Education Policy Lab

Grant Year: 2019

Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann will direct the research and publications program of the International Comparative Education Policy Lab. Using educational assessments collected by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, they will undertake a cross-national analysis of the factors and policies that drive differences in educational performance and economic outcomes for students. The project’s findings will appear in a series of papers and policy briefs.

Outcomes Research Institute Domestic Public Policy

$250,000

American Universities in the Middle East

Grant Year: 2019

Hans de Wit and Patrick Chougule will research and write a monograph assessing the degree to which American universities in the Middle East serve as effective instruments to advance U.S. interests in the region. They will undertake archival research and conduct interviews in Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, and Washington.

Boston College International Security & Foreign Policy

$49,500

Bankrupting Our National Security: Stopping Technology Theft Through Our Courts

Grant Year: 2019

Jamil Jaffer will lead an effort to train federal judges on how to better protect sensitive U.S. technology from acquisition by foreign adversaries during bankruptcy proceedings. He will convene a judicial training seminar on how judges may better identify the risk of technological leakage in court proceedings and use new legal and policy tools to protect sensitive technology.

George Mason University International Security & Foreign Policy

$50,000

Programming Obedience: Technology and the Automation of Control

Grant Year: 2019

Samantha Hoffman will research and write a book exploring the ideology and techniques behind China’s pursuit of “technology-enhanced authoritarianism.” She will collect and analyze materials on China’s deployment of new technology-assisted mechanisms of social management, including its “social credit system” and “smart cities initiative.”

Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation International Security & Foreign Policy

$100,100