Grantee Profile

Institute for Science and International Security

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Grants to Institute for Science and International Security

  • $300,000Active Strategy

    2011 (Duration 3 years)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Founded in 1993, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) is a non-profit, non-partisan institution dedicated to informing the public about science and policy issues affecting international security. This grant will provide general operating support for ISIS to continue its work in the following key areas: developing new options for the hardest proliferation cases, such as Iran, North Korea, and South Asia; detecting and thwarting illicit nuclear trade; monitoring proliferation in South Asia; and shaping the reporting of proliferation-related news.

  • $250,000Active Strategy

    2009 (Inactive Grant)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — To assess cases of illicit nuclear trade and determine effective ways to combat nuclear smuggling (over two years).

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Institute for Science and International Security $550,000 between 2009 and 2012.