Grantee Profile
AmericaSpeaks
Grants to AmericaSpeaks
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$35,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
Policy Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To support a national discussion on the nation's long-term fiscal challenges.
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$865,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
Policy Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To convene a facilitated national discussion on the economic and long-term fiscal challenges facing the country and to bring informed citizen feedback on these issues to policymakers.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded AmericaSpeaks $900,000 between 2010 and 2013.
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June 23, 2011 - Speech
State Budgets Under Stress: Paths to Sustainability
President Robert Gallucci discusses MacArthur's partnership with the Chicago Fed to help inform the American public and policymakers of the fiscal realities facing our state and our country. More
November 16, 2010 - Press release
New Poll: Voters Want Congress to Act to Reduce the National Debt
More than 70 percent of mid-term voters polled in a post-election survey say it is "very important" that Congress takes steps to reduce the national debt. More
July 27, 2010 - Publication
National Town Meetings on Our Fiscal Future
3,500 Americans gathered together at 57 sites across the country to deliberate about our nation's fiscal future. More
July 21, 2010 - Speech
MacArthur President Robert Gallucci Introduces America's Fiscal Future: Making Difficult Choices
As a nation, we have been over-spending, over-promising, and over-borrowing. Our panelists will go into the details of how this came to be, and what the implications are for the United States. More
June 26, 2010 - Press release
Americans Come Together to Send Strong Message to Congress about Fiscal Future
Thousands of Americans across 60 cities participated in a MacArthur-supported discussion on America’s fiscal future called AmericaSpeaks. More