Smith Richardson Foundation

The Smith Richardson Foundation is a private foundation based in Westport, Connecticut that supports policy research in the realms of foreign and domestic public policy.

According to the foundation's website, its mission is "to contribute to important public debates and to address serious public policy challenges facing the United States. The Foundation seeks to help ensure the vitality of our social, economic, and governmental institutions. It also seeks to assist with the development of effective policies to compete internationally and to advance U.S. interests and values abroad."

The foundation is made up of three grant making programs: * International Security and Foreign Policy Program * Domestic Public Policy Program * Strategy & Policy Fellows Program The foundation holds annual grant competitions for each of its programs where it awards three $60,000 research grants per program. Provided by Wikipedia