North Carolina Education Research Data Center (NCERDC) ... available to university researchers and nonprofit research institutions and government agencies.
The Kaiser Family Foundation website provides in-depth information on key health policy issues including Medicaid, Medicare, health reform, and global health.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health. They've supported research and programs targeting some of America’s most pressing health issues—from substance abuse to improving access to quality health care.
promotes a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable by funding independent research onf health care issues.
NEHI (Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) is dedicated to identifying innovations that improve the quality and lower the costs of health care.
QoG conducts research on issues related to governance. They also disseminate a dataset containing country-level data gathered froma wide variety of publicly available data sources. A good first stop if you want to know if data exists for a subject.
Nonprofit institution that conducts research to improve policy and decisionmaking. Conducts research on a wide variety of issues but does have a focus on national security.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decisionmakers chart a course toward a better world.
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. They publish Foreign Affairs magazine.
Think tank that provides detailed reports on national security, military strategy, and financial issues that directly impact national security strategy and the military.
Established to coordinate and integrate information resources produced by the Center for Systemic Peace. Produces several important datasets including the Polity IV data series.
The National Governors Association (NGA) is the bipartisan organization of the nation’s governors. and it facilitates, sharing of best practices, policy development, and Federal-state relations.
The Urban Institute conducts research on a wide variety of topics related to public policy. Once central interest of this organization is state and local issues.