GMF launches the Strong Cities, Strong Communities Fellowship Program. Supported HUD, SC2 will strengthen neighborhoods, cities, and regions by enhancing the capacity of local governments to develop and execute economic visions and strategies.

GMF’s Wider Atlantic Program, led by Dr. Ian O. Lesser, the executive director of GMF’s Transatlantic Center in Brussels, builds on the experience of the past three years, and will promote a more comprehensive approach to Atlanticism, with north-south and south-south relations at the core. The GMF-OCP Foundation partnership looks to move beyond the traditional northerly axis that has driven contemporary transatlantic relations. The new initiative underscores the growing importance of Africa and Latin America as actors in the Atlantic space. It also focuses on the shared policy challenges shaping the future of four continents around the Atlantic basin. From the rise of Brazil to the growing role of China, the Atlantic equation is evolving rapidly, and so is the need for a wider conversation about Atlantic futures.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) is a 10-year, $36-million grantmaking initiative that supports democracy, good governance, and Euroatlantic integration in Southeastern Europe. This award-winning public-private partnership was created in 2003 by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

The Balkan Trust for Democracy was founded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), USAID, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. BTD operates with a small, experienced staff that actively seeks out and incorporates expertise from a wide variety of partners. These experts, along with GMF staff, make up the grantmaking committee that reviews proposals to ensure that BTD’s programs are effective, responsive to local needs, and complementary to other initiatives supported by the international community. An Advisory Board of experts from Southeastern Europe and key international organizations guides the Balkan Trust for Democracy’s strategic development.

BTD is structured to allow both European and U.S. partners to join the effort to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in the Balkans. Since its founding, additional contributions from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Belgrade, Compagnia di San Paolo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Robert Bosch Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and Tipping Point Foundation have made BTD a true transatlantic partnership.

Grantmaking
Operating from the German Marshall Fund's Belgrade office, BTD awards grants in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. BTD also gives regional grants to organizations promoting the benefits of a pan-Balkan network.

Policy Dialogue
In addition to grantmaking, the Balkan Trust for Democracy continually works to accelerate the region's integration into Euroatlantic structures and to raise the profile of the Balkans. Together with GMF's Washington Headquarters and its other European offices, BTD connects local actors with European Union, American, and international individuals and institutions in order to build networks and consensus on Balkan issues from a broader, multi-stakeholder perspective.

The Bulgaria Fund
The Bulgaria Fund, also located in Belgrade, is a 3-year, $3-million grantmaking initiative of the United States Agency for International Development and the German Marshall Fund of the United States. It continues the USAID reform agenda in Bulgaria. In 2009, the Fund completed its grantmaking activities, and now focuses on the monitoring and evaluation of supported projects.

EuroFuture Project

The German Marshall Fund of the United States understands the twin crisis in Europe and the United States to be a defining moment that will shape the transatlantic partnership and its interactions with the wider world for thelong term. GMF’s EuroFuture Project therefore aims to understand and explore the economic, governance and geostrategic dimensions of the EuroCrisis from a transatlantic perspective. The Project addresses the impact, implications, and ripple effects of the crisis – in Europe, for the United States and the world.

GMF does this through a combination of initiatives on both sides of the Atlantic, including large and small convening, regional seminars, study tours, paper series, polling, briefings, and media interviews. The Project also integrates its work on the EuroCrisis into several of GMF’s existing programs. The Project is led by Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Senior Transatlantic Fellow and Senior Director for Strategy. The group of GMF experts involved in the project consists of several Transatlantic Fellows as well as program staff on both sides of the Atlantic.

For more information, contact Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff or Program Coordinator Javid Ahmad.

GMF EuroFuture Experts:

	Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff Title: Senior Transatlantic Fellow and Senior Director for Strategy Location: Washington, DC Related Issues: Foreign & Transatlantic Relations Expertise: Transatlantic Relations / Globalization & Global Governance / Climate Diplomacy / European Union Affairs / Euro crisis / German Politics

Peter Chase Title: Non-Resident Transatlantic Fellow Location: Brussels, Belgium Related Issues: Foreign & Transatlantic Relations, Economics, Trade & Investment Expertise: Transatlantic Relations / EU political affairs / EU economic affairs / U.S. - EU political & economic relations / International trade and investment policy
	Emiliano Alessandri Title: Transatlantic Fellow Location: Washington DC Related Issues: Security & Defense, Foreign & Transatlantic Relations Expertise: Transatlantic security relations / NATO / U.S. Foreign Policy / EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy / Turkey-EU relations / Turkish Foreign Policy / International relations in the Mediterranean / Wider Atlantic issues

	Michael Leigh Title: Senior Advisor Location: Brussels Related Issues: Democracy & Civil Society, Foreign & Transatlantic Relations Expertise: European Neighborhood Policy / European Union / Brazil / south Atlantic cooperation / European institutions

	Ian Lesser Title: Executive Director, Transatlantic Center Location: Brussels Related Issues: Security & Defense, Foreign & Transatlantic Relations Expertise: NATO / Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Affairs / North-South Relations / Terrorism / Proliferation / International Security & Geopolitics / Energy

	Andrew A. Michta Title: Senior Transatlantic Fellow and Director, Warsaw Office Location: Warsaw, Poland Related Issues: Foreign & Transatlantic Relations Expertise: NATO /Transatlantic relations / Security policy / Civil-military relations / Central & Eastern Europe

	Constanze Picking Title: Non-Resident Fellow Location: Brussels, Belgium Related Issues: Foreign & Transatlantic Relations, Climate & Energy, Economics, Trade & Investment Expertise: Economics, International Trade and Investment Policy, Industry, European Union, Asia, China, Transatlantic Relations, Automotive Industry, Transport Policy, Climate Change, Environment

	John Richardson Title: Senior Resident Fellow Location: Washington, DC Related Issues: Foreign & Transatlantic Relations Expertise: EU institutions / U.S.- EU reations / EU foreign policy / Maritime policy

	Kristen Silverberg Title: Senior Transatlantic Fellow Location: Washington, DC Related Issues: Foreign & Transatlantic Relations, Economics, Trade & Investment Expertise: Transatlantic economy / multilateral issues / sanctions / Iran

	Constanze Stelzenmüller Title: Senior Transatlantic Fellow Location: Berlin, Germany Related Issues: Security & Defense, Foreign & Transatlantic Relations Expertise: Transatlantic Relations / NATO / EU foreign, security & defense policy / Global security / International law / Human rights / German foreign policy
	Bruce Stokes Title: Senior Transatlantic Fellow for Economics Location: Washington, DC Related Issues: Foreign & Transatlantic Relations, Economics, Trade & Investment Expertise: Transatlantic Relations / Trade & Development / International Economics / U.S.-EU Economic Cooperation & Regulatory Dialogue / International Political Economy

Urban and Regional Policy Program

GMF’s Urban and Regional Policy Program serves as a key resource and network builder for individuals and groups who make, influence, and implement urban and regional policy in the United States and Europe.  The program promotes practical, hands-on exchanges and networking activities, supports policy analysis on pressing urban challenges, and convenes high-level policymakers and opinion-makers to inform current policy debates.

Explore Urban and Regional Policy Programs

Urban and Regional Policy Fellowship Program 
Opportunities for urban and regional practitioners to conduct short (2-4 week) fact-finding trips, and for policy experts to conduct longer (3-6 month) research projects 

Cities in Transition 
A three-year initative to foster a network of visionary leadership in five U.S. cities facing challenges associated with significant disinvestment in the urban core

Detroit-Torino Partnership 
A three-year initiative to strengthen ties between two "auto communities" on either side of the Atlantic reinventing themselves through new industry, spatial planning, and branding

Transatlantic Cities Network 
A durable framework for exchange on shared challenges and innovative solutions between policymakers and practitioners in 25 cities in the United States and Europe

Turkey Program

Turkey is an important transatlantic partner which has been going through a transformation for the last decade. Foreign policy dimension of this transformation and implications for the transatlantic community in particular are widely debated by opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. With the advantage of having an office in Ankara, GMF plays a significant role in this debate. Within this framework, Turkey program of the German Marshall Fund aims at strengthening Turkey’s ties with the transatlantic community and creating a forum where Americans, Europeans, and Turks can learn from one another and address shared challenges. GMF Turkey program is implemented through contributions of several GMF offices and policy programs. Key activities are:

· On Turkey Series

· Thematic Workshops

· Roundtable events bringing together Turkish, American and European experts

· Grantmaking to Turkish NGO’s and think tanks

For more information about GMF Turkey Program please contact Ankara Office Director Özgür Ünlühisarcıklıor Ankara Office Program Officer Ceylan Akman.

View all of GMF's On Turkey publications here.

Transatlantic Trends Immigration

Transatlantic Trends: Immigration is GMF’s public opinion survey that examines attitudes and policy preferences related to immigration in Europe, Canada, and the United States. The survey is designed to provide a comparable gauge of public opinion on immigration and integration issues on both sides of the Atlantic in order to advance policy debates and serve as a basis for shaping sustainable policies. The survey strives to target policy areas that are relevant in all countries surveyed, and to present results in ways that are useful to policymakers in shaping national immigration schemes and integration strategies.

Transatlantic Trends

Transatlantic Trends 2009 — a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Compagnia di San Paolo in Turin, Italy, with additional support from the Fundação Luso-Americana (Portugal) , the Fundación BBVA (Spain), and the Tipping Point Foundation (Bulgaria) — measures broad public opinion in the United States and 12 European countries and gauges transatlantic relations through interviews with more than 13,000 people.  For the eighth consecutive year, participants were asked their views on each other and on global threats, foreign policy objectives, world leadership, and multilateral institutions.