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Office of Policy and Research commits approximately $100,000 per year to fund research projects focused on private employment-based health and pension benefits and plans, and related public policy issues. The goal is to disseminate quality research and to support young scholars. For consideration, a proposal must be submitted with a proposed budget of $25,000 or less, and a performance period of 12 months or less. For further information about this program, please contact the Office of Policy and Research at 202.693.8410. Listed below is some of the research funded through this program over the past five years.
Through cooperative agreements the Office of Policy and Research funds two multidisciplinary research organizations; a research center located at RAND Corporation and the Policy Simulation Group. Both organizations provide research and policy analysis to inform decision makers and the public about issues critical to the employee benefit programs. For further information about these activities, please visit the Web sites of the respective organizations.
Employee
Benefit Research Institute - Established in 1978, the Employee
Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization committed exclusively to data dissemination, policy
research, and education on economic security and employee benefits. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - A set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. National Center for Health Statistics - A rich source of information about America’s health and is the Nation’s principal health statistics agency. The NCHS compiles statistical information to guide and improve health services and research and health policies and programs. National Compensation Survey (Employee Benefits) - Comprehensive data on incidence and provisions of selected employee benefit plans. Occupational Employment Statistics - Data on employment and wages for over 800 occupations and for about 400 nonfarm industries for the nation, plus occupational data for States and metropolitan areas. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - Created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and protects the retirement incomes of 44.1 million American workers in private-sector defined benefit pension plans. Pension Research Council - Sponsors interdisciplinary research on the entire range of private pension and social security programs, as well as related benefit plans in the United States and around the world. Retirement Research Consortium - Comprises three multidisciplinary research centers funded through cooperative agreements with the Social Security Administration. The centers are located at Boston College, the University of Michigan, and the National Bureau of Economic Research. Social Security Online - The official Web site of the Social Security Administration. It provides information about Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits; Supplemental Security Income; and wage reporting for employers.
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