Welcome to the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. We produce research and state budget analysis to show Georgia ways to provide equitable education, health care and opportunity for everyone. Here you can browse our research or find ways to get involved.
Recent Publications
Letter Urges Congress to Make Child Tax Credit Permanent
Last month, GBPI joined more than 20 Georgia organizations in sending a letter to the state’s federal delegation …
Risk without Reward: Georgia Workers Deserve Better
Key Takeaways This Labor Day offers an opportunity to recalibrate our policy approach to better protect labor in …
How Federal Higher Education Proposals Affect Georgia
Key Takeaways: Federal lawmakers face multiple opportunities to support college affordability and completion for Georgians. Increasing Pell Grants …
Districts Turn to Federal Money to Fill Holes Made by the State: Results from GBPI’s 2021 School District Survey
This report was co-authored by Allie Schneider, Southern Education Foundation Policy Fellow Key Takeaways: 93 percent …
Community Impact
Letter in Support of the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan
Fund Georgia’s Future and Partners Recommend a Plan for ARPA Funding
In the News
Latest Georgia Unemployment Figures Don’t Tell Whole Story
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has not reached all Georgians equally, and unemployment figures do
PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Announces Dominique Derbigny Sims as New Senior Vice President
ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute announced the hiring of Dominique Derbigny Sims as
PRESS RELEASE: GBPI President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler Stepping Down to Lead Demos
ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) announced that, after nearly a decade at the organization,
