The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's mission focuses on supporting original research and broad-based education related to science, technology, and economics. The Foundation aims to improve the quality of life through learning and innovation.
The Economics Program of the Sloan Foundation aims to provide public goods, including fundamental research, conceptual breakthroughs, and technical advances, to inclusively strengthen and accelerate U.S. economic progress. The grant program supports policy-relevant yet unbiased research that tackles fundamental puzzles using fresh approaches. It focuses on creating research infrastructure, generating highly cited results, and improving U.S. quality of life. Priority areas include Global Competitiveness and Industrial Strategy, Mesoeconomics and Regional Economic Development, Public Works, Transportation, and Social Capital, re-engineering Social Research Surveys, Economics of Caregiving, Economic Analysis of Science and Technology, and Strengthening the Economics Profession through various sub-themes like equity and economics, empirical economics research enablers, and professional infrastructure.