National Priorities Project
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Greg Speeter |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Make the US Federal Budget accessible for all |
| Headquarters | 351 Pleasant Street, Suite B #442 |
| Location |
|
| Website | www |
The National Priorities Project (NPP) is a non-profit, non-partisan federal budget research organization established in 1983 with the mission of educating the American public on the US federal budget, federal spending, and federal revenue.[1] It was founded in 1983 by Greg Speeter with the initial goal of helping community groups understand and respond to federal budget cuts in Massachusetts communities.[2][3][1]
During the Reagan administration, Greg Speeter and his friends – Brenda Loew, Ricky Fogel, Alwin Schmidt – found that federal funding for their city Springfield among others had plummeted, adversely impacting their local economies, job opportunities, education, and healthcare.[2] They were later able to successfully convince their district's representative, Silvio Conte, then the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, to change his stance on federal spending,[2] making him become a strong supporter of more federal spending for community-based programs with him coming out against a balanced budget amendment that slashed the federal safety net.[4]
