Special and Cross-Cutting Initiatives

	www.iie.org Institute for International Education IIE's programs and services prepare men and women to participate in a world where international cooperation on business, diplomacy, the environment, hunger and arms control are the norm. IIE administers over 250 programs on behalf of sponsors that include the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, foundations, corporations, government agencies, international organizations and development assistance agencies in the United States and abroad.
	www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/rlms/rlms_home.html Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey The RLMS is a series of nationally representative surveys examining the health and economic welfare of the Russian Federation. Funders have included the World Bank, USAID, US National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. The project is run by the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
	www.tusrif.ru The US Russia Investment Fund The Fund's Direct Investment Team helps its portfolio companies by providing: equity- and debt-based financing to aid in corporate formation, infrastructure development, and other general operating costs; access to later stage "smart money" investors and funds; assistance in recruiting talented management and support staff; advice on corporate formation, legal and financial issues, private placement offerings, and benefits administration; and, connections to management-level decision makers in Russia and internationally to help portfolio companies forge mutually beneficial partnerships and alliances.