Open Society Institute–Budapest

In addition to providing administrative support to the Open Society Foundations, the Open Society Institute–Budapest houses the following initiatives: the Arts and Culture Network Program, the International Higher Education Support Program, the Human Rights and Governance Grants Program, the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, the Think Tank Fund, and Roma Initiatives. The Open Society Foundations Roma Initiatives office in Budapest guides and coordinates programming and grantmaking activity that seeks to improve the situation of the Roma in Central and Eastern Europe, with a special emphasis on the Decade of Roma Inclusion.                                            

The Open Society Institute–Budapest also provides administrative support to the Open Society Foundations regional and country foundations. The office is located in the Central European University complex, and its programs often share resources with the university.