The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in economic development issues.
The Central Eurasia Project strives to enhance policy debate on key issues affecting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as several countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Latin America Program works throughout the region to create more open societies, enhance human rights protections, and encourage the implementation of economic and political policies firmly rooted in democracy.
OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative operates primarily as a grantmaking program on issues ranging from media and information to women's rights.
OSI-Baltimore focuses on helping youth succeed, reducing the social and economic costs of incarceration, tackling drug addiction, and building a corps of Community Fellows to bring innovative ideas to Baltimore’s underserved communities.