The following is a list of grants and appropriations approved by the Trustees at the October 14, 1999 Board Meeting.

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EDUCATION
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America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth
Five-month grant of $25,000 for strategic planning

Aspen Institute
One-year grant of $400,000 for the Congressional Program on Education

Carnegie Corporation of New York
One-year grant of $103,500 for the Middle Grade School State Policy Initiative

Carnegie Corporation of New York
One-year grant of $700,000 for technical assistance to the Starting Points State and Community Partnerships for Young Children

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Two-year grant of $693,000 toward studies of the preparation of teachers and of the role of liberal arts in education for the professions

National Center on Education and the Economy
Eleven-month grant of $197,000 for research and meetings to design a principals' leadership training model

National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices
Two-year grant of $600,000 toward a joint project with the National Conference of State Legislatures to provide assistance to state leaders in strengthening teacher education

University of Washington
Two-year grant of $500,000 toward a project with the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy of Yale University providing economic analyses and technical assistance to states on financing a high-quality early childhood education system

INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
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Aspen Institute
One-year grant of $300,000 for discussions between U.S. and Russian policymakers conducted by the Aspen Strategy Group

University of California, Berkeley
Two-year grant of $300,000 toward support of the Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies

Center for Defense Information
Two-year grant of $150,000 for support of electronic news services on contemporary Russia

Lawyers Alliance for World Security
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward planning a project on Russian constitutional practices

Lawyers Alliance for World Security
Five-month grant of $20,000 toward consultations in Germany and Italy about NATO's policy on the use of nuclear weapons

National Academy of Sciences
Two-year grant of $200,000 toward support of activities of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control with China and Russia

National Bureau of Asian Research
Two-month grant of $24,500 for planning a study of social cohesion in Russia

Physicians for Human Rights
One-year grant of $25,000 toward an investigation of medical neutrality in Kosovo

Tides Center
Six-month grant of $25,000 for a planning conference hosted by the Russian .American Nuclear Security Advisory Council on development of a nongovernmental consortium in support of the U.S. .Russian Nuclear Cities Initiative

Tufts University
Two-year grant of $350,000 for a project on negotiating self-determination

University of Victoria
Eight-month grant of $25,000 toward research and writing on religion and peacebuilding

World Affairs Council of Northern California
Five-month grant of $25,000 toward a conference on Korea

World Federalist Movement
Eight-month grant of $25,000 toward the Hague Appeal for Peace

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Africa Leadership Foundation
Two-year grant of $410,000 as a final grant toward support of the Africa Leadership Forum

Carter Center
Two-year grant of $400,000 as a final grant toward a new model of international cooperation for development assistance

National Summit on Africa
Nine-month grant of $200,000 as a final grant toward a national leadership conference on U.S. .Africa relations

Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa
One-year grant of $25,000 toward a book by Alexander Boraine on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

International Council of Scientific Unions
One-year grant of $150,000 DISSEMINATION of a bibliography and findings of a literature review on public libraries in Africa by the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications

National Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward the DISSEMINATION of educational materials and video tapes of the Frontline television broadcast "The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela"

Southern African Political Economy Series Trust
Two-month grant of $200,000 toward public education and outreach activities of the Constitutional Commission of Zimbabwe

DEMOCRACY
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Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy
Two-month grant of $6,400 for a summer internship for a faculty member of the U.S. Military Academy

Center for National Independence in Politics (Project Vote Smart)
Three-year grant of $300,000 as a final grant toward support

Council for Excellence in Government
Eighteen-month grant of $25,000 toward a book on the most important executive positions in the U.S. government

Democracy 21 Education Fund
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward public education on soft money contributions in elections

Freedom Channel
Fifteen-month grant of $100,000 toward development

Human SERVE Campaign
Nine-month grant of $10,000 toward a final report and archives

Independent Production Fund
One-year grant of $25,000 toward research and development of a television series on Islam

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics
Three-year grant of $450,000 as a final grant toward general support of the programs of the Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute

League of Women Voters Education Fund
Eighteen-month grant of $150,000 toward a project with the Democracy Network and the Public Agenda Foundation to develop an interactive voter education Web site

National Association of Secretaries of State
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward an initiative on civic participation and voting directed toward young people

National Immigration Forum
Three-year grant of $225,000 toward balanced media coverage of immigration issues

Network for American Renewal
Two-year grant of $200,000 toward support

Public Agenda Foundation
Eighteen-month grant of $150,000 toward a project with the Democracy Network and the League of Women Voters Education Fund to develop an interactive voter education Web site

Public Campaign
Six-month grant of $25,000 for institutional development

South Carolina ETV
One-year grant of $75,000 toward civic outreach and public education for a documentary by Hedrick Smith on community solutions to local crime problems

South Carolina ETV
Seven-month grant of $25,000 toward civic outreach and public education for a documentary by Hedrick Smith on community solutions to local crime problems

SPECIAL PROJECTS
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Africare
Two-year grant of $250,000 as a final grant toward support

Applied Research and Development International
Six-month grant of $25,000 for support of capacity building

Benton Foundation
Two-year grant of $325,000 toward its telecommunications policy and practices program

Carnegie Corporation of New York
Three-year grant of $415,000 for expenses related to research and writing by David A. Hamburg, M.D., in the areas of conflict resolution and education and health of children and youth

Carnegie Corporation of New York
One-year grant of $70,000 for the fund for the DISSEMINATION of the oral history of Carnegie Corporationbr>

Harvard University
One-year grant of $150,000 as a final grant toward a study of humane creativity

Images and Education
Thirteen-month grant of $25,000 toward the Culture of Peace program teaching non-violent conflict resolution techniques to school children in Jordan

National Institute of Social Sciences
One-year grant of $5,000 toward its centennial program and publications

Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund
Three-year grant of $450,000 as a final grant toward support

Twentieth Century Fund (Century Foundation)
Two-year grant of $200,000 toward a study of public interest needs in the age of digital telecommunications

Carnegie Corporation of New York is a philanthropic foundation created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to "promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding among the people of the United States." Its charter was later amended to permit the use of funds for the same purposes in certain countries that are or were members of the British overseas Commonwealth. The Corporation's basic endowment was $135 million; the market value of its assets was approximately $1.67 billion as of June 30, 1999.