Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 51 Grants Totaling $26,225,000
At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on March 7, 2024, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s board of trustees approved 51 grants totaling $26,225,000. Brief descriptions of each board-approved grant are provided below
Mar 11, 2024
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
African Population and Health Research Center, Inc., Nairobi, Kenya
24-month grant of $300,000 for support for the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) evidence website and its expansion to include data on Corporation-supported fellows
American Mandarin Society, Alexandria, VA
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support
American University in Cairo, New York, NY
24-month grant of $500,000 for the Alternative Policy Solutions program
Aspen Institute, Inc., Washington, DC
24-month grant of $1,200,000 for the Aspen Institute Congressional Program
Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
12-month grant of $300,000 as a one-time grant for a project on the 2024 elections
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, New York, NY
20-month grant of $300,000 for the Project on U.S. Global Engagement
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
24-month grant of $400,000 for core support of the Nuclear Policy Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
24-month grant of $900,000 for core support to the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
24-month grant of $600,000 for core support to Carnegie China
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., New York, NY
12-month grant of $700,000 as a one-time grant for a project on the 2024 elections
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
24-month grant of $300,000 for a project to provide training in strategic force analysis
fp21, Washington, DC
36-month grant of $400,000 for general support
International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, UK
24-month grant of $400,000 for a project on geopolitics, nuclear issues, and the Middle East
International Research and Exchanges Board, Inc., Washington, DC
24-month grant of $900,000 as a final grant for improving university research administration in sub-Saharan Africa
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
24-month grant of $250,000 for fellowships for technical training on nuclear nonproliferation and arms control
National Security Archive Fund, Inc., Washington, DC
24-month grant of $300,000 for a study on nuclear targeting, civilian casualties, and the laws of war
Rutgers University–Newark, Newark, NJ
36-month grant of $450,000 for Critical Studies of Iraq
Transparency International, London, UK
24-month grant of $450,000 for research and analysis on U.S. arms-trade standards and practices in the Middle East and beyond
University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
36-month grant of $3,000,000 as a final grant for support of doctoral and early-career fellowships with expansion to four partner universities in Ghana and the region (Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa (BANGA-Africa) – Phase 4)
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
24-month grant of $230,000 for research on African philanthropy by early-career African scholars
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
24-month grant of $400,000 for participatory research in MENA contexts
University World News (Africa), Cape Town, South Africa
24-month grant of $450,000 for support of University World News (Africa) higher education editorial projects
NATIONAL PROGRAM
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
18-month grant of $300,000 as a final grant for SEA Change Institute
America’s Voice Education Fund, Washington, DC
24-month grant of $900,000 as a final grant for general support
Array Education, Inc., New York, NY
24-month grant of $300,000 for core support of Opportunity College
Aspen Institute, Inc., Washington, DC
18-month grant of $400,000 as a final grant for rebuilding efforts to rebuild bipartisanship in public education
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation, Washington, DC
24-month grant of $300,000 as a final grant for general support
Basta, Brooklyn, NY
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support
Build UP, Birmingham, AL
24-month grant of $250,000 for general support
Burning Glass Institute, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, PA
6-month grant of $250,000 for launch of the Carnegie College Comebackers
Cambiar Education, San Diego, CA
30-month grant of $1,300,000 as a final grant for core support of LearnerStudio
Camelback Ventures, New Orleans, LA
18-month grant of $300,000 as a final general support grant
Common Cause Education Fund, Washington, DC
18-month grant of $300,000 for core support of its nonpartisan voting and elections program
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
36-month grant of $500,000 for support of the state-level elected official rhetoric project
Educators for Excellence, New York, NY
12-month grant of $350,000 as a final general support grant
GreatSchools, Oakland, CA
12-month grant of $300,000 for project support of the College Success Awards
Innovate Public Schools, San Jose, CA
15-month grant of $370,000 as a final general support grant
International Rescue Committee, Inc., New York, NY
15-month grant of $500,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program in three selected regions
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC
18-month grant of $300,000 for general support
League of Women Voters Education Fund, Washington, DC
18-month grant of $250,000 for general support
Learning Policy Institute, Palo Alto, CA
18-month grant of $800,000 as a final general support grant
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
24-month grant of $400,000 for support of a consensus study on refugee and asylee resettlement and integration
National Center for Civic Innovation, New York, NY
18-month grant of $250,000 as a final core support of Springpoint
National Congress of Parents and Teachers, Alexandria, VA
18-month grant of $325,000 as a final grant for project support of the District Leader Family Engagement Clearinghouse
New Venture Fund, Washington, DC
15-month grant of $500,000 for core support of the Trusted Elections Fund
New Venture Fund, Washington, DC
15-month grant of $350,000 as a final core support of Seek Common Ground’s Action Accelerator
Protect Democracy, Washington, DC
18-month grant of $300,000 for general support
Throughline Learning, Providence, RI
24-month grant of $1,000,000 as a final general support grant
Transcend Inc., Hastings on Hudson, NY
15-month grant of $600,000 as a one-time grant for Profiles in Collective Leadership Initiative
SPECIAL INITIATIVE ON SCHOLARS AT RISK
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
24-month grant of $500,000 for a project on Scholars Without Borders
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, Domah’s Town, Liberia
24-month grant of $500,000 in support of The Sister’s Place safe house and education center
