Center for American Progress
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As a final grant for core support of its immigration program
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Challenges at the southern border and the use of immigration as a wedge issue have led to an impasse on changing the federal immigration laws of the United States. For decades, the immigration laws of the United States have been outdated and unreflective of modern global and economic challenges. Since 2009, the Center for American Progress (CAP) has been using its research and policy expertise to educate policymakers on the need for federal reform of immigration policy and to help ground the national conversation in data. With Corporation support, CAP will continue its research and analyses. In particular, as the Supreme Court prepares to consider whether to terminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)—which provides work authorization for 700,000 individuals who came to the United States as undocumented youth—CAP will tailor its research on DACA to strengthen public support for the program in the face of legal challenges.
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For project support of continued development of an equity-focused Future of Work
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The combined health and economic crisis have exacerbated inequalities long endured by communities. The Center for American Progress (CAP), a nonpartisan policy institute, seeks to improve American lives by proposing policy solutions that cut across K-12, postsecondary, and workplace training systems to empower Americans seeking quality, sustained employment and employers hiring and retaining skilled workers. Continued support from the Corporation will allow CAP to advance several policy goals centered on workforce development grounded in our theory of action, including industrial strategy implementation delivering on its promise of providing equitable access to good jobs and training for workers; continue developing and promulgating policies supporting a progressive view of workforce development centering the worker and ensuring businesses fulfill their talent needs; focus on critical occupations and workers by partnering with external organizations to promulgate existing recommendations and policy work and updating as the landscape shifts.
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For continued development of an equity-focused Future of Work
Date
Mar. 10, 2022
Duration
12 months
Description
The combined health and economic crisis has exacerbated inequalities many communities have long endured. The Center for American Progress (CAP), a nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, proposes exploring policy solutions that cut across K-12, postsecondary, and workplace training systems to empower Americans to find quality, sustained employment and employers to hire and retain skilled workers.Through support from the Corporation over the past three years, CAP has undertaken a participatory approach to rethink connections between the future of learning and working and set forth a new vision for workforce equity, amplifying models at the state and local levels that exemplify interventions to improve outcomes for all students. Continued support from the Corporation will allow CAP to continue deploying a coherent policy agenda for workforce development and workforce recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic via four goals: ensuring the safety net enables individuals’ employment goals; ensuring skills and training programs properly prepare individuals for the workforce; enabling workers and employers to access the labor market; and employing workers in quality jobs.
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For core support of its immigration program
Date
Dec. 02, 2021
Duration
36 months
Description
The United States’ immigration laws are outdated, unreflective of contemporary global challenges, and often misaligned with the country’s humanitarian values. In response, immigrant integration advocates are calling for systemic changes that provide workable solutions for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers while also acknowledging the many factors driving migration and displacement. Since 2009, the Center for American Progress (CAP) has been using its research and policy expertise to educate policymakers on the harms of anti-immigrant policy and to help ground the national conversation in data and values. With Corporation support, CAP will continue to drive the immigration policy debate through research, analysis, and strategic collaboration with peers and other stakeholders.
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For support of an initiative to elevate the disability community’s participation in the democratic process
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
14 months
Description
Despite 25 percent of the United States population having a disability, the United States Government Accountability Office reports that between 60-80 percent of all polling sites in the past three presidential elections were inaccessible for individuals with disabilities. Unfortunately, national movements for more inclusive voting reforms often inadequately consider the implications that their policy proposals would have on the disability community. Founded in 2003, the Center for American Progress is a nationally acclaimed think tank that produces high-quality, nonpartisan research on policy solutions and ideas that span a wide range of issues. With Corporation support, the center’s Disability Justice Initiative will produce a series of briefs and infographics aimed at increasing the interest of the disability community in topics around voting rights and access, with the goal of increasing the community’s participation in upcoming elections.
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For continued development of an equity-focused Future of Work agenda
Date
Dec. 10, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
The combined health and economic crisis has exacerbated inequalities many communities have long endured. The Center for American Progress (CAP), a nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, proposes exploring policy solutions that cut across K-12, postsecondary, and workplace training systems, with an equity lens to ensure no segment of society is left behind. Removing barriers to higher education, and reimagining pathways to better economic opportunity for all young people requires a new roadmap. Through support from the Corporation over the past two years, CAP has undertaken a participatory approach to rethink connections between the future of learning and working and set forth a new vision for workforce equity, amplifying models at the state and local levels that exemplify interventions to improve outcomes for all students. This grant will allow CAP to expand its future of work research agenda so policymakers and practitioners can see the structural changes needed within education, workforce, and employment systems in order to understand redesign efforts that successfully prepare young people for the future of work.
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For core support of its immigration policy program
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Since 2017, the federal government has dramatically scaled back the refugee admissions program, dismantled the asylum system, and erected new hurdles for future legal immigration. Immigration advocates have thus been facing the dual challenges of having to defend against anti-immigrant policies and needing to advance a forward-looking, affirmative vision for immigration policymaking. Since 2009, the Center for American Progress (CAP) has been playing a critical role in educating policymakers on the harms of anti-immigrant policy and steering the national conversation toward a positive immigration narrative. With renewed Corporation support, CAP will help drive the current immigration policy debate through high quality research and field-wide collaboration; ensure the successful implementation of pro-immigrant policies at all levels of government; and shape the direction of the national conversation on integration, demographics, and migration.
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For developing and promoting an equity-focused Future of Work agenda
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
10 months
Description
Our educational and training systems are failing to meet the needs of students, workers, or businesses, at the same time that a confluence of factors is changing the workplace and leaving too many American workers behind. The Center for American Progress (CAP), an independent nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, proposes exploring policy solutions to these problems that cut across the distinct systems of K-12, postsecondary, and workplace training, with an equity lens to ensure that no segment of our society is left behind. With the support of this grant, they plan to: (1) organize progressive organizations and individuals to infuse a robust equity-centered approach to job training into the national and state legislative and administrative processes that are likely to proceed in 2019; and (2) lay the groundwork for a multi-year effort to rethink how we train people in America, breaking down silos between secondary, postsecondary and adult training, including retraining programs for displaced workers.
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For developing and promoting an equity-focused Future of Work agenda
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Our educational and training systems are failing to meet the needs of students, workers, or businesses, at the same time that a confluence of factors is changing the workplace and leaving too many American workers behind. The Center for American Progress (CAP), an independent nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, proposes exploring policy solutions to these problems. These solutions must cut across the distinct systems of K-12, postsecondary and workplace training, and must prioritize equity to ensure that no segment of our society is left behind. With the support of this grant, CAP plans to continue efforts to build coherence across communities focused on national policy related to K-12, higher education, and workforce systems. They plan to: 1. coalesce a group of leading thinkers focused on workforce equity to develop and effectively communicate practical approaches to new workforce systems; 2. develop a sequence of issue briefs and case studies to dive deeper into these new policies; and 3. write a series of op-eds and undertake other media and communications efforts to make the case for advancing equity in workforce development.
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For core support of its immigration policy program
Date
Dec. 07, 2017
Duration
24 months
Description
Over the past year, the United States has experienced a dramatic shift in federal positions on immigration. Many landmark, pro-immigrant efforts are being scaled back or terminated. The current Administration has been pushing an expanded enforcement agenda, as well as advocating for new policies that would restrict legal immigration, discontinue asylum programs, and reduce employment opportunities for immigrant workers. The groundbreaking immigration policies of the Obama Administration were not the result of a president’s nor a single party’s whims, but the sustained efforts of national and regional organizations over many years. Among the organizations working to advance positive, state and federal immigration policies is the Center for American Progress (CAP). CAP is a respected resource for policymakers, a hub for high-quality research on immigration, and a coordinating entity for research, communications, and policy work. With renewed Corporation support, CAP will continue to drive the immigration policy debate through research, analysis, and collaboration with key players.
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For support of its immigration policy program
Date
Dec. 10, 2015
Duration
24 months
Description
In recent years, more and more state legislatures across the country have introduced policies intended to help integrate immigrants and provide them access to services, such as drivers’ licenses, health care, and in-state tuition at public universities, among others. The proliferation of these policies—a dramatic shift from the period before 2012 when most state immigration bills deterred integration efforts—has been due, in some part, to the research and analysis provided by policy organizations. These trusted groups can accurately assess the impact of proposed legislation—helping to inform policymakers and the public during such debates. Among the organizations working to advance state and federal immigration reform, the Center for American Progress (CAP) has acted as a resource for policymakers, a hub for new research and much needed facts on immigration, and a coordinating entity for research, communications, and policy work. With renewed Corporation support, the Center for American Progress will continue to drive the policy debate through research, analysis, and collaboration with key players; and monitor the implementation of new policies at the federal, state, and local levels.
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For support of its immigration policy program
Date
Dec. 05, 2013
Duration
24 months
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For its immigration policy program
Date
Mar. 10, 2011
Duration
33 months
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Toward support for a collaborative that will develop and build consensus around workable immigration policies; and to launch a center-wide immigration project
Date
Mar. 05, 2009
Duration
23 months
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Toward policy development roundtables on immigration reform
Date
Dec. 04, 2008
Duration
15 months