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For a project on policy relevant research and outreach at the Global Research Institute
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
The Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) project at William and Mary seeks to increase the role of IR expert knowledge in the foreign policy process by effectively communicating IR scholars’ views, data, and theories to policy officials. TRIP researchers will continue conducting surveys of international relations scholars for their insights on pressing security threats, approaches to teaching and research, and engagement with policymakers, think tanks, and nongovernmental organizations. The project will also address the “demand side” of the Bridging the Gap equation by surveying policymakers about what they find most useful in academic research. Beyond funding these activities, the Corporation will also support two post-doctoral fellows from underrepresented backgrounds, as well as outreach to journalists, policymakers, and other practitioners.
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As a final grant for the International Policy Scholars Consortium and Network
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
48 months
Description
Since 2015, the International Policy Scholars Consortium and Network (IPSCON), based at the Henry Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, has been supporting PhD students from dozens of universities to help bridge the gap between academic research and policy in the international affairs field. IPSCON addresses the existing gaps in graduate education by introducing innovative teaching techniques and pedagogical strategies. This approach is aimed at students who are keen to engage in policy-relevant research but find themselves lacking the necessary skills and networks. With renewed Corporation support, IPSCON will continue to diversify the participation of PhD students and institutions, encourage interdisciplinary perspectives, promote co-authorship between junior and senior scholars, and increase opportunities to workshop and disseminate student scholarship.
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For a project on U.S.-China competition in emerging technologies
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Emerging capabilities in quantum technology and artificial intelligence (AI) complicate the U.S.-China strategic relationship and have implications for economic competition as well as national security. With renewed funding, CNAS will build upon and expand its analysis of the state of quantum technology and its applications, potential technical hurdles, and measures to mitigate technological breakthroughs by “peer competitors,” namely, China. CNAS will also continue its Track II dialogues with China and Russia on the military implications of AI, including developing a shared glossary of terms to facilitate discussions between nuclear possessor states on the implications of AI for strategic stability. Both projects will help U.S. policymakers and experts better understand and respond to advances in these emerging technologies and their applications.
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For a project assessing the consequences of China’s economic slowdown for Africa
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
China’s economic slowdown as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that its seemingly inevitable dramatic economic growth can no longer be taken for granted. Emerging market and developing countries, particularly in Africa, face the greatest risks from this slowdown, since they have greatly counted on the benefits of China’s high-growth period. However, the magnitude and direction of these impacts are poorly understood. A partnership between the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and the Rhodium Group aims to take stock of China’s economic footprint in Africa and develop a quantitative framework to evaluate the spillover effects of changes in China’s domestic economy on developments on the continent. This project seeks to help stakeholders plan for potential disruptions in Chinese-African economic interactions and the global economy, more broadly, as well as assess their geopolitical implications.
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For a project on peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a new era of great power competition
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. The country faces escalating violence that has uprooted seven million people and resulted in thousands of deaths yet lacks a coherent strategy to tackle both the immediate and underlying causes of the conflict. Concurrently, the UN’s peacekeeping forces are in the process of withdrawing, and the newly elected government is reassessing its conflict resolution tactics. At the same time, the DRC’s strategic importance has grown in the context of the Sino-American rivalry. The scramble for DRC’s strategic minerals will play a major role in the clean energy transition. Building on the cumulative lessons learned from previous efforts, the proposed project from the Congo Research Group (CRG) within New York University’s Center on International Cooperation aims to produce research and analysis on the current conflict and its trajectory. This work will feed into a series of dialogues with key stakeholders, as well as inform the broader public and expert community.
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For a project on African perspectives on the emerging global order
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
42 months
Description
As the world’s multilateral system evolves, there is heightened interest in Africa from outside the continent. Amid the upheavals of recent years, Africa has begun to wield greater influence and assume a more proactive role in seeking to shape a new international order. However, the views of African policy experts, practitioners, and civil society on Africa’s role in international governance and effects of the evolving global landscape on the continent, have been given short shrift. This joint proposal from the International Peace Institute (IPI) and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) in South Africa will use surveys and focus groups to capture and analyze African viewpoints on international relations, particularly given current geopolitical shifts and the need for more inclusive global governance structures. The findings will be disseminated through international convenings, publications, and high-level briefings with the aim of promoting better-informed policymaking.
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For support of the state-level elected official rhetoric project
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
36 months
Description
A thriving democracy hinges on civil debates on policy issues rather than inflammatory language that worsens polarization. Research also suggests that the most divisive policymakers are generally the least productive when it comes to sponsoring, building support for, and passing legislation, which makes them not only destructive to the political climate, but also poor delegates for constituents and a bad investment for donors. A collaboration between Stanford University, Dartmouth College, and the University of Pennsylvania, the Polarization Research Lab (PRL) is a research group and resource hub dedicated to applying science to the study of polarization and democracy. With Corporation support, PRL will track and categorize the public statements of state-level elected officials to help the public, journalists, and donors distinguish between those who seek to perpetuate partisan discord from those dedicated to effective government.
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For support of a nonpartisan media campaign to educate Native Americans nationally about voting rights barriers and voting
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
15 months
Description
Founded in 1992, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation is a media organization that serves the Native American population. It was established by leaders of the Alaska Native community with the aim of safeguarding their culture and languages and to challenge pervasive biases toward Native people. The organization is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, from where it runs the public radio station KNBA, the inaugural Native American station to cater to urban regions, as well as The RIVR, a streaming station dedicated to youth. Additionally, it has a national production hub in Albuquerque, New Mexico, making it the leading producer of Native American content for the entire public radio network. With Corporation support, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation will carry out a nonpartisan media campaign to educate Native Americans nationally about barriers to their voting rights and to increase nonpartisan voter education and engagement.
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As a one-time grant for a project on the effects of the U.S. presidential election on transatlantic relations
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
30 months
Description
The 2024 U.S. presidential election and its outcome will have substantial implications for the future of transatlantic relations and the United States’ role in the international system. In the months before and after the vote, the London-based Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) aims to provide balanced analysis on the international dimensions of the election from the European perspective, with the goal of ensuring long-term transatlantic cooperation on critical global security issues. Through analysis and dialogue among experts, the project seeks to engage European and U.S. policymakers and the media on the implications of the election’s outcome and on how the United States and Europe will approach relations in the upcoming years.
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In support of The Andy Warhol Museum’s 30th Anniversary
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
The Andy Warhol Museum (The Warhol) is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, which was founded in 1895 by Andrew Carnegie and includes the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Carnegie Science Center. The Warhol’s mission is to engage and inspire through the art, life, and legacy of Andy Warhol, one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. Among the world’s most comprehensive single-artist museums, The Warhol opened in 1994 in Pittsburgh, the artist’s hometown. In celebration of its 30th anniversary, with Corporation support, the Warhol will produce museum-based arts educations experiences for youth, adults, and specialty audiences through its Learning and Public Engagement Department, engaging participants in their workforce development program, programs that center on inclusion and accessibility, student and teacher programming in and out of schools, public programs for museum visitors and community members, and develop web-based curricula and online resources.
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For project support of the College Success Awards
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
GreatSchools is the nation’s largest education-focused parenting website serving 45 million American families annually with a track record of over eighteen years. They have effectively engaged with parents, providing profiles of 200,000 K-12 schools that encompass performance metrics, detailed descriptions, and valuable feedback from over a million parents and students. The Corporation will continue to support the annual College Success Award presented by GreatSchools, which recognizes and celebrates public high schools that excel in preparing students for success in postsecondary education. The award’s primary aim is to acknowledge and honor public high schools that effectively equip students to enroll and thrive in college. This information serves as a valuable tool for families in identifying schools that are best equipped to support their children in their journey toward postsecondary success, ultimately fostering enhanced economic and social mobility. Through this upcoming grant, GreatSchools will further enhance its services by offering college guidance to families utilizing their website.
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As a final grant for project support of the District Leader Family Engagement Clearinghouse
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
18 months
Description
Family engagement is a crucial instructional strategy that has been proven to improve student achievement. However, superintendents, chief academic officers, and school leaders often underestimate its importance. This grant will enable the National Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) to finalize a comprehensive database of evidence-based family engagement interventions that improve student outcomes. This database will serve as a useful tool for superintendents, school leaders, and chief academic officers to select evidence-based interventions that can support student learning. The National PTA will partner with the American Association of Superintendents to launch a pilot, refine the database, and collect data. They will also execute marketing plans to raise awareness of the database and its uses.
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For support of the 21st Century China Center
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
As U.S.-China tensions rise and Chinese government limitations on foreign researchers tighten, creative approaches to compiling and analyzing original datasets will become even more crucial to understand China’s internal policy processes. The digital age has unlocked a trove of information that needs to be explored by experts with training in both Chinese politics and society and digital data analytic methods. The 21st Century China Center is a leading U.S. institution focused on contemporary Chinese politics and economics, with data as a driving force in its work. With Corporation support, the center will continue research projects to better understand internal Chinese political, economic, and academic developments as well as host conferences between U.S. and Chinese experts to address the impact of Sino-American tensions on scientific cooperation and knowledge generation.
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As a final grant for youth mental health investments
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
18 months
Description
The Corporation invests in the creation of new schools and education programs through a select number of national partner organizations adept at sourcing, vetting, and scaling new ventures. Founded in 1998, New Profit is a leading venture philanthropy organization that has allocated over $350 million and provided strategic advisory support to more than 200 organizations working to strengthen education, economic mobility, and democracy. In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic along with heightened demand from educators, students, and families, Corporation support enabled New Profit to develop a portfolio of ventures, the Mental Health Equity Cohort, focused on supporting student and educator mental health. With Corporation support, New Profit provided extensive coaching to expand the reach and impact of the cohort, which includes sixteen organizations working across ten states and virtually on key issues such as access to mental health services and social connections to peers. This final grant will enable New Profit to capture learning from those investments and empower entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to engage in the youth mental health sector.
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In support of The Sister's Place safe house and education center
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
The Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) was established in 2012 by Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, Nobel Peace Laureate, and Carnegie Corporation trustee Leymah Gbowee. GPFA aims to provide women and youth with outstanding education and leadership opportunities, empowering a population committed to a transformed, peaceful, reconciled Africa. However, outside the classroom, students do not always have access to the most basic needs, such as adequate food, healthcare, and shelter, along with protection from physical and sexual abuse which has been on the rise in recent years. To meet these requirements, the GPFA purchased 12 acres of land on which to build two dormitories that will accommodate 40 students, an innovation and technology lab, conference rooms, a kitchen, a study hall, and library. Arable land has been set aside for scholars to practice and teach crop maintenance and animal husbandry. With Corporation support, the Gbowee Peace Foundation will finish the architectural and structural phase of the project. A brick-making machine has already been purchased and is being used to not only facilitate the construction project, but to sell the finished product to others who are in need of building materials.
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For support of its bipartisan efforts to ensure electoral integrity in the upcoming election
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
18 months
Description
The decline in trust in elections has led to attacks on the integrity of the administration of elections throughout the 2020 and 2022 election cycles and an increase in threats of violence and intimidation of election officials and poll workers. The vulnerabilities posed by gaps in current laws demonstrate that measures must be taken to restore faith in the electoral infrastructure. Founded in 1970, the Former Members of Congress (FMC) is a bipartisan nonprofit focused on engaging former and current Members of Congress and their staff members to work together on educating the public about Congress as an institution. A recent poll of its members found that 84 percent of former members from both parties are worried about violence surrounding the 2024 Presidential election. In addition to its ongoing public education on college campuses and through civic associations, FMC will focus its efforts on developing a bipartisan rapid response network in six states expected to be the most contentious: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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For support of its reception center for migrants in New York City
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Hardship and active conflict have forced many to seek asylum in the United States. Over 150,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City in the last year, a rise from approximately 35,000 cases filed in the New York Immigration Court in 2022. Despite government and private resources ramping up services, many asylum seekers remain unserved or misinformed about the process, their rights, and the services available to them. Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides emergency relief and assistance to vulnerable populations affected by humanitarian crises, serving over 32.9 million people worldwide. With Corporation support, the IRC will develop an effective model of asylum reception in New York City to provide over 100,000 asylum seekers with accurate information, case management services, and legal assistance.
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For project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program in three selected regions
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
15 months
Description
Integrating into a new society makes English language proficiency critical for migrants and refugees settling in the U.S. However, the English as a Second Language (ESL) field only caters to a small fraction of individuals needing these services. This unmet demand leaves an estimated one in five of the 12 million non-English speaking adults without language instruction, hindering their socioeconomic and civic integration. To bridge this unmet need, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a global humanitarian aid organization that offers emergency aid and long-term assistance to migrants and refugees, will implement the ‘English for Newcomers’ program for adults. The IRC will employ proven ESL instructional models to prepare adults for labor-market integration and career progression to actively participate in civic life. This grant will offer 300 individuals the opportunity to unlock new channels for economic mobility and civic life in the U.S.
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For project support of the English as a Second Language program
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Immigrants account for almost 40 percent of New York City’s population and almost half its workforce. They contribute billions of dollars to the economy and create jobs by establishing new businesses. However, they face several challenges that prevent them from accessing employment and other opportunities, such as limited English proficiency and a lack of knowledge about American workplace norms. The Riverside Language Program, a non-profit organization serving refugees and recent immigrants, implements a variety of ESL, citizenship, and workforce programs. With support from the Carnegie Corporation, their ESL program, recognized as one of the best programs in New York City, will enroll an additional 100 new individuals and provide them with 140 hours of immersive language instruction, job readiness, digital literacy, and community and civic engagement training. By the end of the program, all participants will have a plan to achieve their key priorities in employment, education, social services, and civic engagement, contributing to a better future for countless immigrants and their families.
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For project support to launch the Carnegie Scholarship Program and Community Initiatives in selected regions
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
In the United States, high school graduates from high-income backgrounds are two times more likely to enroll in postsecondary education than their low-income peers. To support low-income high school graduates in the enrollment process and to close this opportunity gap, college preparation opportunities and support networks are critical. Founded in 2005, the Squash Education Alliance (SEA) leads a network of youth development organizations that work to tackle this enrollment gap, especially for low-income families. Since its inception in 2002, SEA’s core program model addresses academic inequities by emphasizing long-term and consistent student engagement through high-quality academic and college-focused support by responsive and trusted staff. Since 2002, nearly 1,600 SEA participants have obtained a high school diploma, and 92 percent of these students have pursued a postsecondary education. The Corporation’s support to SEA will make possible two initiatives: 1) Carnegie Community Engagement Initiative that will bring more than 2,000 new community members into SEA’s network of community centers 2) The Carnegie Scholarships will also increase college guidance and access opportunities for SEA students, many of whom are immigrant and first-generation students, enabling SEA to double the amount of scholarship and financial aid funding distributed to college students.
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For project support to prepare local newsroom editors and their teams for meaningful community engagement over education issues
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
The Education Writers Association (EWA), the largest professional organization serving education journalists proposes developing an education editor training program with Corporation support. The “New to the Desk” program will train new education editors to lead reporting teams covering school communities during a crucial time in our history, ensuring they receive needed support as they advance in their careers. With newsrooms and budgets shrinking, the ability to cover local community issues is endangered. As Election Day 2024 approaches, threats to an informed electorate persist, including misinformation. Editors must ensure fair, accurate reporting. The project will launch a pilot program with about ten editors in a co-learning space focused on education coverage leadership. EWA aims to recruit a diverse pool of editors with less than five years of experience through relationships with editor-serving organizations and a dedicated recruitment plan.
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As a final grant for advancing policy and building public understanding in support of socio-emotional learning and development
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
15 months
Description
Today’s students require high-quality learning experiences that equip them with the social, emotional, and academic skills needed to succeed in college, career, and our increasingly complex world. For nearly three decades, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has been a leading organization producing educator tools and building the evidence base for high-quality socio-emotional learning (SEL), including direct support for more than twenty school districts serving 1.7 million students and forty state partners. Over the past year, Corporation support has enabled CASEL to engage education stakeholders and policymakers through targeted bi-partisan outreach and briefing. The Corporation’s grant has also allowed CASEL to conduct broader communication efforts aimed at engaging families and communities in supporting SEL as a critical part of the student learning experience. This final grant will enable CASEL to deepen this influential work by leading an extensive coalition of SEL partners, disseminating toolkits and messaging to school and district leaders, amplifying the voices of parents, students, and educators through storytelling efforts, and leveraging CASEL’s well-established media presence to build public support for SEL.
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For project support to expand access to high-quality youth apprenticeships and industry sector partnerships
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
36 months
Description
A high-quality educational experience can serve as a springboard for economic and social mobility, particularly for students from low-income and other marginalized backgrounds. CityWorks DC (CityWorks) aims to create an equitable education-to-employment pipeline for low-income young people in Washington, DC by providing the paid career-based training, social capital, and credentials needed to achieve strong early career outcomes and long-term mobility. CityWorks operates three programs that fill critical gaps in the District, including an exemplary youth apprenticeship program, a career planning and development program, and a high-support college degree program run in partnership with Arizona State University. Continued support will enable CityWorks to expand the number of participants served through its core programs and mobilize local educators, employers, and policymakers to provide work-based learning opportunities so that all DC youth from disadvantaged backgrounds are equipped to compete for and secure the high-demand, high-wage jobs in the region.
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For continued support of the Carnegie College Comebackers Initiative
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
18 months
Description
The Burning Glass Institute (BGI) was founded in 2022 to advance data-driven research and practice on the future of work and on the future of learning. BGI works with educators, employers, public agencies, regional coalitions, and policymakers to develop solutions that build mobility and opportunity through skills. BGI’s expertise in mining new datasets for actionable insight draws attention to pressing problems and frames the potential for new approaches. With Corporation support, BGI established the Completion Hub allowing for the exploration of a strategic merger in service of education equity. In this initial period, the Hub created a strategic roadmap detailing quantitative and qualitative analysis serving as a backbone for goal setting, a scaled approach, target audience, initial locations, defining the elements needed to scale to support adults with some college, no degree to re-enroll in college, persist, and complete a degree beginning with the 56k municipal workers in NYC who aspire to a BA. Continued Corporation support will launch this initial work around the Carnegie College Comebackers initiative.
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For support of the 2024 Summit on Improvement in Education
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
6 months
Description
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) launched their Summit on Improvement in Education with a simple but ambitious idea: if education leaders combined the discipline of improvement science and the capabilities of networks to foster innovation and social learning, then the rate and spread of improvement in education might accelerate dramatically. CFAT is now preparing to host its 10th annual Summit, entitled Improvement in Education. The Summit is a unique educational event that connects a diverse cross-section of educators, researchers, funders, and policymakers around pressing problems of practice. Its aim is to build capacities across the education field for a robust national improvement infrastructure, one that can accelerate, impact, and enable equitable outcomes for students.
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As a final grant for the Adolescent Learning & Development Project
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
15 months
Description
The science of adolescent learning and development illuminates key lessons for how to create learning environments that more effectively support student success. However, this knowledge has not yet been broadly disseminated into the education field nor translated into practical recommendations that educators and leaders can enact. The Adolescent Learning and Development Project (ALDP) provides targeted, science-informed training to select district and high school leaders who are committed to addressing the comprehensive learning and development needs of their middle and high-school age students. With Corporation support, ALDP has deeply engaged several communities across multiple states to advance evidence-based policies and practices at scale. For example, ALDP leadership worked with the Mayor, civic leaders, the school superintendent, and a local partner, Southern Echo, in Sunflower County, Mississippi to develop policies and practices aligned to the science of adolescent learning that address the community-identified concern of youth gun violence. This final grant will enable ALDP to engage with communities that escape national and funder interest including those in the rural South.
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As a one-time grant for leadership training for women in East Africa’s higher education sector
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Universities in East Africa experience gender disparity among researchers and leadership due to institutional and cultural barriers to career advancement. To address this, Higher Education Resources Services-East Africa (HERS-EA), founded by alumni of Higher Education Resource Services headquartered in the United States, provides leadership training for women faculty and administrators working in East African higher education institutions. The trainings are designed to equip participants with the skills necessary to navigate barriers to their career advancement. Corporation grant will support a variety of training programs.
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For project support of an artificial intelligence ratings system designed to assess the ethical use, transparency, safety, and impact of AI products for families
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Children and education are at the forefront of rapid advancements and disruptions in artificial intelligence (AI), which holds the potential to deliver significant benefits such as creating immersive virtual learning environments, overcoming language barriers, providing real-time feedback, developing personalized learning plans, and fostering creativity. However, children are also vulnerable to ethical issues like biases, misinformation, privacy breaches, and the digital divide in AI usage. Without a deeper understanding and responsible adoption of AI practices, today’s youth face significant risks. Established in 2003, Common Sense is a leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering children, parents, educators, and policymakers with unbiased information and clear guidance on navigating AI’s impact, thus fostering clarity, trust, and understanding among millions of families and educators while influencing industry practices positively. With support from the Corporation, Common Sense will enhance the safety and practicality of AI tools for children, families, and schools, focusing on research, AI product ratings and reviews, and AI literacy initiatives.
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In support of the Music Education Program
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Since its opening in 1891, Carnegie Hall has set the international standard for musical excellence through extraordinary artistic experiences and innovative educational programs. Its mission is to present the world’s foremost musicians on its three stages, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to develop visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences. Moreover, it is their belief that every child deserves access to great music and that creative experiences at an early age can stimulate a child’s curiosity and lead to a fulfilling lifelong relationship with music. With Corporation support, Carnegie Hall will continue to provide educational programming through their Musical Explorers, Link Up, Music Educators Workshop, and the B-Side initiatives to students and teachers throughout the 2024-2025 season.
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In support of the Early Childhood Program
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Since its opening in 1891, Carnegie Hall has welcomed the world’s foremost musicians to its three stages; brought the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience; developed visionary education programs; and fostered the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences. Music is a powerful tool to foster family engagement, and Carnegie Hall’s free and affordable early childhood programs are helping to strengthen connections and spark curiosity, growth, and lifelong learning between parents and their young children. With Corporation support, Carnegie Hall will continue to provide families from the most underserved and underrepresented communities musical education and programming through the Lullaby Project, the Big Note Little Note program, and its live performances for babies and toddlers.
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For support of We Are CASA’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) initiative
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
15 months
Description
The recent Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations, redesignations, and extensions for eligible individuals from Venezuela, Cameroon, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador have opened opportunities for hundreds of thousands of people to apply for work authorization. However, many of these individuals are unable to fully take advantage of their eligibility for TPS. The lack of reliable information and trusted voices in the immigration law space creates obstacles that prevent those eligible from securing their status against potential future changes or program eligibility. Founded in 1986, CASA provides critical services to immigrant and working-class families, and advocates for their rights. It has over 155,000 lifetime members across forty-six states, making it the leading immigrant organization in the mid-Atlantic region. CASA will support 1,700 individuals from at least 200 families staying together in the U.S., engage at least 5,000 eligible TPS applicants through peer-to-peer outreach, and hold twelve work authorization clinics. With Corporation support, CASA will provide reliable information and assist those navigating the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) system to apply for TPS.
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For support of convenings to consider pragmatic policy solutions for immigration
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
While immigration is a contentious issue in the United States and in many other countries around the world, it also remains as one of the most important sources of economic, social, and cultural vitality. Founded in 2001, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is the only independent policy institution in North America dedicated to the study of migration, refugee trends, and policies worldwide. In response to the inaction at the congressional level, most recently visible with the federal border bill focusing on the needs at the southern border, MPI is collaborating with Niskanen Center and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) to rebuild a solutions-driven nonprofit ecosystem that shapes immigration policymaking and advances border security imperatives, humane treatment, and legal norms. With Corporation support, MPI will coordinate partners from the center-right and center-left, including a number of current Corporation grantees and the corporate, labor, business, and faith sectors, to develop practical solutions grounded in border management and security and in legal immigration and competitiveness.
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As a one-time grant for support of the Preserving Democracy Initiative
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
The United States has one of the world’s lowest youth voter turnouts, with fewer than one in five young people casting ballots in all Super Tuesday states in 2020. In response, WNET is expanding its established Preserving Democracy program—a cross-platform, multi-tiered public media project that encourages civic engagement—to reach youth. Building on its digital initiative connected to more than fifty partner stations across the country and Ballotpedia, the nonpartisan online political encyclopedia, WNET will provide a national platform of local content related to civics, voter tools, and the electoral process. With Corporation support, WNET will go beyond its traditional PBS and NPR audiences to engage college-age voters—including at community colleges—by reaching them on media platforms such as Instagram, Threads, and TikTok.
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For support of a project to build bipartisan caucuses aimed at reducing polarization in Utah and Washington State
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Americans on opposite sides of the political spectrum do not only disagree on issues—they are increasingly losing trust in one another. America’s political polarization challenge has been building for decades and is now deeply rooted in major institutions in the United States. Established in 2016, Braver Angels is one of the nation’s leading grassroots political depolarization organizations whose mission is to bring Americans together to bridge the partisan divide. Its newest initiative, Braver Politics, fosters opportunities for elected officials, staff members, and constituents—at the national, state, county, and local levels—to develop the skills and commitment to work together across political differences. With Corporation support, Braver Angels will engage with Utah and Washington state legislatures to build constructive relationships across the political spectrum.
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In support of International Public Service Project Stipends at the Clinton School of Public Service
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Founded in 2004, the mission of the Clinton School of Public Service is to educate and prepare professionals in public service who understand, engage, and transform complex social, cultural, economic, and political systems to ensure equity, challenge oppression, and effect positive social change at home and across the globe. Students apply master’s in public service course curricula to real-life situations that require empathy, effective communication, analytical thinking, understand what public service leadership “looks like” in international settings; and grow academically, professionally, and personally. Partner organizations will have experienced increased capacity to serve more people, develop new programs and/or services, create better systems/programs/services, obtain new funding, and increase their public profile. A Carnegie Corporation grant will support 45 students with $5,000 stipends during their 8 – 12 – week project “on the ground’ with an international organization, culminating in 240 hours of public service work each.
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As a final project support grant to provide Digital Careers tools and resources to educators, students, and families that allow for guidance on how to navigate postsecondary training pathways
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Shared Lane Consulting Services was founded in 2021 with a mission to promote diversity and equity of access to digitally enabled careers. Its work supports schools and organizations developing youth career pathways by building curriculum and teacher training around IT career opportunities within the high-demand tech-enabled economic sectors. With Corporation support, Shared Lane developed the Technology Career Exploration Program (TCEP) that prepares motivated adults who are unemployed or underemployed for successful careers as tech professionals and creates onramps for businesses that need their talents. Funding also allowed Shared Lane to develop a product roadmap creating free digital tools that support educators and high school learners. The web-based toolkits, “Digital Career Toolkit” and “Forging Allied Healthcare Careers,” are unique in that they are student-facing while including robust facilitator guides for educators. To date, over 6,000 users have availed themselves of these resources. Continued general operating support will allow Shared Lane to scale its Expanding Pathways Collaborative, designed to bring together front-line staff from workforce training providers against a range of sections, and high school and intermediary representatives. Shared Lane will also promote its “Workforce Gateway Internships” (WGI), a pre-admission opportunity for high school seniors. This work includes facilitating a 30-hour micro-internship in which participants attend abridged training at a workforce site and participate in a mock admissions interview.
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In support of Scholarships for Women
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
36 months
Description
Founded in 2005, the Asian University for Women (AUW) is an international liberal arts and sciences university that recruits talented young women from countries across Asia and the Middle East, where women’s education is often inaccessible and overlooked. It currently enrolls 1,600 students and has graduated over 1400 women who have gone on to pursue graduate school opportunities; employment across the non-profit, government, and private sectors; and served as role models for young girls in their home communities. AUW has increased its commitment to women who have been displaced as a result of violence, persecution, gender-based discrimination, among other reasons. With Corporation support, the ASU will provide scholarships for pre-undergraduate and undergraduate studies to 22 women over three years.
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For a research project on the Sahel region
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
31 months
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Since its establishment in 2014, the African School of Economics (ASE) has built a strong reputation for producing some of the most promising African economists and policy analysts on the continent. As part of its commitment to addressing pressing issues, ASE has proposed a comprehensive research agenda to better understand and tackle the ongoing crisis in the Sahel region (focusing on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso), which is currently grappling with threats from terrorism, rebel groups, and military coups that are destabilizing countries, exacerbating humanitarian needs, and fueling political turmoil. The project aims to investigate the root causes of the conflict, explore policies to enhance peace and stability, and build capacity in the region through workshops and scholarships. ASE will leverage its extensive network of African public policy scholars and its experience in conducting research on historical influences on contemporary outcomes, strengthening political institutions, and enhancing peace and security.
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For a project on China and the international economic order
Date
Dec. 12, 2024
Duration
36 months
Description
China is now a powerful voice in the Western-led international financial institutions established at Bretton Woods and has also built a series of parallel institutions that are close to equaling their scale. The Boston University-based Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) has forged partnerships in China and abroad to generate data, convene policy dialogues, and bring early-career fellows to the center of discussions around China’s role in the international economic order. With Corporation support, the GDP Center will continue to prioritize policy-relevant research to assess the implications of these developments and encourage constructive engagement between the United States and China to maintain global financial stability and prosperity.
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For support of the 2024 Regional Teacher Shortages & Diversity convenings
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
4 months
Description
The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the Hunt Institute and Teach.org, will be hosting a series of three regional convenings focused on addressing the teaching shortages and issue of teacher diversity. Eliminating the educator shortage is a key pillar of the Raise the Bar initiative to boldly improve learning conditions. These three convenings (in New Mexico, Mississippi, and Illinois) will bring together teams (ideally 6-8 teams) of representatives from states across a region, including state Chiefs, Governors (or their advisors) and state legislators, superintendents, teacher representatives, and higher education leaders to build momentum for taking action and making additional state investments in teachers, including on preparing, supporting and retaining diverse teachers and boosting teacher compensation. The goal of these convenings is to support data-driven state and local goals aligned to these objectives, and to galvanize ‘teams’ of K-12, higher education, teacher representatives, and state elected officials to move toward action, undertake state legislative efforts, and break log-jams.
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As a one-time only grant in support of educational programming
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Founded in 1876 the Boys’ Club of New York (BCNY) provides diverse, inclusive, research-based programming and a supportive clubhouse environment for boys and young men in New York City. As a comprehensive afterschool space operating in under-resourced communities, the College Access Initiative and Career Prep programs are essential to creating pathways of postsecondary success for members. The College Access Initiative empowers teen members by creating a college-going culture and providing direct support during the college application process. The Career Prep programs prepare members to become workforce-ready through vocational training programs. Corporation support will allow for the continued growth of BCNY’s College Access Initiative and Career Prep programs, preparing teen members for future academic and career success.
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In support of the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
36 months
Description
In 1900, Andrew Carnegie established the Carnegie Technical Schools in Pittsburgh that would provide an education for the children of steel-mill workers with practical skills in technology and arts. The school eventually became Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), now one of the world’s major research institutions. CMU’s Neuroscience Institute (NI) was launched to bring together faculty and students from across the University to conduct multi-disciplinary work to advance the state of brain science. With Corporation support, the NI will continue to administer the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences (the Prize), which recognizes trailblazers whose research has helped advance the field and its applications. Each year, the winner is invited to Carnegie Mellon University’s campus to deliver a scientific talk and they are presented with an original piece of artwork commissioned from artist Greg Dunn. The prize also awards a one-year graduate fellowship to a CMU student, who will have an opportunity to visit the recipient’s lab.
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For support for the expansion of Bard High School Early Colleges in New York City
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Today’s students require schools that prepare them to succeed in college, achieve economic mobility, and participate actively in our democracy but access to this kind of education remains inconsistent. Over the last two decades, Bard Early College (BEC) has developed a best-in-class early college high school model that bridges the gap between secondary and postsecondary education by providing students with a tuition-free college course of study as they pursue their high school diplomas. BEC currently operates nine schools across several states that serve over 3,300 students annually and have achieved notable success: 84 percent of graduates finish their bachelor’s degree within six years compared to the nationwide average of 62 percent. BEC’s first two schools have operated in New York City for over twenty years with particularly impactful results, including the highest on-time bachelor’s degree completion rate for low-income students among all public schools in the state. Corporation support will allow BEC to respond to the heightened demand for early college in New York City by creating two new schools, doubling the number of students it serves from 1,300 to 2,600.
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As a final grant for support of an oral history project on Carnegie Corporation of New York
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
18 months
Description
Founded in 1948, Columbia University’s Center for Oral History Research is among the oldest oral history programs in the world. Its collections are the most cited oral history archive in the United States. Its Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (INCITE) maintains unique expertise around the connection between public policy and historical memory, especially in relation to themes of democracy across disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. With Corporation support, the center will conduct hundreds of interview sessions with Corporation staff and board members, as well as grantees, and investigate the Corporation’s archives, with the goal of analyzing its modern legacy and ongoing influence in national and global philanthropy.
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As a final grant on a podcast series on U.S.-China relations
Date
Dec. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Rising bilateral tensions between the United States and China have drawn Americans’ attention to China in unprecedented ways. But accessible resources examining the state of Sino-American relations for the general public remain scarce. Building off the success of its first season, Harvard University’s Belfer Center will produce the second season of Face Off: US vs China, a limited podcast series that seeks to explain the development of the modern U.S.-China relationship to a broad audience. Episodes will range from Beijing and Washington’s competition over semiconductors to the U.S. debate on TikTok. Hosted by former New York Times Beijing bureau chief Jane Perlez with commentary from Harvard China historian Rana Mitter, Face Off will merge narrative storytelling with expert interviews to create an educational podcast on the nature of the U.S.-China impasse as well as encourage thoughtful and diplomatic solutions to it.
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In support of the America 250 Project
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Founded in 1998 by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Silkroad is named after the historical Silk Road, which Ma recognized as a model for productive cultural collaboration, and for the exchange of ideas and traditions alongside commerce and innovation. Leading up to our nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary in 2026, Silkroad is developing a new initiative under the auspices of America250 and the American Railroad project illuminating the impact of the transcontinental railroad and westward expansion on the communities it displaced and those who labored to build it. With Corporation support, the American Railroad project will curate new commissions of music, a multi-year touring program, deep community engagement, and educational programming for underserved and underestimated middle school students. Programming will include artistic residencies, free-of-charge concerts, expansive broadcasting, and a series of song commissions, all culminating in a major concert on the National Mall on Juneteeth, June 19, 2026.
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For project support of Carnegie Scholarships for undergraduates and vocational ESL training for immigrant and newcomer workers in the Los Angeles area
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
California’s janitorial workforce, predominantly composed of immigrants, faces significant economic and educational challenges including low wages, minimal benefits, and limited career advancement opportunities under subcontractors. These difficulties are compounded by language barriers that hinder both professional growth and parental engagement in their children’s education, perpetuating a cycle of intergenerational poverty. Since its inception in 2007, Building Skills Partnership (BSP) has been dedicated to leveling the playing field for these workers by providing essential job skills through workforce development programs, facilitating integration into American civic life with immigrant inclusion initiatives, and fostering community partnerships to address educational needs. With Corporation support, BSP will expand its impact by providing traditional and vocational ESL instruction to at least 500 workers. This will scale their traditional ESL by 329 percent and vocational ESL by 233 percent. Additionally, they will offer college access support services for workers’ children, $80,000 in Carnegie scholarships, and paid internship opportunities. This holistic approach aims to empower individual families and promote lasting social and economic mobility across immigrant communities in California.
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For project support to increase college access and completion for Latino students through Carnegie Scholarships in selected states
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
15 months
Description
The significant increase in Latino student enrollment in U.S. schools, more than doubling since 1995 and predicted to reach 30 percent of the public-school population by 2030, highlights the urgent educational challenges and barriers this demographic faces, including lower college enrollment rates compared to their white peers and limited access to quality bilingual education. Latinos in Action (LIA) partners with public schools nationwide to improve Latino youth’s educational outcomes and social mobility through elective courses, which provide community leadership opportunities, college readiness services and scholarships. With the support of the Corporation, LIA plans to expand its program into five districts in Utah and Florida to at least 400 students by fostering their academic identities, readiness for college, and leadership skills. The “Carnegie Talento Scholarships” will provide crucial financial assistance to ten high school seniors, facilitating their pursuit of higher education and alleviating some of the financial challenges of college attendance.
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Toward a deliberative poll on youth voting
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Today’s youth will shape political discourse for decades to come, but they are reaching voting age in a highly polarized time. The United States faces deep divisions, yet polls demonstrate that individuals from all political affiliations, socioeconomic backgrounds, races, and genders are capable of congregating to listen and understand differing perspectives. Founded in 1971, Close Up Foundation is a nonpartisan civic education organization that believes a strong democracy requires active, informed participation by all citizens. Close Up Foundation has partnered with schools nationwide to serve more than one million students and educators through resources that give participants a deeper understanding of history, government institutions, current issues, and the role of citizens. Close Up Foundation, in partnership with the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University (DDL), Helena (Group Foundation), and the Generation Lab, will convene 500 young Americans in July 2024 for America in One Room: The Youth Vote, a large-scale experiment in democracy to engage a representative sample of first-time voters in civil discourse about policy issues impacting them.
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For project support of the Democracy and Media Summit to inspire the development of new content that will bridge political divides to strengthen democracy
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Increased polarization within the United States presents challenges to our democracy and it is crucial that we continue to support efforts that help bridge this divide and inform all communities with reliable sources. While mis and disinformation has been a major source for the growing polarization, studies show that public media consistently remains one of the most highly trusted sources of news and information. WGBH, an award-winning public media station and PBS’s single largest producer of television and web content, has a mission to inform audiences about profound social topics through programming and services that educate, inspire and entertain. With support from the Corporation, WGBH will host a one-day Democracy and Media Summit in February 2025 that will bring public media and other leading non-profit media content creators together with experts on democracy, civil society, civic engagement, and communicating across differences from across the political spectrum. The Summit aims to inspire the development of new content that will bridge political divides to strengthen democracy, especially among younger audiences, but also to establish relationships within the public media ecosystem among producers concerned with fostering common ground, and to begin to identify a cohort of experts who can readily advise such endeavors.
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