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For project support to Los Angeles Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language and college readiness programs
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Education program has selected eleven public libraries across the country as part of its Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy request for proposals. This two-year, $5 million grant aims to strengthen libraries as community hubs for learning, civic participation, and social cohesion. The Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) is one of libraries selected for this grant. LFLA aims to serve 2,000 adult learners through leveled ESL classes, with seventy percent of participants expected to demonstrate measurable gains in English proficiency. The initiative will also expand college readiness services, increasing participation by fifteen percent, serving 1,200 teens and families through college-prep workshops, seminars, and mentoring.
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For project support to San Jose Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language, college readiness, and digital inclusion programs.
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
San José Public Library Foundation (SJPLF) is one of eleven libraries selected through the Education program’s Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy request for proposals, a two-year, $5 million dollar initiative launched in December 2024 to strengthen libraries as hubs for learning and civic participation. With Corporation support, SJPLF will expand its programs to serve 1,200 more adult English learners (a ten percent increase), with 800 participating in a new workforce-focused ESL series; expanding college and career readiness programming to serve an additional 730 youth ages fourteen to twenty-four (a thirty-nine percent increase); and providing at least one hundred participants with computing devices and digital skills training.
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For project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language and workforce development programs
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Education program has selected eleven public libraries as part of its Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy initiative, a two-year, $5 million grant program launched in December 2024. These libraries were chosen through a competitive process from over 1,400 expressions of interest, demonstrating commitment to expanding English proficiency programs for adults and enhancing college readiness for teens. With this support, libraries will scale their impact and create new opportunities for students. Prince William Public Libraries (PWPL) is among the elevenselected libraries. With Corporation support, they will expand their ESL and workforce programs to meet the demand in Prince William County, Virginia, where 42 percent of residents speak a language other than English. PWPL will partner with Northern Virginia Community College’s TESOL certificate program to provide leveled ESL classes. PWPL will also train twelve librarians to become TESOL-certified instructors to build internal capacity. Additionally, PWPL will serve 10,000 individuals through ESL classes, online and in-person resources.
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For project support to expand reach and services through Boston Public Library's English as a Second Language Workforce Initiative
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Education program has selected eleven public libraries from nine states for their impactful programs and broad reach as part of its Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy initiative, a two-year, $5 million grant program launched in December 2024. These libraries were chosen through a highly competitive process from over 1,400 expressions of interest, demonstrating a strong commitment to expanding English language proficiency programs for adults and enhancing college readiness and access for teens. With this support, the selected libraries will scale their impact, strengthen community partnerships, and create new opportunities for students. Boston Public Library (BPL) is among the selected libraries. BPL’s ESL Workforce Initiative provides free, year-round English-language learning, bilingual workforce education, and career counseling services to immigrants and non-English speakers. With Corporation support, BPL aims to reduce their ESL waitlist by fifty percent, increase program attendance from 15,000 to 18,750 patrons annually, and improve both English-language skills and economic security for participants.
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For project support to Seattle Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language programs
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Education program has selected eleven public libraries from nine states for their impactful programs and broad reach as part of its Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy initiative, a two-year, $5 million grant program launched in December 2024. These libraries were chosen through a highly competitive process from over 1,400 expressions of interest, demonstrating a strong commitment to expanding English language proficiency programs for adults and enhancing college readiness and access for teens. With this support, the selected libraries will scale their impact, strengthen community partnerships, and create new opportunities for students. The Seattle Public Library (SPL) is among the selected libraries. With Corporation support and in response to community demand, they will expand and enhance their English as a Second Language (ESL) program by increasing programming locations and hours by fifty percent, adding hybrid and virtual options, providing childcare at select locations, and strengthening community partnerships.
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For support of its project to rebuild civic infrastructure and engagement in museums in coordination with the Educating for American Democracy national network
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Founded in 1923, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF) preserves Monticello, the official residence of Jefferson, and advances public understanding of American democracy through historical preservation, research, and education. With more than 300,000 onsite visitors annually and a broad digital reach, TJF serves as a national leader in public history. Monticello is partnering with Educating for American Democracy (EAD), a diverse and cross-ideological group of scholars and educators who are producing a framework that states, local school districts, and educators can use to transform the teaching of history and civics to meet the needs of today’s K–12 student body. In 2022, TJF launched its Community Learning Partners network to expand civic learning opportunities through a network of museums, libraries, and historic sites—trusted local institutions that can foster civic engagement beyond the classroom. With Corporation support, TJF will scale the network nationally.
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In support of the Lafayette Fellowships Project
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Villa Albertine (Albertine Foundation), the French Institute for Culture and Education, is launching the Lafayette Fellowship, a new initiative aimed at fostering French-American academic cooperation and cultivating future leaders to strengthen the bilateral relationship. The Lafayette Fellowship is designed to support an annual cohort of up to 30 outstanding US scholars, enabling them to pursue higher education for a year in France and contribute to a rich exchange of knowledge between the two countries. This program aligns with Carnegie Corporation’s belief in a healthy democracy, encouraging peace and security among nations, and will be launched as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of American independence and French-American friendship.
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As a one-time grant in support of the United in Sound: America at 250 Initiative
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
9 months
Description
Since its opening in 1891, Carnegie Hall has stood on its mission to present the world’s foremost musical artists, 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. Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 season will offer a multifaceted reflection of our country’s 250th with a citywide festival, United in Sound: America at 250. With Corporation support, Carnegie Hall will produce concerts across New York City, celebrating a sweeping range of American musical traditions—jazz, country, rock ‘n’ roll, hip-hop, bluegrass, classical, Broadway, film music, and more. Additionally, Carnegie Hall has partnered with a range of American composers, ensembles, and artists to commission more than 20 new works that will be premiered as part of the festival.
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For support for advancing artificial intelligence capacity in African higher education
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) is a transdisciplinary network promoting science, technology, and innovation (STI) capabilities for Africa’s sustainable development. With over 5,000 members across 51 countries spanning researchers, policymakers, civil society and the private sector, ATPS serves as a critical research platform for Africa’s knowledge generation in STI. The proposed project, ARISE, seeks to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in Africa’s higher education ecosystem. With support from the Corporation, ATPS will provide doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships in AI Studies, organize trainings, work with universities to develop and revise AI Studies curricula, and organize policy dialogues to shape the adoption and regulation of AI innovations.
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For support for African academic diaspora engagement and mentorship training
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Ife Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), an African academic diaspora-led initiative fiscally sponsored by the Michael and Henrietta Olupona Foundation, supports early-career scholars in Africa through training, mentorship, and international research collaboration. Founded in 2017 and hosted at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, the IIAS works to enhance the transdisciplinary and research skills of African early-career academics. Its core programs include a two-week summer institute, a virtual STEM institute, fellowships, and a network of eight research hubs in five countries across Africa. Corporation funding will support increased participation in the summer institute and workshops, expand access to its training and mentorship programs, provide research fellowships, develop courses, and host webinars.
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For support for the Alliance for African Partnership, fostering supporting graduate student environments in African universities, and an Artificial Intelligence doctoral program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Based at Michigan State University (MSU), the Alliance for African Partnership is a consortium of ten leading African universities and MSU working to promote equitable with African institutions and co-create innovative solutions. Its REIMAGINE initiative aims to strengthen doctoral training in Africa through an integrated approach including improving policy, building institutional capacity, and fostering innovation in graduate education. With Corporation support, the project will pilot a transdisciplinary PhD program in artificial intelligence, create a regional network of graduate deans to share best practices, offer faculty development and mentorship training, and convene stakeholders to align policy and funding with the evolving needs of doctoral education.
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For support for the African Humanities Association (AHA) for enhancing humanities research in Africa
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The African Humanities Association (AHA) is a pan-African scholarly organization based at the University of Ghana and founded by alumni of the African Humanities Program (AHP), a long-term initiative supported by the Corporation and administered by the American Council of Learned Societies. AHA aims to promote African-led humanities research and leadership across the continent. With Corporation support, AHA’s Enhancing Humanities Research in Africa (EHURA) initiative will award postdoctoral fellowships, host residency and mentorship sessions, organize webinars on academic publishing, artificial intelligence in the humanities, and research ethics, and facilitate mentorship on academic advancement for women. Corporation funding will also support the launch of a peer-reviewed journal on the humanities in Africa.
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For support of the Open Source Observatory, an AI-driven library of translated Chinese resources
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
U.S. policymakers and analysts are at a distinct disadvantage compared to their Chinese counterparts since there are far more Chinese readers of English than Americans who read Chinese. American analysts who do speak Mandarin face other obstacles related to the lack of access to Chinese archives and government officials, as well as the paucity of recently published Chinese material in U.S. libraries. To address this critical gap, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has created the Open Source Observatory to be a central resource in contemporary China studies for English speakers. The Open Source Observatory will give individuals and libraries access to millions of pages of Chinese government documents and academic texts, translate this entire corpus into English using a Large Language Model specifically trained for this project, and create digital tools that scholars, journalists, students, and others can use to query this corpus and analyze the data found inside it.
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For a one-time grant for the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
The risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear use are at their highest in recent history, yet the historical agreements, norms, and frameworks for reducing nuclear dangers are eroding. With Corporation support, the University of Chicago will host the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War to convene Nobel laureates and other experts to develop and endorse actionable recommendations for preventing nuclear war aimed at global leaders and policymakers. The Assembly will provide a large public platform for scientific leaders to champion responsible nuclear policies, while also inspiring and deepening global civil-society efforts to reduce nuclear dangers.
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In support of the Rodel Judicial Fellowship Program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
At a time when the federal courts will be asked to decide a huge number of high-profile cases that may determine the fate of our constitutional form of government, and public trust in the federal judiciary is at a historic low, Rodel will provide a forum where judges gather together and deeply examine how to counter polarization and reduce public perception of judges as divisive, political actors. A successful Fellowship will result in more judges recognizing their leadership responsibilities and taking action to promote understanding of judicial neutrality and the rule of law. By the end of this project there should be over 100 judges who have gone through the fellowship, providing a stronger base for each other in these critical times, and the potential for collective impact.
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As a final grant for a podcast series on U.S.-China relations
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Rising bilateral tensions between the United States and China have drawn Americans’ attention to China in unprecedented ways. Building off the success of its first two seasons, the next season of the Face Off: US vs China podcast will aim to explain the development of the modern U.S.-China relationship to a broad audience. Episodes will range from the rapid advances of China’s military to its relationship with American allies in the Pacific. Hosted by former New York Times Beijing bureau chief Jane Perlez with commentary from Harvard China historian Rana Mitter, Face Off merges 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 Belle da Costa Greene Fellowship Program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Incorporated in 1924, the Morgan is a museum, independent research library, music venue, architectural landmark, and historic site. Their mission is to celebrate and share the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection. The Belle da Costa Greene Fellowships (“Greene Fellowships” or “Fellowships”) are a flagship program of the Morgan and part of multifaceted efforts to create opportunities for emerging professionals with experiences and perspectives that have not been adequately reflected in art museum curatorship, rare book librarianship, and arts leadership. A grant from the Carnegie Corporation will help to support the Greene Fellowships over the next three academic years.
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For a project to scale student-led civic engagement through the Civic Action Project and the National Youth Board
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Teach Democracy, delivers nonpartisan, standards-aligned civic education programs that prepare students for informed participation in a diverse democracy. Teach Democracy will scale its Civic Action Project (CAP)—an in-school civics program where students identify local issues, analyze public policy, and take civic action—and expand its National Youth Board. The project will reach 7,920 students and 132 teachers across California, North Carolina, and Washington, supported by a Leadership Cadre of six educators. At least 80 percent of students will report increased civic confidence and instructional efficacy. The Youth Board will grow from ten to twenty members, with students co-leading events, shaping materials, and supporting peer civic leadership. CAP is currently being evaluated by the Civic Engagement Research Group at UC Riverside, with early findings showing statistically significant gains in civic efficacy, pluralism, engagement, and civic knowledge.
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For a project to develop civic education metrics to strengthen implementation and adoption
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Currently, there is no coherent set of high-quality assessment metrics aligned with modern civic learning goals. This grant will support the University of California, Riverside, in leading the Civic Impacts Project. The initiative is led by three of the nation’s most respected civic education scholars—Joseph Kahne (University of California, Riverside), in collaboration with David Campbell (Notre Dame) and David Kidd (Harvard), who bring complementary expertise in civic learning, impact assessment, and metric design. The Civic Impacts Project will produce two national synthesis reports and six technical research briefs and convene cross-partisan leaders to inform the development of practical, equity-focused civic metrics. The project builds on recent efforts to catalog existing tools but shifts the focus to rigor, relevance, and alignment with the Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap.
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For project support of the Freedom and Citizenship Program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
15 months
Description
Columbia’s Freedom and Citizenship program is a year-long civic education and college access initiative for first-generation, low-income high school students in New York City. The program combines a three-week residential seminar in political philosophy with a nine-month civic leadership experience and individualized college advising. Students develop critical thinking skills, strengthen civic self-efficacy, and engage in civic leadership projects. Since its founding in 2009, the program has served 463 students and inspired a national Knowledge for Freedom network across 34 campuses. This grant will support a cohort of 45 students. Participants will complete academic portfolios, receive personalized mentorship, and be supported through each step of the college application process. Outcomes include increased college acceptance and enhanced civic agency. Students will also receive last-mile Carnegie Scholarship to help cover college expenses.
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In support of educational programming
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1895, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh now encompasses 20 locations along with virtual programming. Its mission is to foster literacy, enable exploration, and create connections with all their constituencies. While books remain central to its core mission, the Library is a community-based organization which focuses on education, workforce and economic development, and neighborhood vitality. Its core values include building communities, prioritizing people, providing access, and enabling learning. With Corporations support, librarians will continue their work in providing educational programs, services, and resources for children, teens and adults.
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For support of the State Policy Center
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Despite decades of effort in both K-12 and higher education policy reform, the gaps in access and success in college remain large and stark, even though we know a four-year college degree continues to be the single best predictor of socioeconomic mobility. Founded by former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise in 2001 to draw attention to the plight of American high schools and drive improvement, All4Ed has since established itself as the premier national policy organization dedicated to ensuring all students graduate high school prepared for college, work, and life. Building on the organization’s influential role at the federal level, All4Ed launched the State Policy Center in 2023 to provide technical assistance and legislative support to state-level education policymakers nationwide, focusing on college and career pathways, digital equity, and next-generation accountability. Corporation support would enable All4Ed to develop a comprehensive suite of college and career pathways policy resources for all fifty states, offer targeted technical assistance to at least ten states, and provide intensive support to three to five states.
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For support of Carnegie scholarships for University of Baltimore near completer students
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
While a four-year college degree continues to be the single best predictor of socioeconomic mobility, many of the barriers faced by low-income and first-generation students can persist even after they gain admission to college. Research recently commissioned by Carnegie shows that currently, nearly 37 million adults aged 25 to 65 have “stopped out” of college, earning some college credits without completing a bachelor’s degree. The University of Baltimore (UBalt) is one of the most diverse universities within the University System of Maryland:85 percent of its nearly 3,000 students come from Maryland, 40 percent of students are first-generation, 60 percent are Pell Grant eligible, and 70 percent receive financial aid. UBalt experiences higher student stop-out rates than traditional universities, with approximately 30 percent of students who enroll in an academic year not persisting to the next. To address retention concerns, UBalt identifies and provides near completer students – an undergraduate student within thirty credit hours of finishing a bachelor’s degree – with scholarships to reduce the financial barrier to completion. Corporation support would enable UBalt to award approximately sixty to one hundred near completer students annually with scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000 each semester.
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In support of a conference on Sexual Violence and Antisemitism
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
In February 2026, Harvard Divinity School will host a conference with scholars from the US, Europe, and Israel to examine historical incidents of sexual assault on Jewish women, the challenges of archival research, and the theoretical implications for understanding antisemitism. The conference aims to stimulate scholarly interest and generate additional research. Selected papers will be published as a volume, supported by tentative funding. While primarily closed to invited participants, the conference will include a public event and involve some Harvard faculty and students.
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For project support for the next phase of the Focus City Strategy
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Narrative 4 (N4) was founded in 2013 to help young people harness the power of stories to drive change in their communities. N4 envisions a world where “every young person leads with compassion and loneliness and isolation are replaced with connection, community, and action”. N4 established a new model for arts-based leadership and social engagement with the belief that stories, empathy, and connection can be used in innovative ways to cultivate the essential practices of curiosity, deep listening, imagination, and positive action. N4 has expanded to four continents, reaching more than 51 countries and 37 states in the United States. With Corporation support, Narrative 4 will expand its work in the United States by 1) strengthening local impact by identifying anchor institutions in each city, 2) expanding to four new urban hubs and nearby rural areas, 3) forging 200 new community partnerships to engage 16,000 students in story-driven leadership programs, and 4) streamlining community engagement to accelerate partnerships and align with core goals. The Corporation’s support remains critical to sustain momentum; scale locally led models and refine their replicable framework.
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In support of student scholarships
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Established in 1877, St Leonards School in St Andrews, Scotland, is an educational charity committed to advancing equality and social mobility by providing exceptional learning opportunities to students from diverse and underserved backgrounds. A Carnegie Corporation grant would support six fully-funded bursaries – Carnegie Scholarships – in the Sixth Form, for students engaged in the equivalent of 11th and 12th grades in the US, over a two-year period, 2025 – 2027. Scholarships will be awarded to students facing significant socioeconomic disadvantage, are first-generation university applicants, or have experienced displacement. Outcomes will be measured by students’ completion of the IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) and progression to higher education or professional pathways. Scholars will join an alumni network, fostering long-term engagement with the programme and the values it represents.
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As one time funding for a project to develop a roadmap to strengthen space security as part of a Request for Proposals on “Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Weapon Risks”
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The rapid growth of commercial satellites, especially in low Earth orbit, has raised the risk of accidents, miscalculations, or malicious actions that could quickly escalate into conflict between nuclear-armed states. At the same time, the increasingly influential commercial space sector faces growing exposure to anti-satellite weapons and nuclear dangers, with little coordinated capacity to respond. This creates a unique opportunity to engage private space actors as partners in reducing nuclear and broader risks in outer space. To address this opportunity, the Foreign Policy Research Institute will conduct new research and a dialogue with various commercial space actors to create a roadmap for improving space security. This roadmap will outline steps private companies can take to reduce the risk of conflict in space and offer recommendations to policymakers to strengthen space security.
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For one-time funding for a project assessing the implications of emerging and disruptive technologies for the stealth and security of nuclear launch platforms as part of a Request for Proposals on “Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Weapon Risks”
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The rapid development of emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) could pose a significant risk to the second-strike capabilities of nuclear-armed states. Yet, there is a notable gap in public research on the ability of EDTs to detect mobile nuclear launch platforms, which rely on stealth and relocation. If EDTs can reliably detect mobile launch platforms, the major implications include disrupting longstanding notions of nuclear stability. To analyze this dilemma, the Federation of American Scientists will assess the destabilizing impacts of EDTs on mobile nuclear launch platforms, specifically land-based and sea-based platforms, with the goal of providing experts and policymakers with data to recommend short- and medium-term risk reduction measures. Findings will also include recommendations for open-source intelligence practitioners for the responsible use of new tools to ensure open-source analysis does not contribute to nuclear instability.
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For one time funding for a joint project mitigating the risks of AI integration into nuclear operations as part of a Request for Proposals on “Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Weapon Risks”
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Much of the existing research on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nuclear weapons operations has focused on the risks it poses to crisis stability, but policy-relevant recommendations have remained vague. With recent public calls by military officials for the adoption of AI into nuclear or nuclear-adjacent systems, the development of specific recommendations to mitigate these dangers is crucial. To address this gap, the Arms Control Association will bring together leading scholars of AI policy and nuclear weapons operations to analyze the risks of AI integration and develop specific, targeted solutions to prevent the worst harms of AI integration into nuclear operations. This project will utilize roundtable discussions and tabletop simulations to explore scenarios, test hypotheses, and share findings among key experts and policymakers. By focusing on the need for concrete and practical safety recommendations for AI and nuclear operations, the project aims to move the conversation forward from theoretical origins to practical measures.
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For project support of the Media Literacy Incubator Cohort
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Alliance for Decision Education (ADE), a national nonprofit founded in 2013, is working to improve education by helping K-12 students think critically, evaluate evidence, and navigate complexity. Through partnerships with 150 schools across 28 states and districts and education leaders, ADE integrates Decision Education or lessons about how to make thoughtful, informed choices into schools, trains teachers, and builds a network focused on helping students make better decisions for themselves and their communities. In an era of misinformation, these skills foster informed citizenship and support the Corporation’s vision for an informed and engaged youth population. With the Corporation’s support ADE will refine and expand its Media Literacy Incubator models, enabling the development of new tools, impact measurement, and strategic partnerships to reach more students. This support will help launch a third cohort and amplify efforts to equip students with critical decision-making skills in today’s polarized media landscape while fostering collaboration among educators, researchers, and policymakers, enabling them to scale the initiative nationally.
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For one time funding for a joint project to analyze how emerging technologies affect nuclear escalation dynamics as part of a Request for Proposals on “Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Weapon Risks”
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
With the rapid development of emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs), there remains a critical knowledge gap in understanding how these technologies impact nuclear decision-making and escalation dynamics during a crisis. To address this challenge, the Rhode Island School of Design will host realistic, immersive simulations of likely nuclear crisis scenarios. These simulations will be conducted in multiple iterations to both examine decision-making across experience levels and determine how different EDTs influence nuclear risks across regional contexts. The project findings will lead to practical recommendations to promote risk reduction during a crisis and reduce the risks of nuclear use.
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For support of licenses for expanded access to Futre for 5,000 low-income students
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Futre.me is a research-aligned software platform designed to assist young people in exploring and navigating career and life pathways grounded in cutting-edge research on learning and development from Dr. David Yeager, a prominent developmental psychologist and author of “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People.” Futre supports individuals aged fifteen through twenty-five explore personalized career pathways by providing detailed information on over 800 career pathways, including entry-level and long-term salary data, required education or training, and how these factors align with living expenses across different geographies to build knowledge and enhance decision-making. Students can adjust variables on the platform to test different paths and compare options transparently, making Futre unique in offering both breadth and personalization. Futre aims to significantly enhance career exploration and pathway navigation for students by distributing a total of 5,000 ten-year licenses, to low income students across approximately fifty schools representing diverse settings, states, and student demographics.
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As a final grant in support of the Atlas of Impunity
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
The Atlas of Impunity provides high-quality, credible, and transparent quantitative scores that allow activists, journalists, businesspeople, and ordinary citizens to track the degree of impunity experienced by the people of their country and its global peers. The Atlas also helps readers pinpoint which sites within society (e.g., conflict and violence, unaccountable governance, environmental degradation) are the greatest drivers of impunity. Finally, the Atlas’s qualitative analysis provides further context by highlighting global trends, hypothesizing drivers and causes of impunity, and identifying policies that may be most effective in fighting it. With global coordination in short supply and roughly 60 state-based conflicts ongoing—the most at any time since the end of World War II—human rights abuses are becoming more frequent, as the rule of law is weakening in a number of countries.
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For project support of the Beyond Ready Program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Many young people across the United States, particularly those in rural and underserved communities, lack access to high-quality opportunities to build civic knowledge. This grant will support the National 4-H Council’s Beyond Ready, a multi-year strategy to prepare up to 10 million youth for civic, career, and life success by 2030. Over the two-year grant period, Carnegie’s investment will support three core activities. 4-H will launch a new Civic Engagement Track at Ignite by 4-H, the organization’s national youth summit in Washington, D.C., engaging approximately 3,400 students and providing Carnegie-funded scholarships to 200 youth from underserved communities to attend the summit. Second, the Lead to Change initiative will fund and mentor 30 youth-led civic action projects with seed grants. Third, the grant will support training for 300 adult volunteers, enabling them to deliver high-quality civic learning experiences to approximately 15,000 youth nationwide.
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For one-time funding of PBS NOVA's Space Wars documentary
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
22 months
Description
The accelerating militarization of outer space has ushered in a new era of strategic competition with significant security implications, including heightened nuclear dangers. As space becomes a central warfighting domain, commercial actors are also playing an increasingly influential role in shaping the space environment and its vulnerabilities. Yet public understanding of these developments remains limited. To address this gap, NOVA will produce a new documentary exploring the rapidly developing outer space security environment. The film will examine the technological and policy dimensions of space militarization, including the potential deployment and use of nuclear weapons in orbit. The project aims to deepen public understanding of developments in outer space and how these trends could escalate crises and increase nuclear and global security dangers.
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For support to increase naturalization rates of legal permanent residents
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
According to the Department of Homeland Security, over 10 million Lawful Permanent Residents are currently eligible for naturalization, yet less than 10 percent apply annually. Barriers such as cost, legal complexity, and lack of accessible support disproportionately affect low-income immigrants and immigrants of color. This grant will support the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) in increasing U.S. naturalization rates through additional support to one of its key founding partners, the NALEO Educational Fund. NALEO Educational Fund will use these funds to provide direct assistance to approximately 3,000 aspiring citizens—both Latino and non-Latino—which includes application preparation, bilingual support via its hotline, and education about the application process. About half of all applications submitted will include requests for fee waivers. With Corporation support, ILRC will also increase support for the NAC’s national policy advocacy efforts through its stewardship of NAC’s Naturalization Working Group, providing up-to-date analysis on immigration policy changes, engaging with USCIS, and building national awareness.
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As a one-time grant for support of two conferences on countering polarization through academic collaboration
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
15 months
Description
Pressure for academic boycotts of Israel is hampering trans-national efforts to address the challenges of national and international polarization through collaboration. With the support of Carnegie, the organizers hope to produce research into the sources and the domestic and international risks of polarization, to offer timely and actionable strategies for remediation, while serving as an example of cross-border collaboration. This will be achieved through two major academic conferences, convened by top Israeli, European and American scholars who work in two areas of interest to Carnegie: Democracy and international peace and security. One will focus on “Public Institutions Under Stress” and the other on “Statecraft in An Age of Fracture”
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As a final grant for the Healthcare Pathways Professional Learning Community
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Community colleges must continue to find ways to be nimble in response to their students’ needs. These institutions provide post-secondary education, social services, professional development for individuals transitioning careers, employment, and human capital for the local workforce. Successful community colleges understand this challenge and center their students’ experience toward completion and economic mobility. For over sixteen years, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has provided colleges with tools, services, and supports to meet the ever-changing demand and help community colleges increase economic outcomes for low-income students. With Corporation support, ATD partnered with four Texas-based community colleges to develop and strengthen pre-healthcare pathways for students aspiring to enter the sector. ATD facilitated professional learning communities with college teams to strengthen these pathways by making them more accessible, aligning them to preexisting dual enrollment programs, and creating awareness of these pathways. With a final grant from the Corporation, ATD will continue working with these community colleges to focus on sustaining their pathways.
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For project support of the launch of teacher apprenticeships in New York State
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The New York State Educator Workforce Development HUB (The HUB) is poised to address the state’s urgent need for over 180,000 new teachers in the next decade through the expansion of teacher apprenticeship programs. Established in 2022 with funding from the US Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Building America program, The HUB focuses on creating well-prepared educator workforces by developing teacher Registered Apprenticeship Programs. Collaborating closely with state labor and education departments, the HUB has successfully navigated the complex regulatory landscape to support and expand these teacher apprenticeship programs. The proposed grant will enable the HUB to establish ten apprenticeship programs, benefiting 260 teacher and teacher assistant apprentices across five regions and significantly increasing the earnings potential of participants, with new teacher assistants potentially seeing a 43 percent increase and new teachers up to 116 percent increase in earnings. Additionally, The HUB will provide technical assistance, develop resources, and implement a centralized data system to monitor progress.
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For project support of the development of teaching pathways
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
City Year is a national organization with over thirty years of experience in improving educational quality and fostering a diverse pipeline of future educators through national service. As part of a state-wide effort in New York, this grant will leverage the City Year service year to create sustainable pathways into teaching careers. With a successful track record of serving 133,000 students in over 250 schools, and 6,000 alumni teachers who persist longer in classrooms and serve high-need areas, City Year is well-positioned to address workforce development challenges. City Year will engage 1,000 Corps Members in New York State, guiding approximately 450 towards education careers through access to their newly developed teacher pathway programs. Additionally, City Year will establish a statewide coalition to advocate for essential investments and policies, form workforce development partnerships, design apprenticeship standards, and engage local partners. The anticipated impact includes an increased number of Corps Members entering teaching careers, scaling the apprenticeship model, and positioning national service as a pre-apprenticeship experience.
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For one-time support for an independent cost assessment of Golden Dome
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
The proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system has reignited debate over the technical feasibility, strategic value, and political viability of national missile defense programs. At the same time, the cost to develop and deploy such a system remains unknown. To address this gap, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will provide a transparent and publicly available cost estimate covering the development, procurement, and long-term sustainment of Golden Dome. AEI will also create an online simulator to help users explore and better understand the potential costs, capabilities, and deployment timelines of Golden Dome. By providing credible, accessible analysis, the project aims to inform public debate, guide policymakers, and establish a common reference point for discussions about the future of the U.S. national missile defense program.
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For implementation of Social Emotional Learning in early childhood in selected states as well as a pilot to train practitioners in out of school settings
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Think Equal is a global nonprofit founded in 2016 by acclaimed filmmaker and human rights advocate Leslee Udwin to promote Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) as a fundamental human right during the most formative years of life, ages 3–6. The organization partners with governments, teacher unions, and communities in 37 countries to deliver a neuroscience-based curriculum that fosters emotional literacy, self-regulation, empathy, and school readiness. With support from this Carnegie grant, Think Equal will expand its work in the United States through strategic partnerships with teacher unions. Planned activities include securing agreements with school districts, training Pre-K educators, and distributing high-quality classroom and home-based SEL materials. To increase accessibility, the program will also produce American Sign Language (ASL) versions of its storybooks and resources. Light-touch evaluation methods will guide implementation and ensure responsiveness to educator and family feedback. At its core, Think Equal equips young children with the social and emotional skills they need to thrive in school, in relationships, and as active participants in civic life.
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As a one-time grant for support of the educational programming, including the civics component of the America 250 Exhibition
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) engages audiences by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future through exhibitions, education programs, and community events. As part of New York City’s America250 celebrations, MCNY will present The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution in 2026. The exhibition will challenge the notion that New York played a minor role in the Revolution, focusing on 1763–1789 and spotlighting the diverse individuals who shaped the city and the nation. With Corporation support, MCNY will develop related education programs—including field trips, professional development, and family offerings—that integrate American history and civics to help students understand their roles as citizens today. These efforts will extend beyond the exhibition’s run through ongoing civics-focused programming.
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For support of its public policy work
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
15 months
Description
With the concurrence of economic and civil society crises in the United States, public trust in American institutions and nonprofit organizations has plummeted in recent years. Yet, without a strong social sector and improved public-private partnerships, the country will be unable to address its myriad social and economic challenges. Founded in 1949, the Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that guides philanthropies as they advance their grantmaking. Informed by a diverse membership of more than 950 grantmakers representing private, community, family, and corporate foundations, the council is well-positioned to provide policy insights, legal assistance, and networking opportunities for its members. With Corporation support, the council will educate policymakers about the value of philanthropy to their communities and the importance of promoting charitable giving.
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As a final grant for support of its voting and voting rights program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Despite no challenges to the 2024 presidential election results, false claims of election fraud in the 2020 election continue to fuel efforts to restrict voting access for Americans across the country. At the same time, a combination of social media, artificial intelligence (AI), and bad actors (foreign and domestic) seek to spread disinformation and sow division, contributing to increased public distrust in elections and government. With renewed Corporation support, The Leadership Conference Education Fund aims at increasing voting and protecting voting rights and in addressing the impact of AI in spreading disinformation and misinformation. The Leadership Conference Education Fund will also further its efforts to promote greater technology platform accountability, especially as AI advances, to ensure tech companies have in place and enforce voter interference/election disinformation policies.
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For one time funding for a project to evaluate the capabilities of key emerging technologies for the future of nuclear deterrence dynamics as part of a Request for Proposals on "Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Weapon Risks"
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Rapidly advancing emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) have serious implications for nuclear security. New space-based sensors, artificial intelligence, quantum detectors, and advanced missile defense systems could make nuclear weapons more visible, vulnerable, or easier to target. This could push nuclear-armed states toward more aggressive nuclear postures and increase the risk of nuclear escalation and conflict. To address these dangers, the Program on Science & Global Security at Princeton University will conduct an independent assessment of how these technologies may impact the survivability of nuclear forces. The project will analyze the technical capabilities and limitations of EDTs related to nuclear stability, explore how current destabilizing nuclear dynamics may be exacerbated by EDTs, and identify policy options for reducing future nuclear dangers.
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For support of "A Land for All"
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
The continued instability in the Middle East and lack of progress toward peace have renewed interest in alternative approaches to resolving conflict in the region. While many frameworks for peace have been proposed in the past, these methods have struggled to gain traction amid changing political and demographic realities. With new funding, the International Peace Institute, in partnership with “A Land for All” (a joint Israeli-Palestinian initiative), will collaborate on an effort to test new models for peace rooted in principles of shared governance, cooperation, and mutual recognition. Through expert consultations, stakeholder engagement, and scenario-based exercises, the project will assess the viability of these approaches and offer constructive options for policymakers and peacebuilding actors committed to long-term regional stability.
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For a project on teaching peace and reconciliation using archives and technology to promote a multi-perspective approach
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
21 months
Description
Led by Professor Ian McBride, Pembroke’s Quill Project will support a junior research fellow to create innovative digital and archival resources to teach contested histories of the Northern Ireland peace process. The project combines digitized archives with interactive tools, an open-source e-book, teacher training, an online interactive course, and a youth British-Irish conference. It is closely aligned with Carnegie’s historic commitments to the diffusion of knowledge, the support of libraries, and furthering understanding of conflicts in society, while also fostering new strategies to prevent and resolve conflict. The applicant anticipates that the pilot will result in a €10 million European Research Council grant to further expand the digital and archival teaching and learning platform. If approved, Carnegie will be recognized for its contribution through digital platforms and in promotional materials.
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For one time support for a roundtable on African philanthropy and conference participation
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (IU) proposes to strengthen the scholarly community in African philanthropic studies by convening African scholars at the 2025 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) annual conference. Building on a separate Corporation-supported workshop hosted by IU, this project will extend the scholars’ engagement and networking opportunities through conference participation and a roundtable session on African philanthropy. Outputs will include a convening report, an edited volume authored by participating scholars, and article publications.
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For a cross-partisan dialogue for democracy
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The National Democratic Institute (NDI), in partnership with the International Republican Institute (IRI), will convene three high-level bipartisan gatherings with European parliaments over two years to help senior political leaders from across the transatlantic community craft practical strategies for lowering polarization and reinforcing democratic norms. The first meeting will explore ways to revitalize democratic practices and broaden public participation; the second will tackle contentious policy areas such as security, trade, energy, and emerging technologies; and the third will focus on boosting democratic resilience in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, where malign foreign influence remains a threat. Between conferences, the institutes will run virtual peer exchanges, publish recommendations, and draw on their complementary networks to keep the dialogue politically and geographically balanced, with the goal of turning trust-building discussions into concrete bipartisan reforms.
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