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Project Title
As a one-time grant for the design and programming of the Dunard Center Concert Hall
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust (IMPACT) Scotland was established in 2016 to create and manage the Dunard Centre, Edinburgh’s first new concert hall in 100 years. Main construction is scheduled to begin in 2025, with a construction period of four years. By creating a world-class concert hall in the heart of Edinburgh, IMPACT Scotland aims to bring more music to more people, transforming communities through culture. IMPACT Scotland has developed a robust engagement strategy with six clear priority areas: apprenticeships and skills development, connecting others, igniting sparks, nurturing young talent, supporting an aging population, and foregrounding accessibility. A Carnegie Corporation grant will support the research and development of four of these areas over a two-year period. Focus will be placed on building relationships and developing creative engagement programs which will run alongside a year-round performance schedule. Carnegie Corporation will be credited as a principal engagement partner throughout the research and development stages of each of the programs below and will acknowledged during the ground-breaking events.
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For project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Although the number of newly arrived immigrants in New York City has decreased in recent months, the overall immigrant population remains high, and demand for integration services continues. Many face challenges accessing employment and other opportunities due to limited English proficiency and unfamiliarity with American workplace norms. The Riverside Language Program, a nonprofit organization with over forty years of experience serving recent immigrants, implements a comprehensive model combining ESL, workforce development, digital literacy, case management, and civic engagement. With renewed support from the Corporation, Riverside will expand its ESL services to enroll an additional 200 documented individuals, providing them with 150 hours of English language instruction, job readiness support, digital skills training, and civic engagement opportunities—advancing their successful integration and contributing to stronger communities in New York City.
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For support of the Immigration Policy Fellowship
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Despite widespread recognition of immigrants’ contributions to the United States, legal immigration policy remains gridlocked, and federal inaction continues to strain communities, businesses, and institutions. With the United States likely to face a decline in population and labor force growth, it is critical to develop a sustainable long-term legal immigration policy framework. In response, Hyphen—fiscally sponsored by Panorama Global—has launched the Immigration Policy Fellowship. The purpose of the fellowship is to tap into the expertise of former senior-level officials—across the ideological spectrum—who have served in various agencies and capacities within the federal government. As fellows, the former officials will serve as advisers to a wide range of immigration stakeholders working to develop a forward-looking legal immigration policy and strategy. The Corporation joins a wide range of funders in support of the fellowship.
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As a one-time grant in support of the Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The McCain Institute at Arizona State University is a nonpartisan organization inspired by Senator John McCain and his family’s dedication to public service. Their programs are intended to defend democracy, advance human rights, and empower character-driven leaders. Their ability to convene leaders across the global political spectrum enables them to make a real impact on the world’s most pressing challenges. This past February, the McCain Institute launched The John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative (FPPI), inspired by Senator McCain’s experience as a prisoner of war and lifelong advocacy for those who are wrongly held. Carnegie Corporation’s support will enable the FPPI to secure key resources, engage policymakers, and boost vital interventions advocating for the release of four groups of political prisoners and hostages.
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As a one-time only grant for the South African Committee for Higher Education (SACHED) archive project
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The South African Higher Education Committee for Higher Education Trust (SACHED) served as an adult and community educational organization in South Africa from 1959-2004. It resisted apartheid education and presented educational alternatives with the aim of fostering a democratic education system in South Africa. Through the current iteration of the project, the SACHED Archiving Project, the Corporation will support recording and archiving the history of the organization’s adult education efforts including consolidating existing documents, publications, and audio visual materials that were produced, digitizing existing materials, and disseminating its history online and on social media platforms. It will also engage with community educators and stakeholders.
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For project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program in selected regions
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The IRC proposes to expand its English for Newcomers and Youth and Young Adult Education and Career Pathway programs in three regions: Atlanta, San Diego, and a third site to be selected by April 2025 based on program capacity. These initiatives provide vocational ESL instruction, workforce development, and civic engagement for refugees, asylees, and documented migrants. IRC will serve 450 participants—150 in each of the two initial sites (seventy-five adults and seventy-five youth) and 150 adults in the third site. Programming includes bilingual vocational ESL, financial literacy, postsecondary navigation, and career readiness support. Seventy-five percent of participants are expected to complete the program or exit early after achieving a key education or career milestone, such as employment or postsecondary enrollment. IRC will develop and disseminate a practitioner toolkit to share program insights with peer organizations and partners.
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For project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program in Milford, MA
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Immigrants who settle in the United States need proficiency in English to integrate into American society and pursue economic and social mobility. Yet access to English as a Second Language (ESL) programs are limited, particularly in suburban areas like Milford, Massachusetts. Over the past two decades, Milford has seen a significant increase in immigrants, primarily from Brazil and Ecuador, but there are no adult basic education classes within a twenty-mile radius. With initial funding from the Corporation in 2024, ESL Plus, housed by the Foundation for MetroWest, expanded its ESL classes in its Milford site. The proposed renewal grant will enable the program to serve 250 documented immigrants over two academic years in its Milford and Framingham sites. It will fund additional administrative, instructional, and advising staff and continue offering wraparound services to support participants’ ESL acquisition, civic engagement, and workforce readiness.
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As a one-time grant in support of the research project on extreme altruistic behavior
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission was founded in 1904 by Andrew Carnegie as a private foundation recognizing and supporting civilian heroism in the US and Canada. The HERO Project aims to grow the research community studying altruism and inspire work on heroism by building the Hero-inspired Education and Research Outreach (HERO) Platform to collect and make accessible education and research on heroic acts and their impacts. HERO will convene in-person workshops and conferences to connect what is now a disparate, atomized group of scholars and educators siloed in specific disciplines, then iteratively build, maintain, and expand a web portal that will both display and allow access to the data and narratives on heroic acts and heroes from the CHFC. Corporation support will fund staff, events and data infrastructure for this project.
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For project support to integrate public library data onto their platform, allowing users to better understand the broader educational ecosystem within their community
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
GreatSchools is the nation’s largest education-focused parenting website serving 45 million American families annually with a track record of over nineteen years. They have effectively engaged with parents, providing profiles of 150,000 K-12 schools that encompass performance metrics, detailed descriptions, and valuable feedback from over a million parents and students. Through this proposed project, the Corporation will support GreatSchools to launch a pilot that will integrate public library data into a platform to help parents access educational resources and programs in their communities. It involves three key efforts: showcasing library programs in school searches, creating updatable library profiles, and developing content to educate parents about library resources and their role in the learning ecosystem. The initiative seeks to empower parents to make informed decisions about their children’s education and raise awareness of the value libraries offer to communities.
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As a final project support to deploy the "Foster Civil Discourse and Deliberative Democracy" resource
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Civil discourse on college campuses is declining at an alarming rate, exacerbated by growing political division and the fear of expressing opposing views. The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) aims to address this by promoting deliberative democracy on campus through faculty development. Deliberative democracy fosters constructive dialogue, mutual appreciation, and thoughtful reasoning among students, rather than competitive debate. With support from the Corporation, ACUE will develop and implement a new four-module “Deliberative Discourse” professional development series, training 1,000 professors across twenty-six institutions. This initiative will impact an estimated 120,000 students annually, equipping them with skills to engage in meaningful and respectful conversations. Previously, ACUE has certified over 42,000 professors across more than 500 colleges and universities, consistently demonstrating improved learning outcomes and reduced achievement gaps. Their mission is to deepen learning and promote critical thinking among students with research-based instructional approaches.
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As a final grant for Democratic Resilience in the Bodleian Libraries’ Collections
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Over the past four centuries, the Bodleian has developed an international reputation as one of the world’s leading libraries. Democratic Resilience in the Bodleian Libraries’ Collections responds to the need to improve the accessibility of key collections and the wider challenges faced by democracies in a more polarized world. Through this project, the Bodleian will improve the accessibility of collections related to democratic ideas and processes that have shaped countries and the lives of people. They will catalogue the archive of Lord Heseltine, digitize a variety of materials relating to democracy in the UK and beyond, and develop and publicize educational content based on those materials. Corporation support will enable these endeavors to be professionally staffed and carried through quickly to meet the needs of this democratic moment.
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For project support to San Diego Public Library to expand reach and services through their college access and readiness program
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 San Diego Public Library (SDPL) is among the selected libraries. With Corporation support, they will expand their English as a Second Language (ESL) programming to serve the city’s diverse and growing immigrant communities. SDPL will offer structured language courses alongside workforce development and digital literacy training, ensuring adult learners gain the skills needed for economic mobility and civic participation. Additionally, the library will strengthen its college readiness initiatives, providing teens with mentorship, test preparation, and resources to navigate higher education pathways.
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For project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program
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 Plainfield Public Library (PPL) is among the selected libraries. With Corporation support, PPL will develop and scale a sustainable, fundable ESL model for New Jersey’s Labor and Literacy Library Initiative (L&LL), where PPL serves as the lead agency. PPL aims to refine materials, expand services by 50 percent, train volunteers across five to ten additional libraries, and complete six instructional cycles.
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For project support to Nashville Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program
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 Nashville Public Library (NPL) is among the selected libraries. With Corporation support, they will enroll adult learners in leveled ESL classes (eighteen week and sixteen-week, respectively) to meet diverse proficiency needs. By addressing Davidson County’s 1,800-person ESL waitlist, NPL will
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As a final grant for the “Judy Woodruff Presents: America at a Crossroads” production
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Founded in 1961, the Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association (WETA) is the flagship public broadcasting station in Washington, DC. WETA produces PBS NewsHour, a nightly broadcast and digital platform known for its commitment to rigorous journalism. In 2022, NewsHour launched Judy Woodruff Presents: America at a Crossroads, a special series examining the roots of political and cultural polarization in the United States. With renewed Corporation funding, the new phase of this initiative, The Way Forward, will shift focus to spotlight efforts across the country that are attempting to bridge divides and find constructive solutions to polarization. Building on the success of the first phase—which included forty-two broadcast segments and nearly 14 million video views—Woodruff and her team will continue producing biweekly segments for PBS NewsHour, along with complementary digital content and lesson plans for educators.
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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
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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
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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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