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Project Title
As a final grant for U.S.-Russia Track II Dialogues on Strategic Stability
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The National Academy of Sciences Committee on International Security and Arms Control runs one of the longest-standing U.S.-Russia Track II dialogues on strategic stability and nuclear dangers. For nearly 45 years, it has offered an uninterrupted channel for technical exchanges, policy analysis, and joint problem solving between top experts, even during severe tensions. With renewed support, NAS will continue biweekly virtual meetings on nuclear modernization, space security, arms control, and the integration of advanced conventional and nuclear capabilities. These efforts will help develop new recommendations for risk reduction and sustain relationships essential for crisis management.
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For project support for the expansion of public service pathways and degree completion opportunities for adult learners
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
18 months
Description
College Unbound (CU) was founded in 2009, with a mission to support adult learners to complete their bachelor’s degrees while managing work and family responsibilities. CU’s innovative approach recognizes and awards college credit for professional and workplace experiences, enabling students to advance their career pathways in the public service sector. Currently, CU operates in the states of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington and in Camden, NJ, Chicago, IL, and Wilmington, DE. They have established a strong foundation for ongoing services, evidenced by 65 percent of graduates receiving promotions upon degree completion, 69 percent reporting increased job security, and an average wage increase of $13,000 reported by graduates one year after completing their degree. The proposed project focuses on expanding their current professional pathways within public service fields such as education, public health, housing, nonviolence/reentry, and libraries. Over the next 18 months, CU will enroll 600 students, with a target for 80 percent retention rate after the first year and a graduation rate of 70 percent.
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For core support for the University of California, Berkeley Risk and Security Laboratory
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, space systems, and advanced materials are reshaping the future of nuclear security, yet few institutions are equipped to study how these developments interact and how policy can adapt. The Berkeley Risk and Security Lab at the University of California, Berkeley was founded to fill this gap by combining rigorous research, wargaming, and policy engagement to inform future nuclear security strategies. With Carnegie’s support, the Lab will establish the Carnegie Nuclear Security Initiative to deepen research on key nuclear security topics while expanding training for the next generation of nuclear security experts. This initiative will produce practical analysis and convene multidisciplinary stakeholders to advance new approaches to managing nuclear risks in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
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For a project to strengthen biological threat reduction capabilities across Africa
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
This initiative will establish a structured pipeline for African biosecurity leadership through annual policy courses for up to 30 African leaders per cohort, training and placing post-graduate fellows in operational roles with key international health security, biosecurity, and biological threat reduction organizations. Fellows will convene annually alongside global biosecurity events and produce policy briefs to strengthen biological threat reduction practices. By equipping a new generation of African experts with the skills and networks needed to govern biosafety and biosecurity, the program aims to strengthen continental preparedness and reduce biological threats to peace and stability, leveraging Brown University’s Pandemic Center expertise and partnerships to create lasting capacity beyond the grant period.
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For core support of the Science and Global Security Program
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The global landscape of nuclear dangers is rapidly shifting, driven by accelerating technological advances, emerging security rivalries, and the erosion of long-standing arms control agreements. Scientific and technical research is critically necessary to analyze these developments, assess and guide the policies states propose in response, and design new approaches to monitor nuclear activities and verify potential future arms control and disarmament agreements. In tandem, education and training are essential to ensure there is a next generation of nuclear scientists and scholars equipped to address these challenges. With renewed funding, Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) will continue research to develop practical policy options and expand its training of emerging experts on technical areas including verification of arms control agreements, nuclear weapon effects, and the nuclear security implications of space-based technologies.
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For support of a project on immigration policies in state legislatures
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) was founded in 1975 to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures, promote policy innovation and communication among them, and ensure they have a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system. Today, NCSL remains the only bipartisan organization representing all 7,386 state legislators and 30,000 legislative staff, uniquely positioned as a trusted, nonpartisan source of analysis and convening power. This grant would allow NCSL to expand its immigration policy work at a time when immigration is politically fraught and deeply polarized. With federal reform stalled, states have both significant opportunities and challenges to advancing pragmatic, innovative laws that foster immigrant integration and bring communities together rather than divide them. By investing in NCSL’s capacity, the Corporation can ensure lawmakers receive credible research, bipartisan education, and opportunities for thoughtful policy exchange.
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As one time funding for a project modeling the effects of nuclear use in outer space as part of a Request for Proposals on “Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Weapon Risks"
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Recent public reports suggest that the risk of nuclear use in outer space is rising. However, the consequences of such an event remain poorly understood. Existing public knowledge related to nuclear explosions in space relies on outdated data that does not reflect the modern commercial and military space environment. The University of Texas at Austin will apply updated modeling techniques to examine how nuclear detonations in space would affect key military and civilian satellite constellations across different orbits, as well as ground-based electrical and electronic infrastructure. The study will also estimate the potential economic and socio-political impacts of these disruptions. The findings will inform practical policy recommendations to reduce security vulnerabilities and identify diplomatic strategies to lower the risk of nuclear use in space.
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In support of the American Academy in Berlin Fellows Program
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The American Academy in Berlin, founded in 1994 by U.S. Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, is dedicated to strengthening transatlantic ties through advanced study and dialogue in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and public policy. With Corporation support, the Academy seeks to establish the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, where one distinguished scholar, artist, or policy expert will be selected and will spend four months in residence at the Academy, focusing on European security, democracy, and transatlantic Over a three-year cycle, this fellowship will deepen the Academy’s focus on critical global challenges, expand its programming, and extend its impact across Germany, Europe, and the wider transatlantic community.
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For core support of College Promise
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
College Promise is a nonpartisan organization that helms the national ‘promise movement’ to provide public funding the first two or more years of postsecondary education. They directly support a network of over 450 “Promise programs” across all fifty states with the goal of ensuring that all students in the United States have access to the education, training, and support necessary to achieve social and economic mobility. To address male economic disconnection, where only 57 percent of male high school graduates proceed to college, and many men aged 18-24 are neither in education nor employment, College Promise will collaborate with stakeholders in Louisiana, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Georgia. They will develop state-level frameworks integrating Promise programs with workforce priorities, train 40-60 staff, and develop policy briefs and a comprehensive implementation guide to ensure men receive seamless support for education, career counseling, and financial assistance. This initiative will enable states to adopt policies that help men enroll in and complete programs leading to high-demand jobs.
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In support of the Carnegie Scholarship Initiative
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Founded in 1996, the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) was established to build Ukraine’s domestic capacity to educate a new generation of economists. Ukraine now faces an urgent human capital crisis. Decades of brain drain have significantly worsened following the 2022 outbreak of war with Russia, jeopardizing the country’s ability to rebuild and modernize its economy. With Corporation support, the KSE will launch the Carnegie Scholarship Initiative, within the School’s Come Back Home program, which aims to retain and attract talented young people to pursue their education within Ukraine.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (Pugwash) has a legacy of engaging the world’s top scientific minds to reduce nuclear dangers. Under new leadership, the organization is modernizing its work to respond to today’s complex global threats, including those posed by advanced technologies and geopolitical instability. Through a combination of research and dialogues among leading scientists across the globe, Pugwash continues to bring together experts from across geopolitical divides—including countries often excluded from international forums—to foster dialogue and develop actionable policy ideas. The organization remains a rare, trusted platform for diplomacy grounded in scientific integrity. This renewal supports Pugwash’s new initiatives and intergenerational efforts to prepare future scientific leaders to support research and diplomatic efforts to reduce nuclear dangers.
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In support of the Waterford Treasures Children's Museum
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Between 1986 and 1992, a major archaeological excavation in Waterford, Ireland’s historic city center uncovered important Viking and medieval artifacts, leading to the creation of the Waterford Treasures Museum in 1999. The museum preserved seven historic buildings and expanded educational outreach. In 2022, the Museum of Childhood project sought a permanent home at 18 Lady Lane, an 18th-century merchant’s house. The museum explores childhood in all its dimensions—joyful and difficult—while promoting education, diversity, and community engagement. Initial Corporation funding supported workshops and planning; a renewal grant will help develop interactive exhibits and educational content.
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For an Asia-U.S. peace and security dialogue
Date
Mar. 06, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The adversarial relationship between the United States and China is fueled by widening perception gaps and a lack of substantive dialogue, with effects on the entire Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) will engage experts from the United States, China, and wider Asia-Pacific in Track II dialogues and rigorous analysis to clarify expectations and assess how to build common ground in pursuit of regional stability. By approaching U.S.-China relations from a regional perspective, APLN can evaluate the steps necessary to avoid confrontation and better understand the long-term trajectory of political and security relationships. The dialogues will generate practical policy recommendations that APLN will share with decision-makers and policy communities in the United States, China, and the Asia-Pacific.
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As a final grant for the U.S.-Russia Relations Initiative
Date
Mar. 06, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
High quality education and research on Russian foreign policy are essential for U.S. policymakers to effectively address Russia’s strategic challenges to U.S. interests. Since its establishment with Corporation support in 2016, the U.S.-Russia Relations Initiative at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy has provided premier graduate-level training on Russia and its global role. With final support, Fletcher will continue preparing the next generation of American experts through comprehensive study of Russian foreign policymaking and U.S.-Russia relations. Fletcher will expand course development, host visiting Russian scholars in exile for research and teaching, and facilitate academic track-two dialogues with Russian counterparts.
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As a one-time only grant in support of humanitarian assistance in Sudan
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC), founded in 1933, responds to the world’s worst crises, providing health care, infrastructure, learning, and economic support to more than 25 million people annually. Sudan is currently the largest humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world. Since the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, the IRC scaled up its emergency response activities, including the deployment of a new team to Darfur. In January 2025, IRC was close to finalizing a funding agreement with USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance that would have provided stable support for operations in Darfur and South Kordofan. However, the freeze on U.S. foreign assistance halted the issuance of that funding, and there is little expectation that it will resume soon. A grant from Carnegie Corporation would enable the IRC to implement a one-year, integrated health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) project across Tawila (North Darfur) and Zalingei (Central Darfur), delivering 13 targeted interventions for vulnerable internally displaced persons and conflict-affected communities—helping to stem the deepening humanitarian crisis in the region.
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For a project to expand educational services to school districts across the country
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Many children from immigrant backgrounds face challenges in schools due to poverty, language barriers, and unfamiliarity with the education system. With educators lacking understanding of how to support them, students experience stress, which negatively impacts their school performance. ImmSchools, an organization founded in 2018, fills a critical gap in the field by providing resources and professional development to school districts, leaders, and teachers, focusing on supporting immigrant students. With Corporation support, ImmSchools will triple their annual reach to meet growing demands from educators in the states. In response, they will provide educational workshops to more than 15,000 educators, students, and families, fostering informed communities, improving education access, and advancing immigrant civic integration.
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For support to expand National Education Equity Lab's model to serve an additional 26,000 additional high school students over three years
Date
Mar. 06, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The surest path toward economic mobility and civic participation remains a four-year college degree. However, students from low-income communities do not have consistent access to the academic preparation needed to unlock the world of higher education. Founded in 2019, with a single Harvard humanities course in twenty-five high schools, the National Education Equity Lab (Ed Equity Lab) has provided over 25k students across thirty-two states with access to actual credit-bearing courses at top universities at no cost to the students. Eighty percent of all students completing courses have passed, earning over 47k college credits, and representing an estimated $60M+ in college tuition cost savings. Prior Corporation support enabled the Ed Equity Lab to significantly scale the number of participating scholars and double and triple their presence in three of the country’s largest school districts. Renewed support will enable the Ed Equity Lab to expand the program to approximately 26k low-income high school scholars over the next three years and onboard two to three additional higher education partners.
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As a one-time grant for the Teaching America250 Awards
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
15 months
Description
Through fellowships, innovative learning tools, and an annual national summit, the Jack Miller Center (JMC) fosters a deeper understanding of the essential texts and ideas of the American political tradition among a network of over 4,000 K-12 educators and professors in forty-nine states. The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026 presents an opportune moment to celebrate the teachers who are equipping their students with a strong understanding of America’s founding principles. With support from Carnegie, JMC will launch the Teaching America250 Awards—a one-time national awards program recognizing one outstanding teacher in each state—in the fall of 2025. The Awards will empower exceptional educators to develop projects that celebrate America’s founding principles and bring its history to life: a powerful catalyst for renewed enthusiasm and meaningful action in American civic education. Applicants will design projects that teach the Declaration’s founding principles and foster civic purpose—via field trips, assemblies, clubs, or community art. Fifty educators will receive a $5,000 award to carry out their project, and a select number will present their projects at JMC’s National Summit on Civic Education.
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For project support to advance civic engagement and democracy education through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Too few adolescents have access to high-quality civic learning during the middle school years. To address this gap, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), a national organization founded in 1912 and committed to fostering girls’ leadership and civic engagement, will launch a civics initiative for middle school girls delivered directly in schools through facilitators. The program builds on a successful 2025 pilot that demonstrated the effectiveness of school-based programs in reaching low-income girls who may not otherwise access troop experiences. With Carnegie support, GSUSA will create a co-branded Civics Series Experience Box containing program guides, activity prompts, and badges. Through in-school sessions, girls will earn the Democracy for Cadettes Badge, pursue the True North Award through values-driven civic action, and culminate with a real-world civics experience such as state capitol visits or advocacy events, earning a co-branded Carnegie patch. The initiative will launch in 40 schools across the country, reaching 2,000 Cadettes and their families, with priority given to low-income communities.
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For Russia Matters
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Given Russia’s consequential role in world affairs, it is essential for the United States to have a clear and accurate understanding of developments in its foreign and domestic policies. With support from Carnegie, the Russia Matters website was launched in 2016 to offer fact-based analysis, data, and informed debate on the factors shaping Russian behavior. It serves expert and policymaking communities in the English-speaking world, as well as the general public. With final funding, the site will continue to grow its content by commissioning new research and analysis on topics such as Russia’s political, economic, and social stability; U.S.-Russia strategic relations; and the future of Euro-Atlantic security. The grant will support the production of research, publications, convenings, and briefings.
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For project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
18 months
Description
The Civics Bee is a national competition engaging students in history, government, and civics. Launched in 2024 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, it served 2,500 students from twenty-eight states. With Corporation support, it will expand to all fifty states, partnering with 300 chambers to host essay contests, local quiz events, and state championships. By 2026, 50,000 middle schoolers will enter the first stage, with 6,000 advancing to local events and 900 to state competitions. State champions will compete in a nationally televised championship—featuring forty states in 2025 and all fifty by 2026. Prizes range from $500 locally to $100,000 nationally, with the Corporation presenting second- and third-place awards at the 2025 and 2026 championships.
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For project support to expand the Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange Program
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
18 months
Description
As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2026, the Smithsonian Institution will engage communities across the country with an invitation to celebrate, commemorate, and contemplate the founding of the nation and the tenets of our democracy. Unfortunately, many U.S. education systems currently lack comprehensive civics instruction, leaving a critical gap in educating students about the nation’s founding ideals and the rights and responsibilities of all citizens. Currently in its pilot phase, The Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange Program (DiDVE) run by the Smithsonian empowers young people ages thirteen to eighteen by connecting local stories to national narratives through civic engagement and community storytelling. By combining place-based pedagogy with Smithsonian resources, DiDVE fosters meaningful dialogue among students from diverse backgrounds while providing educators with the tools and training to lead these exchanges. With the Corporation’s support, the Smithsonian aims to establish the program as a signature educational offering, expanding its reach from just over 1,000 students served as of spring 2025 to 5,000 students nationwide by the end of 2026.
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For support of the Think, Learn, Create Change program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Many young people in the United States lack access to high-quality civic learning experiences during adolescence. This grant will support the expansion of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Think, Learn, Create Change civic engagement program from eighty to one hundred Clubs between 2025 and 2027, increasing youth participation from approximately 3,600 to 4,500. It will fund a new Carnegie-supported Youth Leading Change cohort involving ten Clubs, engaging 200 students in deeper civic learning through project-based action, mentorship, and advocacy events, while reaching an additional 1,000 youth through expanded Town Halls, Service Projects, and State Advocacy Days. The grant also supports the 2026 Summit for America’s Youth in Washington, D.C., which will convene 600 youth during the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Youth will also participate in advocacy training and engage with national leaders.
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For project support to expand debate programs to foster civic skills
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Bill of Rights Institute (BRI) has been at the forefront of promoting civic education since 1999, striving to bridge gaps in civic knowledge and creating opportunities for students to engage in civic practices. With a vast network of over 83,000 civics teachers, BRI empowers both teachers and students through engaging debate initiatives that emphasize critical thinking, public speaking, and constructive dialogue. The proposed project aims to expand BRI’s impact by scaling up two key initiatives over the next two years. 1) The DebateWorks in the Classroom series will provide essential resources to 575 civics teachers, thereby impacting 60,000 students by facilitating discussions on current events and 2) the Debating Matters TransAtlantic Tournament will connect U.S. and U.K. students for global debates with plans for annual in-person championships. Support from the Corporation will enable BRI to significantly enhance student participation in debates, both in classrooms and through various events, fostering a deeper understanding of civic values and engagement.
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For project support of the New York Alliance for Early College Pathways to advance State policy to expand early college pathways in New York
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 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 in New York, even though we know a four-year college degree continues to be the single best predictor of socioeconomic mobility. The New York Alliance for Early College Pathways (NY4ECP) is a non-partisan, cross-sector initiative formed in 2024, modeled after a successful statewide effort in Massachusetts, which enabled hiring flexibilities central to early college models and secured public funding for early college programs among other critical policy wins, including conferring state designations for twenty-six early college programs across thirty-eight participating high schools and twenty colleges, enabling approximately 4K students to accrue significant amounts of college credit. Corporate support will enable NY4ECP to advance state-level policies that strengthen and expand early college pathway programs over the next two years, grow to include 100 member organizations, and launch a policy fellowship for ten early college alumnae.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Despite decades of research confirming the benefits of civic education, student proficiency has stagnated at twenty to twenty-five percent for more than twenty-five years. Declining public investment, politicized curricula, and rising polarization have exacerbated civic disengagement—particularly among youth, who increasingly report a loss of faith in democratic institutions. Founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in 2009, iCivics is the leading civic education organization in the United States, known for its accessible curriculum, bipartisan coalitions, and expansive policy reach. With Corporation support, iCivics will continue leading the CivXNow Coalition to advance bipartisan policies that restore civic learning to classrooms across all fifty states. Additionally, $500,000 of this general support grant will be dedicated to the Carnegie Civics Youth Fellowship—a national leadership and civic engagement initiative that will train young people to organize, advocate, and participate in efforts to improve democracy and civic education.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 06, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Founded in 2019, the American Exchange Project’s (AEP) mission is to foster meaningful connection between Americans from different political, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds. Its program brings high school seniors together for a two-week domestic exchange program. The experience consists of a week-long trip to an American hometown radically different from the one participating students call home, followed by a week where those students host other seniors in their hometown. In just four years, AEP has sent nearly 1,000 students on more than 150 exchanges across 36 states. With Corporation support, AEP will increase capacity from 650 seniors to 3,000 students annually in all 50 states to encourage meaningful dialogue between people across lines of difference and equip young people with the knowledge, skills, disposition, and agency to actively engage as members of their communities, states, and country.
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As a final grant for the University Consortium
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
At a time when public discourse is increasingly polarized and deep expertise on Russia is in decline, the University Consortium (UC) strengthens the foundations for more coherent, coordinated, and far-sighted policy toward Russia and European security. By convening scholars, policy practitioners, and rising experts from across Europe, America, Russia, and beyond, the UC promotes informed, cross-regional debate that bridges national, ideological, and generational divide. With renewed support, the program will deepen transatlantic collaboration on Russia-West relations; enhance Western strategic thinking through academic diplomacy; train and mentor the next generation of Russia/Eurasia experts; and strengthen a growing alumni network.
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For the Project on Media and National Security
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
In an era where national security threats are increasingly complex and global, accurate and fact-based reporting is crucial. The Project for Media and National Security (PMNS) responds to this need. Through its flagship initiative, the Defense Writers Group (DWG), PMNS enhances fact-based journalism by improving reporters’ access to senior leaders who offer essential context and insights into security challenges. This ensures more informed and truthful media coverage of these critical issues. Reporters use these interactions and conversations to craft articles and stories that are published worldwide. Beyond the DWG, PMNS also hosts seminars on topics for students and manages the archive of transcripts from the journalist convenings.
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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 Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL) is among the selected libraries. With Corporation support, GCPL will expand its English language learning programs to better serve Gwinnett’s diverse and rapidly growing immigrant population, where nearly 40 percent of households speak a language other than English at home. The library will offer structured English language courses alongside digital literacy and workforce development training, ensuring adult learners gain the skills needed for economic mobility and civic participation. Additionally, GCPL will enhance its college readiness initiatives, providing teens with mentorship, test preparation, and resources to navigate higher education pathways.
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For project support of The Team's athlete civic ambassadors high school expansion program
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
15 months
Description
Research from CIRCLE at Tufts University shows that peer-led, culturally relevant outreach—especially by athletes—can boost youth civic participation. The Team, a project of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund, is a national nonprofit that embeds year-round civic engagement into the culture of athletics and has reached more than 250,000 individuals nationally through their work with college athletes and coaches as trusted civic messengers. With Corporation support, The Team aims to bring their signature youth leadership development, peer-to-peer organizing, and civic storytelling programs to high schools nationally, ensuring that more young people are inspired and prepared to participate meaningfully in civic life. The Team will also engage students online through virtual events and youth-created media that promotes civic leadership and a pro-democracy culture. This high school expansion initiative aims to reach more than 5,000 students during the 2025-2026 school year.
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For project support of Theirworld’s Peace, Security and Education Task Team of Global Youth Ambassadors
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
18 months
Description
At a time of rising conflict and polarization, engaging young people as leaders in peacebuilding and civic participation is urgent. Theirworld, a global education nonprofit, runs the Global Youth Ambassador (GYA) program, the world’s largest network of youth campaigners for education, with 2,300 Ambassadors from 140 countries and more than 6,000 alumni. Ambassadors, ages 18–28, are selected for their leadership potential and trained in advocacy, campaigning, and community mobilization. With Carnegie support, Theirworld will launch a new Peace, Security, and Education Task Team within the GYA program. The grant will directly train ten to fifteen Ambassadors with lived experience of conflict, equipping them with skills in civic dialogue, conflict resolution, and leadership. Ambassadors will design community action plans and lead youth consultations with 500 peers worldwide, culminating in a published report. A digital storytelling and advocacy campaign will amplify youth perspectives globally. This project builds youth leadership for peace, security, and civic participation.
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For one time funding for a project to develop an integrated, open-access model that simulates the full spectrum of the consequences of nuclear conflict as part of a Request for Proposals for the Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
For the first time since the 1980s, the United Nations General Assembly has mandated a new scientific study assessing the effects of nuclear conflict. However, the UN Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War will rely on outside expertise to produce its results. While past studies have examined discrete elements of nuclear war effects, there is no integrated framework capable of simulating the full range of immediate and long-term impacts—from blast, fire, and fallout to disruptions of climate, agriculture, the global economy, and space infrastructure. To address this major gap in understanding nuclear dangers, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will develop a new open-access modeling capability that integrates nuclear weapons effects with macroeconomic, agricultural, and earth system models, and will produce a novel first-order model of nuclear detonations in space to assess risks to satellites and related infrastructure.
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As a final grant for a project to improve the communications capacity of the U.S. non-governmental sector engaged with nuclear issues
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Arms control and disarmament experts often struggle to communicate effectively with policymakers and the public, particularly as the information environment grows more fragmented and fast-moving. ReThink Media, a communications organization focused on promoting peace, will continue to train experts to develop targeted messaging, analyze media narratives, and deploy earned and owned digital media strategies. This project will develop a data-informed messaging framework on U.S.-China nuclear relations, expand the use of non-traditional media, and continue providing communications support to the nuclear expert community to help ensure credible voices reach policymakers and the public.
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For GZero World with Ian Bremmer
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
As a premier public broadcasting station, WNET produces “GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer,” a program dedicated to delivering unbiased education and insights on international affairs. Featuring in-depth interviews with diverse voices, the show weaves together big-picture analyses with personal stories, highlighting the human experiences behind global issues such as ongoing conflicts, technological advancements, and shifting geopolitical alliances. Renewed support for “GZERO WORLD” will enable it to continue expanding American audiences’ understanding by offering a comprehensive range of perspectives from guests of varied backgrounds and nationalities.
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For support of a public engagement campaign for a documentary exploring the continuum of principles and beliefs defining the American identity
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Citizen Film, a documentary production company founded in 2002, has more than two decades of experience promoting civic engagement through storytelling and by collaborating with civic organizations, educators, and community leaders. Its ongoing American Creed project, produced in partnership with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy, political scientist, Condoleezza Rice, PBS, and national civic organizations, explores America’s foundational ideals and encourages engagement across divides using character-driven stories. With PBS disseminating new American Creed content through 2025 and 2026 as part of its America @250 programming, Citizen Film will lead a public engagement campaign targeting high school students and intergenerational audiences nationwide. New episodes will feature dialogues between Kennedy, Rice, and young leaders, accompanied by curricular materials, educator workshops, and community events to inspire civic reflection and bridge divides. Since its 2018 launch, American Creed has engaged more than 1.5 million viewers, including high school students, across all fifty states, through broadcasts, curricular activities, and public events.
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For support of a project on United States-Iran relations
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
For the United States, the relationship with Iran remains an intractable foreign policy challenge. Although there was an increase in communication leading up to and following the agreement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran nuclear deal), these channels were severely reduced after the U.S. withdrawal from the deal and more recent turmoil in the region. Notwithstanding the obstacles, the U.S.-Iran Initiative (the Initiative) at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has been able to continue providing opportunities for expert-level policy dialogue between the United States and Iran. It also directly engages with current officials on both sides to promote mutually acceptable strategies for managing a range of issues in this fraught relationship.
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As a final grant for a project to provide training in strategic force analysis
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Opportunities to learn technical analysis of nuclear strategy, weapons capabilities, and the impact of emerging technologies are scarce, especially for those new to the nuclear field. This final grant to Dartmouth College will enable emerging nuclear weapons scholars and practitioners to learn how to assess and model the capabilities of strategic nuclear forces through week-long in-person training courses. These courses will also facilitate networking among course participants as well as with established experts. This, in turn, will encourage future collaboration as well as sustain technical and analytical capacity in the field.
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As a final core support grant to PassBlue, a digital publication that covers the United Nations
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945 to maintain peace and security across the world, but its size and bureaucracy often hinder public understanding of its operations, politics, and programs. In response, PassBlue, a non-profit digital publication administered through the Institute for Nonprofit News, provides reporting on breaking news, long-form journalism, and multimedia products on the UN’s far-ranging operations and their implications. PassBlue has become the go-to site for behind-the-scenes perspectives on the UN and the United States’ role in it. With Corporation support, PassBlue will continue to produce award-winning journalism to shed light on the complicated, essential, and often-misunderstood work of the UN during an era of changing and contentious international politics.
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As a final general support grant
Date
Mar. 06, 2025
Duration
12 months
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The Urban Schools Human Capital Academy (USHCA) is the national leader in human capital reform in education and is dedicated to the development, support, and networking of leaders with human capital responsibilities. The mission of USHCA is to ensure that all students, especially those who have been historically underserved have access to effective teaching. Since its founding in 2011, USHCA has supported states, districts, schools, and partner organizations to align, manage, and leverage their educators’ talents to best meet student learning goals. Their support also drives the retention of teachers, leaders, and other school staff. To date they have served over 115 school districts and sixteen state departments of education, training over 1000 education leaders, through services such as human capital assessments, team-based Academy workshops for districts and states, a teaching accelerator designed to increase access to effective teachers, and custom coaching. With this final grant, USHCA will continue its work to support school districts with the implementation of effective strategies to address current teacher shortages and drive state and local policies that enable more effective future talent management.
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For one time funding for a project analyzing the use of emerging technologies to bolster conventional deterrence in place of expanding nuclear capabilities as part of a Request for Proposals on “Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Weapon Risks”
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
18 months
Description
China’s rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal has led to major debates about whether the U.S. must significantly expand its own nuclear forces. However, there has been little rigorous analysis of whether non-nuclear capabilities could now fill roles long considered the exclusive domain of nuclear weapons. To address this challenge, the RAND Corporation will assess whether emerging and disruptive technologies—such as artificial intelligence, space-based sensors, advanced conventional strike, and cyber capabilities—can offset growing nuclear threats and enhance deterrence without a large-scale nuclear expansion. The project will also estimate the financial costs associated with implementing technological offsets and compare them to the expenses of expanding U.S. nuclear capabilities.
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For one-time funding for a project on understanding public attitudes of nuclear proliferation among U.S. allies
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
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As U.S. strategic priorities shift and questions about security guarantees intensify, debates over the need for independent nuclear capabilities have grown in traditional allied countries, including South Korea, Japan, Poland, and Germany. These developments have raised concerns that public opinion is shifting toward support for domestic nuclear weapons programs, which could undermine the global nonproliferation regime and increase nuclear dangers. Yet, existing public opinion data in these countries is largely outdated. To address this gap, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs will conduct representative surveys in key allied countries to assess threat perceptions, views on alliances and treaties, and potential support for domestic nuclear weapons programs. The Council will also survey American attitudes toward further proliferation abroad and its implications for U.S. policy. Working with local pollsters, the Council will produce findings that will inform policy recommendations and help communicate the risks of nuclear proliferation.
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For project support of participatory budgeting simulations
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
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School participatory budgeting (PB) engages students in decision-making while building skills in deliberation, leadership, and collaboration. The NYC Department of Education’s Civics for All initiative created a PB program, but participation is voluntary, and many schools lack the staff capacity to join. The Making Democracy Real (MDR) initiative, will address this gap by partnering with six New York City middle schools over two years. Students will collect ideas, develop proposals, deliberate with their peers, and vote on school improvement projects, supported by Civic Fellows and teachers who will co-design and co-implement the program. MDR is expected to reach up to 2,100 students and increase student political efficacy, policy knowledge and overall engagement in school life.
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As a final grant for core support of The Cowen Institute
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
12 months
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The Tulane University’s Cowen Institute addresses the critical need for better alignment between K-12 education, postsecondary education, and the labor market in New Orleans. Despite significant post-Hurricane Katrina reforms, challenges in college enrollment and degree attainment persist. Founded in 2007, the Cowen Institute’s mission is to drive educational and postsecondary success through data-driven research, professional development, and collaborative networks. With a final grant of $250,000 for twelve months, the Cowen Institute will expand key initiatives such as professional development for approximately 150 educators, FAFSA completion workshops for high school seniors, and the New Orleans Data Collaborative. These activities will impact over 7,000 high school students, offering crucial college readiness and career planning support. The institute will also produce the annual Life After High School report, providing valuable data to inform policy and practice, ensuring enhanced educational outcomes citywide.
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For "Catalyst Sponsor" support of the Leadership Roundtable's 20th Anniversary
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
4 months
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As a final project support of their college access toolkits and workshops for families and educators
Date
Mar. 06, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
GO Public Schools engages families, educators, and diverse, student-centered partners to ensure that northern California’s low-income communities have access to equitable educational opportunities. Since its launch in 2009, GO Public Schools has built a track record of success in advocacy campaign work, community leadership, and family support. They work to address the persistent gaps in school systems that leave students underprepared for success in the rapidly evolving world, including post-secondary enrollment and persistence. With support from the Corporation, GO aims to enhance its College Early and Often program by: (1) increasing post-secondary access for families through tools for college planning and financial aid navigation, and (2) expanding resources to assist underserved and low-income families and educators in supporting students’ pursuit of post-secondary degrees while minimizing costs through informed financial aid choices.
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For project support to expand the Freshman Year for Free program
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
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The Modern States Education Alliance (Modern States), founded in 2017 by Steve Klinsky, aims to make a college degree affordable and accessible. In collaboration with college professors, Modern States offers a free online library of courses to prepare students for CLEP exams. These courses are available 24/7 and feature video lectures, online textbooks, practice questions, and a practice exam. With CLEP exams accepted by nearly 3,000 colleges, students can earn free college credits, reducing tuition costs and time to degree completion. Since its inception, Modern States has registered over 730,000 learners across all fifty states, who have attempted more than 185,000 CLEP exams and passed over 110,000 exams. The resulting college credits earned represent savings for learners that exceed $220 million, and a return benefit of $7 for every dollar invested. Continued support will help expand the “Freshman Year for Free” program through partnerships with States and school operators where there is significant demand and launch a pilot for veterans and military-connected learners.
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As a final core support grant towards educational programming
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
Established in 1937, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is guided by its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of visual culture and to collect, conserve, and study the art of our time. Rooted in the Guggenheim’s founding history of convening interdisciplinary cross-sections of artists and luminaries, its educational programming hosts world-class forums, including the signature Late Shift public programming series for young adults. Late Shift unites the prominent design-minded, solution-oriented thinkers of today with inspired architecture/design students and members of the public. With Corporation support, the Guggenheim will continue to ignite conversations surrounding cultural heritage preservation and sustainability in partnership with artists and creative visionaries within our community.
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For a project on Russian Military Reconstitution
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Following Moscow’s interventions in Syria and Ukraine, the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), with support from Carnegie, launched a project to revitalize the field of Russian military studies that had been dormant since the end of the Cold War. CNA commissioned reports from emerging experts on Russia’s evolving military capabilities, establishing foundational analyses while cultivating a new generation of specialists. With the Ukraine war reaching a inflection point in summer 2025, CNA will focus its research on Russian military reconstitution, a central topic for the future of the Russian military. Research and analysis will focus on four key components: military manpower growth, weapons production expansion, command structure changes, and the new military elite.
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For support for the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA)
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
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The African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA), established in 2013, hosts the largest convening of scholars in African Studies in Africa through its biennial conference, and provides a platform for early-career researchers, intergenerational scholarly exchange, and transdisciplinary dialogue. With Corporation support, ASAA will pilot a PhD completion fellowship program for Africa-based scholars in African Studies, support conference participation in the sixth biennial conference, as well as media communications and fellow publications.
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