Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 72 Grants Totaling $47,597,500

At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on September 14, 2023, Carnegie Corporation of New York's Board of Trustees approved 72 grants totaling $47,597,500. Brief descriptions of each board-approved grant are provided below.

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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.
36-month grant of $400,000 for the Arab Political Science Network.

American University, Washington, D.C.
36-month grant of $350,000 for postdoctoral fellows at American University and Life and Peace Institute.

Arab Reform Initiative, Paris, France  
24-month grant of $400,000 for fostering the role of social scientists in policy development.

Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Copenhagen, Denmark  
24-month grant of $400,000 for academic partnerships in the Arab region.

Asia Society, New York, NY,
24-month grant of $475,000 for the China Visibility Initiative at ChinaFile.

Berggruen Institute, Los Angeles, CA
24-month grant of $250,000 as one-time funding for “a project on multilateral urban investments” as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Reimagining Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy.

Brown University, Providence, RI
36-month grant of $850,000 for the Costs of War project.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Chicago, IL
24-month grant of $550,000 for general support.

Center for International Policy, Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $400,000 for research and analysis on international peace and security.

Center for International Policy, Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $420,000 as one-time funding for a research and education project on the 1122 Program as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Reimagining Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy.”

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc., Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $250,000 for the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program.

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
24-month grant of $237,000 for one-time funding for a project on regional approaches to nuclear security as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons.”

Education Sub Saharan Africa, Sutton, The United Kingdom   
24-month grant of $390,000 for research and policy dialogues on university faculty challenges in the East African Community.

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
36-month grant of $900,000 as a final grant for the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia.

German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $300,000 for a U.S.-China Track II dialogue on Taiwan.

Independent Diplomat, New York, NY
24-month grant of $400,000 as one-time funding for a project on “Meet the Parties: Strengthening Inclusion within the UN Security Council” as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Reimagining Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy.”

London School of Economics and Political Science, London, The United Kingdom
24-month grant of $300,000 for a project on non-nuclear deterrence.

London School of Economics and Political Science, London, The United Kingdom  
24-month grant of $500,000 for a project on building political legitimacy in the Arab World.

National Research Foundation, Pretoria, South Africa  
30-month grant of $660,000 for documenting postdoctoral training models and convening regional stakeholders and postdoctoral fellows.

Nautilus of America Inc., San Francisco, CA
24-month grant of $243,000 as a one-time only grant for a project on nuclear threats and nuclear signaling.

New York University, New York, NY
24-month grant of $400,000 as one-time funding for a project on centering cities in the global peace agenda as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Reimagining Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy.”

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
24-month grant of $475,000 as one-time funding for a project to analyze the role of cities in the politics of nuclear weapons as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons.”

Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc., Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $1,300,000 for core support of NTIs nuclear program.

Partnership for African Social and Governance Research, Nairobi, Kenya  
24-month grant of $900,000 for support of African doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships in public policy.

Partnership for African Social and Governance Research, Nairobi, Kenya  
24-month grant of $300,000 for research and policy dialogues on university financing.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
24-month grant of $470,500 as one-time funding for the research project, “Understanding and Reimagining U.S. Beliefs about Militarism,” as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Reimagining Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy.

Social Science Research Council, Brooklyn, NY
24-month grant of $4,200,000 for support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program.

Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
24-month grant of $350,000 for one-time funding for a project to expand diversity in the study of nuclear policy as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons.”

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
24-month grant of $400,000 for the Carnegie Policy Planning Leadership Lab.

U.S. Sciences Po Foundation, New York, NY
24-month grant of $441,000 for one-time funding for a project on nuclear alliance management as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons.”

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
24-month grant of $428,000 for one-time funding for a project on congressional nuclear policy preferences as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons.”

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
24-month grant of $400,000 for next generation dialogue, research, and outreach on China.

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
24-month grant of $500,000 for a project on policy-relevant responses to emerging global policy issues.

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
36-month grant of $475,000 for support of the Asia Policy Program and China Policy Bootcamp.

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
36-month grant of $2,300,000 for advancing university transformation through strengthening the early- and mid-career academic pipeline.

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO
24-month grant of $330,000 as one-time funding for a project on the role of populism in democracies as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on “Reimagining Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy.”

WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, MA
24-month grant of $448,000 as a one-time only grant for a project on educational materials related to nuclear security issues.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $650,000 for the Foreign Policy Fellowship Program to educate congressional staffers.

NATIONAL PROGRAM

Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University, Tempe, AZ
36-month grant of $1,050,000 for core support of the Center for Whole-Child Education.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Washington, D.C.
36-month grant of $500,000 for general support.

Association of College and University Educators, New York, NY
24-month grant of $300,000 for project support of the Fostering a Culture of Belonging course, to certify up to 1,000 postsecondary faculty and staff nationwide.

Braven, Chicago, IL
24-month grant of $300,000 for general support.

Collective Change Lab, Lincoln, MA
24-month grant of $500,000 for general support.

College Advising Corps, Raleigh, NC
18-month grant of $300,000 for general support.

Columbia University, New York, NY
9-month grant of $400,000 for a project to the Center for Public Research and Leadership to develop a practitioner toolkit based on the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to support curriculum implementation efforts.

Council of Chief State School Officers, Inc., Washington, D.C.
15-month grant of $450,000 for a project to support K–12 science education in the Instructional Materials and Professional Development Network.

Education Design Lab, Washington, D.C.
18-month grant of $250,000 for core support of the Community College Growth Engine.

Education Resource Strategies Inc., Watertown, MA
36-month grant of $1,500,000 for general support.

Get Schooled Foundation, Seattle, WA
18-month grant of $250,000 for general support.

Growth Philanthropy Network, New York, NY
18-month grant of $300,000 for general support.

ImmSchools, Dallas, TX
24-month grant of $300,000 for general support.

Latinos for Education, Belmont, MA
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support.

MDRC, New York, NY
24-month grant of $500,000 for core support of the Center for Effective Career and Technical Education.

Modern States - Education Alliance, New York, NY
24-month grant of $300,000 for project support and replication of the Freshman Year for Free program providing wraparound services and supports to under-resourced high schools to improve college enrollment and completion.

National Education Equity Lab, New York, NY
24-month grant of $500,000 for general support.

National Science Teaching Association, Arlington, VA
15-month grant of $700,000 for a project to develop video exemplars of high-quality science instruction and curriculum-based professional learning and conduct external reviews of OpenSciEd elementary science instructional units.

New America Foundation, Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $400,000 for core support of the Partnership Advancing Youth Apprenticeship's (PAYA) pathways to careers in education.

New Venture Fund, Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $400,000 for core support of LAUNCH: Equitable & Accelerated Pathways for All Project.

New Venture Fund, Washington, D.C.
18-month grant of $480,000 for core support of The Campaign for Our Shared Future.

PowerMyLearning, Inc., New York, NY
15-month grant of $400,000 as a final grant for general support.

Propel America, Boston, MA
24-month grant of $300,000 for general support.

Surge Institute, Chicago, IL
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support.

Tides Center, San Francisco, CA
36-month grant of $1,150,000 for building the capacity of school districts and scaling impact through tool development and communications activities.

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
24-month grant of $250,000 for core support of the Cowen Institute.

Urban Assembly, Inc., New York, NY
24-month grant of $600,000 for support of the Resilient Scholars Program, an evidence-based socio-emotional learning model for high school students.

WestEd, San Francisco, CA
21-month grant of $1,250,000 as a one-time only grant for a project to develop science performance assessments in grades 3–5 designed for the Next Generation Science Standards.

WestEd, San Francisco, CA
20-month grant of $725,000 for a project to complete the development of two simulation games based on the Standards for Professional Learning and the design features of curriculum-based professional learning.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Amalgamated Foundation, Washington, D.C.
36-month grant of $3,000,000 for core support of BuildUS, a collaborative fund aimed at ensuring federal funds are invested in local communities.

Columbia University, New York, NY
12-month grant of $1,000,000 for Columbia University's SIPA Institute of Global Politics, Inaugural Carnegie Distinguished Fellows.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, New York, NY
36-month grant of $3,500,000 for core support of the Trust for Civic Infrastructure.

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa
24-month grant of $1,000,000 as a one-time only grant to support twenty African postgraduate scholarships.

Waterford Treasures DAC, Waterford, Ireland
24-month grant of $500,000 as a one-time only grant for support of the Waterford Treasures, Museum of Childhood.