Project Grant AID169F1600004

This Project Grant award, valued at $322,000.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The award will enable the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), a non-profit organization, to convene a Philanthropic Partnership Summit. The goal of the summit is to identify innovative strategies and approaches for developing lasting, impactful collaborations between the philanthropic sector and other...

The Leland Stanford Junior University received a $241,811 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to produce the "WISE WOMEN: A PHILOSOPHY TALK SERIES ON FEMALE PHILOSOPHERS THROUGH THE AGES" radio program and podcast. The series will celebrate overlooked female philosophers from antiquity to the 20th century through 16 episodes produced under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) between May 1, 2023 and April 30, 2025. Each episode...

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support the "CONNECT FOUR" initiative led by Canisius University of Buffalo, New York. The project aims to build regional innovation partnerships to enhance STEM workforce development across four institutions - Albion College, Canisius University, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and Roanoke College. The key objectives are...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $310,785 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fondo Emerger, a non-profit community foundation in Colombia. The grant supports Fondo Emerger's work to strengthen the capacity of local philanthropic organizations and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term community development in Latin America. Specifically, the funding will enable Fondo Emerger to provide technical assistance and training...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $149,700 to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports the continued development, assessment, and scaling of a general education course for entering freshmen focused on metro Atlanta content, including memoirs,...

This federal Project Grant award of $192,213 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The grant supports a research project titled "BALANCING TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY: CHARITIES, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY" conducted by the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The project aims to study cross-sector opinions on trust and accountability, examining the variation in regulatory approaches, interpersonal...

This $425,449 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research investigating the role of intergenerational transfers, such as bequests or gifts from parents, in facilitating business creation and entrepreneurship. The research aims to examine whether family-financed firms exhibit different performance outcomes compared to those established through other means, as well as how altruism...

The American Philosophical Society received a $123,300 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to support a Postdoctoral Fellowship from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024. The NEH grant will fund research and scholarship activities for a postdoctoral fellow at the American Philosophical Society. As described in the program description, the Promotion of the Humanities Research program aims to...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding will support Philabundance, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia, PA, to deliver a range of workforce development and community enhancement projects. Key activities include job training, vocational education, and skills development programs targeting...

This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021), provides $959,065 to Yonkers Partners In Education Inc. to deliver academic support and mentoring services to low-income students in the Yonkers Public School District from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Specifically, the non-profit will conduct mentoring/graduation coaching, college readiness programs, and college...