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Carnegie Newsline December 6, 2007

The following is a list of grants and appropriations approved by the Trustees at the December 6, 2007 board meeting.

Contents:

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.
Five-year grant of $3,000,000 toward the China Program.

Columbia University, New York, NY
Four-month grant of $25,000 toward the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, and Religion

University of Denver, Denver, CO
Two-year grant of $303,800 for a research partnership on postwar state-building

Eurasia Foundation, Inc., Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $2,000,000 toward interdisciplinary research and training centers in the Caucasus

Financial Services Volunteer Corps, Inc., New York, NY
Two-year grant of $368,300 toward a project on relations among the United States, Russia and China

Future Generations, Franklin, WV
Two-year grant of $350,000 toward research and policy development on the role of community participation in states at risk

George Washington University, Washington, DC
One-year grant of $18,400 for a conference on the impact of Russia's upcoming elections on U.S.-Russia relations

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ
Three-year grant of $3,358,800 toward the Regional Initiative in Science and Education supporting development of science professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Three-year grant of $475,000 toward research and dialogue on building capacity for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula

Interfaith Youth Core, Chicago, IL
Three-month grant of $50,000 toward promoting religious tolerance on college campuses

International Research and Exchanges Board, Inc., Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $700,000 for improving university administration in Russia and other post-Soviet states

Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc., Washington, DC
Nine-month grant of $500,000 toward educating policymakers and media on the proliferation of nuclear weapons

Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York Inc., New York, NY
One-year grant of $100,000 toward expenses related to the New York Philharmonic's visit to North Korea

US PUGWASH, Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $318,800 toward multilateral dialogue on security issues in the Greater Middle East

NATIONAL PROGRAM

Academy for Educational Development, Inc., Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $3,728,700 for technical assistance associated with the Teachers for a New Era initiative

Advancement Project, Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $300,000 as a final grant toward its election administration and voting rights program

The Aspen Institute, Inc., Washington, DC
One-year grant of $50,000 toward activities to strengthen and educate the public about Muslim American philanthropy

The Aspen Institute, Inc., Washington, DC
One-year grant of $500,000 toward the Congressional Program on Education

William J. Brennan, Jr., Center for Justice, Inc., New York, NY
Two-year grant of $900,000 toward support of its democracy program

University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Three-year grant of $517,900 for developing an observational protocol to measure teacher effectiveness

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Stanford, CA
Three-year grant of $150,000 toward a study on the integration of liberal arts education into business and other professional education

Center for National Independence in Politics, Philipsburg, MT
One-year grant of $150,000 toward a nonpartisan voter education outreach campaign related to 2008 elections

Center on Education Policy, Washington, DC
Nine-month grant of $350,000 toward monitoring the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act at the state and district level

Common Cause Education Fund, Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $400,000 as a final grant toward support

Council on Foundations, Inc., Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $110,000 toward 2007 and 2008 membership support

Grants Managers Network, Metairie, LA
One-year grant of $3,000 toward 2006 membership support

International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris, France
Two-year grant of $100,000 toward membership support for the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)

League of Women Voters Education Fund, Washington, DC
One-year grant of $350,000 toward a nonpartisan web site that provides comprehensive information on elections and the voting process

MDRC, New York, NY
Three-year grant of $700,000 for dissemination of education research

Neighborhood Funders Group, Washington, DC
One-year grant of $1,600 toward 2006 membership support

Northeast Action, Inc., Boston, MA
One-year grant of $100,000 as a final grant toward support

Public Interest Projects, New York, NY
Two-year grant of $3,000,000 toward a funder collaborative on immigrant civic integration

Public Interest Projects, New York, NY
Two-year grant of $200,000 toward a funder collaborative promoting an examination of affirmative action policies

Public Interest Projects, New York, NY
One-year grant of $5,000 as 2007 membership support toward its Funders' Committee for Civic Participation

Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, NY
Two-year grant of $250,000 toward promoting immigrant legal rights at the local level

Reform Institute Inc., Alexandria, VA
Two-year grant of $200,000 toward its immigration reform program

The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Albany, NY
Nine-month grant of $50,000 toward the New York State Teacher Quality Research Center

Rock The Vote, Washington, DC
Two-year grant of $500,000 toward support

Sutton Trust, London, United Kingdom
One-year grant of $206,500 toward a summit on social mobility

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Thirty-three-month grant of $2,592,100 toward development and expansion of math networks and adolescent literacy networks

Tides Center, San Francisco, CA
Two-year grant of $500,000 toward an immigrant civic integration initiative

United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, Inc., Chicago, IL
Two-year grant of $200,000 toward support

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI
Two-year grant of $2,000,000 for accelerating strategic management of human capital in urban districts nationally for improved student achievement

Western States Center, Inc., Portland, OR
Two-year grant of $250,000 toward building civic capacity among new immigrant communities in the Northwest region

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education, Chicago, IL
One-year grant of $100,000 toward a convening on international rule of law

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
One-year grant of $25,000 toward an arts festival and conference on promoting dialogue between Muslim and Western societies

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc., New York, NY
One-year grant of $125,000 toward a model program providing opera in the schools

DISSEMINATION

The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Eleven-month grant of $125,000 toward engaging presidential candidates and the public in substantive foreign policy debates

Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Six-month grant of $10,000 for a series of media and communications training workshops for leaders involved in immigration issues

JOURNALISM INITIATIVE

Howard University, Washington, DC
One-year grant of $99,600 for the development of a journalism graduate studies program