Carnegie Newsline June 13, 2002

The following is a list of grants and appropriations approved by the Trustees at the June 13, 2002 board meeting.

Contents:

EDUCATION

Academy for Educational
Development, Inc.
Three-year grant of $6,553,800 toward Teachers for a New Era: a Corporation initiative to reform and improve the education of teachers

Bard College
Two-year grant of $300,000 toward support of the Bard High School Early College model for urban public education in the liberal arts

Dillard University
Three-month grant of $12,500 for enhancing liberal arts education across diverse institutions

Educational Leadership Program, Inc.
One-year grant of $49,700 toward support for including community college leaders in the Educational Leadership Program seminars

Harvard University
Two-year grant of $421,300 as a final grant for research and DISSEMINATION on the interrelatedness of dropout rates, increased accountability and the demographics of urban high schools

Jobs for the Future Inc.
Two-year grant of $500,000 as a final grant toward assessment and scale-up of new models of high school learning

Jobs for the Future Inc.
Two-year grant of $500,000 toward research, advocacy and coordination of the Early College national network

La Guardia Education Fund, Incorporated
Two-year grant of $500,000 toward the redesign and startup of twenty new Middle College High Schools as early college schools

Media Kidz Research and Consulting, Inc.
Four-month grant of $23,000 for research and writing on the impact of educational television

National Association of State Boards of Education
Ten-month grant of $45,500 toward a study group on public policy to support high school reform

National Council of La Raza
Eighteen-month grant of $400,000 for research and DISSEMINATION on effective system-wide assessment and accountability programs at the secondary level for English-language learners

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Seven-month grant of $43,300 for a summer institute to promote quality in early mathematics education

Stanford University
Two-year grant of $510,900 for research, analysis and DISSEMINATION of practices to improve reading comprehension across disciplines in grades four and up

Teachers College, Columbia University
Two-year grant of $500,000 as a final grant toward a joint project with the University of Washington to develop and refine a financing model for universal early care and education for American children

The Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Incorporated
Three-year grant of $900,000 one-time funding toward the implementation of an evidence-based system of accreditation for teacher education institutions

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation www.woodrow.org
Two-year grant of $500,000 toward the development of ten new early college high schools emphasizing liberal arts education


INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Department of Education, Republic of South Africa
Eight-year grant of $3,146,900 for a national scholarship program for undergraduate women

University of Dar Es Salaam
Eighteen-month grant of $199,100 for activities to promote the incorporation of gender concerns into the university's curriculum, research and administration

University of Ghana
Two-year grant of $677,000 for enhancement and consolidation of quality teaching and research

Human Sciences Research Council
One-year grant of $150,000 for research and studies on higher education partnerships with industry

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Three-month grant of $23,000 toward African participation in a symposium on African Universities in the 21st Century

Manhattanville College
Five-month grant of $39,500 toward participation by female undergraduate students from Makerere University and the University of Dar es Salaam in a global leadership and networking program

University of Pretoria
Three-year grant of $1,000,000 for a joint project with the University of the Western Cape to develop and implement advanced training programs in international trade and investment

University of Stellenbosch
Two-year grant of $150,000 toward research and DISSEMINATION on the transformative factors that affect the production and utilization of scientific knowledge in higher education in South Africa

University of the Western Cape
Three-year grant of $1,000,000 for a partnership with universities and technical colleges to research and disseminate the application of information and communication technologies to achieve quality and equity in higher education in South Africa

University of the Western Cape
Three-year grant of $151,700 for a study of the reconfiguration of South Africa's higher education institutions



INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

American Library Association
Two-year grant of $125,000 toward a model project to strengthen academic libraries in the South Caucasus

Brookings Institution
Two-year grant of $800,000 toward the Foreign Policy Studies program

University of California, San Diego
Two-year grant of $260,000 for research, analysis and DISSEMINATION on globalization, territoriality and conflict

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc.
One-year grant of $225,000 toward the Russia and Eurasia Program

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc.
Ten-month grant of $50,000 toward a study of U.S.-North Korean relations in the 1990s

Civic Education Project, Inc.
Two-year grant of $400,000 toward support of the Local Faculty Fellowship Program in Russia and Ukraine

Columbia University
Two-year grant of $350,000 toward comparative research and analysis and a conference on ethnic regional autonomy

Conflict Management Group
Two-year grant of $500,000 toward a project on strengthening human capital in the former Soviet Union

University of Denver
Two-year grant of $247,500 for a dialogue series on U.S.-China relations focusing on globalization, self-determination and INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

University of Georgia
Two-year grant of $255,000 for a project to develop knowledge and expertise in the Russian Federal Assembly and in the U.S. Congress on export control and nonproliferation issues

Harvard University
Two-year grant of $1,030,000 toward the executive programs for Russian military officers and policymakers from Russia and the Black Sea region

Harvard University
Two-year grant of $250,000 toward research and writing on international security by William J. Perry and Ashton B. Carter

New School University
Two-year grant of $300,000 toward the Journal Donation Project

The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation
Two-year grant of $500,000 for U.S.-Russian dialogue on international security

Ploughshares Fund
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward the creation and implementation of an international network to collect information on biological activities

RAND Corporation
One-year grant of $50,000 toward support of a joint project with the Institute of USA and Canada Studies in Moscow to form a U.S.-Russian working group on NATO-Russian cooperation

Stanford University
Two-year grant of $250,300 toward research and writing on international security by William J. Perry and Ashton B. Carter

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Two-year grant of $4,300,000 toward the creation of centers for advanced study and education in Russia

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Two-year grant of $400,000 as one-time funding for a project on interdisciplinary policy dialogues and publications on critical water issues

Wilton Park
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward a conference to examine chemical and biological weapons terrorism

Yale University
Eight-month grant of $25,000 toward a joint workshop with the American Society of International Law and the University of Namibia on the strategies for sustainable water resource development in Namibia



STRENGTHENINING U.S. DEMOCRACY

Council on Foundations, Inc.
Three-year grant of $133,800 toward membership support in 2002, 2003 and 2004

Independent Sector
One-year grant of $250,000 as one-time funding toward a project to build the public policy capacity of state nonprofit associations

International Center for Innovation in Civic Participation
One-year grant of $25,000 toward a national forum to stimulate public debate about the purpose and future of national and community service in the United States

Link Services
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward strengthening a project that connects nonprofit organizations in need of research resources with university-based researchers looking for applied research opportunities

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Two-year grant of $100,000 as a final grant toward support

People for the American Way Foundation
One-year grant of $250,000 for expansion of a project to promote civic participation, educate voters about their rights and assist them on Election Day

Proteus Fund, Inc.
Two-year grant of $375,000 as a final grant toward state-based campaign finance activities and strengthening the institutional capacity of the Piper Fund

Tides Center
One-year grant of $50,000 toward establishing a national virtual community of voter registration/education groups

U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund
One-year grant of $25,000 toward research and DISSEMINATION on the effect of campaign contribution limits on the competitiveness of challengers

William C. Velasquez Institute, Inc.
One-year grant of $25,000 toward DISSEMINATION of research on Latino voting trends in selected states

The Working Group
Six-month grant of $25,000 for reactivating the national “Not In Our Town” network, a national community campaign against hate crimes in the aftermath of September 11

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc.
Two-year grant of $380,600 for research, analysis and DISSEMINATION on the impact of transnational media on the concepts of identity and sovereignty

New School University
One-year grant of $250,000 toward a project to establish meaningful dialogues between Muslims and Westerners at all levels of society