Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 59 Grants Totaling $41,615,000

At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on September, 9, 2022, Carnegie Corporation of New York's board of trustees approved 59 grants totaling $41,615,000. Brief descriptions of each Board-approved grant are provided below.

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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
AllAfrica Foundation Washington, DC
18-month grant of $750,000 for increasing the supply of community-driven education innovation through Fund III and planning for Fund IV.

American University in Cairo New York, NY
24-month grant of $500,000 for core support to Middle East Studies at the American University in Cairo.

American University of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon
24-month grant of $350,000 for a project on building the field of critical development studies in the Arab region.

Arab Council for the Social Sciences Beirut, Lebanon
24-month grant of $1,500,000 for a project on knowledge, publics and crisis in the Arab region.

Asia Society New York, NY
24-month grant of $350,000 for ongoing support of the Task Force on US-China Policy, an initiative collaborating with China experts from Indo-Pacific countries.

Brookings Institution Washington, DC
24-month grant of $260,000 for a legislative study group on the role of Congress in foreign affairs.

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa Dakar, Senega
36-month grant of $1,000,000 for an African diaspora fellowship program in the humanities and social sciences.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. New York, NY
36-month grant of $1,080,000 for the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars.

Duke University Durham, NC
24-month grant of $500,000 as one-time funding for a project on reforming the global health commons as part of grantmaking on reimagining multilateral solutions to transnational challenges.

Emory University Atlanta, GA
24-month grant of $200,000 for one-time funding for a project to develop pathways to diversity in national security and public policy.

Georgetown University Washington, DC
24-month grant of $300,000 as one-time funding for core support to the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.

Howard University Washington, DC
24-month grant of $200,000 as one-time funding for the Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship to increase diversity in international affairs.

International Crisis Group New York, NY
36-month grant of $1,500,000 for core support to the Africa Program.

Johns Hopkins University Washington, DC
24-month grant of $370,000 for the International Policy Scholars Consortium and Network.

Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
24-month grant of $1,000,000 for core support to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.

Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
24-month grant of $940,000 for core support to the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies.

National Bureau of Asian Research Seattle, WA
24-month grant of $1,415,000 for a Chinese language fellowship program and a research project on China’s conceptions of the Indo-Pacific.

Northwestern University Evanston, IL
24-month grant of $350,000 for a project on media and security studies in the Arab region

Peace Direct Washington, DC
24-month grant of $300,000 for collaboration to strengthen conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Search for Common Ground Washington, DC
36-month grant of $650,000 for a project to amplify the expertise of African peacebuilding practitioners and scholars.

Stanford University Stanford, CA
36-month grant of $800,000 for research, training, international engagements, and outreach on international security.

Temple University Philadelphia, PA
24-month grant of $415,000 as one-time funding for engaging a diverse public on American public opinion on foreign economic policy as part of grantmaking on exploring the connections between U.S. domestic and foreign policies.

The Conversation Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
24-month grant of $400,000 for global, open-access, knowledge-based journalism to bridge the gap between research and policy in Africa.

Truman Center for National Policy Washington, DC
24-month grant of $500,000 as one-time funding for a project on city and state diplomacy as part of grantmaking on exploring the connections between U.S. domestic and foreign policies.

University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA
36-month grant of $235,000 for the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue.

University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
24-month grant of $275,000 for the Orfalea Center partnership with the Security in Context network.

University of Cape Town Rondebosch, South Africa
36-month grant of $2,750,000 for Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA).

University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
24-month grant of $275,000 for the Center for Peace and Development partnership with the Security in Context Network.

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
24-month grant of $500,000 as one-time funding for a project on operationalizing a transition to renewable energy as part of grantmaking on exploring the connections between U.S. domestic and foreign policies.

University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
24-month grant of $500,000 for building capacity for institutional data gathering, policy advocacy, and research at African Research Universities Alliance universities.

University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI
24-month grant of $500,000 as a final grant for expanding and enriching the study of Russia.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, DC
36-month grant of $1,100,000 for core support for the Africa program.

NATIONAL PROGRAM
Alliance for Excellent Education Washington, DC
24-month grant of $975,000 for general support. 

American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC
18-month grant of $300,000 for continued support of SEA Change Institute.

Biological Sciences Curriculum StudyColorado Springs, CO
15-month grant of $500,000 for general support.

Bottom Line, Inc.Boston, MA
24-month grant of $400,000 for core support of Bottom Line New York.

Center for Community Change Washington, DC
36-month grant of $900,000 for general support.

CenterPoint Education SolutionsWashington, DC
24-month grant of $600,000 for a project to launch interim assessments aligned with the OpenSciEd middle school curriculum.

Deans for ImpactAustin, TX
24-month grant of $300,000 as a final grant for general support.

Digital Promise GlobalWashington, DC
24-month grant of $600,000 for a project to develop a research community in science education focused on the study of OpenSciEd curriculumimplementation.

Digital Promise Global Washington, DC
30-month grant of $750,000 for core support of the Center for Inclusive Innovation.

Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC,
24-month grant of $400,000 for core support of the FutureEd think tank based at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy.

Learning ForwardRichardson, TX
21-month grant of $850,000 for a project to plan and launch a curriculum-based professional learning network to implement the newly revised Standards for Professional Learning.

Learning Policy Institute Palo Alto, CA
15-month grant of $700,000 for a project to develop statewide prototypes for curriculum-anchored performance assessment systems connected to the OpenSciEd middle school science curriculum.

More in Common New York, NY
24-month grant of $300,000 for general support.

NALEO Educational Fund, Inc.Los Angeles, CA
36-month grant of $800,000 for general support.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Inc. Arlington, VA
15-month grant of $350,000 dor a project to revise the national board teaching standards for secondary science teachers.

National Center for Civic InnovationNew York, NY
24-month grant of $300,000 for core support of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.

National College Attainment NetworkWashington, DC
24-month grant of $500,000 for continued support for professional development and capacity building for the postsecondary access and success field.

New Venture FundWashington, DC
18-month grant of $1,200,000 for core support to the Research Partnership for Professional Learning at New Venture Fund to conduct a multi-site study of the efficacy of curriculum-based professional learning.

New Visions for Public Schools, Inc.New York, NY
15-month grant of $450,000 for a project to design and facilitate professional learning for New York City high school Biology teachers to adopt and implement new instructional materials designed for the Next Generation Science Standards.

New York University New York, NY
36-month grant of $350,000 for core support of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools and project support for the Equity Indicators Project.

OneGoalChicago, IL
24-month grant of $400,000 for core support of OneGoal New York.

Partnership for Los Angeles SchoolsLos Angeles, CA
36-month grant of $975,000 for support of school capacity building and systems change efforts.

PeerForwardWashington, DC
24-month grant of $400,000 for core support of PeerForward New York.

Russell Sage Foundation New York, NY
24-month grant of $500,000 for research projects on U.S. immigration and immigrant integration into American society.

Tides Center San Francisco, CA
24-month grant of $750,000 for core support of Project Evident.

UnboundEDBrooklyn, NY
18-month grant of $600,000 for a project to design and pilot a district-based professional learning program and facilitator credentialing program based on the Standards Institute.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
New York Public Library New York, NY
24-month grant of $5,000,000 for a challenge grant for core support of the Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities.

Posted January 2023