foundation awards

Knight Foundation Awards $8 Million for South Florida Arts Proje...

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:30:24 -0600

Thirty-one grants ranging from $18,000 to $1.8 million were awarded as part of the Knight Arts Partnership for projects designed to help transform South Florida's arts scene....

Gates Foundation Awards $2 Million to International Center for J...

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:50:10 -0600

The grant will be used to establish a fellowship program to improve news coverage of sub-Saharan African development issues such as agriculture, microfinance, sanitation, and employment....

Reynolds Foundation Awards $20 Million for Geriatrics Training

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:10:08 -0600

Awarded through the foundation's Aging and Quality of Life program, the grants will support comprehensive projects at academic health centers designed to train medical students, residents, and practicing physicians in geriatrics....

Saint Luke's Foundation Awards $1.2 Million in Grants

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:50:09 -0600

The foundation has announced grants to twenty-three Cleveland-area nonprofits working primarily in the areas of housing and services for children....

Wallace Foundation Awards $7.7 Million to Support Seattle Arts C...

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:12 -0600

Nine arts organizations will receive Wallace Excellence Awards totaling $6.1 million, while an additional $1.6 million was awarded as part of a four-year partnership to support audience building throughout the Puget Sound region....

Gates Foundation Awards $16 Million to UC Davis for Child Malnut...

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:30:20 -0600

The five-year grant will support research focused on formulating and evaluating a cost-effective, fortified peanut butter-like supplement to improve nutrition for children and women in impoverished nations....

MetLife Foundation Awards $1 Million in Museum and Community Con...

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:00:15 -0600

The grants to sixteen museums will be used to fund exhibitions, artist residencies, and programs that extend the museums' reach into diverse communities and make art a part of people's lives....

NEA Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Close Achievement Gaps

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:00:12 -0600

The funding will advance systemic efforts to increase academic achievement, especially among low-income and minority students, at three Closing the Achievement Gaps pilot sites....

Peter G. Peterson Foundation Awards $5.3 Million in Grants

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:10:07 -0600

The grants include support for research and analysis on rising healthcare costs and an effort to inform the incoming presidential administration and Congress on how to best address the nation's sustainability issues....

Wallace Foundation Awards $6.9 Million to Support Arts in Twin C...

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:10:05 -0600

Through its Excellence Awards program, the foundation will award grants totaling $5.3 million to eight arts organizations as well as an additional $1.6 million to foster growth in public arts attendance across the region....