Carnegie Corporation announces $17.5 million in grants

[From Philanthropy News Digest] The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced twenty-two grants totaling nearly $17.5 million to organizations working in the United States and around the world.

First-quarter grants awarded as part of CCNY's national program include $3 million over eighteen months to the New Teacher Project and $1.5 million over two years to the National Immigration Forum for general operating support; $1 million over two years to the Center for Community Change for its immigrant and community voter engagement work; $1 million over two years to Uncommon Schools to identify and disseminate best practices designed to improving student achievement; and $1 million over one year to Public Interest Projects to establish a collaborative fund for encouraging nonpartisan voter engagement.

Through its international program, Carnegie awarded $2 million over two years to the Eurasia Foundation for interdisciplinary research and training centers in the Caucasus; $600,000 over twenty months to the National Security Archive Fund for its Eurasia Initiative; $590,600 over three years to TrustAfrica to support a policy dialogue series on higher education transformation in sub-Saharan Africa; and $500,000 over two years to the American Council for International Education to support a center for advanced study and education in Belarus.

For a complete list of grantees, visit the Carnegie Corporation Web site.

“Carnegie Corporation of New York's Board Approves 22 Grants Totaling $17,471,800.” Carnegie Corporation of New York Press Release 3/10/10.