Title, Amount, Location, Program, Focus Area, Description, Year, Term, Website
"3Arts Inc.","25000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support general operations related to its work onexpanding access andcareeropportunities for artistswith disabilities in the performing, teaching, and visual arts","2019","1 year","http://www.3arts.org"
"American Indian Center Inc.","40000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support its new First Voice Gallery dedicated to presenting contemporary American Indian art and its associated schedule of exhibitions and programs","2018","1 year","http://www.aicchicago.org"
"Americans for the Arts","220000","District of Columbia","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For the Arts for the creation of the Arts and Cultural Equity Fellowship Program","2018","2 years","http://www.americansforthearts.org"
"Art Council Inc.","4500","New York","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support the Chicago convening of the "For Freedoms" Town Hall on the role of the arts and artists in the preservation of free speech and broadening of public discourse","2019","1 months","http://www.artadia.org"
"Art Council Inc.","4500","New York","Culture"," ","To support their "10th Anniversary Awards Luncheon"","2019","4 months","http://www.artadia.org"
"Art Institute of Chicago","220000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For planning and implementation of its new Strategic Solutions for Cultural Leadership program for historically underrepresented arts and museums professionals","2018","2 years","http://www.saic.edu"
"Asian Improv aRts Midwest","80000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To Asian Improv aRts Midwest to support capacity building and next generation audience development","2019","2 years","http://www.airmw.org"
"Black Ensemble Theater Corporation","120000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To Black Ensemble Theater for general operating support","2018","2 years","http://www.blackensembletheater.org"
"Cause Strategy Partners","150000","New York","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support a board development initiative for small, neighborhood-based, nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Chicago","2018","3 years","http://causestrategypartners.com"
"Chicago Artists Coalition","225000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To fund a Microgrant Program supporting underrepresented artists and the hiring of a program coordinator to provide oversight","2018","3 years","http://www.chicagoartistscoalition.org"
"Chicago Community Foundation","90000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To Chicago Community Foundation for its Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development to expand its grantmaking to small cultural organizations run by or primarily serving African, Latino, Asian, Arab, and Native American constituents","2018","2 years","http://www.thepartnershipfornewcommunities.org"
"Chicago Latino Theater Alliance","150000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For production of the 2019 and 2010DESTINOS- International Latino Theater Festival and capacity building support for thelocalLatinotheater companies that will be showcased in its programming","2019","2 years","http://www.clata.org/"
"Chicago Sinfonietta Inc.","150000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For its Project Inclusion initiative to cultivate a diverse pipeline of musicians and administrators; and to underwrite equity and inclusion-related activities at the 2018 League of American Orchestras Conference","2018","1 year","http://www.chicagosinfonietta.org"
"Chicago Sinfonietta Inc.","50000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support itsProject Inclusion program which works tomentor ALAANA musicians and promotediversity, equity, and inclusion in the field ofclassical music","2019","1 year","http://www.chicagosinfonietta.org"
"Chicago Theatre Group Inc.","200000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To increase racial equity in Goodman Theatre's artistic, administrative, and technical workforce","2018","2 years","http://www.GoodmanTheatre.org"
"City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events","75000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For itsNeighborhood Stages:Theater Inventory & Asset Mappinginitiative designed to assess and support the readiness of theater venues and presentingin Chicago's south and west side neighborhoods","2019","22 months","https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca.html"
"Cleveland Public Theatre","50000","Ohio","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To commission a new play entitled Rastus and Hattie from playwright Lisa Langford for a premiere in its 2019-2020 season","2018","1 year","http://www.cptonline.org"
"Columbia College Chicago","75000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For its Museum of Contemporary Photography to support two exhibitions, The Many Hats of Ralph Arnold: Art, Identity, and Politics and Echoes: Identity and Politics in Contemporary Collage","2018","1 year","http://www.colum.edu"
"Congo Square Theatre Company","100000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To supportan audience developmentand capacity buildinginitiative","2019","2 years","http://www.congosquaretheatre.org"
"Court Theatre Fund","200000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To the Court Theatre Fund for continued support of efforts to ensure racial equity and inclusion in its artistic direction, administration, and community engagement efforts","2018","2 years","http://www.courttheatre.org"
"Debbie Allen Dance Academy","50000","California","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For the Chicago-based production of FREEZE FRAME... Stop the Madness which will provide local artists and production interns with valuable professional experience","2018","1 year","http://www.debbieallendanceacademy.com/"
"DuSable Museum of African American History Inc.","50000","Illinois","Culture"," ","To support preliminary planning for national accreditation","2019","1 year","http://www.dusablemuseum.org"
"Elastic Arts Foundation","10000","Illinois","Culture"," ","To Elastic Arts for its Dark Matter Artist Residency to provide a cohort of emerging artists of color with space for exhibition, performance and career development","2018","1 year","http://www.elasticarts.org"
"Ensemble Español","25000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To the Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater to commission the creation of a new dance work,The Naked Skinproject, from master dancer and choreographer, Carlos Rodriguez","2018","1 year","http://www.ensembleespanol.org"
"eta Creative Arts Foundation","45000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support recruitment, compensation, and professional development of a new executive director","2018","1 year","http://www.etacreativearts.org"
"Floating Museum NFP","4000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To artist Faheem Majeed and the Floating Museum for the installation and exhibition of "Founders," a monumental temporary public art object in Chicago's Navy Pier to coincide with the 2020 EXPO Chicago","2019","1 year","http://www.floatingmuseum.org"
"Floating Museum NFP","4000","Illinois","Culture"," ","To artist Faheem Majeed and the Floating Museum for the installation and exhibition of "Founders," a monumental temporary public art object in Chicago's Navy Pier to coincide with the 2020 EXPO Chicago","2019","1 year","http://www.floatingmuseum.org"
"Free Spirit Media","150000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support racial equity and inclusion efforts in its film and media industrypathways andcreative workforceprograms","2019","2 years","http://www.freespiritmedia.org"
"Free Street Theater","75000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For continued operation of its Storyfront theater space, originally activated by a 2017 Joyce Award","2018","1 year","http://www.freestreet.org"
"Free Street Theater","100000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For theoperation ofStoryfront,a neighborhood-based theatersitecreated to offerperformance andtraining opportunities for Latino artists and residents","2019","2 years","http://www.freestreet.org"
"Free Write Arts & Literacy","80000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To expand its arts programming and instruction offerings to incarcerated youth and to develop arts engagement and job-training opportunities for them upon reentry","2019","2 years","http://freewriteartsliteracy.org"
"Gilloury Institute","100000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support general operations and tobuild its capacity to promote Asian and Middle Easternartists and cultural communities in Chicago","2019","2 years","https://www.silkroadrising.org/"
"Grantmakers in the Arts","23000","New York","Culture"," ","To support The Leadership Circle of GIA","2018","1 year","http://www.giarts.org"
"Guthrie Theatre Foundation","50000","Minnesota","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To commission Larissa FastHorse and Ty Defoe of Indigenous Direction to create Bdote/Convergence,*a theater project that centers Twin Cities Native stories and experiences, particularly those of the Dakota and Anishinaabe-Ojibwe people","2019","1 year","http://www.guthrietheater.org"
"Haitian American Museum of Chicago","30000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support capacity building at the administrative level and to subsidize First Haitians Chicago: The Contributors exhibition and programming fees","2018","2 years","http://www.hamoc.org"
"Hyde Park Art Center","150000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support its development of a tuition free, arts instruction program to address the need for affordable arts access on Chicago's South Side","2018","2 years","http://www.hydeparkart.org"
"Hyde Park Art Center","50000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To commission visual artist Faheem Majeed to create a monumental artwork and associated exhibition and programming commemorating the pioneering work and legacy of the South Side Community Art Center","2019","1 year","http://www.hydeparkart.org"
"Illinois Arts Alliance","80000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To help draft a statewide Cultural Bill of Rights, to launch an Arts Policy Update series, and to host an Artist Campaign School to train a cohort of Midwest and nationally-based art advocates","2018","1 year","http://www.artsalliance.org"
"Illinois Humanities","40000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","Tosupport the commission and exhibition of new works by artists responding to issues of over-incarceration and the call for restorative justice","2019","1 year","https://www.ilhumanities.org/"
"Independent Curators International","100000","New York","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","Tosupport its efforts to achieve greater diversity in the curatorial field by training early-career ALAANA curators in the Great Lakes region","2019","2 years","http://www.curatorsintl.org"
"Inner-City Muslim Action Network","80000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support community-based arts instruction and programming, as well as salary support and professional development for its arts and culture manager","2018","2 years","http://www.imancentral.org"
"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota","50000","Minnesota","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To produce new writing and oversee programming for Laomagination:45, an interdisciplinary exhibition of creative writing and art by Lao artists","2018","1 year","http://www.laocenter.org"
"Museum of Contemporary Art","25000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support of theVirgil Abloh:Figures of Speechexhibition","2019","1 year","http://www.mcachicago.org"
"Museum of Contemporary Art","35000","Illinois","Culture"," ","For general support","2019","1 year","http://www.mcachicago.org"
"Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland","50000","Ohio","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To commission artists M. Carmen Lane and Shaun Leonardo to collaborate on "Recovering Cleveland's Jazz Temple" a yearlong series of arts interventions and programs culminating in a new multi-disciplinary public performance","2019","1 year","http://www.mocacleveland.org"
"Museum of Vernacular Arts and Knowledge","25000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For the "Art Speakers' Corner" designed to engage artists and communities in the discussion of equitable arts access in Chicago","2018","1 year","http://museumofvernaculararts.org/"
"National Museum of Mexican Art","200000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For its Artevismo initiative which will support planning for the African Presence in Mexico exhibition; curatorial fellowships; and audience engagement","2018","2 years","http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org"
"Old Town School of Folk Music","25000","Illinois","Culture"," ","For general operating support","2018","1 year","http://www.oldtownschool.org"
"Open the Circle","20000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support the development of a touring dance performance highlighting contemporary Chicago footwork","2018","1 year"," "
"Playhouse Square Foundation","50000","Ohio","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To Playhouse Square Foundation to commission playwrights Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers to complete and mount a new theater production, Cartography, examining the impact of immigration on youth","2018","1 year","http://www.playhousesquare.com"
"Puerto Rican Arts Alliance","100000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For continued support of its Latin Music School","2018","2 years","http://www.praachicago.org"
"South East Chicago Commission","391000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For the design and launch of the Equitable Investment in the Arts seed grant initiative to build cultural assets and generational wealth in key Chicago neighborhoods","2019","2 years","http://www.secc-chicago.org"
"South Side Community Art Center","150000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To fund the organization's curator and development director positions","2018","2 years","http://www.sscartcenter.org"
"STEPPENWOLF THEATER CO","40000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","In support of its initiative to support developing, producing and promoting playwrights of color during its 2018/2019 season","2018","1 year","http://www.steppenwolf.org"
"Teatro Vista Theatre with A View","100000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For itsoperationsand to facilitate planning and implementation of administrative and audience development strategies","2019","2 years","http://www.teatrovista.org"
"The Richard H. Driehaus Museum","50000","Illinois","Culture"," ","In support of its A Tale of Today: New Artists at the Driehaus initiative designed to engage a diverse cohort of established and emerging artists in making new works and building public dialogue around art and art history","2019","1 year","http://driehausmuseum.org"
"TRUE Skool Inc","50000","Wisconsin","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To commission three pioneering artists, breakdancer Ana Rokafella Garcia, muralist Cita Sadeli aka CHELOVE, and MC Aja Black, to create new works of performance and visual art in Milwaukee","2018","1 year"," "
"Twelve Literary Arts Inc","50000","Ohio","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To commission "The Land Claps Back" a series of programs and performances featuring  inter-generational  poets, vocalists, and musicians that will culminate in a sound-recording composed and produced by Terrel Wallace","2019","1 year","http://www.twelvearts.org"
"University of Chicago","50000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For its Smart Museum to commission artist Emmanuel PrattsPeople, Energy, Light, Power: The Reconstruction of Ethos,a project that will transform an abandoned house into a living exhibition","2018","1 year","http://www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu"
"University of Chicago","396600","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For support ofthe Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project which will support eight local dance companies","2019","3 years","https://arts.uchicago.edu/explore/reva-and-david-logan-center-arts"
"University of Illinois at Chicago","50000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To the University of Illinois at Chicago for its Gallery 400 for the commission ofTheLast Judgment,a participatory artwork by Mexican artist Adela Goldbard","2018","1 year","http://www.uic.edu/"
"Urban Gateways","50000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To implement The Teen Arts Pass, a city- wide initiative that will enable broad-based arts access by offering teens ages 13-19 discounted tickets to arts and cultural institutions","2018","1 year","http://www.urbangateways.org"
"Urban Gateways","100000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To supportthestrategic scaling of the Teen Arts Passprogram","2019","2 years","http://www.urbangateways.org"
"Victory Gardens Theater","120000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For the development of its new Investing in Chicagos Citizen Artists initiative focused on cultivating new theater artists and audiences on the citys South and West sides","2018","2 years","http://www.victorygardens.org"
"World Business Chicago","75000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","To support the development and dissemination of the "ChicagoMade" economic impact study of the local arts and creative industry sector","2019","1 year","http://www.worldbusinesschicago.com"
"Young Chicago Authors","20000","Illinois","Culture","Minority-Run Institutions","For Project Work/Flow,an initiative to support the careers and publications ofemerging writers of color","2019","1 year","http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org"
"365 Media Foundation Inc.","75000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support a writer to develop media content and a Director of Engagement to meet with stakeholders, develop content, and document conversations and strategies stemming from the Strategies and Solutions panels","2018","1 year","http://madison365.org/"
"365 Media Foundation Inc.","100000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","For the purpose of supporting continued growth into a statewide news outlet focusing on news and engagement of, by, and for communities of color","2019","1 year","http://madison365.org/"
"American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan","200000","Michigan","Democracy","Elections Administration","To engage in voter education and voter protection in advance of the mid-term elections","2018","1 year","http://www.aclumich.org"
"Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago","153000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the Asian American community's efforts to protect their right to vote and to empower them to create change in their communities","2018","2 years","http://www.AAIChicago.org"
"Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago","3000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support skills-based trainings for three department directors to further build an grow their management skills through curricula that incorporate frameworks of equity and inclusion","2019","5 months","http://www.AAIChicago.org"
"Campaign Legal Center","200000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the remand phase of the Gill v. Whitford gerrymandering litigation in Wisconsin, as well as its public education #FairMaps campaign to grow support for independent redistricting commissions in the Great Lakes region","2018","1 year","http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org"
"CHANGE Illinois","150000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support redistricting reform and Census work","2018","1 year","http://www.changeil.org/"
"CHANGE Illinois","400000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support Change Illinois redistricting reform leadership and aligned coalition work on elections and census","2019","2 years","http://www.changeil.org/"
"Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.","100000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","For the purpose of supporting the Voting Rights & Civic Empowerment Project","2019","1 year","http://www.clccrul.org"
"Chicago Public Media Inc","500000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To provide in-depth reporting coverage of the Illinois statehouse and of regional issues that impact Great Lakes residents, and to expand the education journalist team to include higher education coverage","2018","2 years","http://www.chicagopublicmedia.org"
"Chicago Votes","175000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To continue its voter engagement, advocacy, youth leadership development, and youth engagement work","2018","1 year","http://www.ChicagoVotes.com"
"Chicago Votes","200000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To continue its creative civic engagement of young people, programs developing young leaders, voting rights work with the Just Democracy Coalition, and to support implementation of Illinois's new jail voting and prison civics laws","2019","1 year","http://www.ChicagoVotes.com"
"City Bureau NFP","75000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support City Bureau-a civic journalism organization on Chicago's South Side, for a pilot project to expand its Civic Reporting Program","2018","1 year","http://www.citybureau.org"
"City Bureau NFP","100000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","For the purpose of continuing to expand City Bureau's innovative community journalism model","2019","1 year","http://www.citybureau.org"
"Common Cause Education Fund","600000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support its work on democracy issues relating to protecting and expanding voting rights, redistricting reform, and Census in the six Great Lakes states","2018","2 years","http://www.commoncause.org"
"Common Cause Education Fund","50000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the Hofeller Emergency Fund set up to cover additional legal discovery costs for reviewing the Hofeller documents as they pertain to ongoing redistricting and census litigation","2019","1 year","http://www.commoncause.org"
"Community Renewal Society - The Chicago Reporter","100000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","For the Chicago Reporter to create a bilingual news bureau in partnership with Univision","2019","1 year","http://www.chicagoreporter.com"
"Count MI Vote Education Fund","200000","Michigan","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support implementation of Michigan's new voter-approved independent redistricting commission","2019","2 years","http://www.votersnotpoliticians.com"
"Fair Elections Center","50000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support litigation challenging barriers for a Wisconsin college student ID to qualify as an acceptable form of voter ID","2018","18 months","http://www.fairelectionscenter.org"
"Fair Elections Center","225000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the Campus Vote Project 2020 work in Wisconsin and Michigan","2019","1 year","http://www.fairelectionscenter.org"
"Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights","150000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","For Immigrant and Refugee Rights to support its New Americans Democracy Project","2018","2 years","http://www.icirr.org"
"Illinois PIRG Education Fund","150000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support its Democracy and Civic Engagement Program, which is designed to promote democratic reforms, increase civic engagement and train the next generation of leaders","2018","2 years","http://www.illinoispirgedfund.org/"
"Institute for Nonprofit News","150000","California","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support Block Club Chicago as it expands reporting staff in underrepresented Chicago neighborhoods","2018","2 years","https://inn.org/"
"Institute for Nonprofit News","50000","California","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the Amplify program","2018","1 year","https://inn.org/"
"Institute for Nonprofit News","50000","California","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the Amplify Midwest Project to grow distribution and collaboration of nonprofit news outlets in the Midwest","2019","1 year","https://inn.org/"
"Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc","100000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the Access Democracy project's work to improve local election administration in communities of color","2018","1 year","https://accessdemocracy.us"
"League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund","50000","Michigan","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support additional discovery in its lawsuit challenging Michigan's gerrymandered districts and using the results of that discovery to help shape the public narrative about gerrymandering","2018","1 year","http://www.lwvmi.org"
"League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund","153000","Ohio","Democracy","Elections Administration","For continued support","2018","2 years","http://www.lwvohio.org"
"League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund","1500","Ohio","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support staff improvement in the digital skills necessary to achieve work goals related to the Democracy project","2019","1 year","http://www.lwvohio.org"
"League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund","1500","Ohio","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the executive directors attendance to the Road Ahead Conference in February 2020","2019","1 year","http://www.lwvohio.org"
"League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc","130000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support its collaborative work to educate and advocate for redistricting reform, to defend voting rights and increase access to the ballot, and to educate and encourage participation in the 2020 Census throughout Wisconsin","2018","2 years","http://www.lwvwi.org"
"MinnPost","120000","Minnesota","Democracy","Elections Administration","To continue, improve, and expand its coverage of public affairs and quality of life stories in Minnesota, consistent with its mission "to make a better Minnesota through better public decision-making"","2018","2 years","http://www.minnpost.com/"
"National Association of Latino Elected Officials Educational Fund","200000","California","Democracy","Elections Administration","For the purpose of 2020 census outreach","2019","1 year","http://www.naleo.org"
"National Conference of State Legislatures","75000","Colorado","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support holding a Midwest convening of state legislators, election officials, and information directors about methods to address election security and potential reforms","2018","1 year","http://www.ncsl.org"
"National Public Radio Inc.","300000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support its Midwest coverage, including member station collaboration and reporter training and professional development","2018","2 years","http://www.npr.org"
"New Venture Fund","50000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support emergency litigation and research related to the late addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 United States Census","2018","1 year","http://www.newventurefund.org"
"New Venture Fund","300000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the continued coordination of legal and advocacy work in pursuit of policy reforms, recruiting additional funder support, and development of tools and strategy to prepare for the 2021 reapportionment","2019","2 years","http://www.newventurefund.org"
"New York Public Radio","150000","New York","Democracy","Elections Administration","To producea series on The Takeaway about gun violence prevention measures","2019","1 year","http://NJPUBLICRADIO.ORG"
"Ohio Voice","180000","Ohio","Democracy","Elections Administration","For its work on election administration, redistricting reform and the 2020 Census","2018","25 months","http://www.ohvoice.org"
"Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc.","25000","Florida","Democracy","Elections Administration","To hold a workshop for Chicago and other Midwest journalists on covering the Census","2019","6 months","http://www.poynter.org"
"Prison Policy Initiative, Inc","70000","Massachusetts","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support research and advocacy to end prison gerrymandering, with a special focus on state outreach in the Midwest region","2018","2 years","http://www.prisonpolicy.org"
"ProPublica Inc.","400000","New York","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support the second two years of reporting by its Illinois newsroom, the first regional expansion by the New York-based nonprofit investigative news organization","2018","2 years","http://www.propublica.org"
"Protect Democracy Project","150000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support further development and expansion of its Vote Shield technology that monitors anomalies in state voter registration lists","2018","1 year","http://protectdemocracy.org"
"Protect Democracy Project","200000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","For continued support of the VoteShield project","2019","1 year","http://protectdemocracy.org"
"Reform for Illinois","50000","Illinois","Democracy","Elections Administration","To develop a community-driven election reform plan that will boost voter engagement","2018","1 year","http://www.ilcampaign.org"
"State Voices","150000","District of Columbia","Democracy","Elections Administration","For the purpose of work on census and voting rights, including data tools and support to the Great Lakes states","2019","1 year","http://www.statevoices.org/"
"StoryCorps","200000","New York","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support StoryCorps in Chicago","2018","2 years","http://www.storycorps.org"
"TakeAction Minnesota  Education Fund","60000","Minnesota","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support their work protecting and expanding democratic participation while promoting racial, gender, and economic equity","2018","1 year","http://www.takeactionminnesota.org"
"TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund","120000","Minnesota","Democracy","Elections Administration","For the purpose of supporting grassroots civic engagement to promote policies that advance democracy and equity","2019","2 years","http://www.takeactionminnesota.org"
"The Center for Michigan","300000","Michigan","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support expanded key issues coverage and environmental reporting at the Bridge Magazine","2018","2 years","http://thecenterformichigan.net/"
"The Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation","5000","Illinois","Democracy"," ","To support the Seventh Circuit Bar Association symposium "Todays Challenges to a Functional Congress: Revitalizing Article I"","2019","6 months"," "
"Trace Media Inc.","300000","New York","Democracy","Elections Administration","For continuation of its reporting project on gun violence in the Great Lakes region","2018","2 years","http://www.thetrace.org/"
"Voices for Racial Justice","100000","Minnesota","Democracy","Elections Administration","To advance democracy reform and explore 2020 Census participation among immigrants, people of color, and American Indians in Minnesota","2018","2 years","http://www.voicesforracialjustice.org"
"WCIJ Inc.","200000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","For Investigative Journalism to increase the quality and quantity of investigative journalism in the state, hold more officials accountable for their actions, cover more issues important to Wisconsin families, and train more future journalists","2018","2 years","http://www.wisconsinwatch.org"
"William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice Inc.","400000","New York","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support its continuing work in the Great Lakes region focused on voting rights and elections, redistricting, and census","2018","2 years","http://www.brennancenter.org"
"Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Inc.","60000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","To support public education and engagement on nonpartisan redistricting, fair elections, voting rights, and Census","2018","1 year","http://www.wisdc.org"
"Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Inc.","180000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","To educate and engage the Wisconsin public on pro-democracy issues, and highlight the intersection of those issues with the issues of racial equity and economic justice","2019","2 years","http://www.wisdc.org"
"Wisconsin Voices Inc.","150000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","For its efforts to strengthen Wisconsin's democracy and increase civic engagement","2018","2 years","http://www.wisconsinvoices.org"
"Wisconsin Voices Inc.","70000","Wisconsin","Democracy","Elections Administration","To provide support to 2020 Census outreach partners to utilize field and relational organizing to engage Wisconsin hard-to-count communities with trusted messengers","2019","1 year","http://www.wisconsinvoices.org"
"Advance Illinois","1000000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To fund policy and advocacy work on educationreforms, specifically aroundeducatorquality, college-and-careerreadiness, data and accountability, and higher education","2019","2 years","http://www.advanceillinois.org"
"Advance Illinois NFP","300000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","to help develop a data reporting and accountability system aimed at strengthening Illinois' educator preparation programs","2018","2 years","http://www.advanceillinois.org"
"Alliance for Excellent Education","300000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To advocate for state and federal policies thatbetter align the high school and post-secondary experience","2019","2 years","http://www.all4ed.org"
"Bellwether Education Partners Inc.","92000","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To hire a strategic consultant to help the non-profit complete its 10-year strategy policy document","2018","3 months","http://www.bellwethereducation.org"
"Bellwether Education Partners Inc.","85000","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To investigate whether states are tracking students of color into certain academic and career paths through their new accountability systems","2019","1 year","http://www.bellwethereducation.org"
"Bipartisan Policy Center Inc.","175000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop bipartisan policy proposals for state-federal partnership in higher education","2018","14 months","http://bipartisanpolicy.org/"
"Campaign for Free College Tuition","42500","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support student advocacy connecting college affordability and closing race and income-based gaps in higher education","2018","6 months","https://www.freecollegenow.org"
"Campaign for Free College Tuition","38000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","to support ongoing student advocacy towards college affordabilityin Michigan","2019","5 months","https://www.freecollegenow.org"
"Center for American Progress","150000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To continue the national work on teacher quality, andto work with Joyce advocates in Minnesota, Indiana, and Illinois to craftstate-specific teacher quality policy agendas","2018","1 year","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Center for American Progress","150000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To conduct public policy research on segregation in higher education, local financing of community colleges, and race-conscious admissions","2019","1 year","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Center for American Progress","150000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To create and advocate for a new educationpolicyagenda focused on educational equity forlow-income studentsand students of color","2019","1 year","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Chalkbeat","250000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To cover education issues that affect studentsand educators in these geographies","2019","2 years","http://chalkbeat.org/"
"Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation","450000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To powerTeach Chicago,an initiativeto build aneffective, diverse educator workforce, especially inhard-to-staff schools","2019","2 years","http://www.helpcps.org"
"Colorado State University Foundation","76276","Colorado","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To investigate ideas that wouldreorientcollege admissions to promote race and income representativeness","2019","1 year","http://foundation.colostate.edu"
"Community College Baccalaureate Association Inc","30000","Florida","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support dissemination of best practices aboutcommunity college baccalaureate programs","2019","1 year","http://www.accbd.org"
"ConnectEd The California Center for College and Career","575000","California","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To lead a final phase ofJoyces GreatLakes College and Career Pathways Partnership","2019","1 year","https://connectednational.org/"
"Deans for Impact","650000","Texas","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To advance national teacher preparation policy reforms and to launch the Illinois Ed Prep Impact Network","2018","2 years","http://www.deansforimpact.org/"
"Early Learning Indiana","75000","Indiana","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To build its capacity to advocate for quality preschool expansion and a stronger early childhood workforce in Indiana","2018","1 year","http://earlylearningIN.org"
"Ed Allies","435000","Minnesota","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","For advocacy campaigns on teacher quality and ESSA, and to seed new work on college and career readiness","2018","2 years","http://www.edalliesmn.org"
"Editorial Projects in Education","100000","Maryland","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support coverage of school leadership in Education Week, the nations premiere K12 news source","2019","1 year","http://www.edweek.org"
"Education First Consulting LLC","95000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To project manage and write a policy paper for the Illinois Teacher Workforce Initiative, an Illinois State Board of Education effort to improve teacher quality policies","2018","9 months","http://education-first.com/"
"Education First Consulting LLC","20000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To conduct a landscape scan of the state- and district-level policies and practices on principal quality in Minnesota/Minneapolis Public Schools","2018","3 months","http://education-first.com/"
"Education First Consulting LLC","200000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To provide technical assistance to Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago to build upon and accelerate initiatives in Chicago to improve alignment and coordination across these institutions to improve how students","2018","1 year","http://education-first.com/"
"Education First Consulting LLC","565000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To help build partnerships between teacher prepprograms and the Minneapolis, Indianapolis, and Chicago public schooldistricts, and build a community of practice among the district talent officers","2019","2 years","http://education-first.com/"
"Education First Consulting LLC","25000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility"," ","To project manage and write a policy paper for the "Illinois Teacher Workforce" initiative, an Illinois State Board of Education effort to improve teacher quality policies","2018","3 months","http://education-first.com/"
"Education Leaders of Color","75000","California","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To elevate the voices of leaders of color in national and local education policy debates","2018","1 year","http://www.EdLoC.org"
"Education Reform Now Inc.","150000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To improve attainment outcomes for students of color and low-income students in the Great Lakes through state and federal policy","2018","18 months","https://edreformnow.org/"
"Education Strategy Group","250000","Maryland","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To partner with communities across the GreatLakes region to improve work-based learning systemsand develop jointK12/higher education state strategies to improve students' transition into andthrough college","2019","18 months","http://www.edstrategy.org"
"Education Trust Inc","500000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support state policy coalition work in Illinois and Ohio and work on low-income and minority student access at public flagship institutions","2018","2 years","http://www.edtrust.org"
"Education Writers Association","240000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To build the capacity of journalists reportingon education and college and career readiness issues in the Great Lakes region","2019","2 years","http://www.ewa.org"
"Educator for Excellence","300000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To engage and mobilize teachers and elevate their voice in education policy conversations","2018","1 year","http://www.Educators4Excellence.org"
"Educators for Excellence","375000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To mobilize teachers and elevate their voices ineducation policy conversations","2019","1 year","http://www.Educators4Excellence.org"
"Georgetown University","300000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To study race-based inequities in post-secondary access and completion and in entering the workforce","2018","2 years"," "
"Georgetown University","75000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","For its Center on Poverty and Inequality topropose revised federal policy on refundable tax credits, including EITC, andto revisit mechanisms for advance periodic payments of those tax credits","2019","18 months"," "
"Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching","75000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To help launch theGolden Apple Accelerators","2019","1 year","http://www.goldenapple.org"
"HCM Strategists","750000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To markedly improve transfer rates for two-year to four-year colleges nationally and in Minnesota","2018","3 years","http://hcmstrategists.com"
"Hopewell Fund","250000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the Economic Security Project's investigation of an expanded state-level Earned Income Tax Credit","2018","1 year","http://www.hopewellfund.org"
"Hopewell Fund","322000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support advocacy towards dramaticallyexpanded Earned Income Tax Credits in the Great Lakes and at the federal level","2019","1 year","http://www.hopewellfund.org"
"Independent Sector","10000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility"," ","To run its 2019 Upswell Conference in Chicago","2019","5 months","http://www.independentsector.org"
"Indiana Community Action Association","350000","Indiana","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support long-term advocacy towards paid family leave, job quality, and EITC reforms in Indiana","2018","3 years","http://www.incap.org"
"Innovation Ohio Education Fund","80000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To create a policy proposal designed to increase Ohio's college attainment through better state investment","2018","18 months","http://InnovationOhio.org"
"Institute for Higher Education Policy","227000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To seek improvement in college admissionspractices that disproportionately hurt low-income students and students ofcolor, leaving them under-represented inthe best-resourced colleges","2019","18 months","http://www.ihep.org"
"Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy","35000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To model the cost and poverty implications of Chicago and Illinois expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Staff recommends a fast-track grant to allow ITEP activities to support the Chicago Resilient Working Families Task Force, which will conclude early in 2019","2018","6 months","http://www.ctj.org"
"Ithaka Harbors Inc","200000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To identify state policies that would most increase higher educational attainment for low-income students and students of color","2018","2 years","http://www.sr.ithaka.org"
"Ithaka Harbors Inc.","59785","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To convene experts to identify innovative statefinancing policies for higher education","2019","7 months","http://www.sr.ithaka.org"
"Jobs for the Future","60000","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To conduct researchand produce a report that will expand dual credit opportunities for high schoolstudents in Chicago Public Schools","2019","4 months","http://www.jff.org/"
"Jobs for the Future","560000","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To engage national policy makers andscalehigh-quality college and career pathwaysand support theCongressional Staff Network","2019","2 years","http://www.jff.org/"
"Jobs for the Future Inc.","262500","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support continuation of the Congressional Staff Network","2018","18 months","http://www.jff.org/"
"Kids First Chicago for Education","150000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To fund policy development, advocacy, and parent organizing around high-quality schools in every neighborhood","2018","2 years"," "
"Kids First Chicago for Education","25000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility"," ","For the organization's 2019 gala/fundraiser, which will celebrate 15 years the group has been working to close the achievement gap in Chicago Public Schools","2019","3 months"," "
"KnowledgeWorks Foundation","600000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the College in High School Alliance and launch a national early college policy initiative targeting low-income youth and students of color in high school","2018","2 years","http://www.kwfdn.org"
"Latino Policy Forum","425000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To provide guidance to Illinois policy makers on how to improve education outcomes for Latino students, especially English learners, and advance strategies to strengthen the pipeline of bilingual teachers in K-12 schools","2018","2 years","http://www.latinopolicyforum.org"
"Leung Consulting LLC","33325","Texas","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To document and publish concrete state and local approaches to tackling the future of work","2018","1 year","http://www.lohszeleung.com"
"Lorain County Community College","75000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the Ohio Manufacturing Workforce Partnership's efforts to expand existing manufacturing apprenticeship models, to educate on applied baccalaureate models, and to reach new audiences about manufacturing opportunities","2018","1 year","http://www.lorainccc.edu"
"MDRC","30000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To research the early successes and challenges of the Great Lakes College and Career Pathways Partnership and produce recommendations that the partners can use to improve the pathways efforts","2018","8 months","http://www.mdrc.org"
"MDRC","50000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To disseminate best practices from theCUNYASAPreform, especially the effortin Ohio","2019","7 months","http://www.mdrc.org"
"MEB Alliance for Educator Diversity Inc","175000","Texas","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To work with three Illinois teacher preparation programs to improve practices and conduct a landscape scan of the challenges and strengths of minority-serving programs in the state","2018","1 year","http://www.educatordiversity.org"
"Metropolitan Planning Council","250000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support state and local advocacy for EarnedIncome Tax Credit expansion","2019","20 months","http://www.metroplanning.org"
"Michigan League for Public Policy","75000","Michigan","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To identify policies that would promote bettercollege outcomes, particularly for Michigan students of color","2019","1 year","https://mlpp.org/"
"Michigan State University","70000","Michigan","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop scenarios for state higher edinvestment and effects on racial attainment gaps","2019","18 months"," "
"Minneapolis Foundation","60000","Minnesota","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To work with a firm to conduct listening tours and help with strategic communications around principal quality issues in Minnesota","2019","8 months","http://www.MinneapolisFoundation.org"
"Minnesota Comeback","200000","Minnesota","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support its Talent and Policy teams and their efforts to ensure high-quality teachers for Minneapolis/Minnesota classroom","2018","2 years","http://mncomeback.org/"
"Minnesota Education Equity Partnership","75000","Minnesota","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop an equity-focused higher education policy agenda","2018","1 year","http://www.mneep.org"
"Minnesota State College Student Association Inc.","100000","Minnesota","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support its efforts to improve Minnesota state policies on transfer and equity","2018","2 years","http://www.leadmn.org"
"National Center for Teacher Residencies","100000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To implement a strategic communications effort to help elevate the promise of teacher residencies and help position the non-profit as a leading voice on residency polices","2018","1 year","http://www.nctresidencies.org"
"National Center for Teacher Residencies","350000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","For national communications and to providetechnical assistance to the Illinois State Board of Education to run acommunity of practice for residency programs","2019","2 years","http://www.nctresidencies.org"
"National Council on Teacher Quality","200000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To advocate for changes to states' teacher quality policies to attract, better prepare and retain excellent teachers","2018","1 year","http://www.nctq.org/"
"National Council on Teacher Quality","200000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To advocate for changes to state and districtteacher quality policies to attract, develop and retain excellent teachers","2019","1 year","http://www.nctq.org/"
"National Governors Association Center for Best Practices","150000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","Todevelop a list of state policy levers on school leadership and convene governors education policy advisors to seed the policies","2019","9 months","http://www.nga.org/center"
"National Skills Coalition","250000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support federal advocacy on higher education and apprenticeship, in part through its Business Leaders United network","2018","1 year","http://www.workforcealliance.org"
"National Student Legal Defense Network","200000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the development of state policies that prevent fraud and abuse in the higher education sector","2018","2 years","http://www.nsldn.org"
"National Vocational Technical Education Foundation","300000","Maryland","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To provide support to Great Lakes states to develophigh-quality state plans under the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and TechnicalEducation Act","2019","2 years","https://careertech.org"
"New America Foundation","225000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To research the decline of need- based financial aid at public universities, to research state policies to support apprenticeship, and to develop Higher Education Act","2018","1 year","http://www.newamerica.org"
"New America Foundation","450000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To investigate the efficacy of short-term,non-degreecredentials, to illuminate enrollment management practices, andto support youth apprenticeship efforts","2019","2 years","http://www.newamerica.org"
"New Leaders","200000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To create and publish a white paper on how states, schools and districts can build teacher and principal distributive leadership systems in schools","2018","1 year","http://newleaders.org/"
"New Profit Inc.","100000","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the College Access and Success Learning Lab, which works to spread innovative policies and practices that could increase college readiness and success for low-income youth and students of color in school districts","2018","1 year","http://www.newprofit.com"
"New Teacher Center","400000","California","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support a random-control-trial study thatwill explore the impact of a pre-service-through-induction pipeline of supportfor new teachers","2019","2 years","http://www.newteachercenter.org"
"Northern Illinois University","155000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To create "Scaling Education Pathways in Illinois," an initiative to help communities build pathways from high school into the teaching profession","2019","17 months","http://edsystemsniu.org"
"Northern Illinois University","40000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To provide technical assistance to the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Community College Board to facilitate stakeholder engagement meetings that will help inform Illinois Perkins V state plan","2019","3 months","http://edsystemsniu.org"
"Northern Illinois University","25000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To hire a data specialistto work closely with theIllinois Deputy Governors Office for Education to aligneducation and workforce data and policy priorities","2019","9 months","http://edsystemsniu.org"
"Northern Illinois University","425000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the development and implementation ofcollege and career readiness policies in Illinois","2019","2 years","http://edsystemsniu.org"
"Ohio Association of Community Colleges","200000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To guide the effective implementation of Ohio's College Credit Plus dual enrollment policy and ensure the policy specifically benefits low-income students and students of color","2018","2 years","http://ohiocommunitycolleges.org"
"Ohio Organizing Collaborative","40000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the Ohio Student Association's efforts to advocate for higher education funding equity through the Ohio College Opportunity Grant","2018","1 year","http://www.ohorganizing.org/"
"Ohio Organizing Collaborative","60000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the Ohio Student Association'sefforts to inform higher education policy through student organizing","2019","1 year","http://www.ohorganizing.org/"
"Ohio State University Foundation","300000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To increase the number of transfer students who go on to earn a Bachelor's degree from OSU's Columbus campus and to champion two-year transfer as a strategy for selective public colleges","2018","3 years"," "
"Partnership for College Completion","200000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support increased affordability and equity in Illinois higher education policy","2018","2 years","http://partnershipfcc.org/"
"Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc.","250000","Minnesota","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support a network of Midwest-based education advocacy organizations working to improve K-12 education policies, including in areas such as teacher quality and college and career readiness","2018","2 years","http://www.pie-network.org/welcome"
"Policy Matters Ohio","200000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To identify and support equity-oriented higher education policies that increase access and graduation for students of color and low-income students","2018","2 years","http://www.policymattersohio.org/"
"Regents of the University of California-Los Angeles","50000","California","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support Ozan Jaquette's research into low-income and minority student recruitment in public higher education","2018","17 months","http://www.ucla.edu/"
"Results in Education Foundation","75000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To provide strategic communications support to Joyce grantees and to launch a new education blog in Chicago","2018","1 year","http://educationpost.org"
"Revolution Impact, LLC","45000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility"," ","For an Illinois State Board of Education","2018","3 months","http://www.revolutionimpact.com"
"Stand for Children Leadership Center - Illinois","75000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To focus onIllinoispolicyopportunitiesfordual-creditprogramsandeducator evaluations","2019","1 year","http://stand.org/illinois"
"Stand for Children Leadership Center - Indiana","300000","Indiana","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To effectively implement the Every Student Succeeds Act","2018","2 years"," "
"State Higher Education Executive","155000","Colorado","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop and disseminate research on when student and institutionalstate funding matters for college completion","2019","9 months","http://www.sheeo.org"
"Teach Plus Incorporated","425000","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To improve teacher quality policies in Indiana and Illinois","2018","2 years","http://www.teachplus.org"
"Teach Plus Incorporated","175000","Massachusetts","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To improve teacher quality policies in Indianaand investigate how it might activate its teacher leaders alumni network towork on policy change","2019","1 year","http://www.teachplus.org"
"Teachers College, Columbia University","200000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To fund the Hechinger Report for in-depth news coverage of higher education issues in Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio","2018","2 years","http://www.tc.columbia.edu/hechinger"
"Teachers College, Columbia University","30000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","For a conference todisseminateresearch on developmental education reform","2019","3 months","http://www.tc.columbia.edu/hechinger"
"The Aspen Institute Inc","450000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To continue its national effort to advance policies aimed at increasing educator effectiveness by building strong professional learning conditions for teachers in schools","2018","2 years","http://www.aspeninstitute.org"
"The Aspen Institute Inc","500000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the Prize for Community College Excellence and the Presidential Fellowship","2018","1 year","http://www.aspeninstitute.org"
"The Aspen Institute Inc.","450000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the continuation of thePrizefor Community College Excellence and the Presidential Fellows program","2019","1 year","http://www.aspeninstitute.org"
"The Aspen Institute Inc.","50000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","For a convening ofsix state education leadership teams to help craft a new vision of student success and the role of state policy in that vision","2019","2 months","http://www.aspeninstitute.org"
"The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois","60500","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To understand the effects of direct admissions policies for low-income students and students of color","2019","1 year","https://igpa.uillinois.edu/"
"The Brookings Institution","150000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To identify the best state and federal policy path for regional public universities, which are experiencing growing financial precariousness","2018","18 months","http://www.brookings.edu"
"The Century Foundation","50000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To identify how policies benefitting advanced manufacturing could be a means to address the "future of work" and economic inclusion","2018","1 year","https://tcf.org/"
"The Century Foundation","45000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To publish reports on howstate and local policycould improvecollegeaffordability in Michigan and the Great Lakes region","2019","8 months","https://tcf.org/"
"The Chicago Community Trust","400000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance and the pooled fund to scale apprenticeship","2018","2 years","http://www.cct.org"
"The Chicago Public Education Fund","25000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","For data support for partners in the national Principal Community of Practice","2018","3 months","http://www.cpef.org/flash.htm"
"The Chicago Public Education Fund","650000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To continue its principal quality work inChicago and itsnationalprincipal-quality Community of Practice","2019","2 years","http://www.cpef.org/flash.htm"
"The Columbus Partnership","200000","Ohio","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To incubate and launch a business-oriented education advocacy group to improve P-20 outcomes in Ohio","2018","2 years","http://www.americasucceeds.org"
"The Common Application","40000","Virginia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop a pilot program to increase college enrollment and college "match" for low-income and under-represented minority students","2019","8 months","https://www.commonapp.org/"
"The Education Trust","176000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To advocate for education equity in access tostrong and diverse educators","2019","2 years","http://www.edtrust.org"
"The Education Trust","125000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To bringtogether national and stateeducationadvocates to try and coalesce around a new federal K12education advocacy agenda","2019","1 year","http://www.edtrust.org"
"The Franklin And Eleanor Roosevelt Institute","75000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To explore new, innovative federal higher education policies based on regulatory approaches in other industries","2018","1 year","http://www.rooseveltcampusnetwork.org"
"The Institute for College Access and Success","250000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop novel federal and state policy proposals to increase college completion for low-income and minority students","2018","1 year","https://ticas.org/"
"The Institute for College Access and Success Inc","335000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop federal policies that address stateinvestment in higher education and promote equity for low-income students andstudents of color","2019","2 years","https://ticas.org/"
"The Saint Paul Foundation","150000","Minnesota","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support MSPWIn, the Twin Cities funder collaborative and its exploration of post-secondary state policy work","2018","1 year","http://saintpaulfoundation.org"
"The Surge Institute","200000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To build a pipeline of African American and Latino executive leaders in education reform","2018","2 years","http://www.surgeinstitute.org"
"Thrive Chicago NFP","250000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To continue and deepen its work to reduce summer melt in Chicago","2018","2 years","http://www.thrivechi.org/"
"TNTP Inc","25000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To help determine whether the teacher preparation group could launch one of the first alternative certification programs allowed under new Minnesota licensure regulations","2018","3 months","http://www.tntp.org"
"TNTP Inc","125000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To write a national report on high-impact teacher preparation state policiesand help launch a new alternative teacher preparation program in Minnesota","2019","1 year","http://www.tntp.org"
"Transcend Inc","75000","New York","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support the Dream + Discover Project, which aims to pilot and spread innovative school models nationwide","2018","1 year","http://www.transcendeducation.org"
"UCLA - Graduate School of Education & Information Studies","185000","California","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To studythe recruiting practices of allIllinois and Minnesota public universities and to make corresponding policyrecommendations","2019","2 years","https://gseis.ucla.edu/"
"UnidosUS","250000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To create and advance a postsecondary policy agenda to improve outcomes for Latino students","2018","2 years","http://www.unidosus.org"
"University of Chicago","300000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To refresh data archives, seed new studies, update studies, and put research to work","2018","3 years","https://consortium.uchicago.edu/"
"University of Chicago","25000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To partner with City Colleges of Chicago around a research agenda that would inform new practices and policies to improve students' college outcomes","2018","1 year","https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/"
"University of Florida Foundation Inc.","103350","Florida","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To conduct research on the efficacy and possibleunintended impacts of stateoutcomes-based funding policies","2019","2 years"," "
"University of Illinois - Discovery Partners Institute","400000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To help launch the Illinois Workforce &Education Research Collaborative","2019","2 years","https://dpi.uillinois.edu/"
"University of Indianapolis","100000","Indiana","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To develop a dual enrollment policy agreement between Indianapolis Public Schools and local post-secondary partners","2019","1 year","https://cell.uindy.edu/"
"University of Notre Dame","190755","Indiana","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To conduct a meta-analysis on effectivecommunity college support programsand to create state and federal policyrecommendations on growing effective practices","2019","1 year","http://www.leo.nd.edu"
"University of Washington Foundation","350000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support an investigation of the state policies governing and the efficacy of applied baccalaureate programs","2018","2 years","http://www.washington.edu/research/osp"
"University of Washington Foundation","200000","Washington","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To launch the "Big Think Network," a cohort of forward-thinking policy leaders that will reimagine the policy conditions necessary to scale individualized pathways for students and then build blueprints to do so","2018","2 years","http://www.washington.edu/research/osp"
"University of Wisconsin-Madison","75000","Wisconsin","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support development and dissemination of 5-7 academic working papers on college-level funding disparities","2018","15 months","http://www.wisc.edu"
"Urban Institute","50000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To be used to identify research gaps in K12 and higher education that inhibit racial equity and to publish and disseminate findings","2019","7 months","http://www.urban.org"
"Urban Institute","178500","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To study colleges racial and economicsegregation and its linkages to shifts in state funding","2019","18 months","http://www.urban.org"
"Veterans Education Success","100000","Maryland","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To create and disseminate research to improve federal higher education policy with a focus on veterans","2018","18 months","http://www.VeteransEducationSuccess.org"
"William Rainey Harper College Educational Foundation","30000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility"," ","To defray the cost of holding a national conference on how community colleges can sponsor, run and grow their own registered apprenticeship programs","2018","6 months","http://www.harpercollege.edu"
"Women Employed","75000","Illinois","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support higher education advocacy in Illinois","2019","1 year","http://www.womenemployed.org"
"Young Invincibles","60000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To create a higher education coalition, cultivate young adult spokespeople on higher education policy, and help inform new legislators about higher education issues in Illinois","2018","1 year","http://www.younginvincibles.org"
"Young Invincibles","205000","District of Columbia","Education and Economic Mobility","Professional Development","To support Illinois higher education advocacyand Midwest civic engagement through the Students Learn, Students VoteCoalition","2019","1 year","http://www.younginvincibles.org"
"Alliance for the Great Lakes","450000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its efforts to protect and restore the Great Lakes","2018","2 years","http://www.greatlakes.org"
"Alliance for the Great Lakes","40000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support consulting services related to the proposed Asian Carp prevention measures at Brandon Road Lock & Dam","2019","6 months","http://www.greatlakes.org"
"Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy","75000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Midwest Environmental Justice Network","2018","5 months","http://ceed.org/"
"Center for Neighborhood Technology","75000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support an urban flooding baseline analysis for the Calumet region and strategic planning","2019","6 months","http://www.cnt.org"
"Ceres Inc.","480000","Massachusetts","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For mobilizing business leaders and investors to spur the transition to clean energy in the Midwest","2018","3 years","http://www.ceres.org"
"Chicago Public Library Foundation","50000","Illinois","Environment"," ","To support A Season for Change: the 2019-20 One Book One Chicago Program at Chicago Public Library","2019","5 months","https://cplfoundation.org/"
"Civic Consulting Alliance","275000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For a Chicago Transit Authority Bus Fleet Electrification Feasibility Study, with capacity-building support for Civic Consulting Alliance","2019","5 months","https://www.ccachicago.org/"
"Clean Energy Trust","325000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the 2018 and 2019 Clean Jobs Midwest studies and dissemination of their results","2018","18 months","http://www.cleanenergytrust.org"
"Clean Energy Trust","120000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the 2020 Clean Jobs Midwest study and dissemination of its results","2019","1 year","http://www.cleanenergytrust.org"
"Clean Fuels Ohio","100000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For its electric vehicles program","2018","1 year","http://www.CleanFuelsOhio.org"
"Clean Fuels Ohio","300000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the purpose of seizing opportunities for change in Ohios Sustainable Transportation Future","2019","2 years","http://www.CleanFuelsOhio.org"
"Clean Wisconsin Inc.","375000","Wisconsin","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support Clean Wisconsin's Great Lakes and clean energy work","2018","2 years","http://www.cleanwisconsin.org"
"Clean Wisconsin Inc.","50000","Wisconsin","Environment"," ","For general operating support","2018","1 year","http://www.cleanwisconsin.org"
"Clean Wisconsin Inc.","20000","Wisconsin","Environment"," ","For general operating support","2019","10 months","http://www.cleanwisconsin.org"
"Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy","65000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support Minnesota youth petitioning for new, path-breaking climate regulations in the state","2018","1 year","http://www.climategen.org"
"Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy","150000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Minnesota Youth Climate Movement","2019","21 months","http://www.climategen.org"
"Conservation Minnesota","100000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For its energy policy initiatives","2018","1 year","http://www.conservationminnesota.org"
"Council of Great Lakes Governors Inc.","25000","Illinois","Environment"," ","To support the 2019 Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes governors and Premiers","2019","1 year","http://www.gsgp.org"
"Council of State Governments","150000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Great Lakes Legislative Caucus","2018","2 years","http://www.csgmidwest.org"
"CUB Consumer Education and Research Fund","400000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the purpose of Rethinking the Grid: Advancing Clean Energy in Illinois","2019","2 years","http://cuboard.org"
"Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice","240000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For state and local climate and energy policy engagement in Michigan","2019","2 years","http://www.dwej.org"
"Ecology Center Inc.","175000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For advancing clean energy solutions in Michigan","2018","2 years","http://www.ecocenter.org"
"Elevate Energy","100000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To improve current and future policies to reduce lead in drinking water in childcare centers and private homes in Illinois","2018","1 year","http://www.elevateenergy.org/"
"Elevate Energy","150000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support Elevate Energy's efforts to document energy insecurity in Illinois and use real people's stories to advocate for equitable implementation of clean energy policy in the state","2018","1 year","http://www.elevateenergy.org/"
"Elevate Energy","100000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support Elevate Energys Water Safety and Affordability Initiative","2019","1 year","http://www.elevateenergy.org/"
"Environmental Defence Canada Inc.","50000","Ontario","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support their efforts to protect and restore the Great Lakes","2018","1 year","http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/"
"Environmental Defence Canada Inc.","50000","Ontario","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its efforts to safeguard Canada'sfreshwater and protect the Great Lakes","2019","1 year","http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/"
"Environmental Defense Fund Inc.","700000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For its Clean Energy in the Midwest project","2018","2 years","http://www.environmentaldefense.org"
"Environmental Health Watch, Inc.","30000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support community engagement in the development and implementation of the Lead Safe Cleveland Initiative","2019","1 year","http://www.ehw.org"
"Evergreen Community Development Initiative","75000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Flint Community Water Lab","2019","1 year","http://www.flintdc.org"
"Faith in Place","300000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To work on securing full implementation of Illinois' Future Energy Jobs Act","2018","2 years","http://www.faithinplace.org"
"Fresh Energy","300000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support Minnesota state policy work on renewable electricity, energy efficiency, energy access and equity, and electric transportation","2018","2 years","http://www.fresh-energy.org"
"Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities","250000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its Water Program","2018","2 years","http://www.glslcities.org/"
"Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund Inc","75000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For its Supporting Communities in Ensuring Safe and Affordable Drinking Water project. Future funding is possible","2018","1 year","http://www.freshwaterfuture.org"
"Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund Inc","100000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For its Supporting Communities in Ensuring Safe and Affordable Drinking Water project","2019","1 year","http://www.freshwaterfuture.org"
"Great Lakes Commission","263250","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support Blue Accounting, efforts to prevent invasive species from moving through the Chicago Area Waterways, and work to improve water infrastructure management","2018","2 years","http://www.glc.org"
"Great Lakes Environmental Law Center","60000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center to develop and implement a protocol for citizen monitoring of water system compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act in Michigan","2018","2 years","http://www.glelc.org"
"Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife  Commission","50000","Wisconsin","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To facilitate ongoing participation by Tribes and First Nations in processes toimprove enforcement the Great Lakes Compact","2019","1 year","http://www.glifwc.org/"
"Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc.","455000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, and transportation decarbonization in the Midwest","2018","2 years","http://www.gpisd.net"
"Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities Inc","60000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Great Lakes Business Network to advocate for decommissioning of the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline","2018","1 year","http://www.groundworkcenter.org/"
"Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities Inc","60000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Great Lakes Business Network","2019","1 year","http://www.groundworkcenter.org/"
"Human Impact Partners","110000","California","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To conduct an equity analysis of policies to prevent and respond to childhood lead exposure in drinking water","2018","1 year","http://www.humanimpact.org"
"Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund","200000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For continued support of clean energy and carbon pollution reduction education and outreach efforts","2018","2 years","http://www.ilenviro.org/"
"Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources","250000","Montana","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support journalism training for reporters who cover environment issues in the Great Lakes region","2019","2 years","http://www.ijnr.org"
"Little Village Environmental Justice Organization","75000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To ensure that frontline communities are engaged in Illinois drinking water policy, riverfront development processes, and the implementation of the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act","2018","1 year","http://www.lvejo.org"
"Little Village Environmental Justice Organization","240000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","Environmental Justice andEquity in Drinking Water, Energy, and Land Use:Ensuringfrontline communities are engaged in Illinois drinking water policy, riverfront development processes, and the implementation of the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act","2019","2 years","http://www.lvejo.org"
"Little Village Environmental Justice Organization","20000","Illinois","Environment"," ","For general operating support","2018","6 months","http://www.lvejo.org"
"Little Village Environmental Justice Organization","15000","Illinois","Environment"," ","For general operating support","2019","6 months","http://www.lvejo.org"
"Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Foundation","50000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the purpose of planning and outreach to make municipalities ready for electric vehicles","2019","6 months","http://www.mayorscaucus.org"
"Metropolitan Planning Council","450000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support sustainable, equitable water resources management in Illinois","2018","2 years","http://www.metroplanning.org"
"Michigan Environmental Council","700000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For Advancing Energy Solutions to the Climate Challenge and Protecting the Waters of the Great Lakes","2018","2 years","http://www.mecprotects.org"
"Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund","10000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its response to widespread water contamination in Michigan from recently discovered toxic pollutants","2018","1 year","http://www.michiganlcvedfund.org"
"Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund","300000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its water campaign in Michigan","2019","2 years","http://www.michiganlcvedfund.org"
"Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance","280000","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the State Energy Efficiency Policy Initiative","2018","2 years","http://www.mwalliance.org"
"Milwaukee Environmental Consortium","60000","Wisconsin","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium's Milwaukee Water Commons project","2018","1 year","http://www.milwaukeeenvironmenalconsortium.org"
"Milwaukee Water Commons Inc","75000","Wisconsin","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium's Milwaukee Water Commons project","2019","1 year","http://www.milwaukeewatercommons.org"
"Minneapolis Foundation","350000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For continued support of the RE-AMP Midwest clean energy network, including its clean energy rapid response fund","2018","2 years","http://www.MinneapolisFoundation.org"
"Minneapolis Foundation","12500","Minnesota","Environment"," ","To support the RE-AMP Network's Equitable Deep Decarbonization Summit","2018","3 months","http://www.MinneapolisFoundation.org"
"Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy","135000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For its Clean Energy program, enabling Minnesota youth to petition for new, path-breaking climate regulation in the state","2018","1 year","http://mncenter.org"
"Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy","400000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the purpose of planning and outreach to make municipalities ready for electric vehicles","2019","2 years","http://mncenter.org"
"Minnesota Environmental Partnership","250000","Minnesota","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support MEPs Great Lakes work and expanded engagement in low-income and tribal communities","2019","2 years","http://www.mepartnership.org/"
"National Association for the Advancement of Colored People","280000","Maryland","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the Electric Vehicles Initiative--Clean Air, Transit Equity, and Healthy Communities","2019","2 years"," "
"National Fish and Wildlife Foundation","150000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To continue support of the Chi Cal Rivers Fund","2018","3 years","http://www.nfwf.org"
"NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION","600000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Healing Our Waters","2018","2 years","http://www.npca.org"
"National Parks Conservation Association","20000","District of Columbia","Environment"," ","To support the Healing Our Waters 2019 conference","2019","10 months","http://www.npca.org"
"National Wildlife Federation","480000","Virginia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its efforts to protect and restore the Great Lakes","2018","2 years","http://www.nwf.org/"
"Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.","650000","New York","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For advancing clean energy strategies in the Great Lakes region","2018","2 years","http://www.nrdc.org"
"Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.","280000","New York","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its Safe Water Initiative in Michigan and its advocacy to address pollution in waterfront communities in Chicago","2019","2 years","http://www.nrdc.org"
"Northeast-Midwest Institute","80000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Northeast Midwest Institute's Great Lakes Washington Program","2018","1 year","http://www.nemw.org"
"Northeast-Midwest Institute","160000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Northeast Midwest Institute's Great Lakes Washington Program","2019","2 years","http://www.nemw.org"
"Northland College","30000","Wisconsin","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support public education efforts in conjunction with the release of the second edition of Peter Annin's book, The Great Lakes Water Wars, to be published by Island Press","2018","1 year","http://www.northland.edu"
"Ohio Environmental Council","550000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For advancing climate solutions in Ohio and addressing major threats to the integrity of Lake Erie","2018","2 years","http://www.theoec.org"
"Ohio State University Foundation","150000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Ohio Sea Grant program's work on Lake Erie","2018","3 years","https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/"
"Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago","147536","Illinois","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support accelerated adoption of electric buses by the Chicago Transit Authority","2019","15 months","http://resphealth.org"
"Rural Action Inc.","100000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the Appalachian Clean Transportation Initiative","2019","2 years","http://www.ruralaction.org"
"Shriver Center on Poverty Law","50000","Illinois","Environment"," ","To support the organization's response to widespread water contamination in Michigan from recently discovered toxic pollutants","2019","10 months","http://www.povertylaw.org"
"Shriver Center on Poverty Law","40000","Illinois","Environment"," ","To support the Shriver Centers leadership transition","2019","1 year","http://www.povertylaw.org"
"Sierra Club Foundation","400000","California","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For the Clean Energy for All Chicago and Illinois project","2019","2 years","http://www.sierraclubfoundation.org"
"Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust","400000","Wisconsin","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To improve watershed planning and scale up green infrastructure in the Greater Milwaukee Watersheds","2018","2 years","http://www.swwtwater.org/"
"The Cleveland Foundation","50000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To explore launching of a broad coalition of business, consumer, and nontraditional allies to support policy for a healthy Lake Erie and clean, safe, affordable drinking water","2018","1 year","http://www.clevelandfoundation.org"
"The Cleveland Foundation","182800","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Ohio Water Coalition","2019","1 year","http://www.clevelandfoundation.org"
"The Nature Conservancy","400000","Virginia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its efforts to improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin","2019","2 years","http://www.nature.org/"
"Union of Concerned Scientists Inc.","300000","Massachusetts","Environment","Energy Production and Use","For Charting a Path to Net-Zero Emissions in the Midwest","2019","2 years","https://www.ucsusa.org/"
"University of Toledo","42000","Ohio","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To assess the progress of each of the eight Great Lakes states in implementing the Great LakesSt Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact","2019","5 months","http://www.utoledo.edu/law/"
"University of Wisconsin","211111","Wisconsin","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To study the health and air quality impacts of energy system change","2019","1 year","https://nelson.wisc.edu/sage/"
"US Water Alliance","325000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To advance equitable water infrastructure policies and to launch an initiative to use arts and cultural strategies to improve water management","2019","2 years","http://uswateralliance.org/"
"We The People of Detroit","40000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support its work on water affordability in Detroit and Michigan, and to build its capacity","2018","1 year","https://wethepeopleofdetroit.com"
"We The People of Detroit","80000","Michigan","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the WaterPolicy Education and Engagement Project","2019","1 year","https://wethepeopleofdetroit.com"
"Windward Fund","53000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Midwest Environmental Justice Network","2019","8 months","https://www.windwardfund.org/"
"Windward Fund","250000","District of Columbia","Environment","Energy Production and Use","To support the Midwest Environmental Justice Network","2019","2 years","https://www.windwardfund.org/"
"American College of Preventive Medicine","185000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a project to support the National Violent Death Reporting System through communications, education, and advocacy","2019","1 year","http://www.acpm.org"
"American College of Preventive Medicine Inc","190000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To continue efforts to protect current funding levels for the National Violent Death Reporting System","2018","1 year","http://www.acpm.org"
"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","200000","Minnesota","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For Wilder Research to conduct a process and outcomes evaluation of the MicroGrants Lights On! program in the Twin Cities","2019","2 years"," "
"Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Inc","20000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support a national convening of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence","2018","11 months","http://www.APAInc.org"
"Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Inc.","20000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support a national convening of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence focused on the issue of preventing and responding to mass shootings","2019","6 months","http://www.APAInc.org"
"Benchmark Analytics LLC","495000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To pilot a comprehensive police administration platform in four Great Lakes region police departments as part of the National Police Early Interventions and Outcomes Project","2018","3 years","https://benchmarkanalytics.com"
"Business and Professional People for the Public Interest","150000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support implementation of the City of Chicagos new civilian oversight ordinance","2019","1 year","http://www.bpichicago.org"
"CeaseFire Pennsylvania Education","225000","Pennsylvania","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support education and advocacy to reduce gun violence in Pennsylvania, and for a messaging research project","2018","19 months","http://www.CeaseFirePa.org"
"CeaseFire Pennsylvania Education Fund","200000","Pennsylvania","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support education and advocacy to reduce gun violence in Pennsylvania","2019","1 year","http://www.CeaseFirePa.org"
"Center for American Progress","950000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support its gun policy project","2018","2 years","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Center for American Progress","25000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the 2018 Smart on Crime Innovations Conference","2018","6 months","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Center for American Progress","250000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the development of a progressive public safety agenda for municipal leaders","2018","2 years","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Center for American Progress","25000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the 2019Smart on Crime Innovations Conference","2019","6 months","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Center for American Progress","20000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a two-part research study that will provide a blueprint for re-envisioning how the federal government allocates funding to address violent crime and gun violence in communities around the country","2019","6 months","http://www.americanprogress.org"
"Chicago Community Foundation","25000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To support the communication strategy of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities","2019","1 year","http://www.thepartnershipfornewcommunities.org"
"Chicago Community Trust","25000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","For Jumpstarting Equity","2019","6 months","http://www.cct.org"
"Children's Hospital Boston","84710","Massachusetts","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a research project to determine best practices in implementing firearm suicide intervention programs for hospitals","2018","1 year","http://www.childrenshospital.org/"
"City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor","131670","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","Forcontinued support of two staff positions focused on police reform and gun violence prevention","2018","1 year","http://www.cityofchicago.org"
"City of Gary Police Department","50000","Indiana","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To assess and update departmental workforce management policies and procedures","2019","6 months","http://www.gary.in.us/police/default.asp"
"City of New York - Kings County District Attorney","16400","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To create a national working group focused on implementing a new paradigm for responding to gun violence that includes the voices of those most impacted by gun violence","2019","6 months","http://www.brooklynda.org"
"Civic Consulting Alliance","60000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the development of an Office of Violence Prevention for the City of Chicago","2018","6 months","https://www.ccachicago.org/"
"ColorOfChange.org Education Fund","350000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To advance prosecutorial reform activities, support narrative change to reduce overcriminalization of communities of color, and support continuation of gun violence prevention campaigns","2018","2 years","http://www.colorofchange.org/"
"Doctors for America","70000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a project to engage physicians in Wisconsin and Minnesota in gun violence prevention","2018","1 year","http://www.drsforamerica.org"
"Doctors for America","70000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a project to engage physicians in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in gun violence prevention and to build out itsnational gun violence prevention steering committee","2019","1 year","http://www.drsforamerica.org"
"Duke University","374000","North Carolina","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For research to evaluate statutory minimum age standards for gun possession by former juvenile offenders","2018","3 years","https://www.duke.edu/"
"Duke University","150000","North Carolina","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the Duke Center for Firearms Law","2018","2 years","https://www.duke.edu/"
"Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence","200000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For continued work to advance risk-based firearms policies, implement model policies, and grow opportunities for impacted communities to engage in gun violence prevention advocacy","2018","1 year","http://www.efsgv.org"
"Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence","550000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For continued work in targeted states including Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsinto advance risk-based firearms policies, implement model policies, and grow opportunities for impacted communities to engage in gun violence prevention advocacy","2019","2 years","http://www.efsgv.org"
"Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence","15000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To help provide transportation, hotel, and food expenses for targeted users of Extreme Risk Protection Order","2019","3 months","http://www.efsgv.org"
"Faith in Action Network","150000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Live Free campaign to reduce gun violence and create more opportunities for youth in urban neighborhoods in the Great Lakes region","2018","1 year","http://www.piconetwork.org"
"Faith In Action Network","150000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the LIVE FREE campaign to reduce gun violence in communities across the country, with an emphasis on the Great Lakes region","2019","1 year","http://www.piconetwork.org"
"Faith In Action Network","25000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To provide transportation for young people to participate in the Washington, DC March for Our Lives","2018","2 months","http://www.piconetwork.org"
"Fund for the City of New York","24556","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Center for Court Innovation's efforts to organize and host a convening of judicial leaders on justice systems reform","2018","6 months","https://www.fcny.org/fcny/"
"Fund for the City of New York","140000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the Center for Court Innovation to design and develop a pilot restorative justice program responsive to incidents of gun violence","2018","1 year","https://www.fcny.org/fcny/"
"Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence","500000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support state policy research and education, and litigation on federal and state gun safety issues","2019","2 years","http://lawcenter.giffords.org"
"Global Strategy Group, LLC","55500","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a survey research project of public opinion around firearms licensing and background checks policies","2019","4 months","http://www.globalstrategygroup.com"
"Gun Violence Prevention Education Center","158000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For policy implementation and statewide outreach in Illinois","2018","1 year"," "
"Gun Violence Prevention Education Center","540000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support education and advocacy to reduce gun violence in Illinois, through a new gun violence prevention organization that merges Gun Violence Prevention Education Center and the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence","2019","2 years"," "
"Guns Down","150000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support corporate accountability, narrative change,and public opinion survey initiatives to reduce gun violence","2019","1 year","http://www.gunsdownamerica.org"
"Guns Down Inc.","200000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support corporate accountability and narrative change initiatives to reduce gun violence","2018","1 year","http://www.gunsdownamerica.org"
"Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence","160000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For an education campaign aimed at implementation of Illinois new firearm restraining order law","2018","1 year","http://ichv.org/"
"Indiana University","279831","Indiana","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To supporta process and outcomes evaluation of Project Life, a program for youth who have committed gun offenses in Marion County, Indiana","2019","2 years","http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cell"
"Johns Hopkins University","407000","Maryland","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For research on the impact of policies governing concealed gun carrying","2018","3 years","http://www.jhsph.edu/gunpolicy/"
"Johns Hopkins University - Center for Gun Policy and Research","25000","Maryland","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","For a research-based study of Illinois gun laws","2018","6 months","http://www.jhsph.edu/gunpolicy/"
"Johns Hopkins University - Center for Gun Policy and Research","22351","Maryland","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","For a research-based study of Illinois gun laws, with recommendations for policy reform","2019","10 months","http://www.jhsph.edu/gunpolicy/"
"Juvenile Law Center","200720","Pennsylvania","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For legal research and an assessment of policy opportunities in the Great Lakes region to advance justice reform for the young adult population","2018","8 months","https://jlc.org"
"Leadership Conference Education Fund","180000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To pilot a collaborative, community-led policing reform model in Minneapolis, MN, and coordinate a regional convening on 21stcentury policing","2019","1 year","https://accessdemocracy.us"
"Leadership Conference Education Fund","20000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For its Policing Campaign to develop and test nonpolice responses that more effectively address public health and social issues inherent in violent crime","2019","6 months","https://accessdemocracy.us"
"Loyola University - Chicago","215000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For its Center on Criminal Justice Research, Policy, and Practice to conduct research and analysis on criminal justice system responses to gun offending in Illinois","2018","20 months"," "
"Major Cities Chiefs Association","30000","Utah","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support a planning process for future work of the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence","2018","5 months","http://www.majorcitieschiefs.com"
"March for Our Lives Foundation","50000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","For general operating support","2019","1 year","https://marchforourlives.com/"
"Metropolitan Family Services","50000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To support the development and launch of the Communities Partnering 4 Peace Legal Justice Corps","2019","1 year","http://www.metrofamily.org"
"MicroGrants","100000","Minnesota","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","In support of the Lights On! program","2018","1 year","https://microgrants.net"
"MicroGrants","70000","Minnesota","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Lights On! program","2019","6 months","https://microgrants.net"
"Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc.","100000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Chicago Youth Safety Council","2018","1 year","http://www.mikvachallenge.org"
"Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc.","115000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Chicago Youth Safety Advisory Council","2019","1 year","http://www.mikvachallenge.org"
"New Venture Fund","50000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Community Justice Reform Coalition's speakers bureau","2018","1 year","http://www.newventurefund.org"
"New Venture Fund","200000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Fund for a Safer Future","2018","2 years","http://www.newventurefund.org"
"New Venture Fund","200000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Fund for a Safer Future","2019","2 years","http://www.newventurefund.org"
"New Venture Fund","32250","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support a project to elevate the voices of gun owners in the gun violence prevention debate","2019","3 months","http://www.newventurefund.org"
"New York University","15000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a fall 2018 convening on public safety","2018","6 months","https://www.law.nyu.edu"
"New York University","375000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support a pilot community engagement initiative in Chicago and to develop and advance a positive framework for effective policing","2018","1 year","https://www.law.nyu.edu"
"New York University - The Policing Project","900000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support a pilot community engagement initiative in Chicago and to develop and advance a positive framework for effective policing","2019","2 years","https://www.nyu.edu/"
"Northeastern University","540000","Massachusetts","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For research on preventing firearm violence","2018","2 years","http://www.cj.new.edu"
"Northwestern University","306745","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For its Institute for Policy Research's Northwestern Neighborhood and Network Initiative to evaluate the impact of police-community engagement efforts and of street outreach and violence interruption efforts in Chicago","2018","2 years","http://www.northwestern.edu"
"Northwestern University","330000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the Children and Family Justice Center to conduct law and practice research, policy analysis, communications, and strategic planning to inform and advance criminal justice system reforms for the emerging adult population in the Great Lakes region","2019","2 years","http://www.northwestern.edu"
"Northwestern University","20000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the Pritzker School of Law Children and Family Justice Centerto expand and advance the Blueprint for a Safer Chicago coalition","2019","6 months","http://www.northwestern.edu"
"Northwestern University","20000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To retain participants in a study of firearm involvement among parents and their adolescent children","2018","1 year","http://www.northwestern.edu"
"Northwestern University","20000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To support tracking and retaining study participants in a longitudinal study of firearm involvement among parents and their adolescent children","2018","1 year","http://www.northwestern.edu"
"Policing Equity","258750","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the Center for Policing Equityto support the Minneapolis Police Departments data-driven efforts to reduce racial disparities in policing","2019","18 months","http://policingequity.org"
"Project HOPE","25000","Maryland","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","For a special issue of the Health Affairs journal dedicated to violence and the publics health","2018","1 year"," "
"Protect Minnesota","105000","Minnesota","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support policy research, advocacy, and coalition building to reduce gun deaths and injuries in Minnesota","2018","1 year","http://www.protectmn.org/"
"Protect Minnesota","155000","Minnesota","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support policy research, advocacy, and coalition building to reduce gun deaths and injuries in Minnesota","2019","1 year","http://www.protectmn.org/"
"Research Foundation of the City University of New York - NNSC at John Jay College","20000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To support the 2019 conference of the National Network for Safe Communities","2019","1 months","https://www.rfcuny.org/RFWebsite/"
"Seattle University","300000","Washington","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support efforts to promote democratic policing in Dane County, Wisconsin and nationally through research on police use of force","2018","1 year","http://www.seattleu.edu"
"SocialSphere Inc.","265000","Massachusetts","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a public opinion study of the Columbine generation's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors around guns and gun policy","2018","6 months","http://www.socialsphere.com"
"St. Sabina Church dba The Faith Community of St. Sabina","60000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Purpose Over Pain project","2018","1 year","http://www.stsabina.org"
"St. Sabina Church dba The Faith Community of St. Sabina","60000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Purpose Over Pain project","2019","1 year","http://www.stsabina.org"
"St. Sabina Church dba The Faith Community of St. Sabina","10000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To provide transportation for young people to participate in the Washington, DC March for Our Lives","2018","2 months","http://www.stsabina.org"
"States United to Prevent Gun Violence","78000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support a digital membership and communications software platform, and a partnership with the Center for American Progress to build advocacy capacity and effectiveness of state gun violence prevention organizations","2018","1 year","http://www.ceasefireusa.org/"
"States United to Prevent Gun Violence","45000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To supporta digital contacts and communications software platform for use by state gun violence prevention organizations","2019","1 year","http://www.ceasefireusa.org/"
"States United to Prevent Gun Violence","15000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To provide transportation for young people to participate in the Washington, DC March for Our Lives","2018","2 months","http://www.ceasefireusa.org/"
"The Newtown Foundation","10500","Connecticut","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To support the sixth annual national vigil for victims of gun violence","2018","4 months","http://newtownaction.org"
"The Newtown Foundation","20000","Connecticut","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To support the annual national vigil for victims of gun violence","2019","3 months","http://newtownaction.org"
"The Police Foundation","30000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence","2018","10 months","http://www.policefoundation.org"
"The University of Texas at Austin","316181","Texas","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a research study examining college students' attitudes about guns to develop lessons for intervention","2018","19 months","http://www.utexas.edu"
"Tides Center","25000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the Opportunity Agenda to organize and facilitate a Great Lakes region conveningon narrative change in the criminal justice system","2019","1 year","http://www.tides.org"
"Tides Center","200000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For its sponsored project, Fair and Just Prosecution, to advance the understanding and implementation of comprehensive, community-based approaches to gun violence through its network of prosecutorial leaders","2019","1 year","http://www.tides.org"
"Tides Foundation","100000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the Chicago Police Department to pilot new technology to measure community sentiment","2018","1 year","http://http://www.tides.org/"
"Tides Foundation","50000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To supportthe Community Justice Reform Coalitions speakersbureau","2019","1 year","http://www.tides.org/"
"Tides Foundation","100000","California","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a project at the Chicago Police Department to pilot new technology to measure community sentiment","2019","1 year","http://www.tides.org/"
"Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York","200000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For its Justice Lab to organize and convene a Square One Future of Justice Policy Roundtable, focused on addressing violence in criminal justice reform","2018","1 year","http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/"
"UCAN","30000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","For general operations","2018","4 months","http://www.ucanchicago.org"
"University of Chicago","75000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For its Center for Data Science and Public Policy to convene a research consortium to study and improve the effectiveness of police early intervention systems","2018","3 years","http://www.datasciencepublicpolicy.org"
"University of Chicago","200000","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the University of Chicago Crime Lab's development of an early intervention system for the Chicago Police Department","2018","1 year","https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/"
"University of Chicago","389671","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration to research and evaluate prosecutor-led diversion and deferred prosecution programs in Cook County, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis","2019","2 years","https://ssa.uchicago.edu/"
"University of Pennsylvania","259600","Pennsylvania","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For a research study to determine the impact of stand-your-ground laws on the public's health","2018","3 years","http://www.upenn.edu"
"Urban Institute","30224","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For dissemination of the Chicago Young Adult Public Safety Survey","2018","3 months","http://www.urban.org"
"Violence Policy Center","175265","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For research, publication, education, and technical support to reduce firearms violence in the Great Lakes region and the nation","2018","1 year","http://www.vpc.org"
"Violence Policy Center","175000","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For research, publication, education, and technical support to reduce firearms violence in the Great Lakes region and the nation, and for policy research to inform regulation of the gun industry","2019","1 year","http://www.vpc.org"
"Volcker Alliance, Inc.","50000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform"," ","To support of the Council on Criminal Justice, a new organization focusing on criminal justice research and policy development","2019","5 months","http://www.volckeralliance.org"
"W A V E Educational Fund Inc","295000","Wisconsin","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Wisconsin Gun Violence Prevention Project","2018","1 year","http://www.waveedfund.com/"
"WAVE Educational Fund","315000","Wisconsin","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Wisconsin Gun Violence Prevention Project","2019","1 year","http://www.waveedfund.com/"
"Wayne State University","40000","Michigan","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","For its Center for Urban Studies to research the feasibility of developing and implementing a prohibited persons firearm relinquishment task force or similar entity in Wayne County, Michigan","2019","1 year"," "
"William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice","20000","New York","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the Second Amendment Fellowship project","2019","1 year","http://www.brennancenter.org"
"Wisconsin Voices Inc.","25000","Wisconsin","Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","To support the African American Roundtables policing reform efforts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin","2019","5 months","http://www.wisconsinvoices.org"
"Central Indiana Community Foundation","40245","Indiana","Incubator Fund","Incubator Fund 2","For thedevelopment of a pilotcampaign addressing youth and gun culture","2019","2 months","http://www.cicf.org"
"Central Indiana Community Foundation","823759","Indiana","Incubator Fund","Incubator Fund 2","For development ofa pilot campaignaddressing youth and gun culture","2019","18 months","http://www.cicf.org"
"Metropolitan Planning Council","500000","Illinois","Incubator Fund","Incubator Fund 2","To support its Comprehensive Water Policy and Planning Agenda in Illinois","2019","1 year","http://www.metroplanning.org"
"The Groundtruth Project","614950","Massachusetts","Incubator Fund","Incubator Fund 2","To create a cohort of joint Report for America--Associated Press statehouse reporting fellows in the Great Lakes, in order to increase available statehouse reporting in states with shrinking state public policy news coverage","2019","18 months","http://thegroundtruthproject.org"
"Advance Illinois","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support their "10th Anniversary Awards Luncheon"","2018","3 months","http://www.advanceillinois.org"
"Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc.","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the public programs that thoroughly engage, inspire and strengthen the participation of ALAANA communities and individuals","2018","1 year","http://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/"
"Chicago Community Foundation","50000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities","2019","1 year","http://www.thepartnershipfornewcommunities.org"
"Chicago Community Foundation","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the communication strategy of Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities","2019","1 year","http://www.thepartnershipfornewcommunities.org"
"Chicago Community Trust","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities","2018","6 months","http://www.cct.org"
"Chicago Run","15000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support Chicago Run's 10th anniversary","2018","3 months","http://www.chicagorun.org"
"Chicago Urban League","300000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support and expand the Research Policy Center","2019","2 years","http://www.thechicagourbanleague.org"
"Chicago Urban League","50000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","For the purpose of supporting the core activities of the League during a time of leadership transition","2018","6 months","http://www.thechicagourbanleague.org"
"Citizen Engagement Lab Education Fund","100000","California","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support the Midwest Culture Labpilotprogram, which will utilize art and culture as civic engagementmotivators for young people and people of color","2019","1 year","https://www.allianceforyouthorganizing.org/campaign/midwest-culture-lab/"
"City Colleges of Chicago Foundation","5000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Seven Strong Inaugural Benefit","2018","3 months"," "
"City Colleges of Chicago Foundation","5000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the second Seven Strong Annual Benefit","2019","6 months","http://www.ccc.edu/"
"Civic Consulting Alliance","450000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To continue its strategic and valuable consulting and project management expertise to the City of Chicago and Cook County in the areas of public safety, justice reform, and education","2019","2 years","https://www.ccachicago.org/"
"Civic Consulting Alliance","3300","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the development of an Office of Violence Prevention for the City of Chicago","2019","6 months","https://www.ccachicago.org/"
"Crain's Chicago Business","200000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To deepen coverage of Chicago and Illinois policy issues and to host related events","2019","1 year","http://www.chicagobusiness.com/"
"Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres","5000","New York","Special Opportunities"," ","To be used for the purpose of supporting your emergency medical programs","2018","1 year","http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org"
"Equal Justice Initiative","250000","Alabama","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support a public education capital campaign","2019","18 months","http://eji.org/"
"Equal Justice Initiative","50000","Alabama","Special Opportunities"," ","To support Equal Justice Initiative projects","2018","1 year","http://eji.org/"
"Equal Justice Initiative","25000","Alabama","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Just Mercy Benefit","2019","3 months","http://eji.org/"
"Erikson Institute","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the ground-breaking work taking place at the Institute to innovate the field of early childhood","2018","1 year","http://www.erikson.edu"
"Forefront","100000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support the messaging and communications work to be administered by the IL Count Me In 2020 statewide coalition","2018","2 years","http://www.donorsforum.org"
"Free Spirit Media","2500","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To document youth activism in the wake of the Parkland shooting","2018","1 year","http://www.freespiritmedia.org"
"Gary Alumni Pathway to Students","50000","Indiana","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Innercity Pathways program","2018","2 years","http://gapsgary.org/"
"Governors State University Foundation","10000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the 50th anniversary celebration of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park","2019","6 months","http://www.govst.edu/gsu-foundation/"
"Greater Chicago Food Depository","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To be used for general support","2018","1 year","http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org"
"Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights","150000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","For its National Immigrant Justice Center to advance protections for immigrant families and refugees","2018","2 years","http://www.heartlandalliance.org"
"John F. Kennedy Library Foundation","15000","Massachusetts","Special Opportunities"," ","To support educational programs","2018","1 year","http://www.jfklibrary.org/"
"John F. Kennedy Library Foundation","15000","Massachusetts","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library's 31st Annual May Dinner","2019","1 year","http://www.jfklibrary.org/"
"KIPP Chicago","5000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the 15 year celebration","2018","3 months","http://www.kippchicago.org"
"Leadership Greater Chicago","5000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","In support of the Celebrate Leaders event on April 11, 2018","2018","7 months"," "
"Loyola University - Arrupe College","40000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","For general support","2019","1 year","https://www.luc.edu/arrupe/"
"MASS Design Group","50000","Massachusetts","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the National Memorial to Victims of Gun Violence","2019","1 year","https://massdesigngroup.org/"
"Michigan Nonprofit Association","200000","Michigan","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support its Michigan Nonprofits Count Campaign to help mobilize and engage nonprofits across Michigan in support of a fair and accurate Census count in 2020","2018","2 years","http://www.mnaonline.org"
"Minnesota Council on Foundations","200000","Minnesota","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To supportthe Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership program","2018","2 years","http://www.mcf.org"
"Museum of Contemporary Art","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","For the "Duro Oluwo: Seeing Chicago" exhibition","2019","3 months","http://www.mcachicago.org"
"National Park Foundation","50000","District of Columbia","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the work at the Pullman National Monument","2019","1 year","http://www.nationalparks.org"
"New Moms Inc.","10000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support New Mom's general operations","2018","1 year","https://newmoms.org/"
"New Moms Inc.","10000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","For general support","2019","1 year","https://newmoms.org/"
"P33","75000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To promote equitableworkforce development tied to growth industries inChicago andIllinois","2019","6 months","http://p33chicago.com"
"Public Religion Research Institute","500000","District of Columbia","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To conduct a series of four "Democracy in Crisis" polls in 2018 that will explore American attitudes on four pillars of a healthy democracy: voter access and participation, the role of an independent media, civic activism and engagement, and Americans' commitment to a pluralistic society","2018","13 months","http://www.prri.org"
"Regents of the University of California at Berkeley","25000","California","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity project","2018","1 year"," "
"Role Model Movement Inc (NFP)","5000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To be used for general support","2018","1 year","https://www.formyblock.org/"
"Sandy Hook Promise Foundation","35000","Connecticut","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support a pilot violence prevention program in Chicago Public Schools","2018","1 year","http://www.sandyhookpromise.org"
"School of the Art Institute of Chicago","50000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support "thrival geographies","2018","1 year","http://www.saic.edu/"
"Special Olympics Inc","50000","District of Columbia","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the 50th anniversary Chicago celebration","2018","1 year","http://www.SpecialOlympics.org"
"St. Sabina Church dba The Faith Community of St. Sabina","15000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To be used for general support","2018","1 year","http://www.stsabina.org"
"The Aspen Institute Inc.","10000","District of Columbia","Special Opportunities"," ","To the Aspen Institute's Latinos and Society Program, 2018 America's Future Summit: Unlocking Potential, Advancing Prosperity","2018","8 months","http://www.aspeninstitute.org"
"The Groundtruth Project","15000","Massachusetts","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the "Report for America" project in Chicago","2018","1 year","http://thegroundtruthproject.org"
"The Night Ministry","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","For general support","2018","1 year","http://thenightministry.org/"
"The Posse Foundation Inc.","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To be used for general support","2018","1 year","http://www.possefoundation.org"
"The Stephen C. Rose Legacy Foundation","10000","Rhode Island","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Steve Fund","2018","1 year","https://www.stevefund.org/"
"The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights","65000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To hire a family reunification coordinator","2018","1 year","http://www.TheYoungCenter.org"
"Tufts University","50000","Massachusetts","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","For its Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement","2018","1 year","https://www.tufts.edu/"
"University of Chicago","565285","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","For its Booth School of Business for the design and evaluation of an intervention to reduce illegal gun carrying by adolescent boys at risk of violence in Chicago","2019","2 years","http://www.chicagobooth.edu/"
"University of Chicago","300000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To study the effects of community violence on school children and how schools can help mitigate those effects","2019","2 years","https://consortium.uchicago.edu/"
"University of Chicago","50000","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support the 2020 Campaign Journalism Conference","2019","6 months","http://politics.uchicago.edu/"
"UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO","10000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","To support the Graduate Medical Education Fund","2018","1 year","http://www.uchicago.edu"
"Vera Institute of Justice Inc.","300000","New York","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","To support the SAFE","2018","2 years","http://www.vera.org"
"Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development","5000","Wisconsin","Special Opportunities"," ","To celebrate the 50th anniversary  milestone in the public service career of Anthony S. Earl","2019","2 months","http://wphd.info/"
"YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago","25000","Illinois","Special Opportunities"," ","For general operating support","2019","1 year","https://www.ymcachicago.org/"
"Creativity and Cultural Production","25000","Illinois","Culture","Public Awareness & Promotion","Support artists of color TEST","2020","1 year","http://www.mcachicago.org"
"Arts Access and Participation","80000","Illinois","Culture","Operational Effectiveness","Strengthen arts in underserved communities TEST","2020","2 years","http://www.airmw.org"
"International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago","0","Illinois","Culture","Creativity and Cultural Production","General operations for two fiscal years: July 1st,  2020 to June 30th, 2022.    
We are requesting funding to keep the cultural vitality that our organization has been building for more than three decades with its year-round programming, so we can continue to meet the cultural needs of nearly 70,000 people each year (Latinos and non-Latinos) who benefit from our cross-cultural offerings, which will include:    
The 37th and 38th Chicago Latino Film Festivals that will take place in the spring of 2021 and 2022 respectively.    
The two-week Festival features opportunities for the audience to participate in discussions with the filmmakers at the screenings as well as at a series of special events highlighting the diversity of Latino culture. These sessions are attended     
by about 60% of those who watch the films. In general, some 25,000 people participate in this engaging and stimulating learning experience. Bilingual volunteers lead these discussions and translate from Spanish or Portuguese into English, so everyone is involved.    
Every year, the Festival program includes some 30 films made by first time directors, and a special segment of 25 or so films (shorts and features) by women directors. Another two important and very popular segments are the “Made in Chicago,” highlighting Latino films made by local filmmakers and the LGBTQ, segment, which highlights this community’s cinematic contributions.    
Free Student Matinee Program within the Film Festival.  This program celebrated its 25 anniversary in 2019, with an audience of more than 5,000 Chicago area students (primarily from public schools). Students attend free daytime film screenings at festival theaters as a class to see selected films, according to age and grade level. Directors attend to host Q&As with the students.   
The program provides students with an opportunity to view films that are otherwise inaccessible, and engage them in post-screening chats with directors. They see Latinos in more positive roles that those often portrayed in commercial films and for some students it is a way to connect with their own cultural heritage. For non-Latino students, it gives them the opportunity to learn about other cultures.    
Film in the Park: the Center brings non-commercial Hollywood films to parks in various under-served communities in Chicago. Summer of 2019 marked the 14th anniversary of this program. Every summer program shows 5 to 7 films several inner city parks throughout Chicago. Films selected are suitable for the entire family and are shown in Spanish with English subtitles. Close to 3,500 people attend the program throughout the summer.     
Reel Film Club: Every last Tuesday of each month, from May to November, a film is presented - each time from a different country, preceded by a networking reception (wine & appetizers) and followed by a conversation between the audience and a film critic. Attendance is between 90 and 120 people.  2019 marked the 11th anniversary of this program.    
Latino Music Series: Starting in 2020 we will implement a series of concerts (six to eight each year). The series offers a wide overview of music, from the Spanish Medieval period to the music being written today in all genres and styles (classical, folk, Afro-Latino, Latin Jazz, etc.). Concerts will take place at different venues, between May and early December. This series will replace the former Latino Music Festival, which we will no longer be presenting.  
Other Programs: In addition to the regular programming, every year the Center presents and co-presents programs such as plays, book presentations, comedy shows, poetry readings, etc. These programs are scheduled according to venues and artists’ availability.","2020","12","https://www.latinoculturalcenter.org"
"Elevate Energy","0","Illinois","Environment","Climate Solutions","Elevate Energy is pleased to submit this letter of inquiry for The Reducing Energy Insecurity in the Chicago Region Project. We propose a three-year grant to 1) renew and expand our current work to address energy insecurity in Chicagoland,  2) conduct stakeholder engagement to share data and develop practical policy recommendations, and 3) work with decision-makers at the utilities, local and state government to implement policies that reduce energy insecurity.      
 1. Renew and expand our current work to address energy insecurity in Chicagoland   
  Background: With initial funding from the Joyce Foundation, Elevate Energy, in partnership with Columbia University researcher Dr. Diana Hernandez, assessed energy insecurity amongst homeowners in the Chicago area. We conducted a mixed-method pilot study with low-income households who applied to a program that facilitates efficiency upgrades and health and safety improvements. Dr. Hernandez, who has been leading efforts to document energy insecurity in the academic literature, advised Elevate Energy on the research tasks.  Elevate Energy recruited participants, conducted energy and health assessments, and managed the project.    
The results showed extreme energy insecurity amongst the study participants with the majority showing significant stress and inability to pay for heat, light and water. Additionally, Elevate Energy developed and is testing an energy insecurity index.   The index is important because it will move us toward better measurement of the multiple dimensions of energy insecurity and help make the case for comprehensive policy and programs to address it.    
Request: Elevate Energy is requesting funding to continue the energy insecurity research and policy work broadly. There is significant need to continue to engage with Dr. Hernandez and other leaders to advance the understanding of the energy insecurity issue. How is energy insecurity different for owners and renters, or families with children versus retirees on fixed incomes? The team will seek to understand these and other dimensions of energy insecurity. The team will continue to attend meetings, share research and help evolve the research component.    
2. Conduct stakeholder engagement to share data and develop practical policy recommendations    
Background:  Hearing the stories of how people struggle to pay the bills that secure their basic needs including heat, light and water brings an urgency towards addressing these problems.  However, all too often energy insecurity is hidden because it’s so personal, because it’s about people’s homes. In order to bring awareness to the solution and bring about policy changes that reduce the utility burden, we must share data and engage with the community to develop community-driven solutions. Elevate proposes to work with key leaders like LVEJO, PCR, BIG and other leaders to ground truth the data, elicit policy ideas and get feedback on best practices from other cities.    
Request:  Elevate Energy is requesting funding to engage with community leaders to develop policies that can reduce the utility burden.    
3) Work with decision-makers at the utilities, local and state government to put policies in place that reduce energy insecurity    
Background:  Currently policymakers are making decisions on energy issues including energy efficiency, utility bill payment assistance, and renewables.  There is a need to provide evidence to help adopt the best policies and make sure that proposed policies do no harm families and do not worsen energy insecurity.  Elevate Energy proposes to bring the energy insecurity lens to decision-makers and propose policies that must be implemented to reduce energy insecurity.    
Request:  Elevate Energy is requesting funding to bring the community-driven policy solutions to decision-makers in Illinois.  This will include leaders within the utilities, public service commission, and at the state, county and local level.","2020","12","https://www.elevateenergy.org/"
"Ithaka Harbors Inc.","0","New York","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","To ease barriers to transferring academic credits between institutions, Ithaka S+R proposes a project to research and prototype an intermediary financial organization that would buy student debts at a discount from academic institutions on the behalf of students who owe money and then lend students the money they need to pay off their debts at the reduced amount, enabling students to acquire their transcript and pursue further education even at other institutions to complete their degrees.","2020","12","https://sr.ithaka.org/"
"National Parks Conservation Association","0","District of Columbia","Environment","Great Lakes","Since its founding in 2004, The Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition (HOW) has made important gains that have had incredible impact on the conservation and health of the Great Lakes. But there is still much work to do. The 2018 mid-term elections, which resulted in divided government where the Democrats control the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republicans the Senate, provided opportunities for the Coalition, which has successfully made Great Lakes restoration a bi-partisan priority through the years. In addition, the increasing interest in national infrastructure investments – including long-overdue water infrastructure improvements – presents an ongoing opportunity for funding in the Great Lakes. Five new governors in the region (Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota) have spoken more favorably about pro-Great Lakes policies, raising the idea that these governors will again work together with federal lawmakers and Great Lakes allies to support a strong agenda. Most importantly, the 2020 elections present the potential for more shifts at the state and federal levels and offer the opportunity to advance a comprehensive Great Lakes agenda.  
The Coalition will continue its work to: • Support the reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) 
 • Support a ramped up annual funding for the GLRI to $475 million in 5 years;   
 • Defend clean water policies that protect the Great Lakes;   
 • Support increased funding for infrastructure investment that protects clean water;   
 • Broaden and diversify the voices of support for Great Lakes restoration and clean water protections.","2020","24","https://www.npca.org/"
"Council of Michigan Foundations Inc.","0","Michigan","Environment","Great Lakes","To support the Great Lakes Funders Collaborative (3 yrs)","2020","36","http://www.michiganfoundations.org"
"Navy Pier Chicago","0","Illinois","President's Discretionary Fund","President's Discretionary Fund 2","Navy Pier respectfully requests from The Joyce Foundation $50,000 to support the Pier’s presentation of an iconic performance work by African American Chicago artist Nick Cave.     
    
With an aim to make Navy Pier Nick Cave’s Chicago performance home, the Pier welcomes back the interdisciplinary artist to host, The Let Go, his acclaimed dance-based town hall—part installation, part performance—to which the Chicago community would be invited to “let go” through dance and music and speak their minds through movement, work out frustrations, and celebrate independence as well as community. Under Cave’s curation, Chicago dance companies, choreographers, musicians and DJs would be invited to perform and interact with the public over the 9 day installation.  Specific outreach would be made to communities often under-served and neglected including, but not limited to the teen and young adult LGBTQIA+, African American and Latinx communities. Cave, along with Pier staff, would partner with social service agencies as well as cultural groups that serve these populations.      
The project goal is to engage audiences in vital issues and topics around inclusion, aspiration and cultural identity and connect the Pier to Chicago-based and visiting cultural audiences.     
    
In 2018, a New York Times article described Cave’s performance space as, “‘Empowerment’—is the word that performers have been using to describe their take on the project, and what they want to convey to the audience”.     
    
The Let Go was commissioned by the Park Avenue Armory in New York and was first presented from June 7 to July 1, 2018. The Chicago installation would be the first exposure of this work to Midwestern audiences and would be presented over 9 days from April 3 to April 12. During the Chicago installation, Festival Hall A, a 170,100 square foot space at Navy Pier, would be transformed complete with stages, DJ booths, dance floors to allow for gatherings and be activated by “Chase”, a multi-colored, 40-foot high, 100-foot-long mylar sculpture created exclusively by Cave that glides across the ceiling down to the dance floor. This project and installation is Cave’s visionary commitment to creating an escape for individuals like himself and others to express, rejuvenate, protest and dance in community. The Let Go is presented by Navy Pier, in partnership with EXPO CHICAGO and the Park Avenue Armory in New York which commissioned the work in 2018.","2020","1","https://navypier.org/"
"Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago","0","Illinois","Democracy","Fair Elections","Building on the progress of past years, Advancing Justice | Chicago will continue to focus on the areas of youth civics, fair elections and voter protection, as well as, systems change through the Just Democracy Illinois coalition to build towards a diverse, inclusive, and impactful political reform movement in Illinois.    
Our KINETIC youth leadership development program helps English learner immigrant and refugee high school students in Chicago Public Schools find their voice and power as informed, engaged leaders in their communities. Our theory of change is built around the idea that these students, who are often the language brokers for their families, should not only be learning the English language but also how to use their voice to advocate for themselves, their families, and their communities. Programming is held in class where we partner with English learner teachers to weave a civic engagement curriculum into traditional language learning curriculum to develop students’ understanding of civic engagement and leadership skills alongside language skills. Youth leaders who want to engage with our work beyond the classroom can join the after-school core programming and/or summer program to further build leadership and organizing skills. Participating in the Illinois Youth Voice Collaborative (formerly NextGenIL) creates additional learning opportunities and connects our leaders to a broader political reform and economic justice agenda and network at the local and state levels.  
Note:No grant funds will be used to support lobbying or any lobbying activity  
Voters who have difficulty speaking or reading English often experience significant barriers when confronted by the election process and exercising their right to vote. Almost one-third of Asian Americans do not speak or read English very well, and among Asian Americans of voting age, that statistic rises to 44 percent. Poll workers may not understand the needs of Limited English Proficient voters or may even deny voters rights and protections delineated in the Voting Rights Act. Accordingly, Advancing Justice | Chicago monitors election day polls for Section 203 language access compliance for Chinese and South Asian American voters, trains poll-watchers, and meets with Board of Election (BOE) administrators before and after election cycles to ensure proper implementation of Section 203. For this project, we will focus specifically on monitoring historically problematic and high-traffic polling sites and train bilingual election judges in partnership with the Cook County BOE to ensure language rights are respected at the polls.  
Note:Voting rights + voter protection work does not include voter registration  
Lastly, Advancing Justice | Chicago works with the Just Democracy (JD) Illinois coalition to push for large-scale systems changes. JD Illinois is a broad-based and diverse coalition that works to protect and promote the value of a single vote, regardless of the geographic, racial, ethnic, or party affiliation of the voter. The JD Illinois steering committee includes Advancing Justice | Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, and Illinois Public Interest Research Group and includes an additional 12 at-large members. We use our position on the steering committee to lead the coalition to be more centered on racial equity and inclusive of organizations led by and serving people of color. This aligns with the coalition’s internal goals, which include expanding its membership and increasing the representation of directly-impacted, base-building organizations in agenda-setting. Advancing Justice | Chicago is also a part of the Automatic Voter Registration implementation steering committee, which will continue to monitor implementation of AVR, in addition to the coalition’s other major goal of creating a common multi-issue agenda and campaign strategies.","2020","24","http://www.AAIChicago.org"
"The Center for Election Innovation & Research, Inc.","0","District of Columbia","Democracy","Fair Elections","CEIR plans to improve voter confidence and increase overall voter registration in the Great Lakes states in 2020 and beyond.   
We live in an era where foreign adversaries are interfering with our elections, and the effect on voter confidence and democratic legitimacy has been disastrous. The Great Lakes states are particular targets of this activity. Several of these states are perceived to be presidential swing states and will hold Senate elections in 2020. One of those states (Illinois) is the only state to confirmed to have suffered a successful attack on its election infrastructure in 2016.   
The Great Lakes states, as a likely result of divisive partisanship and close elections, also receive a disproportionate amount of attention related to election administration, whether manifested in concerns over voter “purges” in Ohio or Indiana, potential “hacks” in Michigan or Illinois, or baseless claims of voter “fraud” in Minnesota or Wisconsin.   
Boosting voter confidence by reinforcing a culture of easy access to the ballot and strong protections against interference in those six states can therefore help foster a positive democratic environment not just in the Great Lakes states, but nationwide.  
CEIR is uniquely situated to achieve these goals. CEIR has close relationships with the election officials in all of the Great Lakes states. CEIR is closely connected to ERIC, with David Becker serving on its board, and can best encourage Indiana to join, and the other states, all already in ERIC, to use best practices to maximize the registration rates and the accuracy of the voter lists. CEIR also has a national profile, with strong credibility as a nonpartisan expert organization, with particular expertise in voter registration and election security, able to provide technological, research, and policy advice and information to election officials and the media.","2020","12","https://electioninnovation.org/"
"Council of State Governments","0","Illinois","Environment","Great Lakes","Since 2003, the Council of State Governments Midwestern Office (CSG Midwest) has brought together state and provincial legislators from the Great Lakes region to learn about key issues affecting the lakes, exchange information and ideas, and build their capacity to be effective advocates for and stewards of the lakes. The forum for our work is the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (GLLC), founded in 2003 by the late Michigan Senator Patricia Birkholz. Today, with over 200 enrolled members representing eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, the Caucus stands as the only binational, nonpartisan organization dedicated solely to educating and engaging state and provincial legislators on issues related to restoring and protecting the Great Lakes.     
Founded in 1933, CSG is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to excellence in state government. Through its national and regional offices and its network of affiliated organizations, CSG provides a variety of services to the states, including leadership training, educational programs, research, consulting, and information services. CSG Midwest provides staff support and secretariat services to several regional groups of state officials, including the GLLC.     
Our two principal objectives in working with the GLLC are to educate legislators and engage them in crafting multijurisdictional solutions to common problems related to water quality in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region. The Caucus is organized around the guiding principle of assuring that the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River continue to provide a plentiful source of clean, affordable water to the region’s residents, businesses, and industries. It is the only Great Lakes organization whose members have the ability to enact laws and appropriate funding at the state and provincial level. It is therefore extremely important that legislators be knowledgeable about the issues that affect the Great Lakes and also the opportunities to address these problems through coordinated state and provincial action.     
In 2020-2022, we propose to continue our traditional activities including the GLLC annual meetings and quarterly web meetings. In addition to educating the region’s legislators about the issues on the GLLC’s policy agenda, these activities present opportunities for members to engage with the organization and build strong working relationships with their colleagues from around the region, thereby laying the groundwork for collaboration. We also propose to continue a new core activity for the Caucus – namely, the Patricia Birkholz Institute for Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Policy. The biennial Birkholz Institute is an intensive learning experience that takes a small group of GLLC members on a “deep dive” into a single issue on the GLLC’s policy agenda and prepares those legislators to lead the organization’s work to coordinate on regional solutions. In addition to organizing educational events for GLLC members and other legislators, we will facilitate the activities of the GLLC’s committees and task forces and will use written products, social media, and a new website to share information on the GLLC and its activities.  
CSG Midwest and the GLLC leaders and members greatly appreciate the support the Joyce Foundation has provided the Caucus over the years. Continued support will make it possible for CSG Midwest to conduct the GLLC’s core activities and to extend the work begun in 2018 and 2019 to collaborate regionally on solutions to the problems of lead in drinking water and nutrient pollution that affects the region’s waterbodies, most significantly Lake Erie. We are requesting $150,000 in grant funding for a two-year period from May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2022, to help us work with state and provincial legislators to collaborate on water policies, programs, and funding to ensure access to clean, affordable water and to promote the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes.","2020","24","http://www.csgmidwest.org"
"West Point Fellowship Inc.","0","Illinois","Culture","Arts Access and Participation","The West Point School of Music (WPSOM) respectfully requests a two-year grant of $70,000 to support its performance arm, Epic Steel Orchestra, an orchestra made up of and led by African Americans with a home base on Chicago’s underserved South Side.     
    
This request falls within The Joyce Foundation’s program priority of Community-Based Arts. The overarching goal is to establish Epic Steel Orchestra as one of the premiere cultural music ensembles emanating from the City of Chicago – and specifically, the South Side of Chicago. WPSOM has a dual purpose: 1) to provide music education to underserved, urban youth that culminates in performances, and 2) to make high quality culturally diverse performance of music accessible to all. Our methodology entails advancing our youth students into the Orchestra when they are ready to perform professionally. These purposes advance The Joyce Foundation’s goal to help cultural organizations ensure a diversity of perspective and experience, and to develop and offer creative programming for youth living in communities of color with little access to the arts.    
    
Unique to our pedagogy is the central place of the steel drum. The steel drum, invented in Trinidad and Tobago, evolved out of earlier musical practices of Trinidad’s enslaved Africans and Afro-descendants who had to make do with discarded materials for constructing musical instruments. Today, steel pan performance is a widely accepted art form and an international phenomenon, with steel pan orchestras springing up in Great Britain, Canada, and various European and Asian countries. It is WPSOM’s vision to birth in the City of Chicago a 100-voice steel pan orchestra with players drawn from disadvantaged and under-resourced Chicago neighborhoods. This vision is unfolding in Epic Steel Orchestra.     
    
Epic Steel, comprised of 15 skilled and versatile musicians, bring an educated, authentic, and mature sound to their music-making and are an asset to the musical landscape of Chicago. Epic Steel performed as part of the Chicago Park District’s “Night Out in the Parks” at four venues to a combined audience of over 3,000. The ensemble was also a part of a career in arts day at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center where it performed three one-hour shows to 60 detained youth. In 2019, the orchestra performed at the Lyric Opera House (650 in attendance), the National Council on Family Philanthropy annual meeting (500 in attendance), and the Joyce Foundation's annual board meeting.     
    
Yet with all of these successes, it takes time to build an ensemble into a revenue-generating business that can pay its musicians a wage. Therefore, in the meantime, WPSOM is respectfully requesting a two-year grant of $70,000 to support the Epic Steel Orchestra to cover musician stipends and other expenses of the ensemble.    
    
WPSOM formalized its operations in 2011, yet its organizational priorities were the focus of its founder, Julian J. Champion, for seven years before the organization’s birth. He launched WPSOM to operationalize his vision of offering disadvantaged youth in Chicago music education and performance opportunities. It specifically focuses on underserved Chicago neighborhoods for musical performances. Epic Steel Orchestra, located in the South Shore neighborhood, serves communities throughout the City of Chicago; orchestra members call North Lawndale, South Shore and Maple Park communities their home.      
    
WPSOM is led by a qualified and experienced Board of Directors that oversees its operations, business development, goals, and partnerships. The Board has developed a budget that reflects the needs of a growing organization that includes balanced and vetted revenue streams, staff expansion, and liability coverage. By investing in Epic Steel, The Joyce Foundation will increase the capacity and resources of a culturally specific and community-based arts organization.","2020","12","http://westpointsom.org/"
"Illinois Arts Alliance","0","Illinois","Culture","Arts Access and Participation","The   Alliance respectfully requests $100,000 each year for three years to support   the following work:     
Chicago’s Cultural Policy Evolution -   Community Engagement Process     
The Alliance will partner with the City   of Chicago in year 1 of the grant to get feedback from the creative sector on   the mayor’s cultural policy agenda and programs, then recommend priorities   based on the needs of the field and a focus on equitable access to a creative   life for all of Chicago. The Alliance will present these priorities and hold   a town hall meeting with the mayor to foster discussion with the creative   community. In years 2 and 3, the Alliance will keep the administration   accountable to sector needs and to the Joyce-supported Cultural Bill of   Rights, through ongoing feedback once policy is prioritized and then   implemented. This will include focus group discussions and continued dialogue   with the mayor and DCASE, among other strategies.     
Building Public Will - Reimagining Arts   Advocacy 101- The Power of Storytelling     
Advocacy 101 empowers and equips   artists and creative organizations to work for systems and policy change, and   better share their own story of value to make their case to a wide variety of   stakeholders. The Alliance has long delivered advocacy training, but we aim   to transform our process through substantive artist engagement and an   immersive creative experience for participants, including hands-on exercises,   tailored tools, research, and resources. We develop the workshop year 1, then   implement it as an ongoing resource for years 2-3 and beyond.     
Building on “Artist as Problem Solver”:   One State and Arts Move Policy (AMP) Series     
The Alliance will build on Joyce’s “Artist   as Problem Solver” convenings, through our ongoing AMP series and a thread   within the 2020 One State arts conference. These programs will focus on the   intersections between the arts and civic and social issues – how creatives   are making a difference across Illinois communities and how the creative   community can get further involved. The One State conference will take place   in 2020 and 2022 and we anticipate a minimum of 4 AMP Series events each year.     
 Planning and Pilot of Chicago Creative   Network     
The Chicago Creative Network will be a   cohort of ward-level representatives in Chicago that create a city-wide   network of advocates for the creative sector. The network representatives   will be natural leaders within arts communities who serve as rallying   organizers for Alliance advocacy efforts, are knowledgeable about creatives, cultural   programs, and assets in their community, represent the arts to aldermen and   other public officials, and who serve as the go-to point of contact when   local arts leaders have questions about policy, advocacy, or how to work with   their local government. Year 1 will be planning and preliminary engagement of   network members, and years 2 and 3 will be a pilot launch in 7-10 Chicago   wards.     
Re-granting fund for “Arts + Stronger   Communities” - planning     
The Alliance will plan, and seek funds,   for this re-granting program to support specific projects that demonstrate   the intersections between the arts and other civic and social issues.      
NEXTwork – The IL Creative ALAANA   Leadership Network     
Championed by leaders of color across   the creative sector supporting individual ALAANA culture workers (including   the ALCN), the NEXTwork will help ALAANA professionals stay connected to each   other and the field through professional development and career opportunities,   mentorship/peer coaching, and affinity groups. The NEXTwork will also support   and connect the individual projects of these arts leaders and connect them to   an advocacy agenda. Already in planning stages, we anticipate the NEXTwork to   be in pilot and implementation during the grant period.","2020","12","https://www.artsalliance.org"
"Chicago Community Foundation","0","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Public Engagement","The Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities (Fund) is one of four strategies of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities, a coalition of more than 45 funders committed to aligning their grantmaking to support proven and promising approaches to reducing gun violence. Other strategies include: 1) increasing police legitimacy through enhanced training, support for community engagement in police reform, and improved police-community relations; 2) reducing the availability of illegal guns; and 3) providing direct services to people who are most at risk of shooting and/or being shot through street outreach, cognitive behavioral therapy, and transitional jobs.  
Request: Support is requested for the Fund, which provides rapid response grants, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, to support community-based activities that make Chicago neighborhoods safer, reduce violence, and promote peace throughout the summer and early fall. Organizations with budgets less than $500,000 are eligible to submit a short proposal in March that is reviewed by an advisory committee comprised of foundation representatives. Grant funds will be available in April within a week of approval.     
The Fund is a group advised fund that is administered by the Chicago Community Foundation (CCF), which accepts proposals and final reports and distributes grants.  The fundraising goal for 2020 is $1 million. Contributions should be made payable to CCF.     
Population Served: Residents of 21 communities on the south and west sides of the city that were prioritized for support based on homicide data compiled by the University of Chicago Crime Lab.  
Annual evaluations of the Chicago Fund have concluded that the activities supported help create the social cohesion that is necessary for violence prevention and reduction. They established a sense of community, strengthened relationships and trust among neighbors and with police, promoted inter-generational interactions, and provided safe spaces and pro-social activities for children and youth. They also helped inform community residents about available resources and programs. Moreover, grantees found value in networking with each other and forged new relationships. Another significant outcome was that the overwhelming response to the Fund has changed the narrative that communities of color are apathetic or hopeless about the violence plaguing their neighborhoods. The Fund unearthed myriad activities in which people were engaged or wanted to engage to make their communities safer places to live, work and play. Research by a New York University sociologist found that block-level, community-based activities are an underappreciated, but significant factor in crime reduction. The causes of violence are multi-faceted. Therefore solutions need to be as well. This type of funding, which supports the ideas of the people most impacted by violence, is a worthy complement to the police reform, gun policy, and direct service strategies of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities.","2020","20","https://www.cct.org/"
"Stand for Children Leadership Center - Indiana","0","Indiana","Education & Economic Mobility","Educator Quality","Over the next year, Stand Indiana will be leading education advocacy work in three core areas of interest to the Joyce Foundation: 1) educator quality, 2) principal leadership and 3) career and college readiness as it relates to freshman on-track. To support the scope of work outlined in this letter of intent, Stand Indiana respectfully requests a grant from the Joyce Foundation for $150,000.    
We continue to see challenges with schools being unable to recruit minority teachers, keeping high-quality teachers in the classroom and a trend of high-poverty schools having a much higher rate of low-performing teachers and disruptive staff turnover. Though there was movement in improving teacher preparation programs and elevating the profession during our previous grant cycle, we continue see ample evidence that the teaching profession itself needs a boost to attract and retain top talent. For this reason, the scope of this project will continue the advocacy necessary to elevate the teaching profession.  Specifically, we will build on our previous efforts supported by Joyce, which resulted in the first-ever state investments in career ladders and teacher residency, by:    
·         Working with the governor’s teacher pay commission over the next several months to ensure their recommendations next summer call for a substantial boost in teacher pay (north of $300 million). We want to see this investment targeted at bolstering teacher career ladders across the state, rather than a recommendation for across-the-board pay hikes.      
·         Engaging and educating key lawmakers leading up to the 2021 budget session about the importance of investing more state funding to incent the creation of teacher career ladders, significantly boosting teacher pay across the state, improving teacher preparation and holding institutions of higher education accountable for turning out educators who are ready to lead classrooms.  
To help guide our recommendations on improving teacher preparation, we will study the approach Rhode Island is taking with teacher licensure, which according to NCTQ, has been effective in improving preparation in that state.     
The final state-wide policy initiative will focus on high school success through improvements to our accountability system.  Our goal is to ensure that freshman on-track metrics – in line with the evidence-based practices touted by the University of Chicago – are a formal part of the new accountability system by the 2020-2021 year.      
When it comes to our mission-focused work specifically in IPS, we have a goal of advocating for an improved strategy to bolster the principal talent pipeline in the district. Our plan is to collaborate with district administration to advocate for a formal partnership that engages experts in the field of principal leadership, such as TNTP or New Leaders. The goal is to have this principal leadership partnership in place by 2021.  ","2020","12","http://stand.org/indiana"
"WAVE Educational Fund","0","Wisconsin","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","Gun Violence Prevention","As gun violence continues to ravage families and communities, all across our state and country, it can be difficult to perceive progress. Only by stepping back and taking a broader view can we fully appreciate that an essential cultural shift – one that serves as a precursor to much-needed changes in policy and practices – began several years ago and is accelerating in real time. The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School ignited an inextinguishable passion, while the tragedy at Parkland gave that passion clarity of purpose. Across generations, across races, across the full geopolitical landscape of our country, citizens are now bringing their fierce and relentless determination to rallies and protests, to board rooms, to social media sites, to town hall meetings and, notably, to the polling booths. Citizens are leading a cultural revolution that is compelling corporate, local, state and national “leaders” to follow in their wake.    
Changes we see in everything from corporate policy to candidates’ stated positions indicate that, clearly, we are on the brink of a monumental shift. Yet, the path forward is not without obstacles. Leaders in Wisconsin and in Washington, D.C., have failed to implement the bold and effective strategies needed to prevent gun violence. Instead, far too many have continued to cling to the gun lobby’s deadly, greed-driven agenda, creating even greater challenges in preventing gun violence and saving lives.  
We believe it is our duty to transform these obsolete, yet obstinate, challenges into profound opportunities. Thus, during the next phase of the Wisconsin Gun Violence Prevention Project, we will maximize every opportunity. In particular, we will make certain that all of the citizens, who are appalled at the lack of effort to address gun violence, are invited and inspired to join us and are given the skills needed to engage meaningfully in a broad array of civic actions, from communicating with business and political leaders to participating in the 2020 census to voting in every election. Simultaneously, we will work in solidarity with the many progressive organizations that have come to appreciate the intersection of our goals with their own missions.  More citizens and more organizations joined together in common purpose will create a forceful movement that can promote lifesaving solutions.  
Over the next year, we will create ambitious and aggressive campaigns addressing all aspects of gun violence. In particular, we will work with our supporters, our organizational partners, and, importantly, our new "next generation" activists to address firearm suicide and all types of interpersonal firearm violence. We will continue to expand our urban violence program as part of our greater efforts of working for racial equity. We will seek changes to non-legislative practices, executive-level actions, and legislative policies, specifically those with a focus on closing under-regulated gun markets and limiting access to guns by high-risk individuals, such as violent misdemeanants and those who pose imminent danger to themselves or others. Finally, with our messages and our actions, we will continue to promote the cultural shifts that both compel and sustain the changes to policy and practices that are necessary to prevent gun violence in our state and our country.   
Governor Tony Evers rightly asserts that the will of the people is the law of the land. We intend on being a leading force in the revolution that will ultimately ensure that his words become the new reality in Wisconsin. We know our goals will not be easy to achieve; yet, we have proven over time that, against all odds, we can make great progress in Wisconsin. Our past efforts and successes, coupled with our determination to grow even stronger and more effective, will bring Wisconsin to the forefront of the gun violence prevention movement.","2020","12","https://waveedfund.org/"
"CeaseFire Pennsylvania Education Fund","0","Pennsylvania","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","Gun Violence Prevention","With the generous support of the Joyce Foundation, CeaseFirePA has made great progress in creating a motivated, informed and activated network of individual Pennsylvanians and partner groups fighting against gun violence.  Our growth has been both wide and deep -- as we continually seek to develop support in new geographic areas and intensify engagement by and collaboration with existing partners and in existing strongholds.  Because of the political landscape and the great diversity within our Commonwealth, legislative change is slow, but we have found avenues for progress that are steadily moving us forward on a path to a safer PA.   
As we describe more fully below, our executive action strategies, our education and outreach work, and our ongoing commitment to developing and implementing innovative campaigns and strategies to increase engagement and expand our reach have resulted in important successes during the past grant year.  We are excited to build on this work and to continue to direct our resources and efforts towards growth, geographic expansion, deepening engagement of supporters and partners, and policy success.    
With a strong belief in togetherness on issues related to gun violence, we are committed to the mission of coalition-building at the grassroots level and upward on these issues. While people across Pennsylvania might deal with different issues related to gun violence, we have always worked to promote a sense of unity across groups who experience gun violence differently and who may support different solutions -- community based, policy-driven, or education and cultural change.   
We are always mindful of ways that we can not only improve and broaden our work, but better support others in this space, continually assessing and refining how we work with those on the ground whose communities experience daily gun violence and who may feel isolated from the policy fights playing out in Harrisburg. While all gun violence to varying degrees has roots in policies that dictate access and ownership, urban gun violence has an array of adjacent social determinants that are rooted in structural violence, including--but not limited to--poverty, education, and employment gaps. Therefore, as they work to mitigate factors that make individuals more likely to pick up a gun, many urban gun violence prevention community organizations are often fighting against more than gun violence. Additionally, as urban gun violence continues to be the leading cause of death of young people in cities like Philadelphia, where more than 100 youth under the age of 18 were shot in 2019, we want to be more intentional and organized in how we build and support a coalition working to fight gun violence. We will discuss our plans in more detail below.  
At the same time, we must continue to grow support in rural areas where gun violence is more likely to manifest as suicide or domestic violence.  As we work to engage gun owners and others who do not necessarily view gun violence as “their problem,” we will be developing and implementing programs and campaigns that seek to broaden our overall networks and make room for a diversity of experiences and voices.  
While this is a heavy task, we know it is our responsibility as the leading statewide organization fighting gun violence in our Commonwealth. Energizing and growing our base of supporters is one of our greatest strengths, and we know that the power of our unified voices can bring the change to build safer communities. Participants in our educational programs report feeling informed, empowered, and ready to raise their voices about the issues affecting their families and communities by advocating for common sense gun policy--all directly in line with our stated mission. We are confident we will continue to develop the tools, tactics and messages to attract, engage, and activate Pennsylvanians from all parts of the Commonwealth in our critical work.","2020","12","http://www.CeaseFirePa.org"
"University at Albany, State University of New York - School of Criminal Justice","0","New York","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","The proposed project is intended to support two discrete and novel studies of the problem of social and racial inequality in the punishment of gun crime. The Principal Investigators--David Hureau and Theodore Wilson at the University at Albany, SUNY--are seeking support for these studies and the development of an ongoing research agenda that brings together the study of violent crime with the study of mass incarceration. The first study represents the first system-level assessment of the impact of gun punishment on rates of incarceration and racial inequalities in carceral input. The second study investigates the criminal justice processing of gun arrests in an effort to identify the mechanisms of inequalities in rates of incarceration. We expect that the study will be of broad interest to academics, policymakers, and practitioners and will stimulate additional study of the important points of intersection between gun policy, patterns of gun violence, and criminal justice reform efforts to reduce the use of incarceration. ","2020","24","https://www.albany.edu/scj/"
"The Aspen Institute Inc.","0","District of Columbia","Education & Economic Mobility","Educator Quality","Leading a school is inherently complex, challenging work. While there has been a lot of focus–especially in policy and philanthropy-on the teacher as the single most important school-based factor in improving student performance, there has not been commensurate focus on school leadership that creates the conditions for teachers and students to thrive. As attention rightly turns to principals as a lever for improvement, Aspen Education will advance this work with an explicit orientation toward learning: highlighting existing research and evidence; drawing on the wisdom of experience across practice and policy; and mapping promising practices while also identifying areas for more research.  
Principals' responsibilities have been redefined multiple times to respond to specific problems and advance specific policy priorities (e.g., building manager, disciplinarian, instructional leader, etc.). New responsibilities generally have been added on top of existing responsibilities to the point where the role is not tenable for a single person. As renewed attention is focused on principals, it’s important to clarify what the principal is uniquely able to accomplish, and what leadership responsibilities can be distributed to empower teachers and others.      
At the same time, the science of learning and development creates new knowledge with profound implications for policy and practice. We know more than ever before about how learning happens: that significant, lasting improvements in schools only happen when there are trusting relationships, that learning needs to be applied in context for it to take hold, and that learning environment matters. We know that principals primarily improve student achievement by improving school climate; principals’ ability to create and manage a high-functioning adult learning system is a critical part of the job -- and principal licensure, training, support, and evaluation should be aligned to this understanding. This knowledge is documented in research papers but is not accessible to most practitioners and is not yet influencing education as much as it should. And there is much we still don’t know about what works best, especially at scale or in policy.    
An exploration into the research base, promising practices and political context surrounding school climate and the evolving role of the principal will be our work for the next two years. These topics and learning questions draw on and extend our SEAD focus and our foundational commitment to college-and-career-ready academic goals.    
Aspen Education partners with district leaders in networks of urban superintendents, Chief Academic Officers, Chief School Officers, and other senior leaders, we provide professional learning opportunities, highlight promising practices, identify and distill research, and create forums for action.  We also convene policymakers, researchers, advocates, and other practitioner leaders to distill key lessons and develop actionable resources and recommendations for the field.    
We have identified the following 3 priorities for 2020-2022:     
1) Understand and elevate the role of the principal as an essential school-based driver for improvement, including the conditions under which principals improve school climate –fostering positive working conditions for adults and enabling equitable learning environments for students;     
2) Foster coherence across issues, policies and practice that can otherwise be disconnected (e.g., distributed leadership, professional learning, data and assessment, and school supervision);     
3) Help make connections to a rich vision for student success as the North Star for school, district, state, and national education leaders.  
   We will address these priorities by convening policymakers, practitioners, experts, and advocates; developing relevant and timely resources and tools; and forging and maintaining partnerships with key organizations and systems that extend the reach and influence of our work.","2020","24","https://www.aspeninstitute.org/"
"Education Reform Now Inc","0","New York","Education & Economic Mobility","Educator Quality","By executing a multi-faceted strategy of research, policy analysis, communications, coalition-building, and advocacy, ERN will work to increase student achievement for high-need student populations by advocating for more innovation and accountability in teacher preparation.  
We believe that there are underexamined ways to improve teacher preparation programs. Over the next year, we will advocate for basing accreditation of teacher prep programs on rigor and outcomes and drive resources to, and level the regulatory playing field for, alternative approaches, particularly those developed or operating outside of traditional schools of education.    
ERN has a network of more than 200 policymakers across the country that are aligned to our agenda. Our research and advocacy work has helped promote innovation in teacher preparation and build the long-term support and infrastructure that programs rely on to not only exist and sustain over time, but to flourish. Examples of our work include the following.     
 - Since 2018, ERN has worked with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to overhaul federal loan forgiveness programs for teachers so that they begin to provide relief in the early years of a teacher’s career and are more targeted at teachers serving in low-income schools. This has culminated in Booker’s reintroduction of the “Supporting the Teaching Profession Through Revitalizing Investments in Valuable Educators” (STRIVE) Act that would put more money in the pockets of teachers through loan forgiveness and tax credits and would be weighted in favor of teachers who teach in high-poverty schools and high-need subjects, including STEM, ESL, and special education.    
 - STRIVE also makes educators enrolled in alternative, non-profit EPP programs that operate outside traditional institutions of higher education (IHE’s) eligible for federal TEACH scholarships.    
 - We have also focused on making it easier for high-quality teacher preparation programs that were developed / operate outside of traditional IHE’s to gain the national accreditation necessary to be eligible for federal aid programs. We recently finalized six issue briefs on best practices for recruitment and preparation based on lessons learned from high-quality teacher prep programs like TNTP, High Tech High, NCTR, Sposato GSE, Urban Teachers, and Relay GSE. We’ve shared options with high-level U.S. Department of Education staff for pursuing that goal, including our issue brief entitled “New Colleges of Education – A Path for Going from Concept to Reality.”     
 - We are co-leading a coalition of advocacy groups, including New America, the Education Trust, the Data Quality Campaign, Educators 4 Excellence, and NCTQ to improve Title II of the Higher Education Act (“HEA”) around data and accountability for EPPs. Recently, we polled a number of experts and providers on data, measurement, and accountability policies to inform our federal and state work. We then incorporated those results into a set of recommendations on data and accountability for educator preparation programs, that we then submitted to the House and Senate Education Committee who are working on the reauthorization of the HEA. The Higher Education Committee Chair, Rep. Susan Davis, weighed in with full committee staff in support of our positions and the House Democrats marked-up their HEA bill in October. We are particularly excited to see: 1) The renaming of TQP to Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants and the increased flexibility to use those funds to create teacher leader development programs, principal pipelines, district-level induction, and mentorship; 2) On the reporting side, that school leader preparation programs were included in program quality report cards, alongside teacher preparation programs; and 3) A requirement to disaggregate completion data by race, ethnicity, gender, income status, and language diversity, to help candidates, prep programs, and other stakeholders make informed decisions.","2020","12","https://edreformnow.org/"
"Community Advocates, Inc.","0","Wisconsin","Education & Economic Mobility","Innovation","Summary  
There is increasing agreement--in principle--among anti-poverty practitioners and policy experts that tax-based income supports, such as the EITC, should become available when eligible recipients most need and want them.  We see less agreement, however, about how to implement periodic payments as a viable alternative to the annual lump sum recipients now receive. CA-PPI seeks to facilitate agreement on a model(s) to address the administrative and technical challenges that have long stymied alternative payment arrangements by engaging interested parties with diverse expertise. Over the next six months, in partnership with the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality (GCPI), Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan (PS), and the Economic Security Project (ESP), CA-PPI will engage a working group to gather and synthesize lessons and insights.  We will then convene this group in Milwaukee, where we hope to agree on the design of one to three concrete proposals that can be tested and shared with a wide group of stakeholders.   
Background and Rationale   
The EITC, supplemented by the Child Tax Credit, is one of the federal government’s most effective anti-poverty programs. The IRS administers both programs through the income tax process, disbursing benefits through tax refunds. Many recipients value this annual boost; yet some could make more use of the funds if a portion were available during the year to help fill the gap between earnings and emergency expenses.  
Groups in Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Colorado, Oregon, and California, among others, have considered, researched, and occasionally tested periodic payment approaches. Policy analysts in national think tanks and major research universities have also explored and compared options.  Reviews of payment methods for similar programs in other industrialized countries show that the U.S. is alone in distributing these benefits solely through an annual lump sum. These various findings and experience, however, have yet to be collectively analyzed.    
Convening a National Periodic Payment Working Group    
CA-PPI, GCPI, PS, and ESP have drafted a list of the individuals, agencies, and organizations whose expertise will be key to informing a robust consensus. Through outreach and interviews, we will identify a representative group of approximately 40 experts who will commit to sharing their experiences and insights over the next several months. By the time the group convenes for an overnight meeting in late spring of 2020, we will have assembled a clear roster of alternatives and challenges to consider. We expect this process will produce an ongoing working group, a shared analysis of the challenges that any periodic payment plan must address, and a plan for testing models that can lead as quickly as possible to implementation recommendations.   
After the meeting, we will develop, widely disseminate, and promote a report of the working group’s recommendations, with an outreach plan focused on crucial influencers and decision-makers. ","2020","8","https://communityadvocates.net/"
"Ed Allies","0","Minnesota","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","If Minnesota is serious about helping all children thrive, we need to ensure that historically underserved students—children of color, students with special needs, children from low-income households, and English Language Learners—finally receive the rigorous education they deserve. EdAllies partners with schools, families, and communities to achieve this, working to: • Advance Equity. Minnesota is home to persistent achievement, opportunity, and belief gaps that hold students back from their full potential. We work to reshape our education system to meet the needs of all students, with an emphasis on those whose needs and assets have been overlooked for too long.  
 • Remove Barriers. We work with educators and families to find the most promising strategies for success, as well as roadblocks getting in the way. Next, we relentlessly remove barriers in policy and practice to scale up what’s working and stop what’s not. 
 • Change the Conversation. Too often education conversations center on adults and systems, and on students’ weaknesses rather than their strengths. We believe that every child is capable of greatness—and that we need more candid, productive conversations centered on students and families.  
  
Our advocacy starts by listening to families, students, and educators and collaborating to identify the most pressing challenges and the most promising solutions. We then do whatever it takes—research, policy, litigation, coalitions, communications—to advance clear policy goals, giving community members tools and support to take action along the way.  
EdAllies respectfully requests a grant of $400,000 over two years. We seek to build upon work The Joyce Foundation has generously supported in the past, focusing on the following three areas:   • Improve the teacher talent pipeline. Because we know how important teachers and school leaders are, ensuring that schools have access to high-quality teachers and principals is a cornerstone of our work. Over the past several years, we have worked to remove barriers to licensure for teachers with a proven track record and expand pathways to the classroom for teachers from diverse backgrounds. We are currently focused on implementing and bringing these initiatives to scale. 
 •  Advocate for policies and programs that increase college and career success. Gaps that emerge in the K-12 system carry through into inequitable post-secondary outcomes. Using this outcome-based lens to K-12 reform can help Minnesota hone in on critical strategies for supporting students as they transition to college and career. Our new Research Director, Krista Kaput, began intensive research in 2019 to look more closely at the current landscape in Minnesota, focusing first on understanding the data, and second on how specific programs, such as AP, IB, PSEO, and CTE, are translating into outcomes for historically underserved students. This work will expand in 2020 and beyond. 
 • Improve school and district performance transparency. Families are hungry for clear, understandable information about how their local schools are doing. Whether to celebrate their school’s successes, advocate for changes or resources, or explore the best options for their kids, they need a straightforward way to understand how schools in their community are doing. Minnesota collects a lot of information on student and school performance, but it’s often hard to find, organize, and use. Many families have a hard time knowing how well their school or district is doing, and how they might engage as an informed parent advocate. The Minnesota Department of Education has not prioritized transparency, leaving families and communities in the dark. In the coming year, we will continue to play the role of watchdog, leading a coalition that grew through our ESSA advocacy work to demand both an improved School Report Card and ongoing efforts to include community stakeholders in the school improvement process.","2020","24","https://edalliesmn.org/"
"Latino Policy Forum","0","Illinois","Education & Economic Mobility","Educator Quality","Through this letter of inquiry, the Forum aims to further its efforts towards building the capacity of school districts for implementing recent policy changes (e.g. school funding and ESSA accountability) and incentivizing scholarships to improve the pipeline of bilingual educators.  This grant will also fund the Forum’s collaboration with the University of Chicago Consortium of School Research to conduct a second study on the learning trajectories of English Learners in the early grades within Chicago Public Schools.  Ultimately this research will work to inform the creation of a dashboard of equity metrics for reporting on the progress of Latinos and English Learners over time.  
The Organization  The Forum is dedicated towards ensuring equity in education from preschool-12th grade.  Latino academic achievement is critical given the continued demographic growth and the challenges present at this point in history.  The future of our state is dependent on the success of all students, and particularly Latino and EL students.    
Vision:    
Increase college readiness for Latinos (most of whom were at one-point ELs) to improve four-year college completion rates in Illinois.","2020","24","https://www.latinopolicyforum.org/"
"W E Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation","0","Michigan","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","The Upjohn Institute will assist the Illinois Governor’s Office in considering a statewide tuition-free college scholarship program for the State of Illinois. Building on a decade of work collaborating with states and localities over the design and cost of such scholarship programs, often referred to as College Promise programs, the Upjohn Institute will clarify design options and how they relate to the state’s critical needs, help policymakers determine the best type of program to meet those needs, provide a range of cost estimates for several program options, and estimate the value of such a scholarship to individual recipients and the state as a whole.","2020","7","https://www.upjohn.org/"
"Center for American Progress","0","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","Gun Violence Prevention","In the nearly seven years since the Center for American Progress (CAP) created a dedicated policy team focused on gun violence prevention—with generous support from the Joyce Foundation—we have become a strategic center of gravity for the national gun violence prevention movement. With a dual focus on policy development and advocacy, we put policy into action, working at the federal, state, and local levels, advocating for legislative and executive action, and thinking creatively about how to continue to build a sustainable, successful movement poised to make real progress to reduce gun violence in the United States. Our team makes the best use of CAP’s core competencies—strategy, coordination among progressive groups, policy depth, and rapid response and communications—and remains well-positioned to be a powerful and effective leader in the gun safety movement.    
CAP’s model for gun violence prevention work has always been to combine innovative policy development and research with smart, focused advocacy, often done in partnership with other organizations. This model proved even more appropriate following the 2016 election, as it became imperative to connect all of our policy efforts with effective advocacy to help ensure that policies garnered attention in a chaotic political environment. In addition, as one of the only multi-issue organizations working on this issue, CAP is uniquely positioned to dig into the intersections of gun violence and other issues, such as criminal justice reform, racial justice and equity, policing, education policy, women’s issues, national security, and democracy reform.   
Going forward in 2020, this approach will be crucial for ensuring that gun violence prevention continues to be one of the primary progressive priorities on the federal policymaking agenda during the second year of the 116th Congress, as well as shaping the national conversation throughout the 2020 election season.","2020","12","https://www.americanprogress.org"
"Chicago State University Foundation","0","Illinois","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","While other universities that serve similarly high percentages of African American students have significant alumni giving and Major Gifts programs, and substantial endowments to help with scholarships and special programs (such as Georgia State University and Wayne State University whose endowments exceed $170M and 390M respectively), Chicago State Universiy does not. Serving as CSU's chief fundraising partner, Chicago State Foundation, with a current endowment of just over $6M, is well-positioned to cultivate and secure the financial resources necessary for the successful launch and sustainable implementation of CSU's transformational Student Success Initiative.    
Via the “Developing Capacity to Support CSU’s Student Success Initiative” project, Chicago State Foundation seeks to grow its staffing model to include a Director of Individual and Major Gifts as part of an intentional effort to grow and sustain exponential fundraising capacity. Under the leadership of CSF’s Executive Director, the Director of Individual and Major Gifts Program will have lead accountability for cultivating, solicitating and high-touch stewarding of financial gifts from individual and alumni donors with a focus on major gifts from high net-worth donors both locally and nationally. He, she or they will be charged with tapping into CSU’s database of 40,000+ alumni, designing and implementing strategies to re-engage them. The Director of Individual and Major Gifts will place special focus on engaging prominent black leaders in the city who are CSU alumni or first-gen college students, encouraging those leaders not only to make donations to CSU in support of the Student Success Initiative, but to convince others of the importance of doing the same.   
The uncomfortable reality is that the number of African-American students enrolled at public colleges and universities in Illinois has fallen nearly 26 percent in recent years. 1  
As an institution that serves a mostly African American (70%) student population, Chicago State University, under its new leadership, is well-positioned to reverse this trend for Illinois and Chicago.  With dedicated and sustained financial support from Chicago State Foundation, CSU will be able to fully implement and its Student Success Initiative designed to increase student scholar enrollment, retention and graduation rates.  CSU began partial implementation of the Student Success Initiative during the 2018-19 school year and has seen early success, including a 2% growth in graduation rates among student population segments.    
Through the Student Success Initiative, CSU is committed to providing a high-quality education that includes a suite of cognitive and non-cognitive supports, all designed to prepare students for college completion and empower them to graduate within six years. CSU is proud to offer a viable and valuable pathway to college degrees for underserved low-income and minority scholars – a critical driver to closing Illinois’ and Chicago’s achievement gap.  
CSU's Student Success Initiative program offerings include summer enrichment programs for high school students taking place at CSU and various affiliated CSU college scholarships (valuable recruitment vehicles); cohort-based orientation, tutoring, special workshops and events, and first-generation housing scholarships and learning co-horts (designed to improve retention); and a revamped advisory program and Finish Strong scholarship program for students with small tuition shortfalls (all efforts to increase college graduation rates).  
  
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1 https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/black-college-enrollment-down-sharply-in-illinois/article_d75d9706-c56b-5ca8-b745-552f52355e77.html","2020","18","https://www.csu.edu/foundation/"
"National Indian Education Association","0","District of Columbia","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","In June 2018, after two years of wide-ranging research, a study entitled ‘Reclaiming Native Truth’ (RNT) was published that examined opinions and perceptions of Native Americans here in the United States. The analysis was extensive and illuminating but, for most Indian people, the overall findings were not surprising. The report confirmed not only the invisibility of Native people but also the persistence of negative stereotypes about American Indians among non-Natives. This report, which provided empirical evidence that validated what many Native people have always felt, has since been used by other organizations to further their own existing work.  
For instance, with a focus on ‘The State of Native Education,’ the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), in partnership with the National Congress of American Indians, the National Education Association and Illuminative produced a white paper entitled “Become Visible: A Landscape Analysis of State Efforts to Provide Native American Education for All.”  
The purpose of our analysis was to examine the landscape of current state efforts to bring high-quality educational content about Native peoples into all K-12 classrooms across the United States with the following aims:  • To determine the extent to which states require      and/or provide support for Native American K-12 curricula to ALL public      school students; and 
 • To review the policies, laws, and practices      that states currently use to authorize, provide, or improve the delivery      of Native American K-12 curriculum.        
  
There were, however, areas that weren’t covered in this initial landscape analysis. These included: • Dialogues with tribal leaders and education directors to gain their input and perspective on state education policies; 
 • Review of state and local funding opportunities to support students’ matriculation to higher education, and; 
 • Review of educational institutions’ policies to help ensure that students have equal and equitable access to take full advantage of their education from secondary to post-secondary. 
   
It is for those unexplored areas that we are seeking funding from the Joyce Foundation so that we may continue the next phase of this important work. Of course, once a landscape analysis is complete, the next natural steps are to disseminate the information to as broad an audience as possible and create actionable strategies that can be implemented at the state and local levels to affect lasting positive change.      
It is this three-part process: analysis, information dissemination, and action that are truly the key ingredients for strong, effective advocacy work.  We are confident that a NIEA-Joyce Foundation partnership will enhance the capacity of state and local education policy makers and other higher education organizations and non-profits.      
To ensure the efficacy of this work, NIEA will collaborate with agencies and organizations with experience in social and political change:  
The Minnesota Education Equity Partnership uses a race equity lens to transform educational institutions, organizations, and leaders to ensure that students of color and American Indian students achieve full academic and leadership success.      
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community who, during NIEA’s 50th Anniversary Convention and Trade Show in October, introduced their Understand Native Minnesota initiative, a multifaceted campaign focused on changing both the narrative and the information in Minnesota’s K-12 education system about Native Americans.  
Wisconsin Indian Education Association is a proactive advocacy group focused on improving the PreK – Post-secondary education systems for Native students in Wisconsin. Issue areas include strengthening Wisconsin Act 31, a law that requires the incorporation of WI Indian history, treaties, and tribal sovereignty into curriculum and providing input and training to the University of Wisconsin System’s Design for Diversity and Planning.","2020","12","https://www.niea.org/"
"Elastic Arts Foundation","0","Illinois","Culture","Creativity and Cultural Production","We respectfully request $12,000 to continue our Dark Matter Residency for Artists of Color.  Elastic Arts is an organization that exists to give space for exploration, for development, for community, for discovery. The organization is committed to addressing the problem of a lack of diversity in performances, programs, and exhibitions that persists in major arts institutions in Chicago. With Joyce’s support, last year we instituted a new artist residency at Elastic with the purpose of more fully engaging people of color, both as artists and as audiences. The program provides artists of color with a flexible, functional space for development and presentation, the platform of our organization and its presence in the Chicago arts landscape, and a robust network to develop their work and careers.  The program creates a cohort of emerging artists that will lend each other support and feedback, and hopefully to promote each other’s work.   
Problematic  
“Lack of racial diversity persists among artists in exhibitions, programs, and performances presented by major arts institutions.” Exclusion of people of color follows familiar yet intractable pathways of discourse and institutional structures that channel the white in, and the dark away. Elastic Arts is an organization that exists to create space for all artists to create, but especially ones who are not welcome elsewhere because the content of their work is experimental, unorthodox, non-traditional, out of bounds, or reflective of racial, ethnic, sexual or political identities that are unwelcome in (or threatening to) dominant cultural institutions. However, even Elastic is not immune to the structural economic, political, and cultural conditions that create racial inequities, and as a result, while more diverse than a great number of major arts institutions, a deficit exists in the racial diversity of our programming. In broad strokes, the demographics of Chicago are something like 1/3rd white, 1/3rd Black, and 1/3rd Latinx, with significant East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian communities as well. Though closer than many significant arts organizations in Chicago, Elastic’s programming is not representative of these proportions.  On a national scale, a rampant resurgence of white supremacist discourse and chauvinism poses an imminent threat to racial minorities and immigrant communities, while many institutions and structures that previous generations had put in place to protect vulnerable and economically marginalized communities are being eviscerated.  It is therefore all the more important that we hear from people in these groups, that we support them as they represent their experiences, as they envision positive action and responses to present challenges, and as they come together in creative thought as leaders in their communities with the unique power of artists to turn understanding into visceral emotions and tangible responses.  
Theory of Change  
By giving space to artists working to overturn racial hierarchies, we hope to enable them to represent the realities that undermine racial diversity in cultural institutions, to bring their many aspects to light, and to challenge their foundations. At the same time, by designing an artist residency precisely to address issues of racial inequities in the arts, we will bring those conversations and that energy into our space. Ultimately, a cohort (and later a community) of artists in multiple media working to representationally and performatively challenge these hierarchies may collectively arrive at some vision of action to overturn them on either a large or small scale. But in any case, they will have this space where they are not only tolerated when they challenge racial inequities, but paid to do so as radically as they can. And furthermore, Elastic’s resources, our network, and our partnerships will be fully at their disposal, so that their messages, images, and perspectives will reach new audiences on multiple platforms.","2020","12","https://www.elasticarts.org"
"Clean Wisconsin Inc.","0","Wisconsin","Environment","Climate Solutions","Clean Wisconsin works to ensure a clean, safe, sustainable and equitable environment and energy future. For 50 years, we have worked to introduce, establish and protect laws, programs and policies that encourage clean energy and ensure that our state invests in energy efficiency. Today, we play a leading role in communicating with Governor Evers’ administration regarding executive and policy actions that can impact climate change and promote clean energy and energy efficiency. We are a trusted voice in shaping the Governor’s energy policies.     
We are fortunate to have new leadership in Wisconsin that wants to make Wisconsin a Midwest leader on climate change efforts. Governor Evers sees the opportunity to act on climate change now, and the need to position Wisconsin in a much different way than his predecessor. The Lieutenant Governor has emerged as a climate change leader not only for the state, but nationally and even internationally.     
In August, Governor Evers signed an Executive Order creating an Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy and setting a goal of 100% carbon-free energy for Wisconsin by 2050. The Office will ensure the carbon reduction goals of the 2015 Paris Accord are met and will develop a plan to lead us to the goal. The Office will focus on workforce training, innovation, research and developing energy efficiency, sustainability and renewable energy standards for all new and existing state buildings. We were the leading advocate for the creation of this Office and will be a key advocate on formulation of these carbon reduction plans. The Office is charged with coordinating with stakeholders and we plan to participate in these discussions and advocate for strong actions.     
The opportunities to influence Wisconsin’s energy future are immense. The change in political leadership intersects with a drop in renewable pricing that has made clean energy a focus both socially and economically. All Wisconsin utilities now have carbon reduction goals, and renewable energy projects in the planning stages have created a new discussion about our energy future. We must be able to take advantage of these opportunities to excite the public and move decision-makers toward action. But we are keenly aware that we are already one year into the Governor’s four-year term, and we cannot afford to wait any longer to capitalize on the opportunities that exist right now.     
Clean Wisconsin continues to participate as a full party in contested cases at the Public Service Commission (PSC) to oppose new fossil generation, support renewable projects, and advance clean energy policies. We play an important role advancing clean energy campaigns across the Midwest as active participants in the RE-AMP Network, Wisconsin State Climate Table, Mid-Continent Power Sector Collaborative, and Midwest Energy Research Consortium.      
Building on our accomplishments and experience, we use our strong and established voice to explore opportunities to advocate for effective carbon reduction in the energy and transportation sectors to  support EV charging infrastructure development, , the transition to renewable energy to proactively fill an advocacy void in Wisconsin for energy storage, and energy efficiency, and to seek opportunities for Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy program to increase energy efficiency programming in the state.  ","2020","24","http://www.cleanwisconsin.org"
"Grantmakers for Education","0","Oregon","Education & Economic Mobility","Innovation","In early 2019, Grantmakers for Education released Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2018-19. This was the fifth time in ten years that GFE had conducted this survey-based analysis of member priorities. The report helped add data to the notion that education philanthropy had rapidly shifted priorities in the period between 2015 and 2018, after a period of relative alignment between 2008 and 2015. Topics like teacher quality, standards and assessments, saw their funding cut roughly in half. While the survey depicted where we are as a field, it did not answer critical questions about why such a dramatic shift took place. In the dialogue across education philanthropy, each person has a different explanation for what happened in the last era.  
Is it okay for us to draw different conclusions and move on? At GFE, we believe the answer is no. Regardless of one’s opinion of the past decade of reform, there was coherence – and at some level, coherence is needed to move systems as complex and unwieldy as education. We believe our failure to distill a coherent set of lessons about the last stage of reform explains our lack of direction in the current moment.    
In order to build the strongest agenda for the future, we must jointly interrogate our narrative on the past and attempt to distill the most compelling lessons. Without asking questions across funders about what has been learned, education reform will remain directionless.     
GFE proposes a two-part project that includes survey-based research and a convening. 2020 marks an important moment to look back to look forward. It is the start of a new decade and the ten-year anniversary of the Race to the Top program, which galvanized education philanthropy around a core set of issues.     
Survey-based research. GFE is uniquely positioned to reach a large number of education funders using a survey-based approach. We currently have a membership of over 300, and a contact database of over 1800 individuals. We propose building a survey instrument in consultation with key members, such as the Joyce Foundation, to be administered in late winter 2020. We will ask funders questions about the decision-making process behind their strategy shifts, what they have learned about education reform over the past decade, where they believe we have made the most progress, and what have been the biggest disappointments.    
Convening of Leaders. In late spring/ early summer 2020, we propose releasing the survey results at a day-long convening centered on the ten-year anniversary of the Race to the Top. We have spoken with leaders from the states that led the way (i.e. Kevin Huffman in TN) and their philanthropic partners (i.e. Paul Herdman in DE). We will involve key advocates whose role in education has evolved substantially over the decade. The goal of the survey and the convening will be to distill lessons that help us build a clearer agenda going forward and new allies in the process.","2020","9","http://www.edfunders.org/"
"MinnPost","0","Minnesota","Democracy","Media","MinnPost is requesting two additional years of support for our reporting on issues that both we and the Joyce Foundation believe are important to improving quality of life, promoting community vitality, and striving for a fair society.  
Our mission is to make a better Minnesota through better public decision-making. We do that by publishing high-quality, in-depth, nonpartisan journalism that engages community members and leaders on important issues affecting the state, and many of our core coverage areas correspond directly to Joyce Foundation priorities. In 2019 alone, in fact, we published more than 600 stories that fit into one or more of those categories.   
We are grateful for the support we have received from the Joyce Foundation over the last six years. Our most recent grant, which ends in early 2020, helps support our coverage of democracy, workforce development, and the environment. For the next two years, we are seeking to focus our efforts on expanding and improving our work on those areas, as they represent issues where we believe we can have a significant impact, both in Minnesota and throughout the Great Lakes region.   
Indeed, we have continued to see our work resonate with readers. Our traffic remains robust, with an average of more than 400,000 visitors per month to our website. In addition, our efforts to expand our impact in Greater Minnesota by sharing our stories free of charge with local newspapers, radio stations and independent news sites has resulted in a substantial uptick in the distribution of our work. More than two dozen outlets now regularly reprint our content, a network with a collective audience of more than 200,000 people.   
In 2020, we expect those trends to continue, given our ambitious plans to cover an election that will involve Minnesota’s status as a presidential swing state, multiple competitive congressional races and all 201 seats in the Minnesota Legislature.   
We are, of course, ultimately most interested in the impact of our work, a performance indicator that can’t be captured by metrics like audience size. We do, however, know that MinnPost has an outsized effect on state policy discussions, thanks in no small part to our award-winning coverage of public affairs and our wide readership among influential people in Minnesota government, nonprofits, academia, media, and business (including the governor and a certain U.S. Senator from Minnesota who happens to be running for president). In just one excample from 2019, our reporting led directly to the Minnesota state Senate changing its sexual harassment policy.   
MinnPost also continues to improve our business operations, which are essential to ensuring our long-term viability and increasing our investment in covering issues critical to quality of life, community vitality, and achieving a fair society.  
Most significantly, we are on track to record our best-ever membership growth, with member revenue — donations from households giving less than $1,000 per year — exceeding $380,000 from over 4,300 member households in 2019. We believe that surge stems from increased recognition of MinnPost and the vital role we play in supporting democracy by fostering informed and respectful civic dialogue.   
We continue to be enormously grateful for the Joyce Foundation’s support in allowing us to do this critical work, and we hope the partnership will continue.","2020","24","https://www.minnpost.com/"
"ProPublica Inc.","0","New York","Democracy","Media","ProPublica Illinois respectfully requests a new grant in the amount of $400,000 over two years from the Joyce Foundation to continue our work to produce journalism that exposes wrongdoing and injustice in Chicago and Illinois in order to spur meaningful change. Funding will support our team of award-winning journalists as they uncover issues of profound impact on the people of Illinois, and hold city and state's decision-makers accountable. A grant will also support our efforts to strengthen the local and statewide news ecosystem through partnerships and collaboration.     
    
As the business crisis of the news business continues to fuel the erosion of local coverage, the need for accountability reporting is increasingly critical. In Illinois, there were once over 1,000 newspapers serving communities across the state. Today, less than half remain, leaving dozens of communities without any source of news or information about key decisions and issues that directly impact their lives.     
    
ProPublica Illinois was launched to help fill this gap, and in two years of publishing, our work here has created broad impact. New laws have been enacted, discriminatory policies reformed, corrupt officials brought to justice and other meaningful results have been spurred by our reporting. We have partnered with peer news outlets in Chicago and across the state to help reinforce access to critical information, often in communities where fact-based news is scarce. Our work has been named a finalist for two Pulitzer Prizes, and honored with dozens of other leading journalism awards.","2020","24","https://www.propublica.org/"
"WCIJ Inc.","0","Wisconsin","Democracy","Media","The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (Wisconsin Watch) has pioneered a replicable model that increases the quality, quantity and understanding of investigative journalism to inform the citizenry and strengthen democracy.   
Our plans for agenda-setting journalism in 2020 include Narrow Margin, an investigation into voter suppression and disinformation in this critical swing state in partnership with American Public Media (APM) and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting; Open and Shut, an investigative podcast in collaboration with Frontline Dispatch into police and prosecutorial misconduct through the lens of a potential wrongful conviction case; and News414, an innovative effort in collaboration with Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Outlier Media to engage and produce interactive public service journalism (using information sent by SMS text messaging) for underserved residents of Milwaukee.   
Other planned news coverage: Along with Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Watch also will tackle long-term care for the state’s elderly as nursing homes across the state go out of business. And Wisconsin Watch plans to continue its leading role in exposing drinking water dangers posed by the state’s increasingly unmanageable volume of animal manure.   
WCIJ remains in pursuit of its toughest challenge — sustainability of itself, and transformation into an institution that will serve the public into the next generation and beyond. Since our most recent grant application, and creation of our first strategic plan, we have made tremendous progress.   
The board, including enhanced, high-profile representation in Milwaukee, worked with the staff to devise our first business plan this summer. We have surged forward so fast since then that we are now revising it in early 2020 to take advantage of new opportunities. Our revenue, long hovering at about $500,000 as we pursued a goal of $1 million, hit $800,000 in 2019 and is budgeted at $1.2 million in 2020.   
In the past two years, the Center has grown significantly. We added an investigations editor, Jim Malewitz, who will help us increase the volume and depth of  our news reports. We hired a membership manager, Emily Neinfeldt, who is working to increase individual donors, including membership in the Watchdog Club, a group of donors who give $1,000 a year or more. Former intern Matt Whitney will continue in the new year as public engagement manager for the Narrow Margin project. We will be hiring a project manager and engagement editor for the News414 project. And the Center also will soon hire a development director to lead efforts to raise revenue to improve sustainability.  
We know from our business plan research that there’s still room for growth — we see a route to $2 million by 2024 — and indeed, we must grow to better fulfill our mission and bolster WCIJ’s financial sustainability. For that to happen, we must also make improvements in diversity, equity and inclusion, a major focus in the coming year.  
Joyce began funding WCIJ in 2013, not long after it was a dream hatched in the Halls’ basement. We ask you to continue to embrace our vision for a robust, fearless nonpartisan news outlet that illuminates truth and authoritatively holds power to account while instilling skills and dedication in new generations of investigative journalists and newsroom business leaders. We seek Joyce general support that will help to make Wisconsin a place where the public is well-informed, solutions to problems are thoughtfully explored, power is held to account — and our battered democracy is strengthened.  
In recognition of the urgency of this work, we seek an increase in general support and supplemental funding in 2020.  
With deep gratitude for all that Joyce has provided to nurture state and local nonprofit journalism and a healthy news ecosystem, thank you for considering this proposal that will help fuel WCIJ’s truth-telling in its second decade, and position it for many more!","2020","24","https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/"
"Illinois Action for Children","0","Illinois","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","Our long term goal is to ensure Illinois has a highly qualified and highly diverse child care and early education teacher workforce. We will achieve our goal by adjusting the policy and fiscal landscape to support the conditions to create and sustain that workforce. Our primary objectives include increasing and retaining the number of teachers receiving quality credentials. We plan to do this by advancing policies that increase access (i.e. both convenience and affordability) to obtaining higher credentials and policies that elevate the desirability of the profession, such as compensation reform.   
  Illinois has an under supply of early childhood teachers generally, and a dearth of credentialed teachers in geographic regions and specialties. The current challenge is a result of many issues: an outdated understanding of the first three years of life; underfunding of the profession which makes it uncompetitive among other professions; a convoluted financial system; the expense and inaccessibility of higher education (especially when compared to the wages in the profession); and competition with school districts. This challenge will continue to grow as Illinois sets loftier goals for early education programs. While we seek to resolve the under supply of teachers, we do not want to jeopardize the diversity of the current workforce or undervalue the expertise developed through hands-on “real-world” work.  
Specifically, over the next six months we intend to advance policy that seeks to increase access to and affordability of baccalaureate degrees for early childhood educators. We plan to organize stakeholders around allowing community colleges to grant applied baccalaureate degrees for early childhood. Currently, 25 states have similar policies, indicating that there is a growing understanding of barriers to accessing traditional BA routes.  
We believe this is strong policy for this target population of the existing early childhood workforce for many reasons. First, Illinois’ early childhood workforce has higher rates of college degrees overall than the national average, with the majority of licensed child care center teachers having completed an Associate’s degree or higher. Of those without college degrees, about one-third have taken college coursework. This provides a strong base to build upon with focused efforts on those with AAs or no college degree.  Second, we know this workforce is less likely to attend a traditional 4-year college due to both issues of access. Third, this is currently a low-wage workforce without a good return on investment for early childhood teachers seeking a B.A. Fourth, it is likely that wages will go up for this group over the next ten years, due to early childhood funding reform efforts. As a result there will be pressure on the system to increase the quality of credentials. Fifth, while we believe that early childhood teacher quality is a lynchpin for quality overall, we want to maintain the racial diversity of the existing workforce. That means expanding access to higher credentials alongside additional student supports, rather than creating more barriers for entry. The community college system is built to support diverse student populations, including adult learners already working in their field, in their own communities.          
With a new Governor, currently there is a window of opportunity to make major changes to the policies that support Illinois’ child care and early education system. In fact there is substantial attention on both the need for compensation reform and community college baccalaureate degrees from a diverse group of stakeholders.   
  What is currently lacking is organized grassroots advocacy to advocate for a better system. Our theory of change is: if we can mobilize statewide advocates and grassroots partners around a shared agenda on workforce improvements, then we can advance several policies that improve our early childhood teacher pipeline.","2020","12","https://www.actforchildren.org/"
"Higher Learning Advocates","0","District of Columbia","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","Despite the presence of financial assistance, for too many low-income students there is a gap between academic achievement and attendance at selective institutions. While almost 4 out of 10 undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, only 15 percent of Pell recipients attend private colleges and 346 schools have fewer than 20 percent of students who are Pell recipients.  
While the diversity of institutions is critical to the nation’s postsecondary success, unfortunately a student’s likelihood of completion and economic success can vary by institution type.  Therefore it is critical to examine structural and systemic barriers that may be preventing low-income students from succeeding at selective institutions.  
This project will propose federal policy solutions that focus on increasing both access and success for low-income students at selective institutions, with a particular focus on selective public institutions. There has been a robust conversation in recent years to increase low-income students’ access to selective institutions. However, increased access is only part of the solution. In this project we will further the existing body of work to increase both access and completion for students by fostering a conversation and proposing federal policy solutions to increase the attainment of low-income students at selective institutions by identifying access-based, affordability-based and student-centered policies and practices.  
The lion share of federal interest in higher education comes through two mechanisms: federal financial aid and research funding. Through those funding sources, federal requirements can significantly and swiftly change institutional behavior. As such, we will examine institutional incentives through federal student aid and existing institutional programs (such as campus based aid), institutional spending metrics, and accountability metrics. Current metrics in the Higher Education Act fail to adequately measure student outcomes, and do not hold selective institutions accountable for enrolling or graduating a number of low-income students. In this project, we will explore the definition and uses of metrics such as a graduate rate for Pell-eligible students, a minimum required share of students who are Pell-eligible, and modifications to the campus-based aid formula. Potential uses could include incentives, transparency, or accountability.   
Additionally, we will examine federal policy solutions outside of the Higher Education Act, such as tax incentives and research funding. Further, we will examine how a combination of individual policy reforms might build on one another to foster further change.  
It is imperative that the nation increase our postsecondary attainment rate, and in order to do so we must close equity gaps and ensure that all students- regardless of income -are able to attend and are served well by institutions of higher education. Federal policy change can be a critical catalyst in reaching those goals.","2020","18","https://higherlearningadvocates.org/"
"Forefront","0","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Philanthropic Sector","Forefront requests a $100,000 grant ($50,000/year over two years) for general operating support of Forefront’s mission to build a vibrant social impact sector for all of Illinois, focusing on strengthening our public policy and advocacy efforts.  
As Illinois’ statewide association of grantmakers, nonprofits, advisors, and allies, Forefront provides education, advocacy, thought-leadership, and facilitates collective action specific to issues that are vital to our stakeholders and the social impact sector in Illinois. Forefront’s current 1,100 Member base relies on a variety of funding sources, policies, and tools to achieve their missions while serving their communities.     
Forefront continues to help create a sector where all social impact organizations are equipped, informed, and more connected to better serve their communities. To support this vision, our priority strategic goals are to 1) Attract investment to the sector; 2) Develop top talent; 3) Promote collective action and strategic partnerships; 4) And improve systems and policies relevant to the sector.    
Forefront understands the need to improve relevant systems and policies given multi-level sector risks. According to the Lilly School of Philanthropy, the federal Tax Reform Act of 2017 could result in an annual reduction of $13 billion - $20 billion in charitable giving. At the state level, the Illinois State fiscal challenges pose a serious risk to the continued funding for essential human services and other key missions of our sector. Meanwhile, the demand for the sector’s services continues to rise across our state. Through our public policy and advocacy efforts, Forefront will engage our Members in efforts including:    1.       Protecting nonprofit and philanthropic missions, by advocating for tax policy that empowers community solutions through nonprofits and foundations, including supporting: • Existing, enhanced, and new tax and other incentives at the federal, state, and local levels that encourage individuals to contribute money and volunteer their time to the missions of nonprofits;  
 • Maintaining and expanding nonprofit exemptions from state and local property, sales, and use taxes, and nonprofit exemptions from federal and state income and similar taxes (i.e., excise tax, property, sales, and use taxes); and 
 • Reduce potential tax burdens for nonprofits to ensure as many resources can go on to charitable missions as possible; and more. 
  2.       Promoting the value of nonprofits and philanthropy by: • Supporting advocacy rights and civic engagement for nonprofits and foundations;  
 • Maintain current laws to preserve nonprofit partisanship; and 
 • Strengthening communities through stronger, competitive nonprofit jobs, benefits, and economic capacity. 
  3.       Partnering with government for solutions that engage philanthropy and strengthen how nonprofits meet community needs by: • Improving collaborations for the public good through public-private partnerships; and 
 • Negotiating reasonable ethics rules with the city and state. 
  
  
Diverse voices from the sector must be included and heard to ensure Illinois reaches its full potential. The statewide social impact sector has an important and leading role in making this vision a reality. Leveraging Forefront’s broad membership base, we will continue to support the coordinated public policy and advocacy efforts that benefit the entire social impact sector across Illinois.","2020","12","https://myforefront.org/"
"Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc.","0","Minnesota","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","Introduction  
PIE Network members demonstrate enormous energy and momentum to advance student-centered, high-quality policies, programs, and supports that prepare students for success on their pathway to and through college and careers. In 2019, 37 members across 23 states engaged in this policy area, with more members expressing interest in this policy area in the coming years.   
 College and Career Readiness Community of Practice  
To advance members’ important work in this area and ensure that advocacy leaders are learning from each other and from external experts in the field, the PIE Network proposes launching a College and Career Readiness Community of Practice (CCR-COP). This CCR-COP will strengthen connections among members working on college and career policy and help build relationships and trust required for candid, authentic, and civil dialogue and learning. The purpose and primary goal of the CCR-COP is to ensure Network members are collaborating, learning from one another, and problem-solving to advance their individual and collective work on college and career policy change to:  •  
Ensure more students have the opportunity to earn advanced coursework – particularly low-income students and students of color.  
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Reduce remedial education for students.  
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Support students’ career development and increase opportunities for career exploration.  
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Increase high quality credential, two-year, and/ or four-year attainment rates for low-income and minority students.  
  
 The PIE Network has seen promising advances in policy areas when Network leaders collaborate and ideas scale across state lines. One specific example is Network members in Washington, Colorado, and North Carolina working to reduce barriers to advanced course access for underrepresented students. More information on that initiative can be found here. Another example is Network leaders’ efforts in Colorado to support multiple pathways by incentivizing industry credentials (see here).   
 College and Career Readiness Steering Committee  
The PIE Network will create a College and Career Steering Committee (CCR-SC) comprised of 5-7 Network members more deeply immersed in college and career initiatives to guide the work of the College and Career Readiness Community of Practice (CCR-COP). We envision the CCR-SC collaborating with the PIE Network team and the CCR-COP to create a member-driven work plan and learning agenda. That work plan will offer member-to-member learning opportunities through in-person meetings, site visits, and a series of webinars. The CCR-COP will also serve as a vehicle to share and disseminate best practices, sample and/or model legislation, outcomes data, research, strategy, and intel. Through the formal and informal exchange of knowledge and experiences, Network leaders participating in the CCR-COP will have the opportunity to authentically discuss and debate challenging questions as they seek policy solutions and advocacy strategies to improve students’ college and career readiness.","2020","15","http://www.pie-network.org/welcome"
"National Student Legal Defense Network","0","District of Columbia","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","Student Defense proposes to launch the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Project (“PSLF Project”) along with using this grant renewal to continue our efforts to drive state regulatory and legislative reforms.  We are actively seeking additional funding to support the iniative.  
The PSLF Project will launch in 2020 to accelerate advocacy for improvements to the PSLF program and to provide direct services to student loan borrowers seeking guidance on navigating the program.  Through the PSLF Project, our team hopes to lead an advocacy campaign around proposals for administrative, regulatory and legislative improvements to the PSLF program.  
We also plan to build on our early successes in states like Illinois, Maryland and North Carolina. Our team was recently asked to assist again in development of new regulations in North Carolina, that will update the procedures around closed schools and the definitions around how tuition is “earned” by schools, allowing students an easier path to refunds.  We continue to strategically use our litigation and press coverage on cases such as the Dream Center and Argosy to amplify efforts on school closure and transcript preservation issues and institutional financial responsibility and accountability in the Great Lakes states.  
 ","2020","18","https://www.defendstudents.org/"
"The Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council","0","Missouri","Environment","Great Lakes","The community of Centreville, Illinois, is located just across the river from St. Louis. In 2018 it was named the poorest city in America. The population is 98% African-American. Here, residents encounter severe and increasingly worse flooding and raw sewage overflows in their community. This, in turn, erodes the foundations of their homes, inundates their homes with constant moisture from the severe flooding leading to buckled floors and mold, deprives them of access to a functioning sanitation system, all of which violates their respective human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, to security of person and property, to adequate housing, and to a healthy environment.   
In August 2019, a group of residents formed the Centreville Resident Committee, through the assistance of attorney Kalila Jackson of the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC) and Nicole Nelson of Equity Legal Services (ELS). The Resident Committee was formed to allow residents to create their own platform for change and priorities in the community. In the short time the Resident Committee has existed, they have established quarterly meetings, developed capacity by focusing priorities and electing officers, and have regularly attended the City's Town Hall meetings to hold their elected officials accountable and make requests for action. Additionally, the Committee has begun organizing a community petition to be delivered to state and local municipalities, officials and agencies. In furtherance of the priorities selected by the Resident Committee, a bottled water drive was recently launched through the Urban League of Metro St. Louis and will continue until concerns regarding potential vulnerabilities in the drinking water system can be resolved.  
The proposed project will fund assistance, in the form of a full time Organizer and a part time Program Assistant, to the Resident Committee to make all of their plans a reality. If these roles were available to the Resident Committee, additional plans could be accelerated.  
The community organizer will largely oversee an extensive citywide canvassing and mapping project specifically designed to collect as much information about the extent of the flooding and sanitary sewer issues in Centreville. At this time, we have not settled on specific legal strategy, i.e. class action versus multiple civil lawsuits, however we believe that the community survey and mapping project will be helpful for informing the legal strategy and identifying potential plaintiffs.  
In terms of defendants, while we are still in the fact-gathering process, our investigation has identified the following entities/organizations who may be liable:  
City of Centreville/Township of Centreville, IL  
St. Clair County, IL – Emergency Management System and/or Eastside Health District  
Commonfields of Cahokia  
Metro East Sanitary District (MESD)  
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)  
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – St. Louis,   
Illinois Department of Transportation  
St. Clair County Greenspace Foundation  
This is a non-exhaustive list of potential defendants.  
The residents of Centreville need an Organizer and a Program assistant to help bring additional residents on board, assist with project management, and free the attorneys to focus on available legal recourse. Currently, resident and community meeting scheduling, resident notification of meetings and other relevant updates (either door to door or by phone due to the older demographic of the residents), creation of flyers, facilitation of community meetings, community tours, and assisting with rides to community and resident meetings, are all being managed by two EHOC and ELS volunteer attorneys, Kalila Jackson and Nicole Nelson. Neither of these attorneys are community organizers. The Resident Committee could benefit greatly from an experienced Organizer who can bring fresh ideas and empower residents with tools to successfully advocate for themselves.","2020","24","https://ehocstl.org/"
"Chicago Academy of Sciences","0","Illinois","President's Discretionary Fund","President's Discretionary Fund 2","Established in 1857, the Chicago Academy of Sciences is Chicago’s oldest museum, with a rich history of leading science education and conservation research. In 1999, the Academy established the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum to serve as its new permanent home. Since then, the Nature Museum has become the sixth most visited museum in Chicago.     
Nature Museum educators provide more hands-on contact hours with students and teachers than any other museum in the city: nearly 80,000 hours each year, with fifteen full-time school program staff members who teach a combined total of more than 35,000 students and 1,700 teachers from schools throughout Chicago, most of which serve high percentages of low-income students.    
The Nature Museum is undertaking a development department expansion that will help us increase our leverage and become an even stronger part of Chicago’s cultural, educational, and scientific communities. We already have a strong development department that funds our wide variety of educational and scientific programming, as well as one of the premier fundraising events in the city – but we are looking to expand our capabilities in securing major individual gifts and large foundation grants in order to make some capital improvements on our building and build our endowment. This grant from the Joyce Foundation will help us achieve our development goals and position us well to build on our current successes into the future.","2020","12","https://www.naturemuseum.org/"
"Veterans Education Success","0","Maryland","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","Please see attached Word document.","2020","24","https://vetsedsuccess.org/"
"The Century Foundation","0","District of Columbia","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","The Century Foundation will conduct research and develop policy solutions related to state higher education finance decisions in order to improve equity and access for low-income students and students of color. We will analyze the current impact of various state financing mechanisms, project the impact of existing policy proposals, develop new policy solutions that address gaps within existing and proposed policy, and work to influence policymaking and state advocacy efforts in places where these issues are moving.","2020","24","https://tcf.org/"
"Minnesota Education Equity Partnership","0","Minnesota","Education & Economic Mobility","Pathways to College and Careers","The Joyce Foundation recently funded MnEEP’s research of an examination of Minnesota’s college finance models to ascertain how they contribute to racial inequity. We chose to look first at student financial aid and concluded it is not designed to meet the unique needs of students of color and Indigenous students (POCI). We identified specific systemic limitations and racial barriers to college completion that the state formula does not meet.     
This allowed us to build a foundational case for policymakers to take dramatic steps to redesign Minnesota’s overall approach to post-secondary opportunities that align with changing social context.     
The vibrancy of this request emanates from the resulting conviction that present-day uniformity in a “one-approach” systems with corresponding structures and mono-cultural design for making higher education outcomes is unfair for POCI students, unfair to their communities and unfair to the needs of our entire state. Confusing such a uniform design for “equality” without incorporating “equity” in a society riddled with both the legacy of racism and its on-going expression, should not be an excuse for non-transformative system design; for not providing culturally appropriate programming and supports that dynamically align with the varied social conditions among POCI communities.     
MnEEP requests support to turn our policy learning into a smart, assertive and urgent action agenda for policy change at both the state and institution level that produces racial equity in college credentialing. We recognize the advocacy field for this work in Minnesota must be strategically organized for increased awareness and creative pushing of new policy and practice. We intend to leverage; 1) our research work, 2) ability to draw higher education systems to our table and 3) our racial equity “lenses” to fashion a POCI-led movement for re-shaping quality college access and success. This involves:     
a)            Identifying what should be done to “think outside the box” for new POCI student post-secondary support programs, meaningful finances and easier student movement across learning institutions that align to their social and economic challenges    
b)            Equipping our POCI communities and allies to lead race equity post-secondary reform efforts    
c)            Driving quicker action from our higher education systems to change policy and practice    
d)            Commanding the public narrative on a vision of what a new post-secondary culture and practice can look like     
We will do this by:    
Action Design Convening – expanding our current Research Collaborative Table to assemble a state-wide, multi-racial advocacy group to plan out, promote and direct the new policy agenda. We’ll seek to nurture powerful change agents from POCI grassroots communities.    
Identifying and Promoting New College Policies and Practices - for POCI students to effectively participate in navigate through academic pursuits while meeting their social obligations.    
Delivering a Compelling Communication Campaign – on-line media and social media platform for the general public, laying out a vision of a racially equitable system, recruiting action to challenge and support specific institutions to use culturally effective policies and practices that meet the needs of POCI students.    
Leadership Convening – engage with systems and institutional leaders to inform and extend constructive critical analysis of their efforts. We’ll seek to nurture powerful change agents from the ranks of higher education.    
Engage Policy Makers - with state lawmakers and the Governor for introduction and movement on laws and appropriations targeting state investments tailored to meet the systemic limitations and racial barriers for POCI students identified in MnEEP policy brief.  Resources will be used primarily for an Action Agenda Coordinator/Advocate, maintaining a College Equity Advisory, Convening stakeholders and Communications work.   ","2020","12","https://mneep.org/"
"Trace Media Inc.","0","New York","Democracy","Media","In Chicago, Mayor Lightfoot has said that tackling gun violence is her administration’s highest priority and has taken some first steps toward that goal. But even as shooting rates decline, every new victim is a reminder of the need for an evidence-backed, focused, and sustained approach from City Hall. The Chicago police department and its political allies continue to advocate for stiff sentences in gun cases, to the dismay of criminal justice reformers. Elsewhere, journalists, scholars, and advocacy organizations are documenting successful, community-led efforts that have saved hundreds of lives in cities such as Oakland and Boston. While nationally Chicago has become a symbol for gun violence, other Great Lakes’ cities (such as Detroit, Fort Wayne, and Cleveland) face similar challenges; each has also missed opportunities and well-intended interventions that require scrutiny. Data reporting can help communities across the region tease out unseen patterns in their gun violence, revealing a roadmap for better strategies.  
The Trace’s coverage over the next two years will inform the public and policymakers of proven and emerging interventions, spur increased support, and exert pressure on officials who are failing to use their power to spread well-vetted fixes, making it more difficult for leaders to justify lack of progress. In January 2020, we took a concrete step toward increasing our capacity for solutions and accountability coverage in Chicago, hiring former WBEZ reporter and ProPublica Illinois fellow Lakeidra Chavis as a new local beat reporter. Her addition means that Brian Freskos, our founding Chicago Bureau reporter, will have increased bandwidth to cover gun violence issues throughout the Great Lakes states, in part by continuing his pioneering reporting on the sources of crime guns. The Trace’s data journalists will complete projects that create resources facilitating reporting by local partners, while other staff writers pursue enterprise articles and other assignments that further extend our coverage of the region.   
In 2020 and beyond, our coverage of the Great Lakes and Chicago will be shaped by three core beliefs.  •  
Every city is unique. But in no city is gun violence intractable.  
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Covering gun violence responsibly means engaging both in research, data, and official knowledge and the perspectives of affected communities.   
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Public interest journalism has the power to drive change.","2020","24","https://www.thetrace.org/about-the-trace/"
"Illinois PIRG Education Fund","0","Illinois","Democracy","Fair Elections","Our proposed project is to engage in a coalition effort to successfully implement automatic voter registration, advance other voter registration and election administration reforms, build our campus civic engagement and leadership development program, and play supporting and leadership roles in other democratic reform and youth engagement efforts.   
Unfortunately, Automatic Voter Registration in Illinois has not been implemented well or on time, as we have worked to accomplish over the past two and a half years. This means our work to ensure proper implementation will extend into the following years.  Proper implementation means many things, but at heart it means a system that is effective in registering significantly more eligible voters, and effectively updating existing but out-of-date registrations. I also means, importantly, not inadvertently registering any persons that do not meet the voter registration eligibility requirements.  
Given the need to pursue legal remedies to force implementation changes, other organizations have taken on the leadership role we previously held in organizing advocacy efforts around implementation. That said, considering our staff’s unique role in writing the legislative language and negotiating with key stakeholders, including the agencies responsible for implementation, we continue to possess critical knowledge, skills, and relationships to contribute to the shared effort.   
When automatic voter registration is fully implemented, Illinois will have all of the policy pieces in place to achieve “universal registration,” where every eligible voter (and only eligible voters) is registered, and the voter list is accurate and up to date. However, we know that in order to achieve this goal, some of the policies need to be strengthened in statute or in implementation, and so our public policy work to modernize voting will continue. We believe there are opportunities in the near to medium term to promote “pre-registration” of 16 and 17-year old’s and to strengthen and improve the state’s online voter registration system.  
Illinois PIRG Education Fund has led the Just Democracy Illinois voting rights work over the past two years and will continue to play a leadership role on these issues. It is possible a pre-registration policy will pass by the outset of the grant period, but implementation and improvement work will need to continue regardless.   
Our campus civic engagement and leadership development program continues to effectively engage thousands of students in important issues facing our state and nation, from global warming pollution to election reform. The next two years provide a good opportunity to expand and strengthen our campus program. We have greater credibility and access to campuses through our leadership role on automatic voter registration and through our work to promote the Census. The 2020 election provides a great opportunity to work with new campuses through non-partisan youth voter engagement. Over the next two years, we plan to establish a longer term base on at least two campuses and continue to build and diversify our funding.  
Illinois PIRG Education Fund will continue to play both leading and supporting roles in coalition efforts for democratic reform and youth engagement. Our efforts are collaborative, and it is important to both step up and step back at times to build a stronger community of advocacy organizations. In all efforts we look for how best to contribute and our roles may shift over time.","2020","24","http://www.illinoispirgedfund.org/"
"Urban Institute","0","District of Columbia","Education & Economic Mobility","Innovation","The earned income tax credit (EITC) lifts more working age   people out of poverty each year than any program outside of Social Security.   But because benefits require wage income and a minimum age of 25 for people   without resident children, and only provides only modest benefits to workers   without resident, independent students are largely left out of credit   benefits. The Cost-of-Living Refund (CLR) would extend benefits to   independent students age 18 and up without resident children. This project   will document that some groups of students – e.g., students experiencing   homelessness, students with children, students aging out of foster care, and   students who have interacted with the criminal justice system – are   particularly vulnerable. We will explain how cash assistance could be particularly   helpful to them in pursuing a postsecondary education by highlighting   representative profiles of these students. This analysis will calculate the   benefits of extending the Cost-of-Living Refund (CLR) to independent   students. We will compare the distribution of benefits relative to a similar   sized expansion of the Pell grant. We will provide analysis of the federal   proposal and show how benefits would be distributed nationally and (to the   extent possible) across states, including the number of students impacted and   their average credits.      
We will provide a brief companion analysis of how the CLR   could affect students in California, which will include similar   California-focused profiles. As part of that companion analysis, we will also   show the impact of extending the California EITC to students.      
Students typically do not benefit from the EITC or receive   only small benefits because (1) they do not have children of their own,   making them ineligible for the 97 percent of EITC benefits that go to workers   with children; and (2) are often under age 25, making them ineligible for the   small benefits available to very low-income workers without custodial   children.     
Furthermore, the EITC phases in with earnings and some   types of income common to postsecondary students – fellowship stipends – are   not considered earnings for purposes of calculating the EITC (unlike   work-study and teaching assistance and research assistant stipends, which do   count as earnings for purposes of the EITC). As a result, even students with custodial   children who could benefit from the EITC might see reduced benefits since   part or all of their income may be excluded when calculating credit benefits.     
The Cost-of-Living Refund (CLR), as designed by the   Economic Security Project (ESP), would reduce the eligibility age for the   credit, extend the maximum benefit to low-income independent students   including those who receive a Pell grant or have income less than 250 percent   of poverty, and largely decouple credit benefits from the presence of children.   All of these actions help guarantee larger credit benefits to needy students.        
A significant share (42 percent) of independent   undergraduate students live in poverty (Fry and Dilluffo 2019). Financial aid   does not meet the documented financial need of most students (Baum 2019). New   sources of aid are needed.      
Some existing forms of financial aid are restricted as to   the types of expenses that can be covered, leaving students with needs   outside the traditional financial aid system. We propose to build on existing   research to analyze why cash assistance is particularly important for   low-income students. We would document the plight of low-income students   including such issues as disrupting their education temporarily or   permanently, skipping meals, experiencing homelessness, or forgoing needed   medical care – depending on available data (Trawver et al 2019).","2020","6","https://www.urban.org/"
"New York University - Marron Institute of Urban Management","0","New York","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","Reduce Mass Incarceration","The proposed project will inform effective strategies for reducing gun violence by evaluating an intervention meant to reduce youth gun violence that couples prosecutorial strategies with the coordinated efforts of community and service systems through information sharing and joint responses. We propose to contribute to this knowledge base by evaluating a prominent gun-involved youthful-defendant diversion program led by the Office of the Kings County (Brooklyn, NY) District Attorney. Young adults who are charged with possession of a gun in New York generally face prison sentences. Upon release, the challenges they will encounter—as persons (especially those of color) convicted of violent felonies—are numerous, including diminished opportunities for legitimate employment. With few options, many resort to committing further crimes, placing themselves and others at risk of harm.  
Shooters and victims tend to be in the same social networks.[i] Victimization increases the chance a person will commit violence, just as committing an act of violence increases the chance a person will be victimized.[ii] Disrupting these social networks by intervening with adolescents and young adults who have committed violent crimes could both prevent violence on their part and help keep them safe from violence. Young people charged with gun offenses are an attractive group for intervention, if effective strategies can be developed. KCDA operates two programs for youthful defendants charged with felony firearm possession. KCDA considers these programs to be successful in reducing recidivism, but they have not been formally evaluated. KCDA has partnered with New York University to supplant PRD and YCP with a more robust and evidence-informed program that can be evaluated and comprehensively documented, allowing for replication in other jurisdictions or application to other crimes should the results prove encouraging. We seek funding for several stages of research. In the first we will conduct action research to refine the model. This will be followed by an evaluation of the new diversion program using a methodological approach that is both rigorous and ethical. We also plan to: (1) develop software that supports ongoing performance assessment of the program to allow for ongoing learning beyond the term of the evaluation and (2) develop a phone application that allows pertinent information to be collected directly from program participants. This novel plan to allow for continued learning from the intervention is particularly important in places like Brooklyn, where many other criminal justice reforms are being implemented. Program performance changes over time and is altered by other interventions. A single evaluation reflects only a snapshot of performance. Giving an agency the capacity to continually monitor the performance of their program is valuable.  
[i] Tracy, M., Braga, A. A., & Papachristos, A. V. (2016). The transmission of gun and other weapon-involved violence within social networks. Epidemiologic Reviews, 38(1), 70–86.   
[ii] See Kubrin, C. E., & Weitzer, R. (2003). Retaliatory homicide: Concentrated disadvantage and neighborhood culture. Social problems, 50(2), 157–180; Branas, C. C., Richmond, T. S., Culhane, D. P., Ten Have, T. R., & Wiebe, D. J. (2009). Investigating the link between gun possession and gun assault. American Journal of Public Health, 99(11), 2034–2040; Wells, W., & Chermak, S. (2011). Individual-level risk factors for gun victimization in a sample of probationers. Journal of interpersonal violence, 26(11), 2143–2164; and Carter, P. M., Walton, M. A., Newton, M. F., Clery, M., Whiteside, L. K., Zimmerman, M. A., & Cunningham, R. M. (2013). Firearm possession among adolescents presenting to an urban emergency department for assault. Pediatrics, 132(2), 213–221.","2020","36","https://marroninstitute.nyu.edu/"
"21CP Foundation, NFP","0","Illinois","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","21st Century Policing","Background  
In 2014, President Barack Obama, in response to numerous controversial police shootings of young men of color and the community outrage that they caused, created the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing (herein referred to as the “Task Force”). President Obama charged the Task Force with examining “…how to strengthen public trust and foster strong relationships between local law enforcement and the communities that they protect, while also promoting effective crime reduction.”  
Over an intense, six-month period, the Task Force conducted seven formal hearings in which it heard from a diverse group of stakeholders – including representatives of law enforcement, academia, elected officials, and civil rights and community advocacy groups. In May 2015, the Task Force released its final report, outlining 59 recommendations for the over 16,000 local, state and tribal law enforcement agencies in the United States and the federal government.  
When creating the Task Force, President Obama committed to providing federal support to assist police agencies and their communities in adopting its recommendations. Between the release of the Task Force final report in 2015 and the end of the Obama Administration in 2017, the Administration, primarily through its grant components, invested more than $200 million in grants designed to advance the recommendations outlined in the Task Force report. The Task Force’s final report became a seminal, high-profile publication within law enforcement and among community advocates.  
Purpose of Project  
Policing in the United States is unique in that it is neither centralized nor under the direct control of the Federal Government. Each of the approximately 16,000 local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies in the nation falls under the control of a local governing body, executive, or elected official(s). Local control is arguably one of the key characteristics that makes the American policing system unique. It is also the characteristic that presents the greatest challenge to establishing standardized ethical and professional practices within a system few deny is in need of reform.  
Understanding the impact the critical work the Task Force has had, and is continuing to have, on the this unique system is critically important for future reform efforts  
Summary of Proposed Activities  
To achieve the aforementioned goals, 21CP Foundation proposes to launch a two-phase project, estimated to require between 6 and 10 months to implement.  
Below is a list of activities to be conducted during this period:  
-   Create Steering Committee  
-   Conduct Research & Analysis  
-   Convene Task Force  
-   Host 21st Century Policing Roundtable  
-   Prepare Final Report","2020","12","https://www.21cpsolutions.com/"
"Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.","0","Illinois","Democracy","Fair Elections","Our Voting Rights and Civic Empowerment work for 2020 includes the following priority areas:   
·       AVR Implementation: We will continue our work with Just Democracy partners to promote sound implementation of AVR. When we identify problems in any area of implementation, we will consult with our partners to find solutions. We will work with research consultants, Rob Paral & Associates, to complete the evaluation of AVR implementation and to document and disseminate key findings and best practices. We will continue to evaluate/lead possible litigation necessary to enforce sound implementation of the law.    
·       Criminal Justice System: We will advocate for increased voting rights for people involved in criminal justice system.     
o   We will push for sound implementation of HB 2541, the “Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act.” We will help to conduct trainings and create curriculum materials. We will continue to build strong relationships with IDOC and IDJJ personnel to help smooth implementation and to work together to make necessary adjustments. Our attorneys and policy associate will document identify best practices to share with other jurisdictions.  We will work with IDJJ to increase voter access for incarcerated youth.    
o   We will work closely with our partners for effective implementation of SB 2090, a law that allows those in jail to vote. We will communicate with state leaders to ensure necessary access and equipment is provided. We will provide Election Protection support in Cook County jail, as we have been doing for the past five years, in all municipal, primary, and general election cycle.     
o   Ami Gandhi will continue to meet with the Stateville Think Tank once per month. Working with Dr. Christina Rivers from DePaul University, she will help collaborate with incarcerated individuals on voting rights initiatives.     
·       Election Protection: We will work to protect eligible voters’ access in Illinois and Indiana during the 2020 election cycle. We anticipate that we will train and deploy 100-200 legal professions (lawyers, paralegals, law students) as volunteers in the primary election and an additional 300- 400 during the 2020 general election. We rely increasingly on a data driven approach to target and gain input from different community members impacted by intentional and unintentional barriers to voter access      
·       Redistricting:  We will serve as a civil rights resource during community analysis and preparation regarding the 2021 Illinois redistricting, continuing to address disparities in local representation.  We will advise local communities on how they can effectively and proactively advocate for a fair, community-driven process following the next Census. We will continue our work with communities such South Suburban municipalities that have sought support from us in addressing an at-large voting system that precludes representation by communities of color in local elections.     
As Illinois state redistricting work increases in 2020; we will be looking at a race equity approach and will be available as counsel to communities of color that are concerned with representation. At the municipal level, we are working with our Just Democracy partners to assess advocacy that will be effective at the city level to ensure equitable representation. We anticipate that we will participate in hearings, negotiations, and helping to map.  After maps are drawn, we will provide counsel as necessary to communities through use of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.     
We anticipate helping to support the Joyce Foundation’s Fall 2020 conference on redistricting, with an emphasis on protecting communities of color during redistricting, drawing upon communities’ experiences with unity mapping in 2011.","2020","12","http://www.clccrul.org"
"OneChicagoFund","0","Illinois","President's Discretionary Fund","President's Discretionary Fund 2","Chicago became “the American city” through policies supporting a thriving and deep middle class, offering a stable, dynamic economic existence for millions of residents; where one could earn enough income to find stable housing, obtain a quality education, get around the city, live safely, and build or support community institutions.  
But, many of those policies have been dismantled or eroded for generations. As a result, Chicago is grappling with two uniquely pervasive and durable trends: - profound income inequality that has substantial portions of the city living in economic precarity while others live in increasingly concentrated wealth; and - inter-generational poverty in racially segregated residential neighborhoods that has created gaping wealth and fundamental quality-of-life disparities.   For example, the number of Chicagoans living in poverty is higher than the national average and tracks along racial lines. Today, 30.5% of Black families, 23% of Latinx families, and 9% of White families live below the poverty line in Chicago. These numbers are virtually unchanged since 1980. Even starker is the wealth gap – one-third of Black Chicagoans and 27% of Latinx Chicagoans have zero or negative net wealth; while for White Chicagoans, it is only 14.7%.  
The unwinding policy infrastructure that supported a thriving middle class led to tangibly negative outcomes for families. Life for low-income, racially-segregated Chicagoans is more expensive, more dangerous and more difficult. There is a 17-year gap between the community areas with the highest and lowest life expectancies. For instance, an Edison Park resident can expect to live to 83.1 years, similar to a Singapore resident; but, a Fuller Park resident’s life expectancy drops to 65.8 years, equivalent to life expectancy in Namibia or Yemen.   
No small plans will reverse these trajectories. We need bold, systemic action at the city, state and federal government levels and across sectors in order to fundamentally change these troubling trends. We also need a new, uniquely Chicagoan coalition to build that re-imagined agenda and drive that policy change.","2020","6","https://onechi.org/"
"Johns Hopkins University - Center for Gun Policy and Research","0","Maryland","President's Discretionary Fund","President's Discretionary Fund 2","Based on the lessons learned and successes of last year’s Summer Youth Institute (SYI) program – Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change – we will deliver an alternative version of the summer program to motivated high school-aged youth. Due to disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, we unfortunately will not be able to hold our second SYI in-person as originally planned. We will instead develop a virtual SYI whereby invited students will engage with JHCGPR faculty and build relationships with one another as part of a web-based online program. This virtual version of the SYI will be developed upon the same set of learning objectives and program goals originally intended for an in-person experience. The SYI will be designed to enhance students’ understanding of pertinent scientific evidence and policy options relevant to preventing gun violence, build advocacy skills, and foster networking opportunities between youth representing numerous states and diverse backgrounds. Interested students will apply for the program in the spring and participate in the institute during the summer months.     
     
The curriculum, content delivery, and activities will draw on lessons from successful Civic Leadership Institute programs offered by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY), as well as prior experience hosting the SYI in 2019. However, in order to effectively format and structure the SYI for a virtual environment, our team will adjust and adapt the program using innovative technologies and digital tools. Mindful of the changing social, economic, and political landscape shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, we consider this challenge as an opportunity to create and persevere in harmony with these changing dynamics. We will explore the resources made available to us from the university to translate content and coordinate program activities. However, we will also work closely with students from our SYI 2019 cohort who are actively engaged in advocacy efforts to learn more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the culture of youth advocacy, their experience adapting to these changes, and how they are modifying advocacy efforts in response.     
     
Recruitment will occur through networks of organizations working to reduce gun violence across the country. This will be driven, in large part, by our 2019 SYI student cohort by sharing SYI 2020 information with interested peers. Representing 29 states and 48 cities, our 2019 SYI cohort of students remain deeply involved in gun violence prevention work across the U.S. Most, if not all, are also affiliated with relevant advocacy organizations at state and national levels which include (but are not limited to) the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, March For Our Lives, and GoodKids MadCity. To ensure adequate representation from the Great Lakes Region, we will contact the aforementioned organizations’ local chapters part of the Great Lakes Region and will also focus recruitment efforts to advocacy groups such as Live Free Chicago, G-PAC, and Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.  
(More information in the attachment)","2020","5","http://www.jhsph.edu/gunpolicy/"
"Safe States Alliance","0","Georgia","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","Gun Violence Prevention","Injury and violence prevention professionals working in state and local health departments, hospitals and other settings play a critical role in preventing firearm-related violence and deaths including conducting surveillance, convening and working with partners, identifying prevention priorities and strategies, and implementing prevention efforts. The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) began collecting data on violent deaths from six states in 2002, and provided funding to an increasing number of states up until 2018, at which time NVDRS was expanded to include data collection from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. This funding allows states to pull together information from multiple sources including medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement, toxicology and vital statistics to provide a comprehensive picture of the circumstances of violent deaths in a community or state.  
While significant strides have been made to assure resources for national implementation, state health officials have voiced the need for additional resources to fully implement and utilize the system for prevention efforts. To identify future needs of the NVDRS, Safe States seeks to partner with the Joyce Foundation to review the program’s history, successes, and future needs.  In doing so, Safe States will critically review the current implementation practices across states and identify key activities that have the highest potential to strengthen the program, enhance surveillance efforts, and increase effective use of data for preventing firearm-related violence and deaths. Proposed activities include:       
Environmental scan    
The Safe States Alliance will lead a series of activities to gain a comprehensive understanding of the NVDRS program from initial conception to its current iteration. This comprehensive review will include a review of: funding levels, funding breadth, scope of activities, programmatic support, efficacy, and integration with other IVP efforts. Data sources will include reports from previously conducted roundtable conversations regarding opportunities for the NVDRS program, publicly available fact sheets, reports, and surveys regarding NVDRS, and a series of ten key informant interviews. Safe States will conduct key informant interviews with stakeholders from a representative sampling of participating NVDRS states with varying levels of experience and maturity in their programs. Safe States will also consult programmatic staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to elicit key background and context, as well as data users who are well-versed in the output from the surveillance system (ex: Cathy Barber from Harvard University). Interviews will address programmatic facilitators, challenges, and needs at the local, state, and federal levels.    
NVDRS Issue Brief    
With the aforementioned analysis as its foundation, Safe States will develop an issue brief with findings that would include, but not be limited to, historical perspectives, program successes, and future challenges. The report will serve as a valuable resource for a wide range of partners and experts and will serve as a “state of the issue” review of the current NVDRS system. ","2020","4","https://www.safestates.org/default.aspx"
"Wisconsin Department of Administration","0","Wisconsin","Environment","Climate Solutions","The Governor's Task Force on Climate Change (Task Force) was created by the Governor under Executive Order #52 to advise and assist the Governor in developing a strategy to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change for the benefit of all Wisconsin Communities.  The Task Force, chaired by the Lieutenant Governor and made up of 31 members representing state agencies, the Wisconsin Legislature, business and agricultural communities, utility companies, organized labor, the tourism industry, Native Nations and institutions of higher education, will do the following:  • Assess the best-available scientific research from both state and national sources to evaluate the impacts of climate change; 
 • Review actions already taken by Wisconsin cities, counties, and Native Nations and other states to address climate change; 
 • Work with the University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Technical College System, other state educational institutions, and Wisconsin’s business community to support innovative research, engineering, design, and manufacturing. 
 • Host public hearings throughout Wisconsin to hear stakeholder input on how extreme weather, rising lake and river temperatures, increased emissions, and other effects of climate change are affecting the health and well-being of individuals, communities, and their economies; 
 • Consult with Tribal Governments to coordinate efforts in addressing climate change; and, 
 • Make recommendations to meaningfully address the effects of climate change and create a clean energy economy in Wisconsin. 
  
The Task Force will issue a report detailing the Task Force's work and recommendations to the Governor in August 2020 and  provide additional reports and recommendations when requested by the Governor.","2020","12","https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/home.aspx"
"Education First Consulting LLC","0","Washington","Education & Economic Mobility","Educator Quality","Education First is pleased to present this proposal to support the Forefront Human Capital Group to implement a learning agenda for 2020. In December of 2019 the group came together to discuss a potential learning agenda for 2020. Education First presented findings from interviews and a survey with members of the group. Through these conversations, Education First heard the group identify four areas to learn more about– teacher pipeline, teacher diversity, teacher leadership, and teacher growth and practice. These four areas were agreed upon by the group as the places to learn more and determine group interest for further learning and possible coordinated or collaborative funding. The group determined that the learning agenda should be a series of meetings in 2020 that explores each of these areas. Additionally, the group decided that their learning would benefit from a Framing Document that outlines the current state of the teacher pipeline and diversity of the teacher workforce in Chicago.     
This engagement would take place from February 2020 through October 2020 and focus on two phases of support:    
(1) The development of a Framing Document to ground the group in the current state of the teacher pipeline in Chicago for the learning agenda (February-March 2020; funded by existing grant)     
(2) Help small groups plan, prepare and facilitate four learning agenda meetings (March-September 2020)    
Education First will attend all four meetings and provide facilitation as needed.","2020","9","http://education-first.com/"
"American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan","0","Michigan","Democracy","Fair Elections","The Promise of Proposal 3  
Michigan voters secured a major win for democracy in November 2018 with the passage of Proposal 3, a comprehensive voting rights ballot initiative that incorporates key voting accessibility measures including no-reason absentee voting, same-day registration, automatic voter registration, the reinstatement of straight-party voting, and more. The ACLU of Michigan led this effort in partnership with the League of Women Voters and the Michigan State Conference of the NAACP. Key 501c3 education investments facilitated through the Joyce Foundation, Kresge Foundation, individual donors and the National ACLU fueled the effort which was launched in January 2018.     
This victory ended Michigan’s highly restrictive voting regimen in which youth, working parents, people of color, citizens with housing insecurity and high mobility, and formerly incarcerated people often found it difficult if not impossible to cast a ballot. The 2016 presidential election saw the longest voting wait times in the country as well as the longest voter registration deadline allowed by law, restricted who could vote early and through the mail primarily to older voters.    
With the Michigan 2020 Election Protection Program, several strategies have been developed to deliver on the promise of Prop 3: 1) centralize implementation coordination; 2) engage / train local election officials; 3) education for everyone; 4) ensure statewide advocacy and litigation where necessary; and 5) a “rapid response” system to address voter disenfranchisement. Fulfillment of this program is of utmost importance in the critical 2020 presidential election year  
Of particular value to partners and election administrators, the Election Protection Program identified key issues and actions needed within many voting administration areas, including online voter registration; registering 16- and 17-year old’s; automatic voter registration; same day registration; absentee voting; accessibility; provisional ballots; and more. The plan also includes a comprehensive list of more than 50 voting rights and civic engagement partners engaged in our efforts to reach disenfranchised communities .    
Many of these partners took part in an historic convening of stakeholders in a collaborative voting rights messaging process in 2019 that will continue to be coordinated by the ACLU of MI. The process led to development of assets that answer the most common questions of historically disenfranchised communities, in plain language, and in the mediums and formats that are needed. Partners from dozens of organizations that represent historically disenfranchised communities as well as state and local election officials joined in this effort to expand the electorate. One of the first products of the collaborative messaging work – Know Your Rights brochures in three languages – was issued last week. Another key component was determination of contents of a Communications / Digital Toolkit for grassroots partners and launching of a digital hub in Feburary (michiganvoting.org) intended as a resource for election clerks, partner organizations and the general public that debuted this week.  
We retained Engage Michigan in development of an aggressive 2020 communications plan with consistent messaging aimed at removing barriers to voting and eliminating disparities in civic participation. The plan includes media targets, town hall meetings, spokesperson training, physical assets, and a social media toolkit.   
While funding is in place for the basic March presidential primary infrastructure, we need financial support of our public education and clerk engagement priorities in time for second quarter communications and engagement pushes -- as well as possible support for litigation efforts as we debrief the March primary experience with stakeholders.","2020","12","http://www.aclumich.org"
"Crain's Chicago Business","0","Illinois","Special Opportunities","Cross-Programmatic Innovations","Crain's will  produce the following events based on city policies:  
 In Print—A minimum four-page section, including a cover page, will be printed every third Monday of each month beginning July 20, 2020.   The section will cover one topic and include reported stories, data sets, and opinion pieces from thought leaders. Each edition with Forum content in it will include a print “overrun’’ to make sure key stakeholders, policy makers and political leaders at both the city and state level receive a copy whether or not they are current subscribers. Total of 12 print Forum sections. Additional Forum content in between the monthly sections will be possible and will be labeled as Forum content if it runs in non-Forum editions. Our weekly print circulation averages 42,000 (We will print an additional 500 on Forum days.  Should demand increase that figure could also be increased.  Digital—Crain’s will continue to produce a Forum micro-site that lives on the CCB’s main domain, chicagobusiness.com. This site will be continually updated with content from the print editions, along with additional content that may come off of daily news coverage that is Forum related (for instance, if there is movement on a pension bill, we will tag it also as Forum content so it will live on both the main site and within the Forum area). Content will also include daily aggregation on topics that are Forum related from other news sources (we will adhere to our aggregation practices and link out those external resources). The micro-site includes additional op-ed opportunities on specific topics. We use all Crain’s social channels to promote and push content to our readers. We have created a weekly newsletter that serves as roundup of our content to continually make our readers aware of the content we have online and in print.  
Advisory Committee—Up to 13 members drawing from top business, policy and non-profit areas and helmed by Crain’s Publisher. Each Underwriter can choose two to three members. The others would be chosen by the Publisher with the goal of creating a diverse committee to make sure we are touching on subjects and ideas that represent the community we serve. The advisory committee will meet in an off-the-record environment. The committee will meet with members of Crain’s editorial department in an exchange that will promote a dialogue on the key issues facing the city and state. Salons will be used to bring in experts and thought leaders over dinner to promote thoughtful topics on various subjects. Publisher will co-host with a CEO.  
Experiential—As part of the year two Forum plan, Crain’s will convene two events, one mid-program and one major wrap-up event.  These events will be an opportunity to bring together our three main constituents: business, policy and non-profit leaders, to present and talk about solutions to these seemingly intractable problems and propose policy solutions. We will rely on Crain’s event staff and immense database to deliver event experiences that will be memorable and thought-provoking. ","2020","12","http://www.chicagobusiness.com/"
"John F. Kennedy Library Foundation","0","Massachusetts","President's Discretionary Fund","President's Discretionary Fund 2","please update","2020","3","https://www.jfklibrary.org/"
"MicroGrants","0","Minnesota","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","21st Century Policing","The Lights On! program continues to grow rapidly.  From our initial launch with 18 police departments and 8 auto shops, we now have over 80 law enforcement agencies, including the Minnesota State Patrol, and over 80 auto centers. As a result of that growth, more drivers are being served.  In 2019, the voucher redemption rate has doubled every quarter and is now over 100 per month.  This success has been possible primarily due to the two previous Joyce Foundation grants.    
Based on what we have learned as we have expanded across Minnesota and through feedback from other cities who have tried to start a Lights On! type program, we recognize certain limitations in our ability to scale to a national level.  Our expansion will require 1.) relationship development, management and administration;  2.) improved processes and systems that can support a national organization, then providing access to centralized administrative functions for local programs, and; 3.) making matching grants for starting local programs.  We are seeking funding from various sources for these three activities.    
We anticipate that the national rollout will require significant effort to develop and manage relationships with law enforcement in new areas outside Minnesota, and we plan assist them with on-boarding resources and materials including voucher creation and printing.  We also have marketing/communications, management and office administrative costs associated with the national expansion.  We are seeking a grant of $290,000 from the Joyce Foundation to cover these operating costs in 2020 for the LightsOn! national expansion.    
In January 2020, we received a $900,000 donation from an anonymous donor. These funds are restricted to the creation of an automated accounts payable process as well as data collection and analytics so that we can improve our internal processes and provide these services to local programs around the nation.  The gift also provides funding for the cost of light bulb replacement in Minnesota.    
We are in the process of identifying funding sources from individuals and foundations to fund our matching grant program for new local LightsOn! programs.    
 Recently we have been in discussions with Wichita to be our first Lights On! location outside of Minnesota and to function as our test market.  In our discussions with Police Chief Gordon Ramsey, we learned that he was appointed as a member of the National Commission for Law Enforcement and Justice Administration by US Attorney General William Barr.  Shortly after receiving that appointment, Chief Ramsey informed us that he wants to make Lights On! a key initiative from that commission when it releases its recommendations in 2021.    
Given our current momentum, we anticipate that there will be no shortage of communities seeking a LightsOn! program.  It is our intent to manage our growth carefully so that the quality and outcomes of LightsOn! will be demonstrated through the success of our program in Minnesota and new locations around the country.    ","2020","12","https://microgrants.net"
"Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago","0","Illinois","President's Discretionary Fund","President's Discretionary Fund 2","please update","2020","3","http://www.accessliving.org"
"Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence","0","District of Columbia","Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform","Gun Violence Prevention","Since 2013, the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (Ed Fund) has focused on organizing a diverse network of grassroots GVP advocates. We have worked deliberately to involve communities of color, including Black, Latino, and Asian communities, among others, in advocacy efforts through our Engaging Impacted Communities (EIC) program. Our EIC program started in Virginia under the direction of our Director of African-American and Community Outreach Kayla Hicks and has expanded to provide program support to advocates in Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, and Seattle. Kayla also provides individual support and coaching to various stakeholders including concerned residents from communities impacted by daily gun violence. The EIC program mobilizes and trains communities impacted by daily gun violence to advocate for policies that reduce gun violence. One way the EIC program accomplishes this is through its Education to Action (Ed2Ac) toolkit, entitled “Education to Action Toolkit: The Insider’s Guide to Grassroots Advocacy.” The Ed2Ac toolkit is a community organizing tool to facilitate increased outreach, involvement, and empowerment within communities of color. The toolkit includes a workshop that highlights how advocacy for evidence-based GVP policies is linked with a broader set of community concerns including the root causes of gun violence. Additionally, the EIC program supports the development of Community Advocacy Networks (CANs). CANs are self-sustaining advocacy groups that advance a public health and holistic approach to tackle gun violence in communities of color; CANs do this by hosting workshops and events which bring together partners such as law enforcement, community members, persons formerly incarcerated, faith leaders, and politicians. They create a space for politically disengaged individuals to become active leaders and participants within their communities, fighting for policies that will build healthy communities free from violence — including gun violence — and inequity. CANs also act as a forum for skill-building, including public relations and communications, and provide an opportunity for members in communities impacted by daily gun violence to collaborate on the development of violence prevention programming. As our EIC program developed and Kayla interacted with state and national GVP organizations, she realized that women of color, particularly Black women, were rarely in positions of power within these groups and were not key actors in the policymaking process. This underrepresentation deprives the GVP movement of authentic leadership and salient knowledge which ultimately reduces the power, effectiveness, and credibility of the movement. This underrepresentation mirrors similar issues across American society: historically, Black women have been the least protected, the most rejected, overexposed to racial biases, and burdened by social and economic inequalities rooted in racism. Building a truly powerful nationwide GVP movement must begin with a commitment to equity for women of color, which will require intentionally developing opportunities for women of color to become GVP leaders. Therefore, the Ed Fund proposes to help Kayla launch a new organization to create an intentional on-boarding ramp to the GVP movement for women of color. The Ed Fund’s Executive Director Josh Horwitz and a consultant(s) will support Kayla in developing the structure and program of this groundbreaking and crucial organization. The Ed Fund recommends this work be completed in two phases. Phase one, the subject of this grant, is a planning process that will identify the vision, mission, and values of an organization that advances the leadership of women of color in the GVP movement. It will also identify the structural and programmatic needs of the organization including staffing and governance. Phase two will focus on bringing the financial resources together and fulfilling the staffing needs to launch the organization.","2020","3","https://www.efsgv.org"
"Chicago Urban League","0","Illinois","Disaster Relief Fund","Disaster Relief Fund","The Annual Summit generates much needed funding for the League. Due to COVID-19 we will be severely impacted.  We have not been able to secure commitments made prior to the pandemic nor garner historical support budgeted to fund operations. We are scheduled for June 19, but everyday has become challenging as funding for the Summit normally would have already been remitted.    
We will address key concerns to bridge the disparity gap in and on the African American community: • short and long term health and economic affects of COVID-19 and the responses and relief that must be implemented  
 • securing the Census count under new pressures   
 • assistance and guidance for entrepreneurs in crisis mode  
 • employment and changing workforce dynamics     
 • mentorship, sustainability and career development          
  
We will broadcast an interactive platform with live and pre produced panels.  ","2020","3","https://chiul.org/"