Rockefeller Foundation Commits $50 Million to Ramp Up Covid-19 Testing (Grants Roundup)

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

$170 million commitment for racial-justice efforts, including $18 million to antiracism activities in the coming months.

$50 million commitment to additional grant making to ramp up Covid-19 testing capabilities until the United States is conducting 30 million tests per week, particularly among low-income families, minorities, essential workers, and other communities most in need. This new pledge doubles the $50 million the foundation has already committed for Covid-19 efforts.

$35 million to support historically black colleges and universities in Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and South Carolina and to create a $10 million scholarship fund for Black students and other underrepresented minorities.

$26 million to Harlem Children’s Zone for the newly established William Julius Wilson Institute, which is overseeing continuing Covid-19 relief efforts in New York’s Harlem neighborhood and six other U.S. cities.
The Audacious Project is a collaborative funding program housed at TED.

$25 million to Brigham and Women’s Hospital to establish the Davis Alzheimer Prevention Program.

$25 million over five years for Justice Oregon for Black Lives, its new grant-making project to bolster programs working toward racial equity in the state.

$20 million to its Youth Program Resilience Fund to help youth-serving organizations in Indiana as they navigate the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and safely provide services to school-age children and youth, ages 5 to 18.

$20 million commitment to help nonprofit organizations offer skills and job training for people who are underrepresented in technology jobs. Of the total, $5 million is earmarked for 50 community-based nonprofit organizations that are led by and serve communities of color in the United States.

$15 million over three years to its Fund for Racial Justice and Equity, through which it will make grants to support racial-justice programs within Indiana as well as national efforts.

$5 million to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles to support the Children’s Orthopedic Center.

Up to $3 million through its Community Accelerator program to aid 77 nonprofit groups worldwide and provide their leaders with mentorship, training, and other development opportunities to support their communities.

$3 million commitment to summer youth-employment programs in more than 20 cities in the United States to help thousands of young people acquire job skills and earn class credit during the Covid-19 pandemic.

$3 million to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to provide scholarships over the next three years to help minority students access higher education and complete their postsecondary education programs.

$2.6 million in additional grants for efforts that address the impact on Philadelphia residents during the city’s economic shutdown caused by the pandemic. The foundation previously gave $11 million for Covid-19 relief.

The American Bar Endowment is accepting proposals for Opportunity Grants, which support law-related research, projects, and programs. Grants will be awarded to projects that enhance access to legal services, promote the rule of law and improve the justice system, and increase the public’s civic engagement and understanding of the legal system. Optional letters of intent are due August 21, with full proposals due October 2.

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