Grants
October 16, 2017 at 11:54 am
The National Institutes of Health, recognizing UCLA’s leadership in understanding and developing interventions for autism spectrum disorder, has renewed its support of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment with a five-year, $9.7 million grant. The Autism Center of Excellence grant is directed by Susan Bookheimer, director of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research…
October 12, 2017 at 1:33 pm
The past year has been a whirlwind for Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy-winning musician who became the first woman and first nonwhite person to win a major prize for excellence on the banjo and then celebrated the release of her latest album, “Freedom Highway,” with a performance at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility. But none of…
October 6, 2017 at 11:19 am
UNC-Chapel Hill will announce a drive to raise $4.25 billion by the end of 2022 in what would be the largest campaign in the Southeast and the second-highest total among public universities. In a celebration Friday and throughout the weekend, university leaders are unveiling a campaign that has been quietly underway for three years. Already,…
October 4, 2017 at 1:08 pm
The University of Maryland will receive almost $220 million, the largest donation in its history, from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation. The donation of $219,486,000 will create and fund a variety of need-based scholarships, graduate fellowships, faculty positions, programs and infrastructure for this university and its engineering school, which bears Clark's name.…
October 3, 2017 at 11:26 am
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has donated $1 million to the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and $500,000 to the Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program. Arthur Blank is the co-founder of The Home Depot and owns the Atlanta football and soccer teams the Falcons and Atlanta United. His wife, Angela Blank, is the director…
September 18, 2017 at 11:11 am
CrowdRise, a crowdfunding platform dedicated to charitable giving, has partnered up with Newman’s Own Foundation for its sixth annual holiday giving campaign. This year, the campaign will give away $500,000 in funding to participating charities...
August 25, 2017 at 10:12 am
The Virginia Commonwealth School of Engineering announced Thursday it has received a $25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to build on its efforts to reduce the costs of lifesaving medications. The grant will build on VCU’s Medicines for All Initiative, which has found ways to drive down the cost of three…
August 25, 2017 at 10:03 am
Did you know nonprofit owners and charity organizations can receive $10,000 of free money each month for AdWords, courtesy of Google Ad Grants? As part of the Google for Nonprofits program, Google Ad Grants provide nonprofits a way to reach their goals and passions with useful keyword tools and financial aid...
August 24, 2017 at 10:00 am
The Minnesota Vikings Foundation will replace the Vikings Children’s Fund, which has donated almost $12 million to youth-related causes since 1978. The Vikings announced the initiative Wednesday, welcoming fifth and sixth graders from Minneapolis and St. Paul to meet the team, eat lunch, participate in a health and wellness program, and pick up a backpack…
July 20, 2017 at 12:29 pm
The New York Women’s Foundation announced a total of $2.4 million in grants awarded to 37 organizations working to promote economic security and justice for women and families throughout New York City. Building on the foundation’s history of success, these investments show strategic growth and continue to strengthen their position as the premier women’s fund…
