Grants Database
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Year
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Programs
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Amount
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Location
Detroit Parks Coalition
To commission Detroit musician Marcus Elliot to compose a suite of site-specific jazz works that will illuminate the unique stories of Detroit’s parks and their neighborhoods
$100,000
Education First Consulting LLC
To work with Chicago Public Schools, City Colleges of Chicago, and University of Illinois-Chicago to broaden the Chicago Roadmap to include a four-year option
$150,000
Education First Consulting LLC
To run a national network of district talent officers, including Chicago, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis, to learn from each other and national experts about building an effective and diverse workforce
$205,938
Education Strategy Group
To convene state advocates in the Great Lakes region to learn together and build coalitions to advocate for college and career readiness policy reform
$190,000
Education Trust Inc. - Midwest
For its Midwest chapter to advocate for equitable funding, access to diverse and effective educators, and access to rigorous coursework
$300,000
Education Writers Association
For workshops at its national conference and webinars focused on critical education issues
$100,000
Elevate Energy
For work to fully implement Illinois’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act and related state and local climate policy education and outreach efforts
$175,000
Environmental Health Watch Inc.
To support policy and advocacy training of resident leaders in Cleveland
$150,000
Etai Mizrav Education Consulting
For technical assistance to Illinois and Michigan departments of education to help organize policies, budgets, and programs aimed at tackling teacher shortage challenges
$198,172
Freshwater Future
For its Supporting Communities in Ensuring Safe and Affordable Drinking Water project
$200,000
Georgetown University
For the McCourt School of Public Policy to support FutureEd to research, write, and disseminate a comprehensive, evidence-based profile of Teach for America to gather lessons learned from the high-profile teacher training program
$115,500
Gertie Enterprises, LLC
To support a city-wide public art initiative during the August 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago
$100,000
Global Action on Gun Violence Inc
To support its investigation of cross-border gun trafficking between the Great Lakes region and Canada and Latin America
$250,000