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Ford Foundation Awards a $265,000 Grant to Urban Institute
Recipient: Urban InstituteLocation: Washington, DCZIP Code: 20037-1207Recipient URL: www.urban.org/Type of Recipient: Public policy, research; Social sciencesGrantmaker: Ford FoundationGrant Amount: $265,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: To identify the impact of the great recession on loss of net worth by low-income families and families of color and to estimate the impacts of proposed Social Security reformsTypes of Support: Advocacy; Program development; ResearchSubjects: Economic crisis; Economic Read more here
Ford Foundation Awards a $250,000 Grant to Weltwirtschaft, oKologie and Entwicklung
Recipient: Weltwirtschaft, oKologie and EntwicklungLocation: Berlin, GermanyRecipient URL: www.weed-online.org/Type of Recipient: Environment, natural resources; International developmentGrantmaker: Ford FoundationGrant Amount: $250,000Year Authorized: 2011Duration: 2 yearsDescription: For research, policy dialogues and advocacy activities to educate its constituents about the debate on reforming the European financial governance system in the face of the current financial crisisTypes of Support: Read more here
2011 NOAA Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) regional funding opportunities now open!
NOAA has issued a request for applications for the Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program in California, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. Funded projects will provide meaningful watershed educational experiences for students, related professional development for teachers, and support regional education and environmental priorities.
Deadlines, funding amounts, project duration, and regional priorities vary. Please refer to the specific regional Read more here
NOAA’s Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
The solicitation for proposals has now closed. NOAA B-WET provides grants in support of locally relevant experiential learning through meaningful watershed educational experiences in the K-12 environment. Funded projects will provide meaningful watershed educational experiences for students and related professional development for teachers in support of regional education and environmental priorities in the Pacific Northwest, the northern Gulf of Mexico and New England. These geographic areas build Read more here
