The purpose of this grant is to support development of a joint strategic plan between iCivics and the centers for the study of Congress, led by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. The strategic plan will include documentation of planning activities, a summary of the assessment of required program enhancements, and an outline of next steps required for program scaling.

This grant will support efforts by IGNITE and Empowered Women to bring together women-focused organizations and to help them plan ways to work together to achieve political parity in the United States. These organizations will do this through strategic planning and holding convenings of organizations who have similar goals but do not always work together toward those common goals. 

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights promotes the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.

To provide continued support for the New Americans Campaign’s effort to assist permanent residents along the path to citizenship.

The purpose of this grant is to provide support for the New Americans Campaign (NAC), which will in turn support multilingual hotlines to advise and assist eligible legal permanent residents (LPR) in becoming U.S. citizens. The grant will also support the NAC’s Innovation Fund, including resources to help NAC partners to move more people along the path to becoming citizens.

This grant will support the development and testing of Hoaxy Bot-o-Meter, a tool to uncover attempts to boost the spread of misinformation online. Hoaxy Bot-o-Meter will uncover and display how information from such questionable sources is generated and rebroadcasted.

Informing Democracy brings together election professionals, researchers, and lawyers who are providing research and information about what happens in election administration after votes are cast. They are building a central repository of research and information about how votes are counted and elections are certified in order to protect the integrity of our elections.

The Inland Empire Journalism Hub at the Inland Empire Community Foundation is a platform for cooperative journalism, fostering collaboration, community engagement, and a vibrant exchange of ideas.

Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) was established with the goal of addressing structural and systemic injustices in inner-city communities by employing integrative holistic interventions. These include support services in: healthcare, ReEntry, arts access, community engagement and safety as well as inter-generational organizing and advocacy.

Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) was established with the goal of addressing structural and systemic injustices in inner-city communities by employing integrative holistic interventions. These include support services in: healthcare, ReEntry, arts access, community engagement and safety as well as inter-generational organizing and advocacy.

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is a national research and advocacy organization building local power to fight corporate control. The Tribal Broadband Bootcamp project builds Tribal capacity to take advantage of federal investment and coordination with states on new broadband networks.

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is a national research and advocacy organization that partners with allies across the country to build an American economy driven by local priorities, accountable to people and the planet.

The Institute for Nonprofit News strengthens and supports more than 425 independent news organizations that are nonprofit, nonpartisan and dedicated to public service. From local news to reporting on global issues, members of the INN Network tell stories that otherwise would go untold – connecting communities, holding the powerful accountable and strengthening democracy.

The Institute for Nonprofit News is a critical anchor organization, providing support, training and networking for America’s almost 250 nonprofit journalism organizations.

INN’s mission is to help nonprofit news organizations produce and distribute stories with impact; to achieve cost efficiencies by pooling resources and services; and to develop new revenue streams that will help member organizations become sustainable, mission-driven, nonprofit businesses.  

INN’s mission is to help nonprofit news organizations produce and distribute stories with impact; to achieve cost efficiencies by pooling resources and services; and to develop new revenue streams that will help member organizations become sustainable, mission-driven, nonprofit businesses.

For a project to organize a two day in-depth training session for reporters on the latest tools and techniques for following the money in the 2014 elections.

This renewal grant will provide general operating support for the Institute for Nonprofit News. The Institute for Nonprofit News is a critical anchor organization, providing support, training and networking for America’s 200+ nonprofit journalism organizations. 

The purpose of this grant is to provide funds to the INNovation Fund which supports projects proposed by nonprofit news organizations to advance the economic sustainability of their newsroom.

The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) will create and revise resources on libel and defamation insurance for nonprofit news organizations. INN will expand their insurance program and partner with nonprofit organizations to develop short- and long-term solutions to lowering the cost of insurance for nonprofit journalists so that they are protected against lawsuits related to their reporting.