The Pluribus Project

This grant will support “The Citizens Circle” project to develop a collaborative, scalable model to elevate constructive voices in local forums. 

ThinkTennessee

To provide general support for ThinkTennessee’s work to build support for democracy reform in Tennessee. ThinkTN will provide unbiased research and analysis, informing key stakeholders about evidence-based ideas that will create civic and economic opportunity in Tennessee.

Santa Fe Community Foundation

To support the New Mexico local news ecosystem in collaboration with local funding partners through the New Mexico Local News Fund, which focuses on building more healthy news ecosystems as a vital part of just communities and a healthy democracy.

Wayne State University

To support the activities of the Levin Center at Wayne Law to promote bipartisan, fact-based oversight. The Levin Center will conduct oversight trainings for congressional staff, promote scholarly research on oversight, host conferences and symposia on oversight topics, and strengthen the public narrative around the importance of meaningful oversight. 

Constitutional Accountability Center

To support the Constitutional Accountability Center’s work to research the tools Congress can use to enforce its oversight requests, enhance capacity to provide legal analysis at the request of Hill offices, support litigation, and shape a media narrative on the importance of Congress serving as a coequal branch. 

American Political Science Association

The American Political Science Association (APSA) will host a public service fellow from May 1, 2019 – October 31, 2020 to conduct research in  service of the U.S. Congress. With this fellowship, APSA enhances public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching and reporting on American national politics.

Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Congress Project fosters congressional reform ideas, with a particular focus on the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The Congress Project will also organize recurring bipartisan programming for Members of Congress and their staff.

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