The Sunlight Foundation, Philadelphia’s Committee of Seventy, and the Internet Archive will be matching up the political ads with FCC-mandated public inspection file data from each station to uncover which groups paid how much for each political ad.
Grant Type: Project
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) will plan to host a series of small confidential meetings (fewer than 20 people from various sides of the issues) to discuss three things: areas of agreement, areas of disagreement, and common definitions to minimize misunderstanding. The purpose of this grant will be to explore the idea of convening these meetings and secure buy-in from key leaders.
New America Foundation
The New America Foundation will work with scholars to conduct a series of lab and field experiments related to the effectiveness of fact checking and innovative uses of media to inform and engage the public.
No Labels Foundation
Support an evaluation or assessment to better understand how the organization is performing.
Online News Association
The purpose of this grant is to provide funds to run another two years of the collegiate grants contest around experimentation and expanding journalism practices.
Times Publishing Company
The purpose of this grant is to expand the practice of fact-checking by helping PolitiFact expand their network throughout the states.
The OpenGov Foundation
This grant is designed to help support planning by the OpenGov Foundation as they aim to create a Congressional Digital Service. The Congressional Digital Service would provide resources and infrastructure to help build out the digital needs of Congress. A successful plan would likely include a fundraising plan, hiring of a director, and a strategic plan for the next 3-5 years.
ReThink Media, Inc.
The Collaborative Communications Initiative will continue to improve the communications capacity of the campaign finance reform community. Allowing groups to build collective messaging success in the field.
The Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University will complete research on and spread awareness of the CIR process among policymakers and foundation and think tank officers in the US (and potentially abroad) regarding CIR and related ideas for deliberative democratic reform.
The Project on Government Oversight, Inc.
The purpose of this grant is to foster bipartisan expert collaboration among several organizations in the field on providing to congressional staff needed training on conducting oversight of the executive branch as part of the regular, civil function of government.