This grant supports a collaborative research initiative led by the University of Maryland (UMD) in partnership with the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC) and the Millennial Action Project (MAP). This research explores the behavioral and psychological aspects of political cooperation to counteract polarization in American government.
Grant Type: Project
William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice, Inc.
The Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program’s Emergency Powers Project seeks to bolster checks on the use of emergency powers through legal research, developing reforms that limit emergency powers, preparing for potential invocations of emergency powers in the context of the 2020 election, and educating the public about these issues.
URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement
To support Phase II of the RI VOTES project, building off Phase I of the project. Phase II will further develop a set of tools to assist elections officials during the three phases of an election cycle: election preparation, Election Day operations, and post-election analysis.
Tech Talent Project
The Tech Talent Project, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund, increases the federal government’s ability to recruit modern technical leaders to achieve critical human, economic, and policy outcomes.
Center for Economic and Policy Research
The Revolving Door Project’s research and coalition-oriented outreach generates support for executive branch reform and civil service renewal efforts.
URL Media Holdings Inc
URL Media, a project of the International Women’s Media Foundation, is building and supporting a network of Black- and Brown-led newsrooms to harness their collective power and content for distribution, sustainability, and audience growth.
University of Chicago
Bright Line Watch, a project of the Chicago Center on Democracy at University of Chicago, conducts research, including longitudinal studies, on the health of American democracy.
University of Southern California
This grant provides support for the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the University of Southern California to maintain and expand the Vote Center and Ballot Drop Box Siting Tool.
New America Foundation
The New Models of Policy Change project, housed in the Political Reform Program at New America Foundation, works on resilience against right wing extremism and growing political violence.
Church World Service, Inc.
Church World Service’s Refugee Organizing project includes grassroots organizing, power-building, and leadership development in refugee communities.