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Grants Database
Showing 274 -298 of 390 grants equaling $38,306,250.00
Your Selections: Democracy and Civil Liberties X
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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| Fair Elections Center | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2024 |
| Campus Vote Project, to help community colleges and public universities institutionalize reforms and processes to create a culture of civic engagement. More information: http://www.fairelectionscenter.org |
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| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2023 |
| Government Transparency Project, to uncover and release gun store inspection records to identify which stores are contributing to gun violence and hold government agencies accountable for failing to enforce gun laws. More information: http://BradyUnited.org |
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| Campaign Legal Center | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Voting Rights Project, to ensure broad and equitable access to the right to vote through litigation, advocacy, public education, and grassroots voter education campaigns. More information: http://www.campaignlegal.org |
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| Piper Fund | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAmherst, MA | Year2023 |
| Judicial Independence Project, to protect state courts from the influence of special interests and promote judicial reforms through support of state-based judicial independence organizations. More information: http://www.proteusfund.org |
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| Fund for a Safer Future | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| To strengthen the gun violence prevention movement’s capacity to develop successful policies, mobilize supporters, assemble the best available research, and counter opposition to common sense gun reform. More information: http://www.newventurefund.org |
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| Fair Elections Center | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Campus Vote Project, to help community colleges and public universities institutionalize reforms and processes to create a culture of civic engagement that empowers students to register and vote. More information: http://www.fairelectionscenter.org |
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| Trace Media Inc | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBrooklyn, NY | Year2018 |
| The Kids Who Aren’t Coming Back, to engage high school student journalists in researching and writing profiles of children fatally shot during the year following the Parkland school shooting, documenting the role of gun violence in the child’s death. More information: http://www.thetrace.org |
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| National Vote At Home Institute | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2023 |
| Election Official Hub, to develop an online platform that supports election officials in making elections more accessible, equitable, safe, and transparent. More information: http://www.voteathome.org |
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| Media Matters for America | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
| To develop a media tracking system that effectively and efficiently tracks sources of misinformation in the media and predicts their lifecycles in order to respond strategically and effectively. More information: http://mediamatters.org/ |
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| Project Unloaded | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Capacity-building support for organizational development and to launch a culture change campaign to discourage gun ownership among young people. More information: http://https://newventurefund.org/ |
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| Voto Latino | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
| To encourage young Latino voters in seven states to participate in elections through social media outreach and events. More information: http://votolatino.org/ |
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| Trace Media Inc | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBrooklyn, NY | Year2022 |
| To expand gun violence reporting by creating a local reporting network that will motivate policy change, highlight grassroots interventions, and serve communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence. More information: http://thetrace.org |
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| Family Separation at the Border | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | Location | Year2018 |
| Fund for a Safer Future | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
| To strengthen the gun violence prevention community’s capacity to develop successful policies, mobilize supporters, assemble the best available research, and counter opposition to common sense gun reform. More information: https://www.fundforasaferfuture.org/ |
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| Democracy Initiative Education Fund | Grant Amount$85,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2017 |
| To provide communications tools for a coalition of civil rights, environmental, good government, and labor organizations working to improve and protect democracy in the US. More information: http://www.democracyforus.org |
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| Nonprofit VOTE, Inc | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationCambridge, MA | Year2019 |
| To partner with organizations to promote voter engagement programs that predominately reach low-income women, people of color, and young voters served by nonprofits. More information: http://www.nonprofitvote.org |
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| Campaign Legal Center | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| Voting Rights Program, to ensure broad and equitable access to the right to vote through litigation, advocacy, and public education. More information: www.campaignlegalcenter.org |
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| Trusted Elections Fund | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
| Pooled Fund, to support organizations working to secure and safeguard US elections and hold accountable those who undermine the integrity of elections and democracy. More information: https://democracyfund.org/grant/trusted-elections-fund/ |
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| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Election Protection and Voting Rights Project, to utilize litigation and voter education to protect the right to vote, particularly for communities of color, low-income communities, people with disabilities, and other traditionally disenfranchised populations.
More information: www.lawyerscommittee.org |
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| American Oversight | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| To expose voter suppression activities by uncovering the corrupt intent behind changes to how elections are administered. More information: http://www.americanoversight.org |
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| Campaign Legal Center | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
| Voting Rights and Redistricting Programs, to ensure access to voting and fair redistricting through litigation, advocacy, and public education campaigns. More information: http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org |
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| Head Count Inc | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationNew York, NY | Year2023 |
| To advance participation in democracy by reaching young people at events and through digital outreach to encourage them to register and turn out to vote. More information: http://www.headcount.org |
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| Sojourners | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
| Lawyers and Collars Voter Engagement and Protection Program, an interfaith effort to involve faith leaders in election education and protection. More information: http://www.sojo.net |
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| Voting Rights Lab | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2024 |
| State Voting Rights Tracker, to provide up-to-date, accessible information and analysis about existing and pending voting legislation in all 50 states and Washington, DC. More information: http://votingrightslab.org |
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| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| Voting Rights and Election Protection, to challenge voter suppression, protect and enable full access to voting, and advocate for systemic election reforms. More information: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org |
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