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Grants Database
Showing 224 -248 of 373 grants equaling $36,828,250.00
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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| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2011 |
| Media Matters | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2011 |
| 2011 Environmental Initiative, to increase Media Matters' capacity to monitor and respond to environmental and climate media coverage. | |||||
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Project Fair Play, to protect the separation of church and state by monitoring and reporting nonprofit religious institutions' engagement in partisan politics and through public education around the issue. | |||||
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Center for Community Change | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Grant Amount$125,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Poll Monitoring Initiative, to ensure that all eligible citizens have access to the vote by placing poll monitors on Election Day and combating and tracking voter intimidation. | |||||
| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$125,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Election Protection Project, to challenge voter suppression legislation, protect and enable full access to the vote, and advocate for systemic election reform. | |||||
| Project Vote Inc. | Grant Amount$125,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Election Administration Program, to improve voter registration and voting systems and ensure that existing voting rights laws are properly and effectively enforced. | |||||
| Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| Policy Education Campaign in California, to educate stakeholders about the benefits of gun violence prevention policy. More information: http://www.efsgv.org/ |
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| Media Matters for America | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| To monitor, fact-check, and correct false information related to climate and energy issues in the media and to promote positive stories. | |||||
| Democracy Initiative | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| To develop a communications plan for a grassroots movement that brings together civil rights, environmental, good government, and labor organizations to improve and protect democracy in the US. More information: http://www.democracyforus.org/ |
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| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Grant Amount$375,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| To ensure that all eligible citizens have access to the vote by conducting analysis of proposed changes to how elections are managed, developing a media campaign around voting rights, and placing poll monitors on Election Day to combat voter intimidation. $375,000.00 over three years (2013-2015). | |||||
| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$375,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| Voting Rights Project, to challenge voter suppression legislation, protect and enable full access to the vote, and advocate for systemic election reform. $375,000.00 over three years (2013-2015). | |||||
| Project Vote | Grant Amount$375,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| Election Administration Program, to improve voter registration and voting systems and ensure that existing voting rights laws are properly and effectively enforced. $375,000.00 over three years (2013-2015). | |||||
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| Project Fair Play, to protect the separation of church and state by monitoring and reporting nonprofit religious institutions’ engagement in partisan politics and by educating the public about the issue. | |||||
| Youth Engagement Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
| To provide resources for the civic engagement sector to improve voter education programs aimed at registering young voters, getting young voters to the polls, and developing leaders in the field. | |||||
| 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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| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
| Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
| Policy Education Campaign in California, develop an implementation strategy for California’s gun violence restraining order and compile findings for dissemination to other states. | |||||
| Violence Policy Center | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| To educate the public about the lack of consumer product health and safety regulation of the gun industry, expose the industry’s aggressive marketing tactics, and further engage the public in efforts to reduce gun violence. More information: https://www.vpc.org/ |
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| Americans For Responsible Solutions Foundation | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| To test methods for diversifying and strengthening the gun violence prevention movement. More information: http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/ |
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| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| Project Fair Play, to protect the separation of church and state by monitoring and reporting nonprofit religious institutions’ engagement in electioneering and by educating the public about the issue. | |||||
| Media Matters for America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| To develop and implement a media tracking system that efficiently tracks sources of misinformation in the media and predicts their lifecycles in order to respond more strategically and effectively. | |||||
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