Grants Database
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Year
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Programs
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Amount
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Location
Teach Plus Incorporated
For the national, Illinois, and Indiana chapters to support policy development and advocacy on teacher effectiveness, diversity, and supply and demand issues
$600,000
The Aspen Institute Inc.
To advance federal, state and district policies that ensure principals are trained and supported to run schools that improve school climate and student outcomes
$450,000
The Institute for College Access and Success Inc.
To support policy development and advocacy to help close race- and income-based gaps in post-secondary success in Michigan
$150,000
The Surge Institute
To sustain a fellowship program that builds and supports a pipeline of Black and Latino leaders in education policy
$200,000
University of Chicago
To investigate if Chicago Public Schools has the data system/data collection necessary to research the district’s teacher recruitment and retention initiative, Teach Chicago
$34,000
University of Illinois
For its Discovery Partners Institute to support the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative to study trends in dual enrollment participation across Illinois
$94,200
University of Minnesota
To support the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement's research and policy development on school leadership preparation and support
$93,852
University of Minnesota
For its Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement to research the Minnesota teacher pipeline, determine where students of color fall out, and suggest policy fixes
$165,950
Vanderbilt University
For research in its Department of Economics focused on FAFSA verification, student loan repayment, the effect of free community college programs on four-year college enrollment, or other higher education issues the US Department of Education is currently focused on
$50,000
Advance Illinois
To help support the work of the Illinois P-20 Council’s COVID-19 recovery task force
$50,000
Advance Illinois
For policy development and advocacy on educator effectiveness, college and career readiness, and COVID-19 recovery policies in Illinois
$1,000,000
Alliance for Excellent Education Inc.
To advocate for state and federal policies that better align the high school and post-secondary experience
$300,000
American Council on Education
To study the efficacy of and public policy implications of work colleges
$237,942
Bipartisan Policy Center Inc.
To inform the federal debate on extending Pell grant funding to short-term (i.e., 8-15 week) college programs
$60,000
Chicago Community Foundation
To help state and district policy makers spend the federal stimulus funds in a strategic and equity-focused way
$200,000
Chiefs for Change
To build and advocate for a federal policy agenda focused on COVID-19 school recovery, redesigned systems of assessment and accountability, and robust college and career readiness data systems
$100,000