Grants Roundup: 3M Gives $26 Million to the U. of Minnesota

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by The Chronicle:

3M

$26 million to the University of Minnesota‘s capital campaign, including $8 million to support scholarships and outreach programs in science, technology, engineering, and math for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

$10 million to the Baltimore Library Project to build or renovate up to 24 elementary- and middle-school libraries in the Baltimore City public school district.

Walton Family Foundation

$10 million over three years for the University of Arkansas‘s new Arkansas Academy for Educational Equity, which will offer support and resources to early-career teachers working in high-poverty schools in the state.

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Nearly $5.1 million to TechTown and the Michigan Nonprofit Association to develop a new center for nonprofit support, based in Detroit. The as-yet-unnamed institute will be a hub for nonprofit leaders to access resources and discuss solutions to issues related to nonprofits and their missions.

Surdna Foundation

$4.5 million to Neighborhood Funders Group‘s Amplify Fund to bolster efforts of residents in poor and marginalized communities to make their own decisions about the policies and political developments that will affect them most.

Kenneth Rainin Foundation

$3 million to the Community Arts Stabilization Trust for efforts to protect San Francisco Bay Area arts and cultural organizations from eviction due to rising rents.

William Penn Foundation

$2.6 million to the Independence Seaport Museum for a project to raise awareness of the environmental importance of the Delaware River and the watershed that feeds it.

Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Foundation

$1 million to Furman University to increase student scholarships and fellowships.

New Grant Opportunity

Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Foster City, Calif., has committed $100 million over 10 years to its new Compass Initiative (Commitment to Partnership in Addressing HIV/AIDS in Southern States). Community-based organizations working to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the southern United States — through capacity building and shared knowledge; well-being and mental-health care; and awareness, education, and anti-stigma campaigns — are eligible for funding. Grants will be administered through Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, and the Southern AIDS Coalition.

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Correction: A previous version of this story included $43 million from Oracle for Design Tech High School. The money wasn’t in the form of a grant, so that item has been removed from the article.