American Heart Assn. Gives $17 Million to Study Impact of Vaping on Teens (Grants Roundup)

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

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May 7, 2020 | Read Time: 1 minute

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

American Heart Association

$17 million over two years to Boston University, the Ohio State University, and Yale University for scientific research on the effects of vaping and nicotine addiction on teenagers and young adults.

Surdna Foundation

$13 million commitment through its Thriving Cultures: Radical Imagination for Racial Justice program to 11 recipients that are supporting artists of color who are working to advance racial justice within their local communities.

Amazon

$3.9 million over three years to CodeVA for its long-term plan to offer computer science education and training to schools across Virginia, where the retail giant is opening its second headquarters.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

$1 million to the Wayne State University Law School to continue the Levin Center’s work to promote accountability and bipartisanship in U.S. governance.

(The Hewlett Foundation is a financial supporter of the Chronicle of Philanthropy.)

New Grant Opportunity

Lever for Change, an affiliate of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, is accepting proposals for the 2030 Climate Challenge, which will award one $10 million grant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in the next 10 years. The grant competition is looking for proposals to emissions in three sectors: buildings, industry, and transportation. Applicants must register online by July 23, and applications are due August 20.

Send grant announcements to grants.editor@philanthropy.com.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy subscribers also have full access to GrantStation’s searchable database of grant opportunities. For more information, visit our grants page.

About the Author

M.J. Prest

Senior Editor, Solutions

M.J. Prest is senior editor for solutions at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she highlights how nonprofit leaders navigate and overcome major challenges. She has covered stories on big gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate.com, and the Huffington Post, and she wrote the young-adult novel Immersion. M.J. graduated from Williams College and after living in many different places, she settled in New England with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs.