Harold Alfond Foundation Commits $75.5 Million for Maine’s Community Colleges

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Bloomberg Philanthropies

$1 billion to Johns Hopkins University to eliminate tuition for current and future students who are pursuing a medical degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and pay all living expenses for students from families that earn less than $175,000 per year.

The grant will also expand financial aid for nurses and public-health researchers studying at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Nursing, and create scholarships for graduate students in related fields within its Peabody Institute and schools of advanced international studies, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, and government and policy.

Read more about the implications of the grant in the Chronicle.

Harold Alfond Foundation

$75.5 million over five years to the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges to offer short-term work-force training to students within the Maine Community College System.

The program will offer basic occupational skills training for people seeking a career in a new field; enhanced skills training for mid-career workers; and scholarships for working students who are pursuing an associate’s degree or certificate.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

$53 million to nine projects in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range to shield watersheds and forests from the impact of wildfires by using resilience planning and monitoring of headwaters, which originate in forests and feed into streams and rivers.

The grants were made in partnership with the USDA Forest Service.

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

$11.8 million over two years to the Greek National Opera to strengthen its artistic outreach programs in Greece and abroad.

Home Depot Foundation

$9 million to build 300 new housing units and repair an additional 200 homes for more than 3,400 homeless military veterans.

Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation, F.R. Bigelow Foundation, and Mardag Foundation

$8 million to Minnesota nonprofit groups that support the arts, community development, education, immigrants, public safety, and Indigenous practices and traditions.

Kresge Foundation

$6.4 million to enhance student success at 20 public universities in South Africa.

Lilly Endowment

$4.6 million to 18 organizations for projects to reduce gun violence in Indianapolis.

The grants ranged from $100,000 to $500,000 each and went to community centers, work-force development organizations, faith-based groups, and charities that serve children and youths.

The Lilly Endowment is a financial supporter of the Chronicle.

Roundhouse Foundation

$1.7 million to 106 organizations in Oregon that support arts and culture, education, social services, and environmental stewardship in rural and Indigenous communities.

New Grant Opportunity

The Grammy Museum, with support from the Recording Academy, is accepting letters of inquiry for its annual grant program. Nonprofit organizations and individuals may apply for grants worth between $5,000 and $20,000 each to archive and preserve the music and recorded sound heritage of North America for future generations. Grants worth up to $20,000 each are also awarded to scientific research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition. Letters of inquiry are due August 23, with full applications due November 1.

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