Lilly Endowment Awards $42 Million to Notre Dame for Technology Network (Grants Roundup)

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Lilly Endowment

$42.4 million over five years to the University of Notre Dame to establish the Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation Network, which will enhance technology, work-force-development programs, and engineering facilities in South Bend and Elkhart, Ind.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

$20 million to the Caring for Colorado Foundation to endow the Sperry S. and Ella Graber Packard Fund for Pueblo, which will make grants to nonprofit organizations that serve people living in David Packard’s hometown of Pueblo, Colo.

John Templeton Foundation

$15.5 million to Harvard Medical School for the Ancient DNA Atlas of Humanity, a study of ancient human evolution.

Fondren Foundation

$15 million pledge to Houston Methodist to support the Food and Health Alliance and the Immunology Center, and to create the Fondren Inflammation Collaborative, which will conduct multidisciplinary research on complex allergy, immunologic, autoimmune, and gastrointestinal conditions.

Elton John AIDS Foundation

$11 million over three years to AIDS United to provide HIV-prevention and care services that prioritize black, gay, or bisexual men and transgender people in the United States.

Bloomberg Philanthropies

$5.5 million to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat to continue the international coalition’s work to meet the environmental goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. This is the second year the foundation has paid the dues on behalf of the U.S. government.

Kohl’s

$5 million to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America to develop programs to improve the physical and emotional well-being of children and families. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation received $2 million, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America was awarded $3 million.

North Central Health Services

$4 million to LTHC Homeless Services to build a new center that will offer housing, health care, and other services for homeless people.

Ann and Bill Swindells Charitable Trust

$2 million to the Willamette Falls Trust to renovate former mill buildings into a visitors complex that overlooks the Willamette River in Oregon City, Ore.

Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation

$1.5 million to TheatreSquared for its capital campaign.

ConocoPhillips

$1 million to the University of Houston’s College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics to create new faculty positions in data science, and to offer fellowships for graduate students who are pursuing careers in data science.

New Grant Opportunity

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation is accepting proposals for a $100,000 grant that will support new or existing programs aiming to reduce global warming. Projects that focus on direct carbon avoidance, climate communication, climate education, and industry engagement are eligible. Proposals are due July 12.

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