Stanton Foundation Gives $45 Million to Create Nuclear-Policy Center at MIT

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Stanton Foundation

$45 million to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program to create the Center for Nuclear Security Policy, which will bolster research, teaching, and policy on the development and usage of nuclear weaponry around the world.

Bezos Earth Fund

$30 million to the National University of Singapore to establish the third Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein, which will aim to develop new protein-rich foods as alternatives to meat. The newest center in Singapore will focus on biomass fermentation, using tofu waste to feed algae.

The Bezos Earth Fund previously established similar centers at Imperial College London and North Carolina State University.

Hamon Charitable Foundation

$25 million to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health to develop a shared pediatric hospital in Dallas.

Arnold Ventures

$20 million to two organizations through the Maryland Partnership for Proven Programs, which aims to expand educational efforts to improve economic mobility and job opportunities for residents of Maryland.

Saga Education has received $10 million for its tutoring program, and another $10 million will back the ASSISTments online educational tool.

Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation

$15 million partial challenge grant to the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation to rebuild Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 students and 2 adults in 2022.

The foundation has given $10 million outright and will match an additional $5 million in donations for the new school, which is expected to open in 2025.

Kate Marmion, the granddaughter of former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. of Texas, was a graduate of the Uvalde school system. She died in 2008 at age 20.

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

$11.3 million to Montana State University to build an on-campus facility that will house the university’s Gallatin College MSU, a two-year college that offers professional certificates across 22 programs.

American Association for University Women

$6.2 million to 261 community organizations and scholars for fellowships, grants, and research to advance gender equity, access, and educational and professional opportunities for women and girls.

Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

$5 million to the Trevor Project for a multimedia campaign that aims to reduce suicide among LGBTQ+ youths who live in rural communities in Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

$4.2 million to Upsolve to develop Upsolve Assist, a free artificial-intelligence financial program designed to help low-income Americans manage debt, improve their credit, and build wealth.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation

$4 million to 730 schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations to purchase books, technology, equipment, and materials for literacy programs in the communities that Dollar General operates.

Prudential Foundation

$3.3 million to nonprofit organizations that expand access to home-ownership opportunities for first-time buyers and low- to moderate-income households.

Conrad Prebys Foundation

$1.3 million over two years to the National Conflict Resolution Center to expand its school-intervention programs to help at-risk youths in San Diego and reduce incarceration among vulnerable young people.

New Grant Opportunity

Young Futures, with support from Pivotal Ventures, Susan Crown Exchange, and the Goodness Web, is accepting applications for grants from its Under Pressure program to reduce the negative effects of social media and other digital stressors on young people ages 10 to 19. The program will make $1 million in grants to 10 projects, which may include tech-driven platforms, in-person or online programs, or hybrid approaches that benefit both youths and their trusted adults. Applications are due October 1.

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