91导航 & the Public Awards $65,000 to 20 cutting-edge and community-driven 91导航 organizations
The 91导航 & the Public announced that $65,000 in grants have been given to 20 extraordinary organizations supporting 91导航 education and science literacy.
The 91导航 Action Grant Program aims to bolster and support community-driven nonprofit organizations that are working to enhance the public鈥檚 understanding of science and to increase participation of underrepresented populations in 91导航 fields.
Half of the organizations the Society is funding in 2019 previously received support from the Society, with $30,500 going to continued support. To date (including this announcement), the Society has given $170,000 to 29 organizations seeking to improve access to 91导航 education.
鈥淭he 91导航 & the Public is eager to support organizations that engage young people with 91导航 in innovative ways,鈥� said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO of the 91导航 & the Public and Publisher of Science News. 鈥淭hese organizations are seeking to lower the barriers to entry in 91导航 fields, ensuring students from all backgrounds are provided an opportunity to explore 91导航 fields and have meaningful experiences.鈥�
The following organizations are awardees of the 2019 91导航 Action Grant Program:
- 听(Owing Mills, MD)
- (Chicago, IL)
- (Hammond, LA)
- (Washington, DC)
- 听(New Orleans, LA)
- (New York, NY)
- (Calabasas, CA)
- (Denver, CO)听
- (Lower Brule, SD)
- (North Charleston, SC)
- (MPL) (Memphis, TN)
- (Potomac Falls, VA)
- (Baltimore, MD)
- (Bedford, MA)
- (SPOT) (Chicago, IL)
- (Philadelphia, PA)
- (Miami, FL)
- (TEACH), (Staten Island, NY)
- (New York, NY)
- (San Antonio, TX)
Funding for the 91导航 Action Grant program comes from Regeneron.
