To support the Technology and Social Change Research Project in researching coordinated inauthentic activity to promote mis/disinformation that could impact US democratic processes including rule of law issues, elections, and their impact on Black, Indigenous, and people of color.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Aspen Congressional Program’s efforts to improve trust, dialogue, and informed participation among Members of Congress.

To support the New Mexico local news ecosystem in collaboration with local funding partners through the New Mexico Local News Fund, which focuses on building more healthy news ecosystems as a vital part of just communities and a healthy democracy.

To support the Constitutional Accountability Center’s work to research the tools Congress can use to enforce its oversight requests, enhance capacity to provide legal analysis at the request of Hill offices, support litigation, and shape a media narrative on the importance of Congress serving as a coequal branch. 

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) strengthens the federal government by identifying and training diverse, qualified lawyers for executive branch appointments, and increasing collaboration between ACS’s members, policymakers, academics, and advocates on good governance issues.

From the Grant Start Date up to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, August 14, 2020, the Grant funds are restricted for the following purpose:
To support the creation of a Communications Justice fellowship at Public Knowledge to examine early career diversity in tech advocacy nonprofits, publish research and findings, and promote practices to increase representation of marginalized and lower-income applicants.
Any remaining funds from this Grant as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, August 14, 2020, are hereby released from the project restriction outlined above and can be used to support Grantee’s charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes as described in Grantee’s charter documents.

A grant to the News Revenue Hub to support expanded services and capacity building activities to strengthen the financial sustainability of their clients and the larger nonprofit news community. 

Prism provides in-depth and thought-provoking journalism in order to reflect the lived experiences of people most impacted by injustice, disrupting harmful narratives and informing movements for justice.

The Election SOS project at Hearken, a fiscally sponsored project of Policy Impact, provides training, coaching, and capacity support to journalists for more engaged, trusted, and responsive elections coverage.

City Bureau works to address inequality in Chicago media. Their innovative programs engage Chicagoans directly in the process of producing civic media.

Resolve Philadelphia is a groundbreaking nonprofit newsroom that demonstrates how news can better serve communities when rooted in solutions and community voices.

Outlier Media is a Detroit-based nonprofit news organization. They identify, report, and deliver valuable information to empower residents to hold landlords, municipal government, and elected officials accountable for long-standing problems.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Durham, NC, Scalawag is a Southern media organization that builds social and political consciousness through journalism and storytelling. Their mission is to work in solidarity with oppressed communities in the South to disrupt and shift the narratives that keep power and wealth in the hands of the few.

America needs modern technical talent, at all levels of state and federal government, working in coordinated fashion to advance the Nation’s most pressing technical challenges. The United States of Technologists (“10K Techies”) project is a collective effort to activate 10,000 diverse technologists across state and federal government by the end of 2021.

The Columbia Journalism Review will improve the quality of election and policy coverage by focusing media criticism at the local level, where the quality of media coverage can be essential for voters to understand issues and make informed choices.

This grant will provide general support for Women’s Policy, Inc. as they continue convening female leaders of Congress to build bipartisan relationships and increase congressional capacity. 

To provide support to the El-Hibri Foundation (EHF), a private foundation that empowers and equips Muslim leaders and their allies to build thriving, inclusive communities. This expenditure responsibility grant will support EHF’s capacity building efforts for American Muslim community organizations and aligned partners, including, but not limited to, programs, grants, coaching, webinars, consultations, specialized trainings, and any other capacity building programs and efforts.

Cybersecurity for Democracy is researching and iterating on Ad Observer and the Ad Observatory, as well as exploring the creation of new tools to better help researchers, advocates, and journalists track digital disinformation.

Welcoming America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that leads a movement of inclusive communities becoming more prosperous by ensuring everyone belongs. Through the Welcoming Network, they help communities develop the roadmap they need to create welcoming policies and share new approaches to creating an environment where everyone can truly thrive.

Documented Ltd is a non-profit news site devoted solely to covering New York City’s immigrants and the policies that affect their lives. They break the cycle of extractive immigration reporting through listening to New York’s immigrant communities. Their insights inform Documented’s work to create journalism in response to their needs.