<p>The Opportunity Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities, a joint initiative of the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation to support the efforts of organizations that address barriers to economic integration and mobility faced by immigrant and refugee workers in the United States. The Challenge also seeks to highlight how adjacent fields and organizations, such as social services, healthcare, racial justice, etc., are linked to and can support immigrant and refugee communities.
<p>The COVID-19 Related Research Grants support education research projects that will contribute to understanding the rapid shifts in education in this time of crisis and change. We are especially interested in supporting two primary categories of projects. First, we are interested in supporting studies that aim to understand and disrupt <strong>the reproduction and deepening of educational inequality caused by the COVID-19 crisis</strong>.
<p><strong>The Booz Allen Foundation</strong> has established a $1 million Innovation Fund to help nonprofits, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, innovators at colleges and universities, and startups and small businesses harness the power of data, technology, and diverse intellectual capital to improve COVID-19 relief efforts and make a difference.
<p>Data.org is a platform for partnerships to build the field of data science for social impact. We envision a world that uses the power of data science to tackle society’s greatest challenges. We work with organizations from all over the world to increase the use of data science in order to improve the lives of millions of people. We recognize that the COVID-19 global pandemic is affecting our society in profound ways and will require new and innovative approaches. Beyond the impacts on public health, the COVID-19 crisis is likely to have severe economic repercussions.
<p>The Arizona Coyotes Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life throughout Arizona communities by supporting non-profit organizations that promote healthcare, education, cultural arts and sports related programs for children and service men and women. The Arizona Coyotes are looking to provide grant money to unique, efficient programming through organizations that are interested in a true partnership with the organization.
<p>The Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program (referred to as Strengthening Community Colleges or SCC) will build the capacity of community colleges to collaborate with employers and the public workforce development system to meet local and regional labor market demand for a skilled workforce.
<p><em>The severe consequences of the Covid19-pandemic, including its economic disruptions, and the recent mass protests to combat systemic racial inequality in policing and other institutions have reaffirmed the importance of social science research examining economic, political, racial, ethnic, generational, and social inequalities relevant to public policy and social change. RSF encourages proposals that analyze any of these issues on topics of interest under our Race, Ethnicity and Immigration program.