American Academy of Arts and Sciences
For Support Of The ‘Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy For The 21st Century’ Project
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/23/2020
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
These funds will support the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to disseminate the report of the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship and support concrete steps toward implementing its recommendations. The commission will learn from outreach and partners how it can most effectively advance specific recommendations. Additional resources will enable Academy staff and members of the commission to present the report and recommendations to influential audiences around the country and pursue extensive partnership opportunities to advance the commission’s work, with the goal of enabling more Americans to participate as effective citizens in a diverse 21st century democracy.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.amacad.org
Address
Norton's Woods 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138-1996, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for a project to improve U.S. public higher education
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is launching a three-year project to improve the quality and accessibility of public colleges and universities in the U.S. American public higher education is facing cutbacks in government support, competition from for-profit education providers and foreign universities, and pressures to respond to emerging technological changes. A grant for this project would support engagement of state and federal policymakers, elected officials, university and business leaders, philanthropists, and ultimately the broader public to improve understanding of the challenges, and to support reforms at the state, federal, and institutional levels.
