Aspen Institute
For The Aspen Digital Program
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Amount$1,000,000
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ProgramCyber
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Date Awarded5/29/2020
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
The Aspen Institute, founded in 1949, is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Aspen Digital is a new program of the Aspen Institute that empowers policymakers, civic organizations, companies, and the public to be responsible stewards of technology and digital media in the service of a more just and equitable world. This grant will support Aspen Digital’s cybersecurity and technology initiatives focused on addressing U.S. cyber policy challenges, disseminating solutions to these problems, and building a cadre of policy-informed tech experts to produce sound, secure products and ultimately, a safer cyber ecosystem.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.aspeninstitute.org/programs
Address
2300 N Street NW, #700, Washington, DC, 20037-1122, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Energy and Environment Program
The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program works with people, organizations, and governments to take greater action on solving climate change. This grant will enable the institute to cover costs for expert staff that is seconded to the federal government. Staff will report directly to the federal government and support its climate finance priorities. (Substrategy: Finance)
for India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change
The Aspen Institute, in partnership with Ananta Aspen Centre in India, manages the India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change. This sponsorship grant helped the institute assemble a group of experts from government, NGOs, academia, and the business community to help define a constructive bilateral agenda on critical energy and climate concerns. The Track II Dialogue aims to foster trust and cooperation, and uses targeted analyses to suggest concrete pathways for collaboration between the governments and relevant subnational and nonstate actors. (Substrategy: Multilateral)
for membership support of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation
Hewlett Foundation membership.
