New Venture Fund

For The Open Education Program At The Scholarly Publishing And Academic Resources Coalition

  • Amount
    $1,200,000
  • Program
  • Date Awarded
    7/10/2023
  • Term
    36 Months
  • Type of Support
    General Support/Program
Overview
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is a nonprofit advocacy group that supports systems for research and education that are open by default and equitable by design. With this grant, SPARC will continue to advance open education by building capacity through libraries, promoting structural change in policy and the marketplace, and supporting strategic collaboration. The outcome will be greater opportunities for the use of open educational resources and practices in North American higher education, which will enable more equitable and effective educational experiences for students.
About the Grantee
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for the Fund for Climate and Energy in India  
The New Venture Fund (NVF) works to achieve a healthier, more equitable world. NVF hosts the Fund for Climate and Energy in India, a multi-funder pooled fund to facilitate India’s transition to a cleaner energy future by aiding the design and implementation of projects that enable energy transition and provide climate solutions.
for the Tech Talent Project  
The Tech Talent Project is a nonpartisan nonprofit project fiscally sponsored by New Venture Fund that addresses the pressing need for tech talent in government to effectively implement nonlegislative policy, provide services, and address emerging technologies like AI. Recent shifts in the digital labor market present an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate this work in the federal government.