University of Southern California
For The USC Radio Group’s Northern California Affiliate, KDFC
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Amount$345,000
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Program
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Date Awarded9/14/2021
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
KDFC is part of a group of nonprofit radio stations, owned by the University of Southern California Radio Group and broadcasting classical music across California. KDFC’s mission is to champion the power of classical music and nurture love of classical music by broadcasting classical music, opera, and modern and contemporary orchestral works via radio and online. KDFC produces and presents programming and events that feature the art and culture of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. KDFC’s radio programs serve 656,000 monthly listeners. This grant to the University of Southern California Radio Group will support KDFC and aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.usc.edu
Address
3720 Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0701, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for opinion research on teaching controversial subjects
The University of Southern California’s Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research conducts the Understanding America Study, a nationally representative survey of approximately 8,000 households. The study includes a subsample of households with at least one K-12 child in the home. Dornsife is collecting new survey data from parents to deepen the survey’s focus on civic and racial topics. This supplemental grant supports the Dornsife Center’s survey research efforts, including the analysis and dissemination of results. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
for a planning grant to develop a communications initiative on education equity
The USC Rossier School of Education prepares leaders to achieve educational equity through practice, research, and policy, and it works to improve learning opportunities and outcomes for all students. Rossier also works to address the disparities that have affected historically marginalized groups. Through the school’s innovative thinking and research, it strives to solve the most intractable educational problems at the local, state, and regional levels. This planning grant will support the development of a communications initiative focused on education equity. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
for opinion research on teaching controversial subjects
The University of Southern California’s Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research conducts the Understanding America Study, a nationally representative survey of approximately 8,000 households. The study includes a subsample of households with at least one K-12 child in the home. In addition to fielding questions about the ongoing impact of COVID-19, Dornsife is collecting new survey data from parents to deepen the survey’s focus on civic and racial topics. This grant supports the Dornsife Center’s survey research efforts, including the analysis and dissemination of results. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
