Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
Citi Foundation
$20 million to 40 nonprofits through Citi’s Community Progress Makers Fund. Grantees received $500,000 each to address economic development in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington.
JDRF and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
$15.2 million to the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors With Diabetes for research on how Type 1 diabetes progresses in human patients. JDRF gave $10.5 million and the Helmsley trust contributed $4.7 million.
Pritzker Children’s Initiative
$6.5 million to six organizations for a pilot project on early-childhood development. The effort aims to improve family support and educational opportunities for children under age 3.
Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation
$3.75 million to the Ocean County College Foundation for the college’s health-sciences programs.
Walmart Foundation
$3 million to Heifer International to work with small-scale farmers in the egg, beef, and honey industries in southern Mexico and help them meet the growing demand for high-quality, sustainably sourced food.
Russell Family Foundation
$1.9 million to the Puyallup Watershed Initiative, a former project of the foundation that has evolved into a separate charity promoting conservation efforts in Pierce County, Wash.
Harvey L. Miller Family Foundation
$1.5 million to New Hanover County Schools to provide anti-bullying training for teachers and staff at five middle schools in the in Wilmington, N.C., area.
Tipping Point Community
$1 million to the Career Technical Education Foundation Sonoma County to expand its North Bay Construction Corps, a training program for young people to rebuild homes and businesses burned in last year’s wildfires in California’s Sonoma Valley.
New Grant Opportunity
The Retirement Research Foundation is seeking letters of inquiry for projects aimed at improving quality of life for older Americans through direct service, advocacy, and education and training programs for professionals working with seniors. The foundation is also soliciting proposals for research on causes and solutions to significant problems facing older adults. Eligibility for direct-service funding is limited to organizations based in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Florida. Letters of inquiry must be submitted by May 15, with full applications due August 1.
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Clarification: The conservation efforts of the Puyallup Watershed Initiative, which got $1.9 million from the Russell Family Foundation, go beyond Gig Harbor, Wash., throughout Pierce County.
Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the number of organizations involved in the $6.5 million Pritzker Children’s Initiative project. Six groups are involved, not two.
