Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
IBM and Google
$150 million to the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo to develop a quantum supercomputer and train the work force to use it.
IBM will give $100 million to build the high-performance computer, and Google has committed $50 million over 10 years to conduct research and establish academic and work-force programs in quantum computing.
Bill Gatton Foundation
$100 million to the University of Kentucky to back its College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment.
Bill Gatton was a 1954 graduate of the university’s College of Commerce who went on to become a car dealer in Kingsport, Tenn., who owned dealerships in Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas. He died last year at age 89. The college will be renamed for his parents, Edith Martin and Harry W. Gatton Sr.
Yosemite Conservancy
$17 million to Yosemite National Park to restore its Mist Trail and other high-usage trail systems, study the declining populations of the park’s salamanders, bats, and Pacific fishers, expand its efforts to conserve giant sequoias, conduct research on Chinese-American history in the park, and make other improvements to visitor experiences.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
$15 million to Georgetown University to establish the Knight–Georgetown Institute, which will house a network of policymakers, journalists, and others who are working at the intersection of technology, ethics, and governance.
William Penn Foundation
$10 million to Fairmount Park Conservancy to convert 33 acres of the southwest portion of the Philadelphia park into a tidal wetland.
PetSmart Charities
$6 million to the University of California at Davis to endow a chair in its School of Veterinary Medicine.
José Milton Foundation
$3 million to Baptist Health Foundation to endow a chair in orthopedics at the Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute.
Mat-Su Health Foundation
$2.3 million to 15 grantees to organizations in Alaska that work to improve the health and well-being of people in the region.
SECU Foundation
$2 million to the North Carolina Zoological Society to build a new Asia habitat exhibit at the North Carolina Zoo.
We Energies Foundation
$2 million pledge to the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Foundation to endow scholarships and support services to help more students stay on track to graduate from the university.
Liberty Mutual Foundation
$1.5 million to HopeWell to purchase an apartment building that will provide rent-free housing for young people who have aged out of the foster-care system.
Paychex Charitable Foundation
$1 million over four years to Junior Achievement USA to back financial-education programs for youths in areas where Paychex has a high concentration of employees.
Wawa
$1 million to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida to establish programs with local schools to send fresh produce sent home with students who are experiencing food insecurity.
New Grant Opportunity
The Public Interest Registry is soliciting nominations for its annual .Org Impact Awards. Cash prizes worth $10,000 to $50,000 each will recognize innovative nonprofit organizations and individuals working to make the world a better place. Each finalist organizations will receive a grant of $2,500 this year. The award categories in 2023 are health and healing; diversity, equity, and inclusion; environmental stewardship; hunger and poverty; quality education for all; community building; rising stars; and the .Org of the Year Award, which honors one organization with significant accomplishments. All nominees must operate a website whose domain name ends in .org to be eligible. Nominations are due June 28.
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