Funding will support the staff and operations of ULGSO to continue to lead a comprehensive community response to address the current and emerging needs of the most vulnerable populations and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
Education
$75,000
Mississippi First, Inc.
To support coherent communications and tools for Mississippi residents regarding school reopening and/or closures due to the global pandemic
To support education organizations, including local districts, in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 and school closures within the Cincinnati area
2020
Education
$65,000
Building Hope
To provide facilities technical assistance to Texas charter schools, assisting operators in San Antonio, Houston and across the state with facilities planning that will allow the charter sector to grow
To strengthen the integration of three key components of their community-led engagement of grasstops, grassroots, and volunteer community organizing in six targeted communities in Salt Lake City
2020
Education
$30,000
Local Media Foundation
To support Word in Black, a collaborative reporting project of 10 Black-owned newspapers
To support its Reinvention Fund to improve students' literacy outcomes through scaling and delivering learning tools to families and coaching for teachers
2020
Education
$200,000
DC Policy Center
To support research reports and briefing papers, an education-focused blog, and events to disseminate data-driven analyses on education policy
To advance efforts around measurement of student results; improve the quality of assessments; and increase transparency to better inform decisionmakers, from policymakers to families, on what is needed to improve outcomes for kids
