To build out the Alpha Community Education Initiative (ACEI), an education equity advocacy platform based in Alpha Phi Alpha's Western Region (Alpha West)
To provide technical assistance to 60 grantee communities selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce and its Economic Development Administration for the Build Back Better Regional Challenge competitive grant program
To launch a series of publications, educate policymakers and the public and raise public awareness and support around policies
2022
Education
$100,000
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
To support research and communications investigating and describing the relationship between public education and upward mobility and how this contributes to the creation of thriving communities
To serve as thought leaders, develop diverse coalitions and advocate for strong public policies
2022
Education
$2,375,000
American Forest Foundation
To support greater access to USDA conservation programs by addressing heirs' property issues in Arkansas and Mississippi
2022
Environment
$135,000
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences
To support high-quality empirical research in K-12 education policy which is responsive to policymaker needs and in turn informs policymaking through enhanced dissemination and policymaker convenings
To support collaboration within the conservation-minded recreational fishing community to maintain the long-term health of fisheries and coastal communities
2022
Environment
$55,000
American University
To support the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act Symposium
2022
Environment
$10,000
American Whitewater
To support the engagement of whitewater boaters in water conservation efforts that promote healthy rivers in the Colorado River Basin