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& the Public invests $75,000 in 18 diverse, community-driven organizations

By Wendy Li

Learn Fresh Education Company will receive a $5,000 grant to fund a Family Resource Center on the program’s online platform, as part of their broader initiative to implement NBA Math Hoops at home.
Learn Fresh Education Company will receive a $5,000 grant to fund a Family Resource Center on the program’s online platform, as part of their broader initiative to implement NBA Math Hoops at home. Photo courtesy of Learn Fresh Education Company.

The & the Public today announced that $75,000 in grants have been awarded to 18 grassroots organizations committed to education and science literacy for underserved and underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minority populations, girls, students in rural areas and more.  

In response to COVID-19 restrictions on in-person programming, many of these organizations have launched virtual programs, determined to continue to meet the needs of students, families and communities.

The Action Grant Program aims to strengthen and support community-driven nonprofit organizations that are working to enhance the public’s understanding of science and to increase participation of underrepresented and underserved populations in fields. More than half of this year’s Action grantees previously received support from the Society. To date (including this announcement), the Society has given $245,000 to organizations wanting to improve access to education.

“The education community must address the racial, gender and socioeconomic disparities and divides that are stunting the potential of the next generation of leaders,” said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO of the & the Public and Publisher of Science News. “That’s a key reason why we created the Action Grant program, and why we’re investing in these 18 innovative organizations that are nurturing potential in underrepresented communities.”

The following organizations are awardees of the 2020 Action Grant Program. Funding for the Action Grant program comes, in part, from Regeneron.

  • (Owings Mills, MD)
  •  (Washington, DC)
  • (Memphis, TN)
  • (Rockville, MD)
  • (New York, NY)
  • (Denver, CO)
  • (Lower Brule, SD)
  • (North Charleston, SC)
  • (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • (East Palo Alto, CA)
  • (Alexandria, VA)
  • (SAFE) (Baltimore, MD)
  • (Bedford, MA)
  • (New Orleans, LA)
  • (Detroit, MI)
  • (State College, PA)
  • (WAM) (San Francisco, CA)
  • (San Antonio, TX)

For more information about the grant recipients, read our full press release here.