Information about http://carnegie.org/sub/pubs/newsline/feb2000.pdf
Carnegie Newsline GRANTS AND…
Tags: andrew carnegie, appropriations, assets, carnegie corporation of new york, charter, commonwealth, diffusion, discretionary grants, early childhood education, education reform, endowment, international peace, madison avenue, new york ny, newsline, philanthropic foundation, special projects,Pages: 15
Language: english
Created: Tue Feb 8 10:38:40 2000
Display cached document
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Carnegie Newsline
GRANTS AND APPROPRIATIONS
APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES
ON FEBRUARY 1, 2000
EDUCATION 1
INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY 3
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 8
DEMOCRACY/SPECIAL PROJECTS 10
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS 13
INDEX 14
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK is a philanthropic foundation created by
Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowl-
edge and understanding among the people of the United States. Its charter was
later amended to permit the use of funds for the same purposes in certain coun-
tries that are or were members of the British overseas Commonwealth. The
Corporation's basic endowment was $135 million; the market value of its
assets was approximately $1.7 billion as of September 30, 1999.
Carnegie Corporation of New York 437 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022
t e l e p h o n e ( 2 1 2 ) 2 0 7 - 6 2 7 5 f a x ( 2 1 2 ) 8 3 8 - 6 0 1 9 w w w. c a r n e g i e . o r g
Education
Carnegie Corporation will dedicate a major part of its grant funds over the next few years
to education reform, beginning with early childhood education and extending to college-
level education. The program will focus on three key areas: early childhood education and
care; urban school reform; and higher education.
Early Childhood Education and C ar e . cated in the next decade. A major question is how to
Despite strong evidence from research on the impor- increase the quality as well as the quantity of
tance of early learning for later school success, mil- America's teaching force. Today there is broad
lions of children are entering school without the agreement that teachers entering public schools must
benefit of important experience in language, numer- have better preparation in subject matter, an under-
acy, and social development. Furthermore, as they standing of research-based approaches to the teach-
progress from preschool through the early grades, ing of reading, knowledge of child and adolescent
many children, especially in urban settings, fail to development, proficiency with technology, and more
master these basic skills by the end of the third grade. extended clinical training and supervision.
The Corporation intends to stimulate the research, The Corporation's program will concentrate ini-
policy analysis, and public education needed to tially on dissemination of the best models of teacher
advance children's access to high-quality early edu- education to encourage their wider adoption; on
cation. Emphasis in grantmaking will be on financ- assistance to governors and other state policymakers
ing, professional development, and consumer in developing incentives and accountability mecha-
demand. In addition, the Corporation is exploring nisms to promote more widespread change; and on
effective approaches for linking early childhood edu- promoting broader public understanding of the
cation, literacy development, and improved instruc- importance of teaching quality.
tion in the early grades. Liberal Arts Education. Today the nation's col-
leges and universities are facing a number of criti-
Urban S chool Refor m . The Corporation is cally important questions. Key among these is how
pursuing several avenues for intensifying reforms in
the undergraduate experience should be redefined to
urban school districts. Approaches include analyses
help prepare students broadly for success in the con-
of progress and barriers to change in a number of
temporary economic and social context. How might
cities; identification and dissemination of effective
the undergraduate curriculum, which has moved
district practices with respect to key roles, such as
toward a bifurcation of liberal arts and science and
professional development of teachers; assistance for
professional training, foster a more integrated under-
local school change; the institution of accountability
standing of all the sciences, the humanities, and fine
mechanisms; and mobilization of public support.
arts? The Corporation is exploring the most effective
The Corporation also intends to support analyses
ways to address these and other questions about
of the patterns of recruitment and training of urban
undergraduate liberal education and, therefore, will
school principals and superintendents and seek better
not be accepting unsolicited proposals in this area
models of preparation to meet the dramatically
until further notice.
changing nature of their roles. Finally, the foundation
(See the cross-program initiative on Higher
will work to enhance the quality and evaluate the
Education in the Former Soviet Union on p. 3.)
effectiveness of after-school and extended-service
programs that promote academic achievement, par-
ticularly for students in urban areas.
Higher Educatio n . Teacher Education. Nearly
2 million new teachers must be recruited and edu-
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE HIGHER EDUCATION
National Association for the Education of Young Recruiting New Teachers
Children (NAEYC) National study of community college career corri-
Redesign of a professional accreditation system for dors for elementary and secondary teacher recruit-
early childhood care and education programs. Two ment and preparation. Twenty-nine months,
years, $500,000. $235,000.
Policymakers, business leaders, and parents are More than one-fifth of all teachers and a larger pro-
pressing for broader availability of high-quality early portion of minority teachers begin their educational
childhood education programs that help prepare chil- training in community colleges. Recruiting New
dren to succeed in school. Developed by NAEYC in Teachers is conducting a study to examine the role
1985, program accreditation has helped to strengthen played by community colleges in recruiting and
the quality of more than 6,000 early childhood pro- preparing prospective teachers. Building on prelimi-
grams. To both respond to the growing demand for nary research funded by the U.S. Department of
accreditation and redesign a fifteen-year-old system, Education's Office of Educational Research and
NAEYC is conducting a review of its accreditation Improvement on the general infrastructure of com-
process. Forums and focus groups are being con- munity colleges, members of the study are focusing
vened to analyze alternative accreditation models. A on effective formal collaboration between commu-
comprehensive redesign plan will be implemented in nity colleges, secondary schools and four-year insti-
2002. A national commission of experts on early tutions. This grant supports case studies of
childhood development and education, quality assur- exemplary programs, a review of formal collabora-
ance and policy issues is overseeing the project. tion policies and publication of a final report.
Mark R. Ginsberg, Executive Director, National Elizabeth F. Fideler, Executive Vice President and
Association for the Education of Young Children, 1509 Chief Operating Officer, Recruiting New Teachers, 385
16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-1426. (202) Concord Avenue, Suite 103, Belmont, MA 02478. (617)
232-8777. www.naeyc.org 489-6000. www.rnt.org
URBAN SCHOOL REFORM Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation
Learning Matters National meeting of urban secondary school teachers
Television series and reporting about education and faculty members in the liberal arts at research
reform. Two years, $350,000. universities. One year, $85,000.
Each year the Merrow Report, an award-winning tel- Robert Weisbuch, president of the Woodrow Wilson
evision program focused on youth and education, National Fellowship Foundation, is leading an effort
produces four documentary programs for the Public to strengthen the connection between higher educa-
Broadcasting System (PBS). Recent reports, hosted tion and secondary education -- with particular
by journalist John Merrow, have addressed school focus on the liberal arts disciplines. The project
reform in three cities and the nation's teacher short- brings together experienced urban high school teach-
age. In partnership with Education Week, the report ers and liberal arts faculty members, primarily from
has established a bimonthly Webcast and, with leading research universities, for a series of confer-
National Public Radio, a related series of programs. ences that address challenges to partnerships
Under this grant, Learning Matters, which produces between high schools and universities and strategies
the Merrow Report, is developing roughly a dozen for educationally meaningful and permanent collab-
brief news reports to be aired on PBS and cable news oration. This grant supports a national meeting that
stations, and posted on the Internet. The shorter will build on the ideas generated at four regional con-
reports will cover early childhood education, urban ferences, convened at major research universities.
school reform and teacher education and school
Robert Weisbuch, President, Woodrow Wilson National
leadership issues. In addition, Learning Matters is
Fellowship Foundation, 5 Vaughn Drive, Suite 300,
producing a "consumer reports" series for network
Princeton, NJ 08540-6313. (609) 452-7007.
television, aimed at helping parents identify success-
www.woodrow.org
ful community schools.
John Merrow, President, Learning Matters, 6 East
32nd Street, Eighth Floor, New York, NY 10016. (212)
725-7000. www.pbs.org/merrow
2
International Peace and Security
The International Peace and Security program is building on past Corporation activities related to the
nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, developments in Russia and the other post-Soviet states
and U.S.Russian relations. Through its support of scholarly research, analysis and dissemination, it will
draw public and policy attention to critical issues in these areas.
Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass and the right of self-determination. It will also exam-
Destruction. While the threat of the deliberate use ine possible grantmaking opportunities focused on
of nuclear weapons by the major nuclear states may post-conflict peacebuilding and other strategies for
have diminished with the end of the Cold War, the mitigating violent conflict. At this early stage in this
threat of inadvertent or unauthorized use has risen. subprogram's development, proposals will be con-
Added to the nuclear problem is the potential spread sidered only at the invitation of the foundation.
of chemical and biological weapons worldwide. The Higher Education in the Former Soviet
foundation will continue to support work to ensure Union. The Corporation's cross-program initiative
further reductions in weapons of mass destruction, on Higher Education in the Former Soviet Union is a
the security of their storage, and the safety of their collaboration between the programs on Education
command and control systems. It will also support and International Peace and Security. There is an
efforts aimed at integrating China into a wider arms urgent need to nurture a new generation of scholars
control regime and award grants to heighten the and scientists in the post-Soviet states, while safe-
awareness of policymakers on a range of arms-con- guarding the contributions that previous genera-
trol challenges in South and East Asia. tions have made to world culture and civilization,
Russia and Other Post-Soviet States. Russia's notwithstanding the repressions of the past seventy
economy is nearly insolvent, its nascent democratic years. Working with the John D. and Catherine T.
institutions are fragile, and power struggles between MacArthur Foundation, the Corporation is assessing
the legislative and executive branches threaten the needs of the social sciences and humanities and
reforms. Russia's human capital holds the key to the seeking ways in which, within the terms of the char-
country's future. The Corporation will make a mod- ter, it can strengthen institutions of higher learning
est contribution toward strengthening Russia's abil- and research in the post-Soviet states. While the
ity to prepare a new generation of leaders by Corporation is not accepting unsolicited proposals at
supporting discrete projects that foster exchanges this time, several grants have been awarded to date in
among policymakers, experts in banking, business, support of ongoing programs in this area. New ini-
and finance, and upper-level military personnel from tiatives will be considered for funding in the year
the U.S. and their counterparts in the former Soviet 2000, when the program is fully developed.
Union. In addition, the Corporation will support
selected projects to investigate critical aspects of
U.S.Russian relations. Projects aimed at training
American specialists on the region also will be con-
sidered.
N ew Dimensions of Security. The Corporation
will explore ways to support knowledge gathering
and policy analysis that addresses emerging threats
to international peace and security, such as competi-
tion over vital natural resources and the clash of two
accepted norms -- the sanctity of existing borders
3
NONPROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS Harvard University and University of Sussex
Harvard Sussex Program on the global elimination of
University of Bradford biological and chemical weapons. Two years,
Project on preventing the proliferation of biological $250,000 ($120,100 to Harvard; $129,900 to the
weapons. Two years, $200,000. University of Sussex).
The development of a Verification Protocol for the The Harvard Sussex Program (HSP) promotes the
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention has been global elimination of biological and chemical
underway for over a decade. To ensure that the sci- weapons through research, communications and
entific, medical, political and other communities training activities aimed at confronting the dangers
central to its adoption remain informed about the of both existing weapons and the exploitation of
process, the University of Bradford's Department of biotechnology. Scholars from the universities con-
Peace Studies publishes and posts official and related duct joint policy studies and maintain the Sussex
documents and analysis on its Web site, jointly oper- Harvard Information Bank, a principle archival data-
ated with the Stockholm International Peace base on biological and chemical weapons. In addi-
Research Institute. Under this grant, the department's tion, HSP publishes the CBW Conventions Bulletin, a
Project on Strengthening the Biological and Toxin quarterly journal that reports on related issues and
Weapons Convention and Preventing Biological covers the sessions of the Ad Hoc Group, the official
Warfare is expanding the site to include reviews of body mandated to negotiate a verification system for
the draft of the protocol, examinations of the articles the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
of the Convention for the 2001 Fifth Review Matthew S. Meselson, Co-director, Harvard Sussex
Conference and coverage of emerging legislation Program, Department of Molecular and Cellular
needed to implement the protocol. Biology, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue,
Malcolm R. Dando, Professor of International Peace, Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 495-2264. www.fas.harvard.
Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, edu/~hsp
West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK. (011-44-127) 423-5235. J.P. Perry Robinson, Co-director, Harvard Sussex
www.brad.ac.uk/acad/sbtwc Program, SPRU, Mantell Building, University of
Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RF, UK. (011-44-127) 368-
Federation of American Scientists Fund (FAS) 6758. www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/hsp
Working Group on Biological Weapons Verification.
Two years, $212,000. Henry L. Stimson Center
To strengthen the effectiveness of the 1972 Project on chemical and biological weapons nonpro-
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), liferation. Two years, $300,000.
FAS established the Working Group on Biological The Henry L. Stimson Center's Chemical and
Weapons Verification. The group prepares working Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project prepares
papers and reports that support the establishment and and disseminates analysis of chemical and biological
implementation of a BWC verification system. Its weapons issues to policymakers and journalists to
research, which bridges the gap between science and enhance U.S. support of strong international nonprolif-
policy on technical issues, is used regularly to inform eration measures. Recent publications include
the work of the Ad Hoc Group (AHG), created in 1993 Rudderless: The Chemical Weapons Convention at One
to negotiate a legally binding verification protocol and a Half and Biological Weapons Proliferation:
for the BWC. The group also serves as a liaison Reasons for Concern, Courses of Action. In addition to
between AHG and health organizations and works examining terrorism response procedures in the United
with the U.S. bioindustry to develop safeguards for States, project staff members are monitoring the state of
proprietary information that will not weaken compli- implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
ance measures. and following the progress of the Geneva Protocol, a
Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, Chair, FAS Working Group multinational effort to develop a verification system for
on Biological Weapons, 307 Massachusetts Avenue, the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
NE, Washington, DC 20002. (202) 546-3300.
www.fas.org Michael Krepon, President, Henry L. Stimson Center,
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Ninth Floor, Washington, DC
20036. (202) 223-5956. www.stimson.org
4
Henry L. Stimson Center Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Project on South Asia. Two years, $300,000. Scholars
Study of political democratization and economic
Although deadly conflict in the postCold War era
reform in Russia. Ten months, $250,000.
occurs primarily within rather than between states,
the bilateral tension in South Asia, where India and One of the questions facing Russia is whether move-
Pakistan have gone to war four times since inde- ment toward political democracy is compatible with
pendence in 1947, remains dangerously significant. movement toward a market economy. Does one pre-
With Corporation support, the Henry L. Stimson clude the other? Is one a precondition of the other?
Center has been working since 1991 to promote con- Do they facilitate one another? These questions are at
fidence-building measures (CBM) between India and the core of a study group's work on the relationship
Pakistan, focusing on dialogues that address the most between political democratization and economic
serious concerns -- the nuclear weapons programs reform in Russia. After analyzing the relationship,
on both sides and the disputed province of Kashmir. the group will develop a set of policy recommenda-
Center staff members conduct a series of consulta- tions for the West and Russia, to be made available in
tions with leaders in the region, publish books, English and in Russian. The group, formed in 1999
reports and articles and through a fellowship pro- as part of the Corporation's Russia Initiative, com-
gram bring Indian and Pakistani journalists, academ- prises scholars, journalists and other policy and eco-
ics and officials to Washington, D.C. for research and nomics experts. The Kennan Institute for Advanced
training in CBM implementation. Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International
Amy E. Smithson, Senior Associate, Henry L. Stimson Center for Scholars is administering the project.
Center, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Ninth Floor, Blair A. Ruble, Director, Kennan Institute, Woodrow
Washington, DC 20036. (202) 223-5956. www. Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1300
stimson.org Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004.
(202) 691-4100. www.wwics.si.edu
RUSSIA AND OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
National Bureau of Asian Research
Financial Services Volunteer Corps Study of social cohesion in Russia. Ten months,
Study of Russia's security, economic and banking $250,000.
crises. Ten months, $250,000.
Russia's transition to a new economic and political
As part of the Corporation's Russia Initiative, which model in the wake of Communism has ushered in a
aims to take a comprehensive look at Russia's politi- period of social stress, resulting in both an increase
cal, economic and social challenges and develop a in familiar problems and in the emergence of new
set of coherent policy options for the West and afflictions, including poverty, family breakdown and
Russia, a group of scholars is conducting an inte- environmental degradation. Most dramatic among
grated study of the crises in Russia's security, eco- these is an upsurge in the country's death rates. To
nomic and banking spheres. The study focuses on the address the economic, political and strategic implica-
interdependence of these problems, seeking to iden- tions of Russia's social problems and formulate rec-
tify, in turn, how security needs have thwarted eco- ommendations for policymakers in the United States
nomic reform, how economic decline has affected and Russia, a group of experts is undertaking a three-
national security and how a complex set of financial, part study. The project, part of the Corporation's
economic and strategic issues have impacted the Russia Initiative, entails an examination of Russia's
banking system. A final report, to be published in mortality crisis, the state of its "social capital" and
English and Russian, will encapsulate the study's the ramifications of these issues for Russia's chil-
main findings and make policy recommendations. The dren. The National Bureau of Asian Research pro-
Financial Services Volunteer Corps provides adminis- vides oversight to the project.
trative and financial oversight to the project. Richard J. Ellings, President, National Bureau of Asian
J. Andrew Spindler, Executive Director, Financial Research, 4518 University Way, Suite 300, Seattle, WA
Services Volunteer Corps, 10 East 53rd Street, 24th 98105. (206) 632-7370. www.nbr.org
Floor, New York, NY 10022. (212) 771-1400.
www.fsvc.org
5
George Washington University NEW DIMENSIONS OF SECURITY
Study group on state building in Russia. Ten months,
$250,000. Social Science Research Council
Project on cooperative security in Northeast Asia.
Among the challenges facing Russia is the state of its
Three years, $300,000.
federal structure. Comprising eighty-nine regions,
some of which are defined by territory and some by North Korea's missile program has been driven, in
ethnic groups, Russia is experiencing increasingly part, by its sense of vulnerability and isolation, a sit-
complex internal cleavages. This grant, part of the uation exacerbated by the existence of what
Corporation's Russia Initiative, supports a study on Pyongyang sees as a hostile U.S.backed govern-
state building in Russia. In addition to exploring ment in Seoul. Recent U.S. efforts to negotiate with
Russia's options for the future, which range from the North Korea on limiting its missile development
break up of the country to the reimposition of cen- have been promising, however, and the Northeast
tralized control, the study will examine levels of Asia Cooperative Security Project of the Social
fragmentation in the regions and the condition of Science Research Council aims to enhance the poten-
institutions designed to build and maintain national tial for formal international cooperation through a
cohesion. The study, to be published in English and series of unofficial policy dialogues. Project staff
Russian, is aimed at providing U.S. policymakers members are commissioning papers from experts on
with guidelines for assisting Russia more effectively. security issues in the region and convening meetings
George Washington University provides administra- that bring together leaders from the United States,
tive and financial oversight. North Korea, Japan and other countries in Northeast
Peter Reddaway, Professor of Political Science, Asia. The papers and meetings will take into account
Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, political, economic and cultural priorities.
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Leon V. Sigal, Project Director, Social Science
Washington University, 2013 G Street, NW, Suite 401 Research Council, 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY
Q, Washington, DC 20052. (202) 994-7073. 10019. (212) 377-2700. www.ssrc.org
Aspen Institute University of Denver
International activities of the Congressional pro- Joint project with the International Peace Academy
gram. One year, $602,000. on self-determination, security and the United
In 1984, former U.S. senator Dick Clark established Nations. Eighteen months, $125,000.
the Aspen Institute's Congressional Program to The member countries of the UN often hold distinct
improve congressional understanding of and engage- views of sovereignty and its relationship to the rights
ment with the Soviet Union. Today, the program of national groups within states to govern them-
aims to cultivate informed foreign policy decision selves. The misperception on the part of U.S. schol-
making among members of Congress. It convenes ars and policymakers that their views are fully shared
bipartisan conferences, bringing together lawmakers across cultures has complicated efforts to forge inter-
from the Senate and the House and academic spe- national consensus on a host of related concerns,
cialists to address a range of domestic and foreign especially regarding the criteria for external inter-
policy issues. The 2000 conference in Prague will vention in the internal affairs of states. The Graduate
focus on U.S. relations with the successor states of School of International Studies at the University of
the Soviet Union. In addition, the program holds sup- Denver, together with the International Peace
plemental breakfasts on Capitol Hill, at which guest Academy, is conducting a project to identify differ-
speakers brief members of Congress on current ences in viewpoint and promote international agree-
issues of importance for U.S. foreign policy. ment. Project members are commissioning papers,
Dick Clark, Director, Congressional Program, Aspen organizing multinational dialogues of academic and
Institute, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700, policy experts and publishing a final monograph and
Washington, DC 20036. (202) 736-5825. www. policy report.
aspeninstitute.org
Timothy D. Sisk, Senior Research Associate, Graduate
School of International Studies, University of Denver,
2201 S. Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80208. (303) 871-
2324. www.du.edu/gsis
6
Overseas Development Council
Joint project with Rice University on U.S. national inter-
ests in ethnic conflicts and other forms of civil war. One
year, $73,500.
U.S. policy on intervention in ethnic disputes and
other intrastate conflicts involving claims of self-
determination has become a highly politicized issue
in the postCold War era. Critics of the Clinton
administration have argued that its approach lacks
coherence and strategic vision. In response, the
President has charged Congressional Republicans
with a dangerous isolationism and rejection of
America's leadership role in an increasingly inter-
connected world. To transform this polarized debate,
build consensus across party lines and develop a
credible set of principles to guide U.S. international
engagement policy, the Overseas Development
Council and Rice University are convening a biparti-
san dialogue on policy options and implications.
Participants will prepare a conference summary and
undertake a range of public education activities.
Michael H. C. McDowell, Project Deputy Director,
Overseas Development Council, 1875 Connecticut
Avenue, NW, Suite 1012, Washington, DC 20009. (202)
234-8701. www.odc.org
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Project on political Islam in Russia. Eighteen
months, $100,000.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies is
examining the rise of political Islam in Russia and its
impact on political and social developments in the
country. Center staff members are travelling to Russia
to conduct a series of interviews with local and national
officials, representatives of Muslim-based movements
and Russian, Caucasian and Central Asian experts
about the forms in which political Islam is emerging,
its reception among Russia's Muslim populations
and the government's response to the growth of polit-
ical Islam in Russia. At stake, as evidenced by recent
developments in Chechnya and Dagestan, are not
only regional peace and stability but the future of a
multiethnic and multisectarian Russia. A monograph
on the study will be disseminated to scholars and poli-
cymakers in the United States and Russia.
Shireen Hunter, Director, Islamic Studies Program,
Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800
K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. (202) 775-3222.
www.csis.org
7
International Development
In the International Development program, the Corporation is returning to its historical interests in higher edu-
cation and library development in Commonwealth Africa. The following themes define the program: strength-
ening selected African universities; enhancing women's opportunities in higher education; and revitalizing
public libraries. The Corporation will also explore a few discrete opportunities concerning the rule of law.
Strengthening African Universities. African public libraries and library systems in a few selected
universities over the past two decades have suffered African countries. No unsolicited proposals will be
losses of staff and financial resources as well as the accepted until June 2000.
deterioration of physical plant and infrastructure.
There is broad consensus that reforms, to succeed,
must take place in the context of an overall plan for
university development -- one aimed at sound insti-
tutional management, transparent and accountable
governance, a thriving intellectual environment, ade-
quate facilities for faculty members and students,
and, above all, effective leadership. Before launching
a full-scale program, the Corporation will commis-
sion studies to review progress made by some
African universities in improving their management
and governance systems.
Enhancing Womens Opportunities in
Higher Education. The Corporation is undertak-
ing studies to determine the current status of female
undergraduates on African campuses, the problems
affecting their participation, and the opportunities for
improvement. It will then work with regional organ-
izations to assess the feasibility of establishing a
Carnegie Corporation scholarship program and other
types of assistance to facilitate African Women's
access to university education.
Revitalizing Public Libraries. Public libraries
have the mandate to serve as a democratic source of
information and knowledge, but the low priority
given them by governments and by public, private,
and international funders has led to a severe deterio-
ration of stock and services in the continent.
Libraries are, in fact, perhaps Africa's most under-
rated educational institutions. At the same time, their
potential role in improving literacy levels and
increasing access by students and the general public
to books and journals and eventually information
technologies is significant. In the coming year the
Corporation will seek opportunities for strengthening
8
University of Zimbabwe1
Science and technology policy dialogue in
Zimbabwe (final). Two years, $150,000.
With Corporation support, the Institute of
Development Studies at the University of Zimbabwe
began leading efforts in 1996 to formulate
Zimbabwe's first comprehensive national policy on
science and technology. To prepare an initial draft of
the policy, institute staff members reviewed existing
science and technology policy studies, published a
compendium of findings and convened working
groups of policymakers, academics, private sector
leaders and representatives of nongovernmental
organizations. The institute is building on the find-
ings of the research and on the recommendations of
the working groups to create an action plan that
includes an implementation strategy for each govern-
ment sector. The goal is to ensure adequate recogni-
tion of and funding for science and technology as an
integral part of national development.
Benson M. Zwizwai, Project Director, Institute of
Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, PO
Box 880, Harare, Zimbabwe. (011-263-4) 333-341.
1 This grant was made under the previous program guide-
lines.
9
Democracy/Special Projects
The Democracy program has three major foci: electoral reform; intergroup relations; and
implications of the widened income gap. Special Projects serves as a budget allocation
through which the foundation provides grants in fields that fall outside the Corporation's
major program areas.
Electoral Reform. Campaign Finance Reform. income of most working families has lost ground
The Corporation will continue supporting on a lim- since 1973. Just how the Corporation may cast prac-
ited basis high-level expertise and public debate on tical light on this complex, controversial question
the problems and challenges of campaign finance will be determined over the next year. No unsolicited
reform, placing emphasis on reform on the state and proposals will be accepted at this time.
local level. The foundation is supporting research on
and analysis of campaign contributions and expendi- Since 1983, when the board made Special Projects a
tures; the development of model campaign finance specific category of grantmaking, it has focused on
laws so that policymakers and others have a range of projects that aim to strengthen American democratic
possible options for implementation; and the training institutions and the nonprofit sector, including the
of state and local media representatives on how to philanthropic sector. In addition, major attention has
follow the money. been given to science policy, conflict prevention and
Other Campaign Practices. Negative campaigning, conflict resolution, and the role of the university in
the diminution of voter education campaigns, and society.
despair over the effectiveness of public engagement In its current form, Special Projects reviews cross-
are all factors driving voters from the polls. As the program initiatives and proposals for one-time only
2000 elections approach, the Corporation will con- projects that, while not central to new program prior-
sider projects that aim to improve the tenor of cam- ities, are related to current or past Corporation fields
paigns and campaign practices; improve public of interest. The Special Projects committee -- com-
access to information on candidates and issues; and prising the Corporation's President, Vice President
strengthen news media coverage of campaigns and and Director for Strategic Planning and Program
candidates. Coordination, Vice President, Public Affairs, and
program chairs -- occasionally requests proposals
Intergroup Relations. The Corporation's work
for selected grantmaking initiatives, engaging an
on intergroup relations will bridge that of the
external advisory committee to review the proposals
Democracy and Education programs, the latter of
and make recommendations to the Corporation. Tie-
which is winding up its activities in youth intergroup
off grants to long-term grantees are also made
relations. Still in development, this subprogram will
through Special Projects.
search for effective ways of fostering continued pub-
lic dialogue about issues of race, ethnicity, and reli-
gion in American society; promoting the full
participation of immigrants and new citizens in
American civic life; and addressing the social and
economic implications of an aging society. No unso-
licited proposals will be accepted at this time.
Implications of the Widened Income Gap.
The U.S. economy is currently robust, with unem-
ployment the lowest in thirty years. Yet despite the
nation's improved economic performance, the real
10
ELECTORAL REFORM William C. Velásquez Institute
Support (final). Two years, $300,000.
Center for Responsive Politics
Founded in 1986, the William C. Velásquez Institute,
Support. Three years, $450,00.
formerly the Southwest Voter Research Institute, is a
The primary activities of the Center for Responsive nonpartisan research and public policy organization
Politics include researching and compiling campaign that aims to strengthen the political and economic
finance data for public dissemination and providing gains of Latinos in the Southwestern United States.
training to journalists on campaign contributions to The institute conducts research, voter surveys, polls
strengthen news media coverage of the role of money and other public policy activities. Together with its
in politics. In 1998, the center made its research on sister organization, the Southwest Voter Registration
"soft money," political action committees and federal and Education Project, it is directing a survey to
campaign contributions available on its award-win- identify and evaluate the impact on voter participa-
ning Web site. The center has also begun an innova- tion of political mobilization techniques, particularly
tive partnership with the National Institute for among young and low-income Latinos. Focus groups
Money in State Politics, which provides information in selected cities in Texas and New Mexico will test
on and analyses of state level campaign contribu- the assumptions and findings of each survey research
tions. Together, the organizations are launching mul- component.
tiple Web sites that will combine and post data on Antonio González, President, William C. Velásquez
federal and state political campaign contributions. Institute, 2914 N. Main Street, First Floor, Los
Larry Makinson, Executive Director, Center for Angeles, CA 90031. (323) 222-2217. www.wcvi.org
Responsive Politics, 1320 Nineteenth Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036. (202) 857-0044. www.opense- United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
crets.org Support (final). Two years, $300,000.
The United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, for-
University of Pennsylvania
merly the MidwestNortheast Voter Registration
Research by the Annenberg School for
Education Project, was founded in 1982 to provide
Communication and the Annenberg Public Policy
Latino voters in those regions with a principle source
Center on political discourse and issue advocacy
of nonpartisan information on political candidates
advertising. Eighteen months, $300,000.
and issues. The institute, which now works with
A team of researchers at the University of Latino communities in twenty states and increasingly
Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication in the Southeast, conducts leadership development,
is conducting a project to map the campaign dis- naturalization outreach and voter registration and
course of the 2000 elections. Team members are col-
education campaigns in both rural and urban com-
lecting and analyzing the discourse -- speeches,
munities. The goal is to create within each commu-
debates, television ads, broadcast news and newspa-
per coverage -- and making the analysis available on nity the capacity to sustain citizen participation
CD-ROM to researchers at the university and journal- projects after a local voter registration or education
ists. The school's Public Policy Center is conducting campaign supported by the institute ends. Institute
a second project to track issue advocacy advertising staff members are also conducting post-election exit
-- advertisements that seek to promote a particular polls and Latino voter and nonvoter public opinion
public policy position, a set of ideals or an opinion -- polls. Findings are disseminated to the English- and
and disseminating the results via a new Web site and Spanish-language media and through a quarterly
through an extended mailing to journalists and poli- newsletter.
cymakers. Both projects are directed by Kathleen
Juan Andrade, President, United States Hispanic
Hall Jamieson, one of the nation's foremost authori-
Leadership Institute, 431 S. Dearborn Street, Suite
ties on political discourse and dean of the Annenberg
1203, Chicago, IL 60605-1152. (312) 427-8683.
school and director of the center.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dean, Annenberg School for
Communication, and Director, Annenberg Public
Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, 3620
Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (215) 898-
7041. www.appcpenn.org
11
SPECIAL PROJECTS Native American Rights Fund
Support (final). Three years, $450,000.
Council on Foreign Relations
Most Native Americans live in two sovereign states:
Program on economics and national security for
the United States and the sovereign nation of a tribe.
young scholars. One year, $250,000.
Treaties, land claims and other legal documents and
In the coming years, responding comprehensively to principles, in addition to federal agencies, mediate
major foreign policy challenges, whether they per- the relationship between tribes and the United States
tain to China or Russia, North Korea or Iran, government. For almost thirty years, the Native
Indonesia or Central Asia, the Balkans or the American Rights Fund (NARF) has been providing
Caucasus, will require an understanding of both quality specialized legal assistance to Native
security and economics. To foster expertise in the American tribes and individuals in an effort to
two fields in a new generation of security specialists address the complex legal and constitutional circum-
and economists, the Council on Foreign Relations is stances that govern even basic policies about the
establishing the Economics and National Security lives of Native Americans. NARF -- which has helped
Program. Fellows in the program, guided by study preserve tribal existence, protect Indian natural
groups and tutorials conducted by leading scholars resources, promote human rights, hold governments
and specialists in each field, will undertake research accountable and develop a sound body of tribal laws
projects that address the intersections between inter- -- is devoting particular attention to economic devel-
national politics and economics. The goal is to opment, education and religious freedom.
engage fellows trained in security in the histories and John E. Echohawk, Executive Director, Native
concepts of economics and vice versa. American Rights Fund, 1506 Broadway, Boulder, CO
Lawrence J. Korb, Vice President, Council on Foreign 80302. (303) 447-8760. www.narf.org
Relations, 58 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021.
(212) 434-9630. www.cfr.org National Endowment for the Humanities
Core collection of works by American authors for
rural and small public libraries in the United States.
National Urban League
Twenty-seven months, $1,000,000.
Support (final). Three years, $750,000.
The National Endowment for the Humanities,
The aim of the National Urban League, established
together with the Library of America and the
in 1910 to respond to the housing, health care and American Library Association, is providing fifty-
economic needs of thousands of African Americans volume sets of some of the most significant writings
migrating to urban centers in the North at the turn of by American authors to 800 rural, urban and subur-
the century, is the attainment of social and economic ban public libraries. The volumes, each 9001600
equality for blacks in the United States. Its three- pages, are being compiled by the Library of America
pronged focus comprises the academic preparation and include writings by novelists, historians, essay-
and social development of African American chil- ists, journalists, statesmen, and philosophers.
dren to equip them for self-reliance and citizenship; Corporation funds are being used to underwrite the
economic self-sufficiency for parents through gainful costs of making the sets available to public libraries,
employment, entrepreneurship and home ownership; provide related training to library staff, and develop
special programs to stimulate public interest in the
and racial harmony and inclusion. The league, head-
volumes -- including readings from the texts by
quartered in New York City with affiliates in
celebrities and writers. The National Endowment is
Washington, D.C., and 115 cities in 36 states, con- overseeing the project and selecting the recipient
ducts advocacy, provides technical support and pro- libraries through its peer review process.
gram services and undertakes research and policy
analysis. Tom Phelps, Senior Program Officer, National
Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania
Hugh B. Price, President, National Urban League, 120 Ave, NW, Washington DC 20506. (202) 606-8400.
Wall Street, New York, NY 10005. (212) 558-5300. www.neh.gov
www.nul.org
12
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
Hunter College of the City University of New
Article 19, the International Centre Against York
Censorship One-year grant of $25,000 toward a model project of
One-year grant of $25,000 toward establishing an the Brookdale Center on Aging to obtain a complete
interactive Web site count of the elderly in the 2000 Census
British American Security Information Council Institute for Eastwest Studies (Eastwest Institute)
Nine-month grant of $14,000 for a research project Six-month grant of $24,000 for the translation into
on the Verification Protocol of the Biological and Russian of published volumes on Russia's security
Toxin Weapons Convention environment on its western, southern, and eastern
boundaries
Carnegie Institution of Washington
One-month grant of $25,000 toward a program to Iowa Citizen Action Network Education
improve science, mathematics, and technology educa- Foundation
tion for children in public elementary schools in the One-year grant of $20,000 toward a joint public edu-
District of Columbia cation project with the New Hampshire Citizens
Alliance on campaign financing
Child Care Action Campaign
Seven-month grant of $25,000 toward planning a Johns Hopkins University
campaign on the importance of early childhood liter- Three-month grant of $25,000 toward planning a
acy for child care and preschool educators project on issues of water scarcity in South Asia
Children's Television Workshop Midwest States Center
Six-month grant of $25,000 toward an international Six-month grant of $25,000 toward a seminar for the
symposium to evaluate a joint Israeli/Palestinian pro- news media on campaign financing
duction of "Sesame Street"
National Academy of Sciences
Committee for Economic Development Six-month grant of $25,000 toward a workshop and
Four-month grant of $25,000 for a planning meeting report on preparing Ph.D.-level scientists for careers
on financing early childhood education and care in secondary school teaching
Financial Services Volunteer Corps Pennsylvania State University
Two-month grant of $25,000 for planning a multidis- Three-year grant of $25,000 toward publication in
ciplinary study of the relationship between the secu- English of the complete memoirs of Nikita
rity and economic problems of Russia Khrushchev
French-American Foundation Ploughshares Fund
One-year grant of $20,000 toward conference expenses Five-month grant of $24,000 toward a project on
and development of a program on aging workers' issues Y2K preparedness and emergency response in Russia
George Washington University Ploughshares Fund
Three-month grant of $18,400 for planning a study Two-year grant of $25,000 toward the Peace and
group on state-building in Russia Security Funders Group
Harvard University Replication and Program Strategies
Three-month grant of $25,000 toward the Women Eight-month grant of $25,000 toward a project on
Waging Peace Initiative replicating successful early childhood programs, held
in cooperation with the National Center for Children in
Harvard University Poverty of Columbia University
Eight-month grant of $25,000 as a final grant toward
a working group on Israeli-Palestinian relations Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars
Hunter College of the City University of New Five-month grant of $21,500 for planning a study on
York political democratization and economic reform in
One-year grant of $15,000 toward research and writ- Russia
ing by Sumit Ganguly on the Indo-Pakistani conflict
13
INDEX
American Library Association 12 National Bureau of Asian Research 5
Andrade, Juan 11 National Endowment for the Humanities 12
Annenberg Public Policy Center 11 National Urban League 12
Annenberg School for Communication 11 Native American Rights Fund 12
Aspen Institute 6
Overseas Development Council 7
Bradford, University of 4
Pennsylvania, University of 11
Center for Responsive Politics 11 Phelps, Tom 12
Center for Strategic and International Studies 7 Price, Hugh B. 12
Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation
Project, Henry L. Stimson Center 4 Recruiting New Teachers 2
Clark, Dick 6 Reddaway, Peter 6
Congressional Program 6 Robinson, J.P. Perry 4
Council on Foreign Relations 12 Rosenberg, Barbara Hatch 4
Ruble, Blair A. 5
Dando, Malcolm R. 4
Denver, University of 6 Sigal, Leon V. 6
Sisk, Timothy D. 6
Echohawk, John 12 Smithson, Amy E. 5
Economics and National Security Program 12 Social Science Research Council 6
Ellings, Richard J. 5 Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project 11
Spindler, J. Andrew 5
Federation of American Scientists Fund 4 Stimson, Henry L., Center 4, 5
Fideler, Elizabeth F. 2 Sussex, University of 4
Financial Services Volunteer Corps 5
United States Hispanic Leadership Institute 11
George Washington University 6
Ginsberg, Mark R. 2 Velásquez, William C., Institute 11
González, Antonio 11
Graduate School of International Studies, University Weisbuch, Robert 2
of Denver 6 Wilson, Woodrow, International Center for Scholars 5
Harvard University 4 Wilson, Woodrow, National Fellowship Foundation 2
Hunter, Shireen 7 Working Group on Biological Weapons Verification,
Federation of American Scientists Fund 4
International Peace Academy 6
Zimbabwe, University of 9
Jamieson, Kathleen Hall 11 Zwizwai, Benson M. 9
Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies 5
Korb, Lawrence J. 12
Krepon, Michael 4
Learning Matters 2
Library of America 12
Makinson, Larry 11
McDowell, Michael H. C. 7
Merrow, John 2
Merrow Report 2
Meselson, Matthew S. 4
National Association for the Education of Young
Children 2
14