Following are grants of $20,000 and more made by foundations, companies, and other private sources and published by The Chronicle on January 10, 2012. New grants are posted every Thursday.

Announcements of grants can be sent to grants.editor@philanthropy.com.

Date Chronicle Announced Grant Maker Grant Maker's Location Subject How Much Was Given Description
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $300,000 For evaluation: $300,000 over two years to the Alliance for Peacebuilding (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $600,000 For the Congressional Program on U.S. Policy Challenges in South Asia, a series of conferences designed to inform lawmakers about critical issues: $600,000 to the Aspen Institute (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $2,700,000 For postgraduate training and research programs to advance scholarship and improve the retention of African academics: $2,700,000 over three years to the U. of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $313,800 For research, dialogue, and outreach on peace building in Africa: $313,800 over two years to the International Peace Institute (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $200,000 For a project on wartime history and the future of the United Nations: $200,000 to the Graduate Center of the City U. of New York (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $500,000 For its leadership development, education, and Capitol Hill programs: $500,000 over two years to the Truman National Security Institute (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $800,000 For the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project: $800,000 over three years to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Education $3,000,000 To identify, grow, and expand promising school designs: $3,000,000 over three years to Charter Fund Inc. (Broomfield, Colo.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Education $1,500,000 To improve math and science education: $1,500,000 to the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Higher education $200,000 To open educational opportunities for immigrant students: $200,000 over two years to the Regents of the U. of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Immigrants and refugees $250,000 For a study examining the integration of immigrants into American society: $250,000 over two years to the National Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Education $319,000 To prepare state officials to adopt and carry out new science education standards: $319,000 to the National Association of State Boards of Education (Arlington, Va.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Immigrants and refugees $500,000 To help undocumented immigrant youths applying for deferred action: $500,000 over 15 months to the National Immigration Law Center (Los Angeles, Calif.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Education $300,000 To help students who are beyond the typical age of graduation to complete high school: $300,000 to Our Piece of the Pie (Hartford, Conn.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Immigrants and refugees $5,000,000 For the Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant integration at the state level: $5,000,000 to Public Interest Projects (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Higher education $350,000 To improve student success at community colleges: $350,000 over two years to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Education $500,000 To develop a fund that encourages and supports innovative learning strategies: $500,000 over two years to the Summit Institute (Redwood City, Calif.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Education $600,000 For general support: $600,000 over 18 months to Turnaround for Children (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Peace and security $210,000 For the Richard C. Holbrooke Center for Conflict Resolution and the Prevention of Genocide: $210,000 over two years to Central European U. (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Journalism $400,000 To report on international affairs: $400,000 to NPR (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. International $500,000 For a series of centennial programs exploring how shared ethical and moral values can be incorporated into global action to confront international challenges: $500,000 to the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Historic preservation $150,000 For an exhibition on the legacy of Andrew Carnegie, to upgrade a museum exhibition on his birthplace, and for a community project: $150,000 to Carnegie Dunfermline Trust (Dunfermline, Scotland).
1/10/2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York N.Y. Libraries $2,000,000 For the World Digital Library: $2,000,000 over two years to the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 McKnight Foundation Minn. Conservation and the environment $75,000 To enlist landowners to strengthen their lease agreements with farmer tenants to include soil and water conservation practices: $75,000 over two years to the Allamakee Soil and Water Conservation District (Waukon, Iowa).
1/10/2013 McKnight Foundation Minn. Conservation and the environment $125,000 To accelerate agricultural conservation practices in Illinois: $125,000 over two years to the American Farmland Trust (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 McKnight Foundation Minn. Conservation and the environment $100,000 For its investigative reporting on food, agriculture, and environmental health: $100,000 over two years to the Food and Environment Reporting Network (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 McKnight Foundation Minn. Conservation and the environment $70,000 For an online tool designed to help farmers and conservation planners make better land-use decisions to improve water quality: $70,000 over two years to Iowa State U. of Science and Technology (Ames, Iowa).
1/10/2013 Northwest Area Foundation Minn. American Indians $1,000,000 For a competitive awards program that will honor five tribal colleges with programs that create vibrant and healthy communities: $1,000,000 over two years to the American Indiana College Fund (Denver, Colo.).
1/10/2013 McKnight Foundation Minn. Conservation and the environment $140,000 For organizing work to support federal and state conservation programs and policy development: $140,000 over two years to the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (East Troy, Wis.).
1/10/2013 Ford Foundation N.Y. Arts and culture $2,700,000 To create new arts facilities to serve local communities: $2,700,000 to Artspace (Minneapolis, Minn.).
1/10/2013 Mertz Gilmore Foundation N.Y. Climate change $50,000 To help athletes who compete in winter sports promote solutions to climate change through collaborating with industry partners, film production companies, and professional athletes: $50,000 to Protect Our Winters (Pacific Palisades, Calif.).
1/10/2013 Kresge Foundation Mich. Community and economic development $150,000,000 To improve its neighborhoods and economy: $150,000,000 over five years to the City of Detroit (Detroit, Mich.).
1/10/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Science education $198,339 To promote school completion among youths from the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, by establishing science clubs: $198,339 over three years to Programa Adopte un Talento (Mexico City, Mexico).
1/10/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Health $33,000 To help Native American communities reintroduce healthy indigenous foods, diets, agriculture, and meal preparation by purchasing farm equipment: $33,000 to the Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore, Md.).
1/10/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Social services $200,000 To connect needy people to social services and create partnerships to improve the quality of such services: $200,000 over two years to the City of New Orleans (New Orleans, La.).
1/10/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Health $600,000 To improve the diversity of the nation's health work force and introduce new models of oral health care to reduce and prevent health disparities: $600,000 to the Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions (Alexandria, Va.).
1/10/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Media $155,716 To promote the civic participation and leadership of low-income youths and families by providing technology-awareness, digital, Internet, and media-literacy training: $155,716 over 25 months to the Media Mobilizing Project (Philadelphia, Pa.).
1/10/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Work and family issues $450,000 To improve conditions for the children of farm workers by building a network of community coalitions and farm-worker youth councils to inform policy leaders: $450,000 over three years to the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (Washington, D.C.).
1/10/2013 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mich. Work and family issues $500,000 For general operating support: $500,000 over two years to the Center for Effective Philanthropy (Cambridge, Mass.).
1/10/2013 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Calif. Civil liberties $300,000 For a project on improved global access to information standards: $300,000 to Article 19 (London, England).
1/10/2013 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Calif. Education $1,006,000 To strengthen the transparency and accountability of public expenditures on education in India: $1,006,000 over three years to the Centre for Policy Research (New Delhi, India).
1/10/2013 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Calif. Climate change $2,005,380 To improve air quality and mitigate climate change in large Brazilian cities: $2,005,380 to Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
1/10/2013 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Calif. Conservation and the environment $75,000 For research on the environment and inequality: $75,000 to the U. of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.).
1/10/2013 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Disaster relief $900,000 To help people affected by Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines: $900,000 to Lutheran World Relief (Baltimore, Md.).
1/10/2013 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Disaster relief $500,000 For an emergency response to the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State, Myanmar: $500,000 to the Save the Children Foundation (Westport, Conn.).
1/10/2013 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Disaster relief $1,000,000 For an emergency response to the crisis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: $1,000,000 to the International Rescue Committee (New York, N.Y.).
1/10/2013 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wash. Africa $556,492 To strengthen its ability to evaluate the foundation's grantees in Africa: $556,492 over three years to the African Evaluation Association (Accra, Ghana).
1/10/2013 Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts Mass. Health $445,394 To work with individuals who are being released from prison and returning to Worcester to reduce recidivism by developing an individual service plan and working with them to help them achieve their goals related to employment, stable housing, and treatment: $445,394 to Advocates Inc. (Framingham, Mass.).
1/10/2013 Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts Mass. Health $260,000 To open a satellite center in Milford, Mass.: $260,000 to the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Worcester, Mass.).
1/10/2013 Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts Mass. Health $450,000 To prevent youth and young adult homelessness by developing a coordinated network of providers serving this population: $450,000 to LUK (Fitchburg, Mass.).