| Our September 11th Response Fund awarded a total of $500,000 to 10 organizations. These grants sought: (1) to protect national security and civil liberties; (2) to promote tolerance; and (3) to strengthen relief efforts for those otherwise unable to receive support. | ||
| September 11th 2001 Grants | National Security and Civil Liberties | ||
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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Protecting Civil Liberties |
To support their efforts to protect civil liberties and national security following the September 11th attacks. |
$75,000 |
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Georgetown University The Constitution Project |
To preserve the nation's essential liberties, defend tolerance and acceptance of all its citizens. | $50,000 |
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National Security Archive
Fund, Inc. Center for National Security Studies |
Center for National Security Studies To support their emergency, bipartisan Initiative on Liberty and Security. | $100,000 |
| September 11th 2001 Grants | Relief | ||
|
New York Foundation One-Year Emergency Support Grant |
To support programs to aid underserved victims of September 11th. Target constituencies include organizations serving low-income and immigrant communities through direct service, community organizing or advocacy. | $65,000 |
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New York Foundation for the Arts New York Arts Recovery Program |
To support a collaborative, comprehensive effort to address immediate, short-term, and long-term challenges specifically facing New York's artists and arts organizations most effected by the tragedy. | $60,000 |
|
New York
Immigration Coalition Economic Impact Studies |
To support an initiative to address the impact of September 11th on immigrant and low-wage workers. | $15,000 |
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Union Community Fund HERE Education and Support Fund |
To help coordinate a long term outreach and relief effort for the families of low- wage, primarily immigrant, food service workers who died or were displaced as a result of the September 11th attack. | $75,000 |
| September 11th 2001 Grants | Tolerance | ||
|
Arab
American Family Support Center Organizational Expansion |
To provide services to assist the Arab-American community in New York City to respond to incidents of bias and harassment and to develop programs to create stronger bridges to the larger community. | $10,000 |
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Education Development Center, Inc. Beyond Blame: Reacting to the Terrorist Attack |
To support the broad dissemination and use of a new curriculum that helps youth workers and teachers to address the possible negative consequences for American Muslims, Arab Americans and others as a result of the terrorist attack on Americans. | $15,000 |
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Facing History and
Ourselves National Foundation, Inc. Response to the Events of September 11th |
To support the development and dissemination of new classroom resources on themes related to the events of September 11th. | $35,000 |
| Total | $500,000 | |
