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In the NewsSeptember 2, 2010
Partners Investing in Nursing's Future Program Awards $2 Million in Grants
Grants were awarded to nine regional funders working to develop a nursing workforce that is large enough and equipped with the skills necessary to meet the changing demands of the patient population....

Lilly Endowment Awards $15 Million to Independent Colleges of Indiana
The grant will support the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program, which provides awards covering the cost of tuition, fees, and books for four years of full-time undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree at an Indiana institution....

National Math and Science Initiative Announces Second Year of Student Achievement Gains
The initiative's Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program helped boost the number of students who passed AP tests in math, English, and science by 98 percent between 2008 and 2010....

Kresge Foundation Awards $3 Million to Free Public-Health Clinics
The second group of grants awarded through the Health Clinic Opportunity Fund will be used to build the capacity of free public-health clinics and clinics designated as federally qualified health center lookalikes that did not receive stimulus funds....

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Children and Youth

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $3 Million to Expand Program 8/29/10

Community Improvement/Development

Gates Foundation, Puget Sound-Area Counties Collaborate to Prevent Family Homelessness 8/31/10

Disaster Relief

Muslims Have Pledged $1 Billion to Pakistan 8/31/10

Education

Broad Foundation Awards $20 Million to Broad Center for Management of School Systems 8/31/10

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards $3 Million in Grants 8/30/10

Health

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Human Services

Neighborhood Services Organization Receives $1.25 Million From Kresge Foundation 8/29/10

International Affairs/Development

X Prize Foundation Announces Competition to Develop Clean-Burning Cookstoves 9/01/10

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Philanthropy and Voluntarism

Connecticut Grantmakers Awarded $902 Million in 2008, Report Finds 9/01/10

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