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Started in 1986, Innovations in American Government is sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in partnership with the Council for Excellence in Government. Selected from a pool of more than 1,300 applicants, the semifinalists include programs to improve the quality of education, reduce crime, and protect the environment.
"Government is in a period of major reform, reinvention, and innovation," said Elaine Kamarck, director of the Innovations program at the Kennedy School. "The Innovations awards program and the research it fosters provide unparalleled opportunities to understand what is actually happening at the local, state, and federal level, and to help others learn from those efforts as they try to improve government."
Ten winning programs will be chosen from a pool of finalists in October to receive $100,000 awards from the Ford Foundation. Four criteria are used to evaluate each application: originality of approach; effectiveness in addressing important problems; value of services to clients; and the potential for replication in other jurisdictions.
Since the Innovations program began in 1986, the Ford Foundation has made grants totaling $15.9 million to 135 winners and 120 finalists. More than 85 percent of the programs receiving Innovations Awards have been replicated. Operation Cease Fire, a winning program in 1997 that utilizes a preemptive approach to youth gang violence, has been partially or fully replicated by over 300 communities across the country.
Information on the semifinalists, including links to their Web sites, is available here. A searchable database of past winners is also available at the project's Web site.
FCnote: The Ford Foundation (NY) had assets of $9,675,452,326 and made grants totaling $440,400,415 in the fiscal year ending 9/30/98.
"Innovative Government Programs Recognized for Exceptional Achievement; Will Contend for $1.3 Million in Ford Foundation Grants." Innovations in American Government Press Release 4/24/2000.
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