Tag: Grants
Google, Tel Aviv University launch joint program, ‘AI for Social Good’
Google and Tel Aviv University recently launched a program for promoting artificial intelligence-related multidisciplinary research for the benefit of society. The program aims to support research and collaborations in data science and artificial intelligence...
OU to offer ‘Back to Shul’ grants to spur attendance, communal re-engagement
One of the most profound ways the coronavirus pandemic impacted the Jewish community in the past year was the initial closure of and subsequent limitations on synagogues.
Now, as more congregants have been vaccinated and...
World ORT launches STEM project for girls in Ghana, backed by UNESCO
World ORT is leading an innovative training project in Ghana to promote computer courses led by women for young girls.
Backed by a UNESCO grant, the Women STEM Trainers program in the coastal town of...
Jewish camps get $10 million to expand enrollment and incorporate COVID protocols
Jewish summer camps will be getting a financial boost to help expand their enrollment this summer while maintaining coronavirus safety regulations. The $2.6 million Capacity Expansion Grants from the Jewish Community Response and Impact...
$10 million gift from Helen Diller Foundation marks new name for Berkeley institute
The University of California, Berkeley announced a $10 million endowment gift from the Helen Diller Foundation to help ensure a lasting legacy for its Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies.
In recognition of this...
Jewish preschools, day schools, win book grants from author James Patterson
Teachers at Jewish preschools and day schools across the country are among educators who have won grants from bestselling author James Patterson to build their classroom libraries through the Patterson Partnership with Scholastic Book...
Jewish federations awarded $5 million federal grant to assist Holocaust survivors
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging has awarded a $5 million grant to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to expand Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed (PCTI) care...
Israel adjusts $1.8 billion stimulus plan to exclude top earners
Israel’s government decided on Monday to move ahead with a plan to disburse cash grants to all citizens to help stimulate the economy amid the COVID-19 crisis, though with a number of caveats.
Following a...
Jewish founder of Craigslist gives ADL $1 million to tackle online hate speech
The Jewish billionaire philanthropist and founder of the website Craigslist gave a $1 million grant to the Anti-Defamation League to support its efforts to detect, expose and counter online hate speech, the ADL announced on Tuesday.
The...
Israeli government awards Haifa faculty funding for 18 projects related to COVID-19
The University of Haifa today announced that its faculty members have been awarded funding from the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology for 18 of the 84 coronavirus-related research proposals that the government is...