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Herb Block Foundation
Category: Democracy & Government
DescriptionThe Foundation encourages the art of editorial cartooning and supports charitable and educational programs that Block, a cartoonist for the Washington Post newspaper, championed during his 72 years of cartooning. The Foundation awards grants in three areas: Defending Basic Freedoms, Pathways Out of Poverty, and Encouraging Citizen Involvement. Defending Basic Freedoms grants help to safeguard the basic freedoms guaranteed in our Bill of Rights, to help eliminate all forms of prejudice and discrimination, and to assist government agencies to be more accountable to the public. Pathways Out of Poverty grants focus on helping needy young people and adults gain a quality education. For projects that serve youth, the Foundation seeks proposals, which focus on improving student achievement and healthy development of young people. Encouraging Citizen Involvement grants seek to help ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government through citizen involvement. Proposals may focus on citizen education and greater voter participation in the electoral process. The deadline is for letters of inquiry for the Encouraging Citizen Involvement Program. Both the Encouraging Citizen Involvement and Defending Basic Freedoms programs are open to applicants across the U. S. For the Pathways Out of Poverty program, applicants must be from or located in the greater Washington DC region, which includes the District of Columbia, the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and the city of Alexandria in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. The Foundation does not accept letters of inquiry by email. Additional information can be found on the Web site.
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