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Criminal Justice in the United States is a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that funds efforts to address over-incarceration and racial and ethnic disparities in America's justice system.
Through the Safety and Justice Challenge, the program invests in local reform efforts, research, experimentation, and communications to increase national demand for local justice reform. The initiative supports communities across the country working to safely reduce jail populations and dismantle systemic racial inequities. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations and institutions committed to building a more just society.
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Criminal Justice Grant Guidelines - MacArthur Foundation Login into your grantee account, reset your password, or submit an idea to the MacArthur Foundation. Working to address over-incarceration and racial and ethnic disparities by changing the way America thinks about and uses jails.
Through the Safety and Justice Challenge , we will engage in a long-term strategy of investment in local reform, research, experimentation, and communications intended to increase national demand for local justice reform. The Safety and Justice Challenge supports communities across the country working to safely reduce jail populations and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities.
We currently are funding a set of cities and counties to design and implement plans for creating more fair, just, and equitable local justice systems using innovative, collaborative, and evidence-based solutions. We also provide funding to a variety of organizations that provide support and technical assistance to the cities and counties participating in the Safety and Justice Challenge.
We complement our funding of cities and counties with investments in research and data analysis to explore the use of jails in America and to document the experience of communities that succeed in building safer, more efficient, and more just criminal justice systems.
We also support national professional and policy organizations to mobilize specific system actors and constituencies, and we invest in organizations dedicated to communicating the need for reform and changing the narrative around jails. More about the Safety and Justice Challenge We have made our final grants under this program and are no longer accepting proposals.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Non-profit organizations and other institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. Specific eligibility may vary by initiative within this focus area. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The MacArthur Foundation has launched AI Opportunity as a new Big Bet Program focused on expanding who creates, uses, and benefits from artificial intelligence, with emphasis on the intersection of AI, the economy, and the workforce. The program centers on young people in Chicago, community-centered AI development, and nonprofit applications of AI. MacArthur has already awarded $10 million in initial aligned grantmaking to organizations including the AI Now Institute ($2M), Brookings Institution ($2M), London School of Economics ($2M), New America ($1M), Pulitzer Center ($1M), Washington Center for Equitable Growth ($1M), Data and Society ($500K), and Human Rights Data Analysis Group ($500K). The foundation is actively hiring an AI Opportunity Director and building program staff. While not currently accepting unsolicited proposals, interested organizations can submit ideas through a web form on the MacArthur website.
Journalism & Media Grant is sponsored by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The Journalism & Media Grant aims to promote inclusive narratives and accurate media that engage communities in democratic processes. It supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations focused on professional reporting, multimedia storytelling, and civic media. The grant addresses barriers to media participation and fosters innovation in journalism, providing essential infrastructure for a diverse media landscape.
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