The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations' Interfaith and Religious Literacy program

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations' Interfaith and Religious Literacy program is sponsored by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. This program area supports initiatives in the United States that enhance Americans' religious literacy or facilitate understanding, appreciation, and collaboration among individuals and groups across various religious traditions.

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Hello, you are using an old browser that's unsafe and no longer supported. Please consider your browser to a newer version, or downloading a Investing in Our Common Future Interfaith Leadership & Religious Literacy Dialogue Across Difference The Foundations support private colleges and universities that place a strong emphasis on undergraduate, liberal arts education.

Proposals from associations and consortia that serve such institutions are also welcome.

A portion of funding is reserved each year to help support the vitally important work of historically Black colleges and universities, Native American tribal colleges, schools within the Appalachian College Association, and members of Work College Consortium The U.S. and the Holocaust The Foundations support public media entities that aim to produce and distribute high quality educational content for youth and adult audiences.

Television program grants support series, individual episodes, and films that are produced by PBS stations or production companies with commitments for national, primetime broadcast. Most of the funding for these programs has focused on history, science, or children’s series. The Foundations also support a limited number of invitation-only grants to support local public journalism and publicly distributed podcasts.

Tablet Provides Authentic Look at American Religion Interfaith Leadership & Religious Literacy The Foundations support work aimed at promoting interfaith partnerships as well as efforts to increase religious literacy in the United States. Interfaith grants emphasize the importance of preparing people, regardless of their religious orientation, to model respect, cooperation, and meaningful engagement with and among all faith traditions.

Religious Literacy grants aim to enhance public understanding of the religious beliefs and practices that shape our nation, both historically and in the present. Accelerating E-Vehicles and Advancing Corporate Sustainability The Foundations support efforts to improve the health of the environment and to educate the public about environmental stewardship.

Grants awarded in this Program Area typically support practical solutions to discrete environmental challenges, or targeted public engagement efforts. Nurse-Led Innovations Improve Care of the Seriously Ill The Foundations have historically supported efforts to provide high quality care and to enhance the dignity and autonomy of those facing serious illness and the end of life.

Grants in the Palliative Care portfolio support work carried out by pre-identified partners to improve medical training and medical care, and to provide caregivers and patients with resources to navigate difficult medical and personal decisions. The submission window for the 2026 LOI cycle is now closed. Between now and March 2027, no new LOIs may be started.

Information for the 2027 – 2028 Review Cycle will be announced in March 2027. AVDF collaborates with other foundations on projects across our Program Areas Bolstering the Liberal Arts through Integrative Education Many developments have led leaders in higher education to conclude that liberal education, the bedrock model for higher learning in the United States, is under threat.

Since 1970, there has been a gradual but decisive shift in students’ educational priorities from intrinsic educational aims toward extrinsic financial goals. Meanwhile, rising costs and declining public and […] Potential Energy Grows Support for Climate Action Nationwide AVDF Joins Forces to Invest in the Future of Public Media Report for America Strengthens Journalism through Public Media