Ace Foundation

NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM INNOVATIVE SPACE, STEM AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INSPIRED LEARNING: EMPOWERING AN AGILE STEM TALENT POOL

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

LAUNCHING MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES INTO SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION

THE GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION PROPOSES A PROJECT DEDICATED TO REDUCING COMMUNITY TENSIONS AND ENHANCING RESILIENCE AGAINST HATE CRIMES AND INCIDENTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON BLACK AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN MARYLAND IN THE COUNTIES OF PRINCE GEORGES, MONTGOMERY, AND ANNE ARUNDEL. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE SIERRA LEONE MUSLIM JAMAAT AS A KEY PARTNER, LEVERAGING THEIR DEEP CONNECTIONS WITHIN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE PROJECT'S REACH AND IMPACT. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE DEVELOPING A SERVICE PROVIDER CATALOG, WHICH WILL COMPILE ALL CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND ACCESSIBLE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HATE CRIME VICTIMS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; CONDUCTING SIX WORKSHOPS THAT WILL TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ENABLING THEM TO LEAD SERVICE PROJECTS FUNDED BY MINI-GRANTS; ORGANIZING COMMUNITY EVENTS DESIGNED TO BUILD TRUST BETWEEN DIVERSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND DESIGNING A MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN UTILIZING VARIOUS PLATFORMS TO REACH A BROAD AUDIENCE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HATE AND BIAS PREVENTION AND ENCOURAGE THE REPORTING OF HATE CRIMES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN THE REPORTING OF HATE CRIMES, IMPROVED COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATIONS, AND ENHANCED COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO HATE INCIDENTS.

GRASSROOTS COMMUNITIES, AND PARTICULARLY THE VICTIMS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST FROM THE COLOMBIAN CONFLICT, ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF BUILDING PEACE IN COLOMBIA. FUNDACIÓN DESARROLLO Y PAZ (FUNDEPAZ) SUPPORTS THREE VICTIMS’ GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NARIÑO DEPARTMENT TO CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING PEACE IN THEIR TERRITORIES BY INCREASING THEIR CAPACITY TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COLOMBIAN PEACE ACCORDS, STRENGTHEN A REGIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HISTORICAL MEMORY OF COLOMBIA’S CONFLICT. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE PEACE AND SECURITY IN COLOMBIA. FUNDEPAZ’S ACTIVITIES SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE AND PROTECT CIVIL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS GRANT IS PART OF A BROADER INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN COLOMBIA.

COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN FOR MAIN HOUSE, MOWER HOUSE AND GARAGE RENOVATIONS

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

THE TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN WILL IMPROVE MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF THEIR COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE THROUGH THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF HIGH-QUALITY STORAGE EQUIPMENT. THE PROJECT BUILDS UPON PLANNING DOCUMENTS CREATED BY A TEAM OF MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS, ARCHITECTS, AND ENGINEERS, AND WILL CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN 30 DISPERSED STORAGE LOCATIONS INTO ONE PURPOSE-BUILT COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT CENTER.  AS A RESULT, CONSOLIDATED STORAGE, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THESE OBJECTS AND MATERIALS TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND RESEARCHERS.

THIS PROJECT WILL USE SPORTS TO COUNTER RECRUITMENT AND BUILD RESILIENCE FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES IN SERBIA AND MALDIVES THAT ARE VULNERABLE TO TERRORIST RECRUITMENT, VIOLENT EXTREMIST ACTIVITY, AND PROPAGANDA.

RSVP'S MISSION OF IMPROVING LIVES WILL BE MET IN CACHE AND RICH COUNTIES BY BUILDING A VOLUNTEER NETWORK WHICH WILL PROVIDE RESPITE TO CAREGIVERS AND COMPANIONSHIP TO OLDER ADULTS. AN ESTIMATED 150 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. OF THIS NUMBER, ALL 150 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS AND DELIVER EITHER RESPITE OR COMPANIONSHIP PARTNERSHIPS, WHILE SOME MAY BE ENCOURAGED TO ADDITIONALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE RECOGNITION EVENTS AND CONTACT ACTIVITY TO ENSURE THESE ACTIVITIES MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RSVP VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING RESPITE CARE TO CAREGIVERS WHEREVER THEY CALL HOME BE IT ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS, SKILLED CARE OR DEMENTIA CENTERS OR HOMES, AS WELL AS COMPANIONSHIP ACTIVITIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF AGING IN PLACE AND AGING IN PLACE - RESPITE. IDENTIFICATION OF CAREGIVERS WELCOMING RESPITE AND SENIORS WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM COMPANIONSHIP WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF THE PROGRAM. THE RSVP COORDINATOR WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CREATING FINAL PLANS FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF BOTH RSVP VOLUNTEERS AND INDIVIDUAL SERVICE RECEIVERS, ORIENTATION, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER MATCHING. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED BY A STAFF ASSISTANT TO SCHEDULE VISITS, PLACE REMINDER CALLS, ASSIST WITH MATERIAL COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION AND GENERAL OFFICE ASSIGNMENTS. HIGH QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS (RELATED TO RECRUITMENT/ATTRITION) AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE RSVP DIRECTOR, STAFF ASSISTANT AND VOLUNTEERS, WILL BE SUBCONTRACTED TO 2 GERONTOLOGICAL FACULTY OF UTAH STATE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, AT LEAST 150 DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS OR OLDER ADULTS NEEDING COMPANIONSHIP WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL TIES, INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND REDUCTION IN DAILY STRESSORS. WE ALSO EXPECT TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF VOLUNTEERING ON STRESS AND WELL-BEING FOR THE RSVP VOLUNTEERS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 IN YEAR ONE WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $13,620.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

ENSLAVEMENT AT MIDDLETON PLACE: SHARING A MORE COMPLETE AMERICAN STORY [FOR DECADES, MIDDLETON PLACE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN TELLING THE STORIES OF THE AFRICANS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND EUROPEANS WHO LIVED AND WORKED AT MIDDLETON PLACE FOR OVER THREE CENTURIES. A PIONEER IN THE INTERPRETATION OF SLAVERY, THE FOUNDATION IS CONSTANTLY UNDERTAKING NEW INITIATIVES THAT ALLOW AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE AND EXAMINE THEMES TO INSPIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER THROUGH OUR SHARED AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE THE DESCENDANT COMMUNITY IN STRENGTHENING THE ONGOING SLAVERY INTERPRETATION IN TWO EXISTING PERMANENT EXHIBITS ? ELIZA?S HOUSE AND THE STABLEYARDS. THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS PUT ON HOLD DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE A MORE COMPLETE STORY OF OUR COMPLEX AMERICAN HISTORY WITH THE HOPE TO CREATE EMPATHY AND BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.] [PURPOSE:? PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATES TO TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AT MIDDLETON PLACE: ?ELIZA?S HOUSE? AND THE ?STABLEYARDS.?   ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, EXHIBITION DESIGN, AND INSTALLATION FOR TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO EXPAND DIGITAL OFFERINGS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES:? IMPLEMENTED EXHIBITIONS AND SUPPORT OF FIVE STAFF MEMBERS AND THE CREATION OF A NEW POSITION TO LEAD THE PROJECT AND OVERSEE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY INTERPRETATION ACROSS MIDDLETON PLACE.     INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VISITORS TO MIDDLETON PLACE, RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TOURISTS.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

TO COUNTER RECRUITMENT AND BUILD RESILIENCE AGAINST TERRORISM AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES IN ALBANIA, PRIMARILY USING SPORT (FOOTBALL) AS A MEANS OF ENGAGEMENT.

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH DREAM SPACE FOUNDATION TO MANAGE AMERICAN IHUB BATTICALOA PROGRAMS THROUGH ECA FUNDS.

THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EQUIP EMIRATI HIGH SCHOOLS TEACHERS WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD AND DESIGN A SPACE CURRICULUM.

TO SUPPORT INTERFAITH WOMEN'S JOURNEYS BY GIVING A GRANT TO COVER THE TRAVEL OF ABOUT 15 WOMEN EACH FROM JAMMU AND KASHMIR, ORISSA, GUJARAT AND SOUTH

IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE AND HIS NEW VISION OF AMERICA'S FUTURE IN SPACE, HIS GOALSFOR 1 MILLION STEM GRADUATES OVER 10 Y

MAKING A WAY OUT OF NO WAY: A CENTURY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NORTH CAROLINA 1800-1900

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN WILL ASSEMBLE AND SHARE A COLLECTION OF RESOURCES RELATED TO THE ENSLAVED INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVED AND WORKED AT THIS AND ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES TO PRESENT A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF THEIR LIVES, THE HISTORY OF TUDOR PLACE, AND URBAN SLAVERY IN WASHINGTON, DC. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HIRING A PROJECT MANAGER TO COLLECT RESOURCES RELATED TO ENSLAVED PEOPLE AT TUDOR HOUSE AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, CONNECT WITH DESCENDANTS OF ENSLAVED INDIVIDUALS, AND CREATE A TEMPORARY EXHIBIT AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING INCORPORATING THE NEWLY COLLECTED SOURCES. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, TUDOR PLACE WILL ENGAGE AND SERVE A MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCE THROUGH TOURS AND LECTURES THAT BROADEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF URBAN SLAVERY IN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN HISTORY.

GRANT TO DREAM SPACE ACADEMY TO MANAGE AMERICAN IHUB BATTICALOA OPERATIONS.

THE DISCOVERY CENTER, OPERATED BY THE UNITED STATES SPACE FOUNDATION, WILL PARTNER WITH THE PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT SMALL STEPS, GIANT LEAP: STEM ADVENTURES FOR LITTLE SPACE EXPLORERS, A FREE EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-6 THAT SEEKS TO ENGAGE THE TARGET AUDIENCE OF LOW-INCOME AND MILITARY FAMILIES, POPULATIONS CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED BY THE DISCOVERY CENTER. THE PROGRAM IS AN INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING EXPERIENCE WITH AN ASSOCIATED HANDS-ON CRAFT THAT OCCURS TWICE MONTHLY, ONCE IN PERSON AND ONCE VIRTUALLY, AND IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE EARLY LEARNERS TO GROW IN LITERACY VIA THE LENSES OF SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION WHILE DEVELOPING VITAL SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF-ESTEEM.

TO RECRUIT. TRAIN AND DEPLOY 160 VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY PEACE-BUILDERS AND HOST COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TARGETING 3.000 PARTICIPANTS.

DESIGNING A NEW CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

AT-RISK ARCHIVES AT TUDOR PLACE

WHY WE EXPLORE [THE PROJECT, “WHY WE EXPLORE,” ADDRESS WHAT INSPIRES HUMANS TO EXPLORE, FROM A CULTURAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE.  WITH HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN EXPLORATION NOW REALIZED AND NEW GOALS AND FRONTIERS EMERGING EACH DAY, THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SPACE EXPLORATION ON OUR DAILY LIVES ARE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORT IT. FURTHER, WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S CHARGE TO REIGNITE AMERICAN’S SPACE LEGACY AND DEVELOP A UNIQUE BRANCH OF THE MILITARY TO PROTECT IT, NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO RECONVENE A DIALOGUE TO ASK, AND MORE ACCURATELY ANSWER THE QUESTION, “WHY DO WE EXPLORE?” THIS PROJECT WILL POSITION THE COUNTRY’S EVER-EVOLVING ATTITUDES TOWARD SPACE AND EXPLORATION, IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, IN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF SIMILAR ATTITUDES VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURES, WITH THE GOAL OF LAUNCHING A LARGER DIALOGUE ABOUT THE ROLE THAT SPACE EXPLORATION PLAYS IN THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.]

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

GRANT TO DREAM SPACE ACADEMY TO MANAGE AMERICAN IHUB BATTICALOA OPERATIONS.

CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS IN DEFENSE

CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS IN DEFENSE

18TH U. S. ARMY CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS

15TH U.S. ARMY CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS

16TH U.S. ARMY CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS

TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC LIGHTING DEVICES ASSESSMENT

TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN'S CERAMICS COLLECTION CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT

19TH CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS