Access Strategies Fund announced that it will be spearheading the Massachusetts Census Equity Fund, a funder collaborative formed to increase participation state-wide in the 2010 Census and ensure a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory redistricting process. In December, funders will provide up to $400,000 in the form of small to large sized grants to nonprofits for census outreach. Applications for funding are due November 25, 2009.

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To read the GMA Foundations client advisory regarding the 2010 Census, click here.

For information on how to apply, click here.

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: New York Times

AIDS Action President & CEO Rebecca Haag spoke with the New York Times about the possibility of allowing the use of federal funds for syringe exchange programs, while a new rule is being considered to ban the use of those funds for exchanges located within 1,000 feet of a “school, park, library, college, video arcade or any place children might gather”.

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Featuring AIDS Action Committee, a grantee of the Jessie B. Cox Trust.

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: The Washington Times

Myriam Ortiz, Executive Director of the Boston Parent Organizing Network, is quoted in an article discussing the challenges of school assignment policies.

Featuring Boston Parent Organizing Network, a grantee of the Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation.

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