Tides Center Grant



Organization - Tides Center
Grant Amount - $150,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - For Generational Alliance's nonpartisan Generation Vote project to increase youth participation in the 2008 election cycle and sustain youth civic engagement year round


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