Public Interest Projects Grant



Organization - Public Interest Projects
Grant Amount - $100,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - To enable the Funders Committee for Civic Participation to educate the philanthropic community about barriers to and strategies for fostering greater civic participation and voter engagement


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