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Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele Grant
Organization - Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele
Grant Amount - $139,500
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - For various writing projects during a sabbatical from the University of Cape Town
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis - $100,000 from the Mott Foundation - This grant to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis provides support for the research and writing of a book on the history of community foundations in the United States. The manuscript will be finished in 2013 and published in 2014 to...
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