The grant will go toward chips for the auto and defense industries, and is the largest award to date from $39 billion in government funding.
Category: Grants (Corporate and Foundation)
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Patagonia Is Spending Millions on Conservation and Politics
$71 million of the clothing company’s earnings have been used since September 2022 to fund wildlife restoration, dam removal and Democratic groups.
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Why Is Paying for College So Complicated?
FAFSA, S.A.I., N.P.C., CSS — the acronyms never end. And that’s just the beginning of the mayhem.
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Why Is Paying for College So Complicated?
FAFSA, S.A.I., N.P.C., CSS — the acronyms never end. And that’s just the beginning of the mayhem.
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Philanthropies Pledge $500 Million to Address Crisis in Local News
The effort, spearheaded by the MacArthur Foundation, will give grants to support newsrooms and start-ups as concern grows over the rapid disappearance of local news outlets.
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What is in the CHIPS Act, Aimed at Childcare Expansion and National Security
The New York Times – Business:A sprawling new program for the semiconductor industry is foremost about national security, but it will try to advance other priorities as well
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The CHIPS Act Is About More Than Chips: Here’s What’s in It
The New York Times – Business:A sprawling new program for the semiconductor industry is foremost about national security, but it will try to advance other priorities as well
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The Medicine Is a Miracle, but Only if You Can Afford It
The New York Times – Business:A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay.
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How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling.
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MacArthur Foundation Announces 25 New ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
The New York Times – Music:The 2022 awards are going to artists, activists, scholars, scientists and others who have shown “exceptional creativity.” The grants are a bit bigger than before: $800,000 over five years.