Past Grants

University of Baltimore

For support of the College Readiness Academy, an initiative designed to develop college and academic skills for 380 students in seven Baltimore City public high schools. The initiative aims to increase scores on college placement tests, and ensure that juniors and seniors avoid remedial coursework in college.

University of Maryland

For support of graduate research toward a plan to reduce fish kills in the Baltimore Harbor, using controlled algae production. The pilot algal turf scrubber has been designed to remove nutrients, which may be recycled as feedstock for biofuels and fertilizer.

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Toward support of the Child Abuse and Maltreatment Prevention Program, an intervention program designed to involve pediatricians in identifying and addressing risk factors for child maltreatment. The Multidisciplinary Team, including representatives from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, and the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, meets bi-weekly to make recommendations for services designed to prevent abuse and reduce the number of reports to Child Protective Services.

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Toward the purchase of molecular reagents required to research novel approaches for the expansion of normal stem cells and killing of cancer stem cells.

Urban Teacher Center, Inc.

For support of the Urban Teacher Center (UTC), designed to prepare teachers to serve Baltimore City’s neediest schools. The teaching program requires applicants to make a four-year commitment beginning with a residency year, and followed by three years of teaching in a high-need Baltimore City Public School. UTC provides a model for teacher preparation and state licensure that is linked to student performance results.