The sponsor supports projects designed to improve the health and health care of Americans. The sponsor supports projects in civil society, the environment, and poverty. Supports scientific research and exploration by providing grants for basic original field research in disciplines including anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, and zoology. Support is provided for programs that are responsive to the needs and aspirations of neglected segments of society. Specific areas of interest include, education, environmental justice, immigration and labor, political participation, southern organizing, and youth and community leadership.
Support is provided for cultural, education, public policy and religion grants.
Multiple programs in the areas of arts and humanities, building democracies, equal opportunity, global environment, population, international security, and school reform are supported. The sponsor offers grants in several fields, including Arts and Cultures, Education, Global Security, Sustainable Resource Use, Health-related Social and Ethical Issues and Special Opportunity. The sponsor provides support for international documentary films and videos on current and significant issues in human rights, freedom of expression, social justice, and civil liberties dealing with contemporary issues. Individuals around the world are eligible. Research is invited for projects that promise to yield new knowledge about education.