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  • Focus Area: Immigration Policy
  • Category: Other Areas
  • Focus Area: Scientific Research
  • Organization Name: Institute for Progress
  • Amount: $2,215,000

  • Award Date: October 2021

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    Grant investigator: Jacob Trefethen


    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Institute for Progress staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.


    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $2,215,000 over one and a half years to the Institute for Progress, a new think tank, to conduct research and advocacy on policies relevant to a number of our grantmaking areas, including immigration policy and scientific research.

    The grant amount was updated on September 19, 2022

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