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For a five-week summer school program with daily reading instruction for 1,290 rising kindergarten to fourth grade students coming from 11 district and charter schools. The program includes weekly workshops that train parents to teach reading at home, teacher professional development and coaching, and home visits.

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St. Joseph’s Indian School is a Native American school dedicated to improving the quality of life for Lakota (Sioux) children and families.

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on curing childhood catastrophic diseases. They treat children regardless of their ability to pay and conduct groundbreaking research to advance medical science.

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The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, established in 2004, is dedicated solely to craft and design, offering engaging exhibitions and programs. As a non-collecting institution, it fosters collaborations with artists, designers and institutions to provide diverse and inspiring experiences in the realm of craft and design for visitors of all ages.

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The cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is unknown, but intestinal bacteria—involved in the production of molecules that impact health—are widely accepted to play a key role. A significant proportion of IBD patients with pouches (surgically created rectums after the diseased colon is removed) continue to have inflammation similar to their previous disease, whereas non-IBD patients with pouches rarely have inflammation. Our results show key differences in the composition of an important class of bacteria-modified molecules known as secondary bile acids (SBAs) between these groups and that these SBAs reduce inflammation. We have also found that these SBA differences may be explained by reduced composition of specific gut bacteria. The research proposed will improve our understanding of the role of SBAs in controlling gut inflammation. Restoring the microbiome by correcting these compositional differences or administration of SBAs hold potential as new therapeutic targets for IBD.

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The Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry (CHOIR) is a collaborative health outcomes registry that collects and analyzes data from various sources, including electronic health records and patient-reported outcomes, to track patient progress and treatment effectiveness. By facilitating data sharing among healthcare providers and researchers, CHOIR aims to improve decision-making and patient care while advancing knowledge in healthcare delivery.

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Success Academy Charter Schools Inc. is dedicated to providing all children with access to excellent education, grounded in the belief in their potential to learn and succeed. Through high-quality teaching, supportive environments and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, they strive to empower students to reach their fullest potential.

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Summer Search, headquartered in Oakland, California, aims to empower youth from all backgrounds by providing access to education, mentorship and opportunities for growth, thereby breaking down systemic barriers and promoting equity. The organization supports young people in discovering their purpose from high school through to career launch, resulting in significantly higher graduation rates and bachelor’s degree attainment compared to their peers from similar socio-economic backgrounds.

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For the StoryCycles take home book bag program, to provide access to books for 198 transitional kindergarten and preschool classrooms and over 3,600 children and their families.

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A grant program dedicated to investing in bold ideas by individuals at California nonprofit or fiscally sponsored arts organizations that have the potential to reshape the future of the arts sector.

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Charlotte Maxwell Clinic is a 30-year-old nonprofit providing complementary, integrative therapies to low-income and underserved women with cancer.

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Charlotte Maxwell Clinic is a 30-year-old nonprofit providing complementary, integrative therapies to low-income and underserved women with cancer.

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Located in San Francisco, California, the Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art and human perception.

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Consisting of 30 networked sculptures that create an infrastructure of sensing and sonification. Oakland residents will become stewards to individual bells that work together to give presence to the air and climate, creating a shared soundscape across Oakland. Over six months it will create a data-set that can be used by climate scientists and public health researchers.

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A literature, performance, art, and sound project that refuses traditional audience/maker/performer relationships. La Rocco will write the third book in her experimental trilogy, which will then be re-performed by artists in various forms and media.

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Chronicles the effect of these political times on individuals, their personal stories, and the personal reaction of artists to these stories.

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A three-year capacity building grant to support marketing and public relations efforts, build the organization’s fundraising activities, as well as technology and media capabilities.

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A play set in Oakland in 1967, which uses the ambiguity and legendary mystery surrounding Huey Newton, leader of the Black Panthers, alleged police killing to shed light on contemporary experiences of African American communities.

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United Roots believes in fostering supportive conditions that empower young people to create alternative, sustainable economies, envisioning their center as a gathering place for generations and cultures. Through youth leadership, they aim to cultivate a more peaceful, creative and equitable world, while also reintegrating urban communities with nature.