WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ploughshares Fund, a global peace and security foundation dedicated to reducing and eventually eliminating nuclear weapons, today announced $890,000 in grants to improve the health and effectiveness of the peace and security field and to drive more sustained and impactful policy. The awards bring Ploughshares grant total for its fiscal year to $4.89 million.
Under a new strategic framework adopted earlier in November 2021, Ploughshares is prioritizing investments in four areas:
"Each of these four portfolios will address problems that are needed to advance long-term progress towards our goal of a world free of nuclear weapons," said Dr. Emma Belcher, President of Ploughshares Fund. "They reflect areas that Ploughshares Fund has already begun funding but are structured to better measure gains and create long-term progress."
The 12 grantees are:
For information about the final awards made through the 2022 Equity Rises Request for Proposals, please click on this link [1].
CONTACT:
Lauren Billet
Communications & Marketing Manager
Ploughshares Fund
LBillet@Ploughshares.org (link sends e-mail) [2]
(202) 783-4401
Links
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[2] mailto:LBillet@Ploughshares.org