This year’s cohort includes eight seed projects receiving up to $25,000 each, alongside seven development grants providing up to $100,000 per initiative. Beyond direct funding, recipients gain access to financial planning resources through a partnership with the Nonprofit Finance Fund, ensuring the long-term sustainability of their work. The selection process prioritized projects that leverage innovative methodologies, such as histofuturism and LiDAR scanning, to engage with the histories of people of color.
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ACLS Allocates $800,000 to Advance Digital Justice Projects
The American Council of Learned Societies is distributing $800,000 to support fifteen research initiatives focused on historically marginalized communities. Funded by the Mellon Foundation, the 2026 Digital Justice Grants aim to foster ethical digital scholarship while addressing data sovereignty and restorative practices across humanities and social science fields.
Keyanah Nurse, Senior Program Officer for the council’s IDEA programs, described the selection as the most competitive in the organization's history. The projects reflect a deliberate shift toward reparative justice, challenging traditional academic boundaries through community-centered digital tools. Celebrating a century of grantmaking, the council continues to emphasize that scholarly knowledge serves as a vital public good, particularly for researchers working within historically underfunded institutional ecosystems.
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