Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
To sponsor a gathering of conservation and housing practitioners throughout Vermont.
Archives Grants
Cornell University, Weill Medical College
To support research by John Merck Scholar Bruce McCandliss, PhD, on the development of visual word recognition skills, a cognitive neuroscience approach to normal function, impairment and intervention.
The Rockefeller University
To support research by John Merck Scholar Leslie Vosshall, PhD, on olfactory perception and the encoding of preference.
Washington University in St. Louis
To support research by John Merck Scholar Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, on the normal and abnormal development of cognitive control using functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Environmental Grantmakers Association
To provide general support.
New York City Employment and Training Coalition
To assess the post September 11 labor market through a series of roundtable discussions with employers in key labor market sectors; to assist employment and training providers to understand the changes that have taken place in the post September 11;…
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
To create a cooperative for organic dairy farmers in the Northeast that represents the interests of small, independent farmers and helps build market share for organic dairy products.
Northeastern University
To provide support for doctoral-level graduate students working with, or on behalf of, children who are mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds and their families.
Red Oaxaquena de Derechos Humanos
To promote and protect human rights for indigenous people in Oaxaca, Mexico.
STRIVE Boston Employment Service
To open two additional STRIVE centers in 2002, one aimed at the Hispanic community and the other targeting South Boston’s population.