LOS ANGELES : 3 Projects Get Grants From Ford Foundation
Three Los Angeles projects have received finalists grants in the Ford Foundation’s annual Innovations in State and Local Government Awards Program.
One finalist is Humanitas, an interdisciplinary, team-taught, writing-based course of study used in several local high schools and sponsored by the Los Angeles Educational Partnership, a business-backed foundation that helps fund school reforms.
The others are the Video Arraignment Project of the Los Angeles Central Court and the Automatic Traffic and Surveillance and Control system, which is used to help unsnarl the city’s legendary traffic jams.
The video arraignment system allows some routine procedures to be conducted away from the courthouse, saving time and money and reducing hardship on those who have been arrested. The traffic system uses new technology to spot trouble and adjust traffic signals and flow patterns as needed.
Each of the 25 finalists nationwide will receive a $20,000 grant. They are also eligible to win $100,000 if chosen as one of 10 programs to receive an Innovations Award.
Grants Ford FoundationInnovations in State and Local Government Awards Program.Humanitas, Video Arraignment Project Automatic Traffic and Surveillance and Control
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