The projects bring together academic researchers with practitioners, advocates and activists on issues central to creating a more democratic public sphere. 

November 16, 2007

Congratulations to: 

• Administration of a Qualitative Survey Regarding Minority Radio and Television Ownership and Media Consolidation
  Principal Investigators: Catherine J.K. Sandoval and Allen S. Hammond, IV
  Partner: Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC)
• Montana Media Partnership
  Principal Investigator: Richard Wolff
  Partner: Montana Common Cause (MCC)
• Public Interest Communications Infrastructure Taxonomy 
  Principal Investigator: Alison Powell
  Partners: Acorn Active Media Foundation and the Ethos Group
• Research Needed on Federal Radio Spectrum Holdings
  Submitted by Harold Feld of the Media Access Project (MAP)

The Collaborative Grants project is part of the SSRC Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere program, which is supported by funding from the Ford Foundation. Now in its second year, the program seeks to foster a culture of collaboration between academic and advocacy communities, both in the United States and abroad, on issues of media policy, media reform and media justice.

The Collaborative Grants project awards small grants of up to $7,500 and large grants of up to $30,000 via an open competitive selection process. Grant selection is conducted by an external review committee, with representation from academic and advocacy communities.  Research Bounties allow advocacy groups, foundations and trade associations to submit their own calls for research, which become invitations for academic collaboration.

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