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EnglishWhere to Find Grants Information on carnegie.org
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The grants information on carnegie.org lives under the Grants section in the site navigation, with a separate Grants Search tool for looking up awards. The homepage itself only summarizes the foundation's program areas and links out; specific eligibility rules, deadlines, and application steps are not published on the homepage, so you need to open the Grants pages to confirm them.
Start from the main navigation
The site's top navigation lists these entries: Our Work, About Carnegie, News & Stories, Grants, and Grants Search. The homepage also repeats "Grants" in its footer under "Explore Carnegie."
- Grants — the section for the foundation's grantmaking information, including grantmaking highlights.
- Grants Search — a search entry point for finding individual grants.
If you land on the homepage, use the "What can we help you find?" search box or go straight to the Grants link rather than scrolling the news feed.
What the homepage tells you about funding priorities
Before you search, it helps to know what the foundation says it funds. The Andrew Carnegie Foundation (originally Carnegie Corporation of New York, founded in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie) states that its funding supports "the issues that Carnegie considered most important: education, democracy, and peace." Its overarching goal is described as reducing political polarization through grants that support ladders of opportunity and a more peaceful world.
The two named programs are:
| Program | Stated focus |
|---|---|
| National Program — Ladders of Opportunity | Helping individuals achieve upward mobility and greater civic participation; seeking to increase trust in public institutions, elections, and government |
| International Program — A More Peaceful World | Advancing peace by trying to prevent armed conflict and supporting conditions for understanding and resolving global security challenges |
Libraries are presented as a legacy area: Andrew Carnegie funded more than 2,500 libraries worldwide, and the foundation says it continues that commitment to knowledge and understanding.
What to confirm on the Grants pages
The homepage does not state eligibility criteria, funding amounts, deadlines, or application procedures. Treat those as open questions and verify them on the Grants and Grants Search pages themselves. Practical checks:
- Open Grants and read the grantmaking highlights to see the kinds of organizations and projects that have been funded.
- Use Grants Search to look for awards in your subject area or region — past grants are usually the clearest signal of fit.
- Look for any stated application or inquiry process on the Grants pages before preparing a proposal.
- If no process is published, use the site's contact or general inquiry route rather than assuming an open call exists.
Staying updated
The homepage offers a newsletter signup ("Get the latest updates about our work straight to your inbox") and a News & Stories section with press releases, the Carnegie Reporter magazine, and articles. These are reasonable places to watch for announcements about funding priorities, but they are not a substitute for the Grants pages when you need current rules.
One naming note: the organization now uses the name Andrew Carnegie Foundation, formerly Carnegie Corporation of New York. Older documents and search results may still use the previous name, so search both if you are looking for historical grant records.