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Jefferson Trust to award nearly $1M in grants
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By Daniel Grimes | February 9, 2021 at 4:13 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 6:18 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Jefferson Trust, a nonprofit that is part of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, is giving nearly $1 million in grants this year that will benefit UVA and the greater-Charlottesville area.
The Jefferson Trust has already given over $9.6 million in grants since it started in 2005.
Now, 15 programs that range from a camp for young scientists to an initiative aimed at anti-racist pedagogy for teachers, will benefit this year.
The UVA Brain Camp will receive nearly $50,000. The camp gives young people from minority or financially disadvantaged backgrounds a hands-on educational experience in neuroscience. ....

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