Arizona State University Foundation

The Arizona State University (ASU) Foundation is the organization that accepts and provides support for grants that are received by the university, including the Indian Legal Program (ILP). Established more than 35 years ago, the ILP at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU has grown to become one of the most respected Indian law programs in the nation. Home to one of the highest concentrations of Native American students and Indian law students, ASU Law has an active Native American Law Students Association that hosts events, participates in pro bono activities, and mentors incoming students. The ILP is also the home of the Native American Pathway to Law Program. Established 10 years ago, this program provides pre-law advising, mentorship, financial aid/scholarship guidance, and LSAT support to improve Native American student’s acceptance into law school. The award for flexible support focuses on expanding ILP’s outreach and engagement with Native youth, tribal college students, pre-law students, tribal non-law trained advocates, and mentorship with the goal of establishing more pathways into careers in community and public safety. It is one in a cluster of grants to support Native-led organizations that are focused on strengthening the pipeline of Native Americans who are interested in pursuing careers in community and public safety as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge.

Arizona State University (ASU)’s center for Narrative and Emerging Media (NEM), located in downtown Los Angeles, is a new program that aims to provide research, teaching, and convening with a goal of diversifying the demographics of who gets to create and distribute narratives using emerging media technologies in arts, culture, and nonfiction. In a March 2022 design charrette, NEM workshops the design of the NEM program with leaders from academia, philanthropy, local community leaders, new media industry professionals, and film and television producers. The goal of this gathering is to determine how to involve the right community and industry partners, and how the NEM can effectively achieve its goal of diversifying the future of emerging media creators.

The Arizona State University Foundation’s mission is to ensure the success of Arizona State University as a "New American University." This project, "Combating Criminal Involvement in Nuclear Trafficking," will analyze past, present, and potential future roles of non-ideological criminals (including corrupt officials) in trafficking of nuclear material and of dual-use nuclear equipment and technology and will develop and disseminate multifaceted and specific recommendations for how to deter, detect, and disrupt their involvement. Funds will be used for principal investigator, consultant and graduate assistant salaries and fringe benefits, support for a workshop and dissemination of results.

To promote research in the forensic science disciplines.

In support of an interdisciplinary research initiative on advancing conservation in a social context (over three years).