ACT for Alexandria

For the ACTion Network, a public issues online forum where problems are posted, debated and citizens decide on what actions to take in response

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Foundation

To sponsor the Bicentennial National Town Hall Series "Lincoln, Miami, and the American Dream" to be held on November 1, 2009, at the Adrienne Arsht Center

Akron Community Foundation

To supplement an existing donor-advised fund

Akron Digital Media Center

To establish a digital media center that trains citizen journalists whose content is broadcast to downtown projection screens and posted to existing online site in partnership with the local newspaper

Akron Public Schools

To provide funding for Akron Public Schools to develop a process and implementation plan for making 40 Community Learning Centers responsive to the community's needs

Akron-Summit County Public Library

To meet the growing demand for job training via mobile computer labs at 17 branch Akron-Summit County Public Libraries, an additional 3300 people per year will have access and will receive training per year, because of Knight's investment

Alexander Mitchell Public Library

To increase access of unserved and underserved citizens to internet and computer technology by strengthening the library's role as a community technology center

Allen County Public Library Foundation

To increase access and introduce English-language learning technology to up to 2,000 underserved Burmese and Hispanic citizens

Amazing County (aka CountyBounty)

To raise awareness of local resources and history by creating Amazing County (aka CountyBounty), an online awareness scavenger hunt

American Red Cross, Horry County

For emergency relief for the Myrtle Beach area in response to the wildfires in April 2009

Area/Code Entertainment

For the research and concept development of community-centric urban games in five Knight Communities

Asian American Journalists Association

To promote diversity and boost under-represented groups in journalism through subsidized training and operational support