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Rice University has launched the Voter Engagement Project, a nonpartisan, two-year pilot program to identify neighborhoods across the region with historically low voter participation.The Houston Endowment has awarded National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) $2.13 million over three years to strengthen and expand naturalization programming in the Greater Houston area, fostering the successful inclusion of immigrants into the local society, economy, and democracy.Houston Endowment is creating a $1.5 million fund to provide direct citizenship fee assistance to Houstonians eligible for naturalization.With the grant, Justicia Lab will work to improve and integrate digital infrastructure in the Houston area to allow immigrants to gain better access to justice in the legal system.While every election is important, local elections can have the most immediate impact in our everyday lives.Journalism is, at its core, a public service — and Houston could use more of it.Three Houston philanthropies are coming together to launch an independent nonprofit news operation in Houston.Five philanthropies plan to spend more than $20 million to bolster news coverage in Houston and create a local nonprofit news organization.With over $20M committed from five seed funders, the goal is delivering daily, high-quality, community-oriented journalism.