| Bryn Mawr College | New Directions Fellowship (Lee) | 03/12/21 | $276,000 | Bryn Mawr, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Duke University | New Directions Fellowship (Jaji) | 03/12/21 | $300,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at San Diego | Community Stations Network | 03/12/21 | $5,000,000 | La Jolla, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Michigan State University | New Directions Fellowship (Baker-Bell) | 03/12/21 | $218,000 | East Lansing, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tulane University | New Directions Fellowship (Horowitz) | 03/12/21 | $240,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Los Angeles | New Directions Fellowship (Marino) | 03/12/21 | $290,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Councils for International Education | The America’s Languages Initiative: A Guide to Exemplary Programs and Practices in US Language Education | 03/12/21 | $500,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Howard University | New Directions Fellowship (Yeboah) | 03/12/21 | $296,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Georgetown University | New Directions Fellowship (Neep) | 03/12/21 | $244,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Northwestern University | New Directions Fellowship (Normore) | 03/12/21 | $256,000 | Evanston, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Rice University | New Directions Fellowship (Ballestero) | 03/12/21 | $296,000 | Houston, TX, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Inter-University Program for Latino Research | 03/12/21 | $950,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | AUH: Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities --Social Justice | 03/12/21 | $1,284,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Riverside | New Directions Fellowship (Dubcovsky) | 03/12/21 | $231,000 | Riverside, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | New Directions Fellowship (Lovejoy) | 03/12/21 | $268,000 | Boulder, CO, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Humanities Alliance Foundation | Supporting Social and Racial Justice in Higher Education | 03/12/21 | $400,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of New Haven | University of New Haven/Yale Prison Education Initiative Degree Granting Partnership | 03/12/21 | $1,500,000 | West Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Amherst College | New Directions Fellowship (Vigil) | 03/12/21 | $300,000 | Amherst, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Pennsylvania | New Directions Fellowship (McKay) | 03/12/21 | $267,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Berea College | bell hooks center, "feminism is for everybody": Honoring the Legacy of bell hooks at Berea College | 03/12/21 | $700,000 | Berea, KY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | DISCO: Digital Inquiry, Speculation, Collaboration, & Optimism Network | 03/12/21 | $4,800,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| The New School | Mellon Initiative for Inclusive Faculty Excellence | 12/14/20 | $5,000,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, Inc. | Higher Education in Prison Program Support | 12/11/20 | $1,200,000 | Ossining, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Virginia | Race, Place, and Equity | 12/11/20 | $5,000,000 | Charlottesville, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Northeastern Illinois University Foundation | Future of Higher Learning in Prison (Program Support) | 12/11/20 | $873,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
