How about direct grants to qualified low-income students to study engineering, mathematics, and so forth. How about funding students to attend the local community college or area technical institute to learn to be plumbers or electricians. That would help eliminate poverty.
The Ford Foundation’s grants sound like much of the funds will be going to grow more Obamas.
Grants from whom? Private individuals and groups? Knock yourself out; all for it. grants from the government? No way.