{"id":463,"date":"2019-10-09T12:13:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T16:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/urivotes\/?page_id=463"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:15:47","slug":"funders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/funders\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Funders"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Our Funders<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/office-group-header.jpg);background-position:45% 51%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control 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class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"breakout\" style=\"background: #eeeeee\">\n<div class=\"content-width\">\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"about us\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-about-us\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-6985\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6985\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6981\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6981\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/our-history\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6982\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6982\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/team\/\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6983\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/our-partners\/\">Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6984\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6984\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/about\/funders\/\">Funders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.eac.gov\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/electionassistance.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">ViU.S. Election Assistance Commission (US EAC)sit<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/nsf.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">viNational Science Foundationsit<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ri.gov\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/risos-gorbea-logo-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Former Rhode Island\nSecretary of State&#8217;s Office<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/elections.ri.gov\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/elections-logo-200x200-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Rhode Island\nBoard of Elections<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.electioninitiative.org\/en\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/ETI-CARD.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Election Trust Initiative<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/taketheplej.org\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/electionlab.mit.edu\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/MEDSL-CARD.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">MIT Election Data + Science Lab<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.mit.edu\/healthyelections\/www\/home.html\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/Stanford-MIT-CARD.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Stanford-MIT\nHealthy Elections Project<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/931\/URICOE-CARD.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">URI College of Engineering<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.simio.com\/academics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/guides\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5078\">Layouts<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/tools-2\/pocket-guide-project\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5191\"><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/visual-simulations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5198\">Simulations<\/a><br><br>Calculators<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/training\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5994\">TRAINING<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eac.gov\/election-officials\/election-processes-simulations\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5191\">Officials<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/tools-2\/pocket-guide-project\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5191\"><br><\/a>Engineers<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/training\/k-12\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5998\">Teachers<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/research\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5061\">RESEARCH<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<br><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/tools-2\/pocket-guide-project\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5191\"><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/edi\/conference-papers\/\" data-type=\"page\" 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