CHICAGO, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Poetry Foundation awards $1.52 million to 52 nonprofit poetry organizations, poetry presses and magazines, and literary arts service organizations.

“Support for the literary arts, and especially poetry, remains critical at this time of rising costs and a decrease in funding from traditional sources,” said Poetry Foundation president and CEO, Michelle T. Boone. “The Poetry Foundation’s funding to this collective of organizations and publishers helps make it possible for people of all ages to express themselves and engage with poetry and poets.”

Spanning 23 states and United States territories, these grantee-partner organizations support poets of all ages and at every stage of their careers; publish emerging voices; create opportunities for audiences to experience poetry; provide fellowships, residencies, and professional development for poets; and expand access to poetry through translation and archival work.

Alongside the Poetry Foundation’s other philanthropic efforts, these general operating grants bring the Foundation’s total grantmaking funds for 2026 to more than $3.4 million.

Fall 2026 Grantee-Partners

Nonprofit Poetry Organizations

Academy of American Poets, New York, $50,000Alapoesía, Puerto Rico, $10,000Brooklyn Poets, New York, $40,000Community Literature Initiative, California, $50,000Glassless Minds, California, $15,000Mass Poetry, Massachusetts, $35,000National Poetry Series, New Jersey, $30,000Nebraska Writers Collective, Nebraska, $40,000Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New York, $30,000Poetic Justice, Oklahoma, $35,000Puha Hubiya, New Mexico, $15,000Radical Reversal, New Jersey, $35,000Saint Louis Poetry Center, Missouri, $30,000Small Press Traffic, California, $25,000Stomping Grounds Literary Arts Initiative, Illinois, $30,000Street Poets, California, $30,000The Clifton House, Maryland, $25,000The Poetry Project, New York, $50,000Urban Word NYC, New York, $40,000Woodland Pattern, Wisconsin, $60,000Words of the People, Oklahoma, $25,000Youth Speaks, California, $40,000

Nonprofit Poetry Presses and Magazines

Alice James Books, Maine, $30,000American Poetry Review, Pennsylvania, $20,000Bamboo Ridge Press, Hawaii, $20,000Beloit Poetry Journal , Maine, $10,000Black Ocean, Illinois, $15,000BOA Editions , New York, $30,000Cardboard House Press, Rhode Island, $40,000Foglifter Press, California, $15,000Fonograf Editions, Oregon, $15,000Host Publications, Texas, $35,000Hub City Writers Project, South Carolina, $30,000Infrarrealista Review, Texas, $15,000La Impresora, Puerto Rico, $20,000Lugar Comun, Florida, $35,000Mizna, Minnesota, $35,000Nightboat Books, New York, $40,000Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora, Illinois, $60,000Poet Lore, Maryland, $10,000Rhino Poetry, Illinois, $10,000Sinister Wisdom, Florida, $20,000Sundress Publications, Tennessee, $10,000Tupelo Press, Massachusetts, $20,000Ugly Duckling Presse, New York, $25,000Words Without Borders, New York, $25,000World Poetry Books, New York, $25,000

Nonprofit Literary Arts Service Organizations

American Literary Translators Association, Arizona, $20,000,Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, New York, $60,000Kundiman, New York, $35,000Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI), Texas, $15,000Torch Literary Arts, Texas, $40,000

These grants build on the Poetry Foundation’s 2026 commitments, which include:

Awarding $1,025,000 to the Sustainable Futures grantee-partner cohortProviding $400,000 in special opportunity grants, which includes:Sponsoring national events such as the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference, the National Book Awards, and the PEN America World Voices FestivalFunding poetry programs across the Midwest, like the Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards and Kalamazoo Poetry FestivalUnderwriting $250,000 in opportunities for individual poets, including fellowships at MacDowell and United States Artists and supporting the Chicago and Illinois poet laureateshipsContributing to the Literary Arts Fund 

About the Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation transforms lives through the power of words. Our work aims to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry. Follow the Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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The global HR research and advisory firm’s new Build a Fit-for-Purpose Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) Operating Model resource includes three blueprints designed to help HR leaders assess organizational fit, design a practical HR business partner operating model, and implement it in a way that drives adoption and ongoing refinement.

TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As organizations navigate growing complexity, changing workforce needs, and increasing expectations for HR to contribute to business outcomes, many HR teams are reassessing whether their current operating model enables the level of strategic partnership leaders require. To bring clarity to the decision-making process, global HR research and advisory firm McLean & Company has released Build a Fit-for-Purpose HRBP Operating Model, a comprehensive resource that helps HR leaders evaluate, design, and implement an HR business partner (HRBP) operating model grounded in the organization’s unique context and needs.

“An HRBP operating model should not be adopted by default or used as a quick fix for operational workload,” says Lexi Hambides, director, HR Research & Advisory Services at McLean & Company. “The right model starts with a clear understanding of the organization’s strategic needs, then translates that understanding into design choices, service expectations, governance, and change practices that enable HRBPs to act as trusted advisors and strategic partners.”

McLean & Company explains in the recently published resource that an HRBP operating model clarifies how HRBPs work with leaders and how HR work is structured to support business outcomes. When designed intentionally, the model helps HR focus on outcomes, align people decisions to business needs, and strengthen strategic partnership across the organization.

The firm cautions that the HRBP operating model is a response to increasing organizational complexity, not a default structure. Without first defining the driving need for a stronger HR-business partnership, organizations risk designing a model that does not solve the right problem or deliver meaningful value.

The Build a Fit-for-Purpose HRBP Operating Model resource includes dedicated guidance for each step in McLean & Company’s three-phase process:

Assess the HR Business Partner Operating Model Fit: This phase helps HR leaders determine whether an HRBP operating model is the right fit by assessing current strengths and pain points, analyzing strategic direction and external factors, and identifying the driving need. From there, the resource helps confirm whether the model should proceed, pause, or be reconsidered.Design the HR Business Partner Operating Model: This section of the process guides the translation of assessment insights into clear design decisions, including project team structure, design principles, goals and metrics, scope, governance, centralization, and segmentation. It also outlines HRBP service levels, engagement standards, feedback processes, and service level agreements.Implement the HR Business Partner Operating Model: The third phase helps HR leaders operationalize the model by aligning HR structure and functions, assessing organizational readiness, developing a rollout plan, and creating an HRBP profile. It also supports change communications, preparation for new ways of working, and ongoing impact monitoring.

Across the three phases, McLean & Company emphasizes that effective HRBP operating models must be grounded in data, aligned to organizational strategy, and supported by clear expectations for how HRBPs and leaders work together.

The research also highlights the importance of leadership buy-in, governance, and implementation planning. By engaging leaders early and preparing HR employees and leaders for new ways of working, organizations can position HRBPs as strategic advisors while supporting a smoother rollout and ongoing refinement.

To access the full resource, please visit McLean & Company’s Build a Fit-for-Purpose HRBP Operating Model page or contact Senior Communications Manager Kelsey King at kking@mcleanco.com.

For related support, HR leaders can explore McLean & Company’s facilitated workshops, including Create an HR Strategy and Redesign Your HR Structure. To learn more, visit the workshops page.

Media seeking research-backed insights or commentary from McLean & Company experts on strategic HR partnership, HR operating model transformation, workforce planning, change readiness, or implementation planning can contact kking@mcleanco.com.

About McLean & Company
McLean & Company is a global HR research and advisory firm and trusted partner to people leaders navigating today’s most pressing workforce challenges. Informed by its work with thousands of HR professionals and executives, the firm provides evidence-based research, diagnostics, practical tools, hands-on support, and services spanning advisory, learning, and coaching. From workforce strategy and leadership to culture, engagement, retention, and AI adoption, McLean & Company helps leaders move from direction to execution and deliver measurable results for their people and organizations.

McLean & Company is a division of Infotech.

Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software, and hundreds of industry analysts through the firm’s Media Insiders program. To gain access, contact pr@mcleanco.com.

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Utah’s advanced technology ecosystem brings aerospace, composites and elite sport together ahead of the 2034 Olympic Winter Games

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 47G, USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS), Albany Engineered Composites, Hexcel and Nammo Composite Solutions today announced a new partnership bringing together advanced materials, engineering and manufacturing expertise to support the development of next generation cowlings for USA bobsleds. The partnership was announced at 47G’s annual Zero Gravity Summit, held as part of Hard Tech Week in Salt Lake City.

The collaboration brings together athletes, engineers, manufacturers and innovators to explore how technologies developed for some of the world’s most demanding applications can be applied to elite sport. The partnership also showcases the depth of Utah’s hard-tech ecosystem, connecting companies with expertise spanning aerospace, advanced materials, manufacturing and defense with athletes preparing to compete on the world’s biggest stage: The 2034 Winter Olympics.

“Partnerships like this are a great reminder that innovation can come from unexpected places,” said Lyndon Smith, President, Americas & Global Fibers. “The same advanced materials and technical expertise that support aerospace and defense can open new possibilities in elite sport. We’re excited to work alongside USA Bobsled/Skeleton and our industry partners to see what we can accomplish together.”

At the heart of the effort is the application of advanced composite technology to one of the most equipment-driven sports in the world. For USABS athletes, performance is measured in hundredths of a second, making the weight, strength, aerodynamics and design of a sled critical considerations on the track. As part of this partnership, Albany will work with USABS to manufacture next-generation composite bobsleds intended to support USA Bobsled and Skeleton athletes. Hexcel is contributing advanced composite materials expertise, while Nammo Composite Solutions will manufacture carbon-fiber cowlings for the team’s two-man bobsleds.

The technology behind the partnership has applications far beyond the bobsled track. Advanced composite materials offer a combination of strength, durability and low weight that has made them essential to modern aerospace and defense applications, including aircraft, missiles and unmanned systems. Albany, Hexcel and Nammo bring decades of experience engineering and manufacturing composite components for some of the world’s most demanding environments, and the USABS partnership creates an opportunity to apply that expertise to elite athletics. Together, these Utah-based companies are bringing aerospace and defense expertise in advanced materials and manufacturing to the development of high-performance sled technology.

“Advanced composite technology has helped transform aerospace by enabling engineers to design components that are strong, lightweight and capable of performing in some of the most demanding environments,” said Jeff Daniel, vice president, commercial segment at Albany Engineered Composites. “Bringing that expertise to bobsled creates an exciting opportunity to apply what we have learned in aerospace to a completely different performance challenge. We are proud to work alongside USA Bobsled/Skeleton to develop technology that can support USA Bobsled and Skeleton athletes on the road to 2034 and beyond.”

The partnership comes as Utah prepares to welcome the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2034. USABS athletes already train and compete at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, creating a natural connection between the state’s technology ecosystem and the future of bobsled competition on home ice. For 47G, the collaboration represents an opportunity to demonstrate that Utah’s Olympic legacy can extend beyond hosting world-class competition. With advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, research and technology companies operating across the state, Utah has developed an ecosystem capable of bringing together expertise from traditionally separate industries.

“Utah has spent decades building an ecosystem where advanced manufacturing, aerospace, research and entrepreneurship intersect,” said Aaron Starks, president and CEO of 47G. “As we look toward 2034, we have an opportunity not only to host the world’s best athletes, but also to showcase the technologies, companies and talent helping shape the future of performance and innovation.”

The partnership was announced October 28 at 47G’s annual Zero Gravity Summit at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, held as part of Hard Tech Week. As USA Bobsled/Skeleton athletes prepare for the 2034 Winter Olympics on home ice, aerospace and advanced manufacturing expertise is finding a new proving ground on the bobsled track.

About 47G
47G is the nation’s fastest-growing organization for deeptech and aerospace and defense companies. Representing more than 230 members, 47G is building a nationally recognized ecosystem that accelerates the development and deployment of next-generation technologies. Want to learn more? Visit our website at 47G.org, follow us on LinkedIn and X, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

About USA Bobsled/Skeleton
USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS) is the national governing body for bobsled and skeleton in the United States. USABS promotes and grows the sports while recruiting, developing, training and supporting athletes from their introduction to bobsled and skeleton through elite international competition.

About Albany Engineered Composites
Albany Engineered Composites, a segment of Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), designs and manufactures advanced engineered composite components for demanding applications in commercial and military aircraft, missiles and unmanned vehicles. Albany Engineered Composites combines advanced materials, engineering and manufacturing expertise to develop solutions for some of the world’s most demanding applications.

About Hexcel
Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced lightweight composites technology. We provide innovative, high-performance material solutions that are lighter, stronger, and tougher, shaping a world that moves farther, smarter, and more efficiently. Our broad and unrivaled product range includes carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, resins, engineered core, and composite structures for use in commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial applications.

About Nammo
Nammo Composite Solutions (NCS) is part of Nammo, an international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Raufoss, Norway. With more than 4,000 employees, 27 production sites, and a presence in 12 allied countries, Nammo is one of the world’s leading providers of specialty ammunition, shoulder-fired systems, and rocket motors. NCS applies that same manufacturing discipline to advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense applications.

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