DJMP Institute is seeking funding partners for 2026–2027. We have built the programs, produced the research, assembled the governance, and documented four years of outcomes — entirely without grant revenue. We are not asking you to believe in a vision. We are asking you to resource a track record.
DJMP Institute is pursuing a diversified funding strategy for 2026–2027. Below is where we are, what we need, and exactly what your investment makes possible. We do not have a development staff to soften this language. We have a mission, a framework, and a track record — and we are asking directly.
"DJMP Institute is not the most well-funded organization applying for this grant. It is the most qualified one."
Four years of continuous program delivery. Zero grant revenue. Founder-funded, volunteer-powered, community-trusted. The programs ran, the students came, the outcomes happened — Yale, Northwestern, NIH research placements, a CBS News-featured $40,000 scholarship — because the mission was real enough that people showed up without being paid to.
What this funding moment represents is not the beginning of DJMP's work. It is the resourcing of work that has already proven itself. We are not asking you to fund a startup. We are asking you to scale a track record.
Free, high-quality AI and STEM education for 200+ students across Chicagoland since 2021. Five learning pillars: Robotics, Math Enrichment, Cybersecurity, Computer Programming, and AI. Summer Academy, Saturday Academy, After-School, and the launching Summer 2026 STEM Program.
PathwayAI — three autonomous AI agents monitoring ten federal databases to connect marginalized residents to workforce training. Delivered via web, mobile, and SMS. The proof-of-concept artifact from which TCAF is empirically derived. Google.org Impact Challenge application submitted: $1.5M over 36 months.
One of only 863 official Fortinet Academic Partners worldwide — delivering free, industry-grade cybersecurity training to high school students and adults across Chicagoland. Five certification levels opening pathways to $80K+ starting salaries. Digital Navigator program trains and compensates community members as frontline technology guides.
The Trustworthy Civic AI Framework (TCAF) — the first empirically grounded, integrated design science framework for agentic AI in high-stakes service environments. Grant Intelligence subscription platform launching Summer 2026. PathwayAI open-source architecture and national replication playbook — freely available to every organization that needs it.
Every DJMP program is governed by TCAF — the first empirically grounded, integrated design science framework for agentic AI in civic service environments. Security, ethics, equity, and scalability are not aspirations. They are architectural requirements, designed in from the first decision and tested through every outcome.
TCAF's central argument: these four properties are interdependent. They must be resolved together — or they fail together. No existing governance framework (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, EU AI Act) addresses all four simultaneously. DJMP does.
Security vulnerabilities are architectural failures — not implementation errors correctable by patching.
Transparency and human oversight are architectural requirements — not policy aspirations on finished systems.
Communities excluded from AI design must be structurally included in design, evaluation, and governance.
Civic AI frameworks must transfer across contexts without rebuilding from scratch — or they are not frameworks at all.
The integrated outcome — all four properties resolved together at every architectural decision. Cannot be achieved by compliance checklist. Must be designed in.
We do not have a development staff intermediating this conversation. You reach us directly — and we respond directly. That is what four years of founder-funded operations looks like: no gatekeepers, no bureaucracy, complete accountability.
DJMP is not designed for perpetual grant dependency. Here is how we are building toward sustainability.
The communities are ready. The data exists. The technology is proven. The framework is published. The track record is four years deep. The only thing missing is the resources to scale what already works.