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With a goal of being the first airline foundation focused on supporting the aviation industry, they have also helped spark interest in STEM programs and aviation-related programs in underrepresented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantnews.com\/category\/community\/\">communities<\/a>. In the past 6 years, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetbluefoundation.org\/\">JetBlue Foundation <\/a>has awarded $1.5 million in grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some\nof the 2019 JetBlue Foundation grant recipients include the ACE Mentor Program\nof New York, Latino Pilots Association, National CARES Mentoring Movement, New\nYork on Tech, YMCA of Northern Utah, and More. For the first time ever, the\nJetBlue Foundation has awarded its first international grant to the Caribbean\nScience Foundation in Barbados, West Indies. 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