Strong Local Economies Grants Descriptions
Alliance for a Just Rebuilding
New York, NY | $50,000 (24 months)
To support the Alliance for Just Rebuilding to promote equity and sustainability in Post-Sandy rebuilding investments. Additional funding for this grant comes from Surdna's Sustainable Environments Program.
Category: Equitable Economic Development
Alliance for a Just Society
Seattle, WA | $75,000
To support the Main Street Alliance's efforts to build relationships and engage small business owners in a dialogue about paid sick days (PSD), mobilizing them to educate key audiences about how earned sick days policies support strong local economies.
Category: Job Quality & Career Pathways
American Prospect
Washington, DC | $5,000
For general operating support, including support for the American Prospect’s transition from print publishing to a tablet format and for coverage of economic development issues key to the Strong Local Economies program.
Category: Discretionary
American Sustainable Business Council
Washington, DC | $75,000
To build the business voice, presence and power of sustainable business to impact economic change.
Category: Business Development & Acceleration
Aspen Institute
Washington, DC | $50,000
To support a roundtable discussion, follow-up, and a webinar on alternative business models as a means to broaden access to economic opportunity and improve job quality.
Category: Job Quality & Career Pathways
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers/ Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative
Baltimore, MD | $200,000 (24 months)
To coordinate initiatives to cultivate sustainable communities in the Baltimore Region, integrating equitable economic development, workforce development, transportation and regional planning.
Category: Equitable Economic Development
B Lab Company
Wayne, PA | $250,000 (24 months)
To accelerate a comprehensive policy agenda that advances community economic development through the benefit corporation, a new corporate structure that facilitates mission driven business at scale.
Category: Business Development & Acceleration
B Lab Company
Wayne, PA | $20,000
To leverage the signing of benefit corporation legislation in Delaware in order to build awareness on the role of business in society, and to influence policymakers about building a more inclusive and just private society.
Category: Discretionary
Brightline Defense Project
San Francisco, CA | $185,000 (24 months)
To expand Brightline Defense Project's capacity to provide technical assistance in order to replicate San Francisco's landmark local hiring policy in other cities.
Category: Equitable Economic Development
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC | $600,000 (36 months)
General operating support for research, policy, practice, network building, and outreach activities of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Additional funding for this grant comes from Surdna's Sustainable Environments Program.
Category: Equitable Economic Development