Thriving Cultures Grants Descriptions
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Detroit, MI | $50,000
For DCDC's suite of community design projects to spur the renewal of the Livernois Corridor Area, including: Storefront Activation; Toolkits, and; Incubation of Emerging Organizations to build the capacity of local partners and emerging community leaders.
Category: Community Engaged Design
University of Minnesota Foundation
Saint Paul, MN | $15,000
To support Public Interest Design Week 2013, uniting an array of people and groups working at the intersection of design and service--locally, nationally, and from around the world.
Category: Discretionary
University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA | $60,000
To support the 2014 Summer Institute with full scholarships to Philadelphia-area disadvantaged teens, professional development opportunities to teaching artists, and funds to create a tracking system for scholarship recipients.
Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement
Urban Justice Center
New York, NY | $15,000
To provide additional support to the Community Development Project to expand the capacity for the Partnering for Impact! Conference to incorporate more participants and projects.
Category: Discretionary
Verde
Portland, OR | $50,000 (24 months)
To support the Cully Eco-District as a scalable and replicable model of neighborhood sustainability innovation as well as community and individual wealth creation. Additional funding for this grant comes from Surdna's Strong Local Economies and Sustainable Environments Programs.
Category: Community Engaged Design
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY | $40,000
To support Youth Insights, the Whitney's after school program for NYC high school students that combines arts training and interaction with working artists, career development, and community engagement during the year.
Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement
Working Classroom
Albuquerque, NM | $50,000
To prepare young artists and actors from historically underserved communities for careers in the arts by expanding the pre-professional, college prep program; and strengthen professional development for faculty.
Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA | $50,000
Support for four community engagement initiatives that together will transform YBCA into a hub for public intellectuals, artists, and community members, inviting them to become content providers and curators.
Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change
Young Nation
Detroit, MI | $20,000
To build the capacity of Young Nation to sustain and grow cultural initiatives that promote youth and community through social change.
Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change