Archives: Funding

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Growth Opportunities Grant

RecycleForce was awarded a $2 million Growth Opportunities Grant from the US Department of Labor in the initial round of grant funding to support programs that provide job training and supportive services to justice-involved young people. Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the Growth Opportunities grant program provides paid work experiences to young

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Community Economic Development Grant

The Community Economic Development (CED) program is one of seven programs within the Office of Community Services (OCS) focused on reducing poverty, and the only federal program with a primary focus on creating jobs for individuals with low income in communities with high rates of unemployment and poverty. The CED program addresses the economic needs

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FY23 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants

The EPA’s Brownfields Job Training grant program is a unique employment and training program. The grants allow nonprofit and other eligible organizations to recruit, train, and retain a local, skilled workforce by prioritizing unemployed and under-employed, including low-income individuals living in areas affected by solid and hazardous waste in environmental jobs. Students learn the skills

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Education & Outreach Initiative

The Education & Outreach Initiative (EOI) offers a comprehensive range of support for fair housing activities, providing funding to State and local government agencies and non-profit organizations for initiatives that educate the public and housing providers about equal opportunity in housing and compliance with the fair housing laws.

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Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI)

Funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development will support the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana in providing funds to handle fair housing enforcement and education initiatives more effectively. The Fair Housing Organizations Initiative also strengthens the fair housing movement nationally by encouraging the creation and growth of organizations that focus on the

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Arts Projects

Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts will support the Harrison Center’s artist residency program and community offerings. The Harrison Center offers residencies that are immersive, meaning that community engagement is a priority. The organization provides their resident artists with information, research, and personal connections with the neighborhood, especially to the history and long-term

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Community Economic Development Projects

The John H. Boner Community Center, Inc. will use $800,000 in CED funds to support the renovation of their community center building that will create 27 new jobs at the community center in the IndyEast Promise Zone.

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Promise Neighborhood

The IndyEast Promise Neighborhood is both a place and a strategy led by John Boner Neighborhood Center and Edna Martin Christian Center. The IndyEast Promise Neighborhood promises all students on the Near Eastside and in Martindale-Brightwood access to great schools and whole family support to ensure a successful transition from birth to adulthood.   Officially set to

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Community Economic Development Program

RecycleForce will use $800,000 in CED funds to expand its electronics recycling business in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. CED funds will be used as short-term subsidy for the workforce costs of new full-time staff positions created to meet anticipated increased staffing needs. RecycleForce will be moving into a new facility in early 2023 which will

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Community Economic Development Projects

Englewood Community Development Corporation (ECDC) will use $450,000 in CED funds to build out an office space to create property management-focused jobs that will target low- to moderate-income individuals in the IndyEast Promise Zone in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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