Learn how The Hand of Grace helps individuals with intellectual delays gain their independence through employment opportunities. The Hand of Grace is supported by Community Economic Development (CED) grantee, Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC), to expand its impact through CPLC’s social enterprise incubator. It’s Community Economic Development Month!
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It’s Community Economic Development Month! Learn how Community Economic Development (CED) grantee, Coalition for Responsible Community Development, used its grant to create jobs for individuals with low income who face barriers to employment while removing graffiti and beautifying their neighborhoods. It’s Community Economic Development Month!
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It’s Community Economic Development month. Take a moment to browse the Office of Community Services’ list of CED grants for 2021.
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The Office of Community Services (OCS) is celebrating Community Economic Development Month in October 2021. Throughout the month, OCS plans to share how they are supporting community economic development efforts throughout the county. We’ll also be highlighting CED grantees on our website. First up is a case study from Coastal Enterprises. Coastal Enterprises ($800,000 in
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Congratulations to all of the 2021 grantees! RECIPIENT STATE AWARD Coalition for Responsible Community Development CA $800,000 Partnership for Environmental Progress CA $800,000 The East Los Angeles Community Union CA $800,000 Greater Dwight Development Corporation CT $600,000 Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, DC DC $800,000 Englewood Community Development Corporation IN $450,000 Workforce, Inc. IN
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Congratulations to the 2020 CED Award recipients Grantee Name State Grant Amount Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. AZ $800,000 El Pajaro Community Development Corporation CA $800,000 Mandela Partners CA $600,000 Mission Economic Development Agency CA $300,000 Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment CA $800,000 Planting Justice CA $800,000 Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, DC DC
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In December 2016, a report prepared by Rapoza Associates, a Washington DC based government relations firm, took a look at federal Community Economic Development (CED) grants. An analysis of both survey data and federal government reporting points to the success of federal CED grants, which are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
On August 8th, 2016, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew visited Seward Community Cooperative Friendship Store, a grocery store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The store, which is located in a low-income census tract and provides access to healthy, fresh foods, was financed in part by the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) and federal Community Economic Development
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The Pineville Community Hospital has provides healthcare services to southeastern Kentucky residents since 1938. The nonprofit hospital, which was in need of modernization and expansion to serve the needs of the community, received a $3.1 million USDA Business and Industry (B&I) Guarantee Loan through veteran Community Development Corporation, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC). Through the
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Post written by Bob Rapoza A celebration of a retiring leader in the CDC community was held this week. My good friend, Ron Phillips, the founder and president of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. is retiring. While I was not able to attend Ron’s celebration in Maine, I knew it would be quite an event, and a
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