Federal grant helps IEDC expand minority services to small businesses
The agency last year received $1.6 million from the federal Minority Business Development Agency and added $400,000 in matching funds.
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Feds start process to fund tech hubs across U.S. with $500M in grants
The grants are intended to expand tech investment that currently is concentrated around a few U.S. cities—Austin, Texas; Boston; New York; San Francisco; and Seattle—to the rest of the country.
State ‘destination’ agency awards public art, placemaking grants
The Indiana Destination Development Corp., a public-private agency that promotes the state as a place to live and visit, is awarding more than $414,000 to support nearly 40 public art activation and placemaking grants in 26 counties.
Feds provide $2M to study reconnecting Indy neighborhoods fragmented by inner loop
The original Indianapolis inner loop construction in the 1970s displaced 17,000 people and destroyed more than 8,000 businesses and homes, according to the Department of Transportation.
Indiana gets the nod to proceed with federal hydrogen hub proposal
The Indiana coalition, which received U.S. Department of Energy encouragement to submit a full proposal, is now deciding whether to join forces with other applicants for a better chance of securing a portion of $7 billion in federal funding.
Lilly Endowment announces $80M in grants to Indy Parks
Forty-two Indianapolis parks will receive improvements due to historic grant funding from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc.
Artists and arts administrators recharge through fellowship grants
The Indy Arts Council offers its Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship every other year to 40 artists and arts administrators. The current class of fellows is receiving $10,000 each for research, instruction, travel and other experiences that recharge creativity.
New $100,000 fund to support Indiana musicians
Inspired by a government initiative in Canada, the Indianapolis fund will help cover recording, equipment, touring and promotional expenses.
With new funding, Kheprw seeks to develop Black entrepreneurs
An organization focused on empowering Black residents in Indianapolis has received a huge boost as one of the first recipients of funding through the Indianapolis African American Quality of Life initiatives.
EPA awarding $1B to nearly 400 school districts for electric buses
Six school districts in Indiana are among those that have been chose to to receive grants.
Boys & Girls Clubs in Indiana get $30M grant from Lilly Endowment
The gift is the largest ever received from a single foundation by Boys & Girls Clubs of America in its 160-year history, the group said.
Renamed crime prevention grant program awards $8.6M
The Elevation Grant Program—previously the Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program—doled out additional funds as part of the three-year, $45 million effort to address root causes of crime in Indianapolis.
Belgian tech startup Unbox to set up U.S. HQ in Indianapolis
The software company Unbox says it plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis as well as a software development, research and testing hub in West Lafayette. The company said it hopes to have up to 380 Indiana employees within the next few years.
Manufacturing tech grants helped Hoosier companies grow their workforce, report says
On average, recipients of the state’s Manufacturing Readiness Grants added five new jobs as a result of the technology investments.
Indiana Landmarks to identify Black heritage sites
Thanks to a recent $5 million Lilly Endowment Inc. grant and other financial support, Indiana Landmarks is expanding its boundaries beyond just preserving buildings.
New statewide grant program to provide tutoring for low-income Hoosiers
The Indiana Learns program will provide qualifying families with up to $1,000 to spend on high-dosage tutoring for math and English/language arts, as well as approved out-of-school academic programs.
Glick foundation embraces partnership approach to giving
Paying attention to what’s being sought in communities is a key component of trust-based giving, a concept in which funders and grant recipients collaborate.
Black quality-of-life initiative doles out $21M in grants
The National Urban League has selected 40 organizations in Marion County to receive more than $21 million in grants through the new Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Initiative, it announced this week.
Local not-for-profits receive $260K in family homelessness grants
The funds will allow Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis to expand its apartment shelter program and support The Learning Tree’s tenant advocacy program.
Lilly Endowment sells more than $500 million in Eli Lilly stock
The stock sale is a primary way for the endowment, one of the largest private philanthropic foundations in the United States, to raise cash to make grants to arts, education, religious and community development organizations.