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Community Revitalization and Economic Development
Goal
To support efforts that improve local governance, regional cooperation, community participation and the Flint area’s economic vitality.
Objectives
- Housing and Neighborhoods: To support community development activities that promote affordable housing and livable neighborhoods.
- Workforce Development: To support innovative strategies that increase the employment of Flint area residents who face multiple barriers to good jobs in the regional labor market.
- Economic Development: To help Flint build a strong and vibrant regional economy.
Funding priorities for Housing and Neighborhoods
While the demand for quality housing for low- and moderate-income families outstrips the supply in Flint, there is a reluctance to invest in new housing ventures in the city. Our funding is targeted toward projects that:
- Increase the range of affordable housing options available for Flint area residents; and,
- Improve the capacity of local units of government and community-based organizations to address collaboratively housing and neighborhood improvement needs.
Click here to view the 10 most recent grants for this program area.
Funding priorities for Workforce Development
Our funding is targeted toward efforts to:
- Increase the access of low-income and disadvantaged Flint residents to high-quality skills training programs;
- Increase the capacity of the regional workforce development system to place disadvantaged residents in jobs with family-supporting wages; and,
- Provide labor-market analysis, technical assistance and support for collaborative ventures to improve the local workforce development system.
Funding also targets collaborative approaches with academic and governmental job training and initiatives.
Click here to view the 10 most recent grants for this program area.
Funding priorities for Economic Development
Economic development in the Flint area, particularly in the central city, continues to be hampered by poor public perception of the area as well as a lack of regional cooperation by local units of government, which often lack the capacity to plan for regional economic growth. To counter this trend, our funding targets projects that work to:
- Increase the capacity of local organizations to make contributions to regional economic planning and growth; and,
- Provide sound data and research to inform regional and economic decisionmaking; and continue to support efforts to revitalize Flint’s downtown
Click here to view the 10 most recent grants for this program area.