You Can Get There From Here: Public Support for Public Transport
In Pittsburgh, public transportation needs to be a priority for everyone. Based on the last social innovation eXchange, and to provide catalytic funding for projects that engage with, celebrate, and promote public transportation in Pittsburgh, Sprout will make one award of up to $20,000.
“Over the past few years, the Port Authority has guided plans to make transportation in Pittsburgh more efficient, transparent, accountable, and reliable,” says Tim Frank, Director of Marketing and Creative Services Port Authority of Allegheny County. “By harnessing the collaborative efforts of organizations and individuals, we may optimize those existing plans and take them one step further.”
Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend an information session at The Sprout Fund offices in Garfield/Friendship at noon on Friday, October 19, 2012. RSVP to
connect@sproutfund.org if you plan to attend.
Proposals are due Friday, November 30, 2012 and decisions will be announced in January 2013. Read more about the opportunity and download application materials at
sproutfund.org/apply.
Yinzclusion: Multicultural Collaboration Initiatives
A truly vibrant region requires diversity and inclusion, as discussed at the last social innovation eXchange. In order to establish the Pittsburgh region as welcoming to newcomers and long-term residents alike, the region must elevate the public profile and programmatic capacity of its many ethnic and cultural agencies. By building connections between organizations serving diverse populations, collaborators can begin to build a comprehensive network of community-based cultural support agencies. To provide catalytic funding for projects that encourage collaboration between diverse cultural agencies, Sprout will make multiple awards of up to $5,000 each to support projects that help raise the profile of multicultural communities and increase cultural awareness and diversity in the region.
The Multicultural Collaboration Initiative comes on the heels of Vibrant Pittsburgh’s recently announced
Affinity Groups Mini-Grants Initiative to attract and retain diverse talent to the Pittsburgh region.
“A major part of our goal with our own mini-grants Initiative is to increase the visibility of the diverse talent and communities currently working and living in the region. Therefore, we are pleased to work with and support Sprout’s announcement of its Multicultural Collaboration Initiative," says Melanie Harrington, CEO of Vibrant Pittsburgh, who participated in the last SiX event. “Through our two grant initiatives, we are expanding support for the innovativeness of the region’s diverse communities and leveraging the hopes and aspirations of more people who call the Pittsburgh region their home.”
Interested? Come to the information session at The Sprout Fund offices in Garfield/Friendship at noon on Friday, November 9, 2012 to learn more.
Proposals are due Friday, November 30, 2012 and decisions will be announced in January 2013. Read more about the opportunity and download application materials at
sproutfund.org/apply.