Award Michigan Environmental Council-G-2104-290678 This two-year grant provides project support to Michigan Environmental Council (MEC) for its Detroit-based staff as they work to strengthen the environmental movement in Detroit and elevate Detroit voices in the state-level environmental policymaking process.
Award Hamtramck Parks Conservancy-G-2104-290679 This grant supports the restoration of the historic Negro League baseball stadium in Hamtramck as a cultural asset and recreation site for metro Detroiters. The restored stadium, along with the larger recreation district and adjoined greenway, will transform mostly underutilized and vacant land into a safe and accessible place to…
Award IFF – Detroit-G-2103-290449 This two-year grant provides project support to IFF to support and strengthen Detroit’s early childhood facilities infrastructure by connecting the early childhood and community development systems.
News & Views Hurricane Ida reinforces Kresge’s commitment to New Orleans and combatting climate change September 2, 2021 Like so many of you, I watched with worry and a sense of familiar angst as Hurricane Ida made landfall in the Gulf Coast. Although the storm was horrific – and continues to ravage large sections of the East Coast – the story of Ida will be different from the…
News & Views Q&A: As infrastructure bill inches toward a vote, finance expert breaks down potential impacts August 31, 2021 As federal decision-makers argue the pros and cons of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, we asked municipal finance expert Lourdes Germán, a senior advisor working with our Social Investment Practice and other Kresge programs, to break down what’s in the proposed bill and how it might land in cities and…
Award Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation G-2104-290720 This grant provides project funding to Central Detroit Christian CDC to improve health and wellbeing of Detroit residents through the Neighborhood Solutions for Health Equity initiative.
Award Institute for Population Health, Inc. G-2104-290744 This grant provides project funding to Institute of Population Health, a federally qualified health clinic with three facilities, to improve health and well-being of Detroit residents through the Neighborhood Solutions for Health Equity initiative.