Seven projects win Knight Foundation Fund grants
The winning project range from creating a heritage trail in Frenchtown to social gathering spaces along Capital Cascades Trail.
Seven projects win Knight Foundation Fund grants The winning project range from creating a heritage trail in Frenchtown to social gathering spaces along Capital Cascades Trail. Check out this story on tallahassee.com: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/money/2019/01/16/seven-projects-win-knight-foundation-fund-grant/2583657002/
TaMaryn Waters, Tallahassee Democrat Published 9:00 a.m. ET Jan. 16, 2019
Community Foundation of North Florida logo. (Photo: Courtesy of Community Foundation)
Seven projects will share $350,000 in grants awarded through the Knight Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation of North Florida.
The winning projects range from creating a heritage trail in Frenchtown to social gathering spaces along the Capital Cascades Trail.
"These projects showcase the talent and creativity necessary to build on our city's growth," said Joy Watkins, the foundation's president and CEO, in a statement. "They will help to advance more opportunities for connection and make our community a more interesting place for young professionals to want to live and work."
The foundation's snapshot of the winning projects:
ACT House: Document the processes of the ACT House program where three students (an architect, a creative and a techie) share a house for a school year and together develop a new business that they work to scale and grow.
Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency: Inform the development of social spaces as a critical component of the Capital Cascades Trail expansion.
CFNF Disaster Relief Fund: Support long-term recovery efforts after the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael in October 2018.
Council on Culture & Arts (COCA): Assist arts entrepreneurs who have been operating an art business for at least three years sustain, elevate and grow their businesses.
John Gilmore Riley Center: Create a heritage trail in Frenchtown based on oral histories from deceased members of the once thriving Black Frenchtown recorded by the Riley Museum from 1997 to 2005.
Oasis Center for Women & Girls for Community Solutions: Fund a gender-centered discussion series that showcases the broad spectrum of talent and expertise of local women.
The Village Square: Implement a communications plan for Citizenship in Place's Local Color program.
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