Surdna's Board met in May to approve 99 grants and 16 arts teachers fellowships totaling $12,511,202. These grants support our mission to foster sustainable communities in the United States -- communities guided by principles of social justice and distinguished by healthy environments, strong local economies, and thriving cultures.

 

Grants included support for the American Lung Association's Healthy Air Campaign: an effort to defend the Clean Air Act through a field based campaign that galvanizes the public health community in states across the country; to ISAIAH to support a multi-stakeholder campaign to ensure inclusion and equitable access to transportation, employment, and housing options for low-income communities in Minnesota; To Friends of A Studio in the Woods, based in New Orleans, to support "Changing Landscapes: A Dialogue Between Art and the Environment," a series of eight environmentally-themed artist residencies over the next three years; and the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation to support the Orleans Public Education Network (OPEN), which is working to convene a comprehensive, citywide process for the people of New Orleans to develop a shared vision of excellence and equity for public education.

Click here for the complete list of grants.