Surdna's Board met in February to approve 66 grants totaling $7,824,500. 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 funding for the Center for Working Families to ensure the strong implementation of the Green Jobs/Green New York Act, aimed at achieving mass-scale energy efficiency improvements through retrofits of housing units while creating quality green jobs throughout New York State;  Urban Habitat to support their innovative Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute, building out a regional public sector leadership pipeline of low-income people and members of communities of color in the Bay Area; Emerald Cities to advance comprehensive assistance to cities in developing and scaling energy and other greening solutions in ways that create sustainable, high wage, inclusive jobs and civic engagement pathways; and to the Detroit Creative Corridor Center to support the development and implementation of a Delivery Co-Operative for creative sector entrepreneurs; and to craft a state-wide advocacy campaign to increase support to Michigan's creative economy initiatives

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