Bank of America Awards Grant to Brotherhood Crusade
June 21, 2023
Bank of America has awarded Brotherhood Crusade $30,000 to help address workforce development and access to jobs in Los Angeles.
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GRID LA and Chase Bank Unite to Celebrate Behind the Walls Solar Workforce Training Program
June 15, 2023
On Thursday June 8th, GRID LA and Chase Bank held a press conference at the Crenshaw Branch of Chase, celebrating the $500,000 award that GRID was given from JP Morgan Chase Bank in support of their Behind the Walls Solar workforce training program.
Cal State LA Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Create a Pathway to Diversity Program
December 8, 2022
Cal State LA has been awarded an $880,000 grant by the National Science Foundation to increase diversity in STEM fields through recruiting and training the next generation of molecular simulation scientists.
Grant Funds Now Available for South LA Community Organizations
March 10, 2022
Los Angeles Council District Eight has officially launched the CD8 Community Based Organization Grant Fund.
Church of MLK’s 1st leadership position gets museum funding
August 16, 2021
As the Alabama church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was elected to his first leadership position in the civil rights movement marks its 155th anniversary, work has begun to make a museum out of the crumbling building where that vote was taken.
Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill; Dems Poised to Push Through $3.5 Trillion Budget
August 12, 2021
The Senate on Tuesday, August 10, passed one of President Joe Biden’s most ambitious pieces of legislation, a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.
The bill, which now must pass the House, counts as the largest federal investment in America’s public works system in more than 10 years.
LA Residents Affected by COVID Pandemic Can Apply for $500 Grant to Pay for Utilities Starting in November
October 29, 2020
Starting next Monday, low income residents can apply for the DWP Utilities CARES Grant. According to the LADWP official website, “Low-Income LA Residents Affected by COVID Pandemic Can Apply for $500 Grant between November 2 – 15, under Program Championed by Council President Nury Martinez and Approved by City Council & Board of Water & Power Commissioners” That took place on October 27.
Brotherhood Crusade Receives LADWP Community Grant For $45,000
July 20, 2017
Brotherhood Crusade has received a $45,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Community Partnership Grant to promote energy efficiency and water conservation as part of its Community Partnership Grants program. Brotherhood Crusade is among 20 Los Angeles-based organizations that received $990,000 in LADWP Community Partnership grants in May 2017. The grants range from $45,000 to $90,000, to foster creative outreach in diverse communities, encouraging them to reduce their energy and water use to benefit the environment and help manage their utility bills.
Watts Re:Imagined Spearheads Rebirth of Famed Community
July 29, 2015
Fifty years after the ill-fated Watts Riots, pockets of improvement are appearing in the community. From new housing complexes to remodeled parks to enhanced public transportation, the progress indicates that a rebirth is taking place.
HU Scripps Howard School of Journalism announces $500,000 Challenge Grant from 21st Century Fox
July 24, 2015
Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications recently announced a $500,000 Challenge Grant from 21st Century Fox, the world’s leading portfolio of film and television brands