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Community
Development Special Initiative
Mission
The mission of the Community Development
Program is to facilitate the development of healthy and sustainable
communities.
[ Community Development 2007–2008
Grants List ]
Program Objectives
The Community Development Program
seeks to rebuild and strengthen sustainable communities located
primarily in Pittsburgh and Boston, although occasional consideration
may be given to projects in other communities.
Program Priorities
Recognizing the interdependence of
economics and the well-being of communities, the Hunt Foundation's
priority granting interests include:
Neighborhood Revitalization
Developing viable communities and
revitalizing distressed neighborhoods through collaborations
or partnerships that:
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Create affordable and mixed-income
housing programs. |
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Restore blighted properties. |
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Rehabilitate business and industrial
properties. |
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Develop and improve amenities,
parks, and open spaces that make neighborhoods more livable
and attractive. |
Economic Development
Expanding economic opportunity through
strategies designed to:
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Create new business enterprises
and jobs. |
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Retain and expand existing local
businesses. |
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Prepare the disadvantaged for
entry into the workforce and improve their access
to jobs. |
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Develop natural or historical
assets and amenities to improve quality of place and to
leverage investment. |
Types of Foundation Support
The Foundation will consider proposals for program/project,
operating, and capital grants from community or economic development
organizations.
Multi-year grants will be made
on a selective basis. The Foundation will also consider requests
from intermediary organizations as well as opportunities to
make program-related investments consistent with its three
priority funding areas.
Grant awards generally will range between $25,000 and $100,000,
although requests for small, one-time grants in support of
goal-specific community organizing grass-roots initiatives
occasionally may be considered.
Preferred Proposal Attributes
The Foundation favors:
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Programs that are
considered a priority in an organization's strategic plan. |
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Evidence that economic
development programs are congruent with regional plans. |
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Revitalization
projects that integrate supporting
programs and services. |
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Projects that are
part of a comprehensive plan or a larger vision for the
community and that engage residents in the planning
process. |
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Revitalization and
economic development projects that directly or indirectly address issues
of sprawl. |
Exclusions
The Hunt Foundation in most cases
will not consider proposals for:
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Grants to individuals. |
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International programs. |
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Existing program
or organizational deficits. |
The Foundation will not accept facsimile or e-mailed proposal
transmissions.
Applicants should send an initial letter of inquiry as
advised under "Applying for a Grant."
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