Kids Win Missouri Support for a workforce and career development project to expand a cost-sharing model that increases access to affordable, quality child care in the Kansas City region, supporting workforce participation and economic mobility.
Kiva Microfunds Support for an entrepreneurship proposal to deploy capital to underserved entrepreneurs, partnered with technical assistance.
Land Use Atlas, Inc. Support for research exploring the impact of zoning conditions in jurisdictions across Missouri and Kansas.
Literacy Kansas City Support for a workforce and career development project to sustain and expand Adult Education & Literacy (AEL) programs.
Local Workforce Investment Area III, Inc. dba Workforce Partnership Support for a workforce and career development coalition to support justice-involved citizens in reentry to the workforce system.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Support for research conducted through the J-PAL Work of the Future Initiative.
Mechanism dba Urban Manufacturing Alliance Support for the Equitable Manufacturing City Accelerator Communities of Practice project to implement entrepreneur-focused economic development programs, policies, and practices in up to 10 underserved communities.
Johnson County Library Foundation Support for a civic education program, Race Project KC, and to increase accessibility and reduce barriers to diverse participation in other online and in-person educational programming serving at least 180,000 people over three years.