Kenny Sokan

Full list of Kenny Sokan results

• Durham city officials announce plans for possible guaranteed basic income program

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  Using grant funding provided by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Durham may soon be able to provide program participants with between $500 and $1,000 per month

• Mike Bloomberg announces global competition for cities to address COVID-19

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  Selected cities will win $1 million grants to help their communities rebound from the impacts of the global pandemic

• The San Diego Foundation announces $750,000 in STEM programming grants

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  Thirteen nonprofits in the region will be receiving funding to help minority students better access educational opportunities in science and technology

• The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine announces the first two recipients of its Racial Justice Fund grants

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  The Flickinger Learning Center and AIM each received a $5,000 grant to support their work to provide equal opportunity education for youths

• These 6 agencies are using grant funding to advance racial equity

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  Through GARES's Innovation and Implementation Fund, local governments are leveraging the arts and culture sector to affect change in racial equity

• New Orleans Fire Department receives a $15.9 million SAFER Grant

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  “Having this grant truly, truly increases public safety," said NOFD Superintendent Tim McConnell

• Wisconsin’s major cities receive $6.3 million to implement safe voting plan

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  With federal funding falling short, 5 Wisconsin cities have partnered with a local nonprofit to ensure safe voting this election cycle

• Southern Poverty Law Center announces $30M investment in voter registration and mobilization efforts

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  Voter outreach organizations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi are eligible for support

• GARE announces $110,000 in funding to help communities advance racial equity through the arts

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  The Government Alliance on Race and Equity is now accepting applications for its Innovation and Implementation Fund for the summer 2020 cycle

• 5 more big box store community grant opportunities

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  These grants support nonprofits working in education, housing, health and human services, nutrition, workforce preparedness, arts and culture and more

• The arts and culture sector is struggling; the City of Phoenix, independent organizations and patrons take initiative

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  Arts and cultural organizations have experienced nearly $7 billion in losses due to the pandemic, which does not bode well for communities

• DOJ allocates $850 million in grants to help communities respond to COVID-19

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  Eligible agencies may use the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Program funds for a variety of COVID-19 related expenses, including equipment, overtime pay and travel expenses

• FCC allocates $200 million to fund telehealth services for health care providers responding to COVID-19

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  The FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program seeks to tackle a significant digital divide, but only a quarter of the funds have been awarded to date

• Uber and Lyft pledge free rides to help victims of domestic violence during COVID-19

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  As governments look for ways to continue to provide necessary services to domestic abuse victims, Uber and Lyft have come forward to lend helping hands

• SBA loans provided through the CARES Act are falling short; these local and organizational grants are filling in the gaps

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  The federal government's "fast and direct" financial aid for small businesses is proving to be anything but

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