Kenny Sokan

Full list of Kenny Sokan results

• 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

• 6 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

• Nonprofit awards $10,000 to Michigan’s Traverse City area public schools

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  The Art and Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation grant will aid the efforts of TCAPS' Intense Student Support Network

• Philanthropic organization provides funding for community improvement in rural Oregon towns

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  According to The Reser Family Foundation, “when communities of every size do well, our state becomes stronger."

• Chicago announces $10 million in funding to help small business owners in underserved neighborhoods

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  Chicago's Neighborhood Opportunity Fund will help finance commercial and cultural small business projects in the city's West, Southwest and South Sides

• DOJ Awards $75,000 for Gun Violence Prevention in Kansas City, MO

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  Two community groups will use the funding to implement a door-to-door outreach initiative in some of the city’s deadliest neighborhoods.

• Study: The impact of purchaser licensing on gun violence

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  According to a Johns Hopkins study, states that have implemented gun licensing laws on top of comprehensive background check requirements have seen promising drops in annual gun violence, including suicides.

• Louisiana Announces $20 Million in Infrastructure Investments Grants

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  The State of Louisiana has announced $10 million in grant money for both its Louisiana Government Assistance Program (LGAP) and its Community Water Enrichment Fund (CWEF) for FY 2019 to 2020.

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