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Central Indiana Community Foundation’s Grant Program
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Deadline: 31-Jan-21
The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) is seeking proposals for its grant program to help not-for-profits do world-changing work.
The mission of CICF is to mobilize people, ideas and investments to make this a Community where all individuals have equitable opportunity to reach their full potential no matter place, race or identity.
The teams at Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation, have studied the growing body of research that tells a dismaying story about the American Dream. Studies from The Brookings Institution, nationally, and locally in partnership with Indy Chamber and The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP); Stanford researcher Raj Chetty; and several others, confirm three things:
Policy Experts: Too Many Hoosiers Think High School Diploma Is Enough To Get Ahead In Life
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Hoosiers are significantly more likely than other regions in the country to think a high school diploma is enough education to be successful. Policy experts say that mindset needs to change to value more education.
Last fall, the American Enterprise Institute asked people across the county to complete a sentence that went something like this: I need to get ahead in life. In most places, less than 20 percent said a high school education would be enough, but in Indiana, 25 percent said it was. That difference got even wider among 18- to 29-year-olds.
December 22, 2020
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), in partnership with Conexus Indiana, announced the third round of awards totaling approximately $1.5 million to 31 Indiana businesses in Manufacturing Readiness Grants, which Governor Eric J. Holcomb first announced in May under the Economic Activity Stabilization and Enhancement (EASE) program. The grants, which are a key part of Gov. Holcomb’s 2021 Next Level Agenda announced last week, are designed to stimulate manufacturing investments that will position Hoosier operations, and the sector overall, for future growth and prosperity.
“As a state, it’s critical that we support manufacturers as they modernize their operations and efficiencies to succeed in today’s 21st century economy,” said Gov. Holcomb. “Like many industries, this sector has faced unprecedented challenges this year yet these Hoosiers are pushing full steam ahead. We’re encouraged by their con
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