$1.1 Million for Center for Community Progress


credit: Michigamme Township

The Center for Community Progress has received $1.1 million in grants from the Mott Foundation to aid in their objective of countering problems of blight and dereliction.

The center aims to develop new resources to assist neighborhoods with their revitalization efforts, with an emphasis on the nation's deteriorating industrial cities.

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Federal Programs Related to - Community Development, General/Other

Programs that focus broadly on strengthening, unifying and building the economic, cultural, educational and social services of a community or neighborhood and improving the quality of life for all. Community Building; Community Capacity Building; Community Development and Improvement; Community Development Block Grants; Healthy Communities Community Economic Development Programs that provide technical assistance and funds to help communities retain and recycle income within the community by investing in the development of local institutions and businesses. Business Growth; Business Loans; Economic Growth; Economic Transformation; Real Estate Organizations; Socioeconomic Development; Technology Transfer; Transfer of Technology; Urban Enterprise Zones


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