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University of Chicago, Office of Civic Engagement

Chicago, Illinois

Grants

2023 (3 years)
$450,000

The University of Chicago is an urban research university established in 1890. It operates an Office of Civic Engagement to support a wide range of civic projects and partnerships, particularly in communities that are adjacent to its campus on Chicago’s South Side. This award supports the Office of Civic Engagement’s Community Programs Accelerator, which assists nonprofit organizations and community leaders with a range of organizational development and technical assistance services.

2022 (2 years 6 months)
$150,000

The University of Chicago is an urban research university established in 1890. It operates an Office of Civic Engagement to support a wide range of civic projects and partnerships, particularly in communities adjacent to its campus on Chicago's South Side. This award supports the development and planning of the Business Diversity Institute and C-Suite Colloquium. These initiatives are designed to increase opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses and to promote their engagement with corporate leaders.

2022 ( 2 months)
$10,000

The University of Chicago is an urban research university established in 1890. It operates an Office of Civic Engagement to support a wide range of civic projects and partnerships, particularly in communities that are adjacent to its campus on Chicago’s South Side. This award supports the Office of Civic Engagement’s Community Programs Accelerator in hosting the inaugural South Side Nonprofit Connections Conference.

 

2021 (2 years 8 months)
$300,000

The University of Chicago is an urban research university established in 1890. It operates an Office of Civic Engagement to support a wide range of civic projects and partnerships, particularly in communities that are adjacent to its campus on Chicago’s South Side. This award supports the Office of Civic Engagement’s Community Programs Accelerator, which assists nonprofit organizations and community leaders with a range of organizational development and technical assistance services.

2020 ( 3 months)
$40,000

The University of Chicago is an urban research university established in 1890. It operates an Office of Civic Engagement to support a wide range of civic projects and partnerships, particularly in communities that are adjacent to its campus on Chicago’s South Side. The Office of Civic Engagement’s Community Programs Accelerator (Accelerator) supports nonprofit organizations and community leaders with a range of organizational development and technical assistance services. With this award, the Accelerator virtually convenes the 120 organizations with which it has collaborated in recent years for COVID-19 Impact Response Meetings to assist nonprofit organizations as they navigate the impact of the pandemic on their communities.

2019 (2 years)
$300,000

The University of Chicago is an urban research university established in 1890. It operates an Office of Civic Engagement to support a wide range of civic projects and partnerships, particularly in communities that are adjacent to its campus on Chicago’s South Side. The Office of Civic Engagement’s Community Programs Accelerator (Accelerator) supports nonprofit organizations and community leaders with a range of organizational development and technical assistance services, many of which draw on University resources. With this award, the Accelerator strengthens local nonprofits and facilitates faculty and student support to those organizations.