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Center for Neighborhood Technology

Chicago, Illinois

Grants

2023 (2 years 3 months)
$500,000

Since its founding in Chicago in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has sought to build more livable, sustainable, and racially equitable urban communities in the Chicago metropolitan region. It does so by offering research, data tools, and solutions to address environmental and social challenges. With this award, CNT leads an initiative to ensure that federal funds for infrastructure repair and maintenance are distributed equitably across the Chicago metropolitan region.

2021 ( 6 months)
$2,500

Since its founding in Chicago in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has sought to build more livable, sustainable, and racially equitable urban communities in the Chicago metropolitan region. It does so by offering research, data tools, and solutions to address environmental and social challenges. With this award, CNT’s staff participates in a Trauma Informed Care certification course, which aids CNT in making progress toward its goals for equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.

2021 (3 years)
$300,000

Since its founding in Chicago in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has sought to build more livable, sustainable, and racially equitable urban communities in the Chicago metropolitan region. It does so by offering research, data tools, and solutions to address environmental and social challenges. With this award, CNT co-designs place-based, community development projects with local organizations in the Chicago metropolitan region. It supports neighborhood revitalization and fights displacement. With an explicit focus on racial equity, CNT provides technical assistance, capacity building, and planning support to neighborhood organizations and collaborations.

2020 (1 year)
$100,000

Since its founding in Chicago in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has sought to build more livable, sustainable, and racially equitable urban communities in Chicago neighborhoods and the metropolitan region. It does so by offering research, data tools, and solutions to address environmental and social challenges. With this award, CNT co-designs place-based, community development projects with local organizations in the Chicago metropolitan region, providing technical assistance, capacity building, and planning support to neighborhood organizations and collaborations.

2020 ( 8 months)
$10,000

The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a local and national resource and innovator advancing urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy. The organization seeks to build more livable and sustainable urban communities in Chicago neighborhoods and the metropolitan region. With this award, CNT (a) explores how to adapt its operating model to best serve community-based organizations and (b) obtains racial equity training for its staff.

2019 ( 7 months)
$5,000

The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a local and a national resource and innovator advancing urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy. The organization seeks to build more livable and sustainable urban communities in Chicago neighborhoods and the metropolitan region. With this award, CNT convenes supporters and Chicago residents to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

2018 (2 years 2 months)
$500,000

Since its founding in Chicago in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has been a local and a national resource and innovator advancing urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy. The organization seeks to build more livable and sustainable urban communities in Chicago neighborhoods and the metropolitan region. It does so by delivering technical assistance, research, data tools and solutions, and on-the-ground demonstrations to address environmental and social challenges. Grant funding enables CNT to flexibly respond to requests for assistance from neighborhoods, local governments, and collaborations across the Chicago region. It pursues innovative solutions in such areas as economic development, water management, infrastructure improvements, and transit-oriented development.

2010 (3 years)
$400,000

To participate in The Preservation Compact (over three years).

2009 (1 year)
$650,000

To upgrade technology hardware and analytic software, improve communications capacity, expand resource development, and establish a reserve fund.

2007 (3 years)
$300,000

In support of activities related to the Preservation Compact (over three years).

2006 (1 year)
$100,000

In support of general operations.

2003 (3 years)
$400,000

In support of the Chicagoland Transportation and Air Quality Commission (over three years).

1999 (1 year)
$110,000

To support the Partnership for Regional Livability.

1997 (1 year)
$15,000

To convene a regional forum of the Metropolitan Initiative in South Florida.

1997 (1 year)
$50,000

To support research on public policies that promote metropolitan quality of life.

1996 (3 years)
$450,000

In support of general operations (over three years).

1995 (1 year)
$25,000

To support the Location Efficient Mortgage Program.

1994 (1 year)
$100,000

To support the Chicago Community Information Project, a community-based information network.

1994 (2 years)
$50,000

To support the Chicago Mutual Housing Network's Tenant Ownership Program, which links tenant organizing and neighborhood housing intervention strategies with the development of housing cooperatives (over two years).

1993 (1 year)
$50,000

To support the Chicago Mutual Housing Network, which provides training and technical assistance services to promote tenant-owned and -managed housing cooperatives.

1992 (1 year)
$450,000

In support of general operations (over three years).

1991 (1 year)
$45,000

To support the Tenant Ownership Program.

1990 (1 year)
$5,000

To support a strategy for making "The Neighborhood Works" more sustainable financially, and to expand circulation and readership.

1989 (2 years 1 month)
$120,000

In support of general operations of "The Neighborhood Works" (over three years).

1988 (1 year)
$30,000

To support research and public information concerning the Scavenger Sale (over two years).

1988 (1 year)
$25,000

To support the Chicago Energy Commission's work.

1987 (1 year)
$20,000

To support the Neighborhood Economy Program in three community areas.

1986 (2 years)
$108,000

To publish "The Neighborhood Works" (over three years).

1983 (1 year)
$300,000

To support research and program development activities.