Ingham County-based the Power of We Consortium is giving 25 Ingham County faith-based and community organizations $317,691 for organizational capacity-building. The grants will be used to fund community development, community leadership and program development.
According to excerpts from the article:
The Power of We Consortium for Ingham County has secured a total of $798,191 to engage in a capacity building initiative including: $500,000 in federal funds through the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration of Children and Families, complemented by $298,191 in local cash match and in-kind investments, including $40,000 from nongovernmental sources.
"The funding provided through this initiative is an investment in Ingham County. It will help maximize the leadership, programming, revenue-generating, and engagement capacity of faith-based and community organizations in Ingham County," stated Dr. Dean Sienko, Director of the Ingham County Health Department.
Each grantee organization has completed a needs assessment and has developed a unique capacity building action plan. In addition to the grants, each organization is eligible to participate in capacity building training workshops offered through February 2008.
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