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Next Generation Municipal Financial Empowerment Award

CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND

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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Next Generation Municipal Financial Empowerment Award

Overview: Award recognizing and supporting emerging municipal financial empowerment leaders and innovative ideas from new mayoral administrations.

Purpose:

  • Grows the municipal financial empowerment field by cultivating and supporting innovative ideas from new mayoral administrations

  • Supports new mayors looking to establish financial empowerment initiatives

    • Eligible Applicants:

  • New mayoral administrations

  • City leaders with emerging financial empowerment initiatives

    • Selection Process:

  • Competitive RFP (Request for Proposal) process

    • Past Recipients (May 2015):

  • Five U.S. mayors were selected through the competitive RFP process, including Boston Mayor Martin J. (and others)

    • Contact Information:

  • Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund

  • 44 Wall Street, Suite 1050

  • New York, NY 10005

  • Phone: 646.362.1638

  • Website: cfefund.org

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    economic-servicescommunity-development

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