Community Grants - Focus Education

Overview

<p>The Phoenix Industrial Development Authority (Phoenix IDA) is partnering with the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) to administer the Community Development Fund to provide investments to Phoenix based nonprofit organizations. The funds will be invested in Phoenix to support quality, strategic grant proposals in three priority areas: Education, Health Innovation, and Economic/Community Development. Where appropriate, other funding sources may be encouraged to leverage the grant and maximize impact of the Phoenix IDA funds. <br>This fund will make investments to support high quality initiatives and the most innovative collaborations in Phoenix area schools or school districts that focus on one or more of the following areas:<br>*Access to high quality STEAM initiatives<br>*Early literacy<br>*Teacher quality, recruitment, and retention<br>*Parent engagement<br>Preference will be given to initiatives that evidence sustainability beyond the grant cycle and establish or strengthen district or system wide collaborations.</p>