To provide technical assistance to 60 grantee communities selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce and its Economic Development Administration for the Build Back Better Regional Challenge competitive grant program
To support expansion of Ignite Professional Studies to add two new pathway programs (Industrial Design and Maintenance and Aviation- Air Mobility), additional students to the Health Sciences pathway, new classroom space, and career coaching
To support the incubation of 36 diverse entrepreneurs to develop prototypes and to pilot and launch break-the-mold ventures that address a significant barrier to student success or access to high-quality schools at scale.
To incubate 40 diverse entrepreneurs to develop and launch education ventures through the Camelback Fellowship and to convene communications and thought leaders and influential funding partners at the Guardian Summit
To support the development of Catalytic Communities Exchange, which will match WFF grantees and partners in up to 10 identified communities to capacity-building and technical assistance providers poised to meet identified needs
2022
Education
$1,000,000
Ceres, Inc.
To support the development of sustainability commitments related to water and climate
To construct two separate greenway trail projects, both of which are part of the NWA Walk/Bike Plan: Mercy Way Bridge and Blowing Springs to Metfield Greenway Connection