Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) has announced the recipients of their Creative Communities Grants program. This initiative was created to connect rural and underserved populations with entrepreneurial education, tools and resources. All grantees will be using their awards to run entrepreneurial or workforce development programs.
Applicants were encouraged to collaborate with other local partners to customize their programming based on the demand and niche in their communities. LaunchTN provided a “tool kit” with ready-to-deploy curriculums, such as CO.STARTERS, 100 Girls of Code and Dev Catalyst, that organizations could utilize when creating proposals.
Creative Communities was a competitive application process and grantees were selected by a review committee made up of LaunchTN staff, board members and external partners. Proposals were scored on plan and feasibility, partner engagement, program demand, goals, and reach (populations/counties touched).
There was a total of $250,000 awarded to 13 organizations with sums of up to $25,000 each. This includes United Way of Coffee and Moore Counties.
United Way of Coffee and Moore Counties Receives Grant
