Applications are now open for the Knight Cities Challenge, a $5 million initiative from the Knight Foundation inviting individuals and organizations to submit bold, creative ideas that can strengthen communities and create lasting local impact.
The Knight Cities Challenge is open to communities across Knight’s 26 eligible cities, including Biloxi and Gulfport. The program provides grants of up to $200,000 per project to support ideas that strengthen local news and information, expand economic opportunity, and cultivate connections through arts and culture.
“The Knight Foundation has supported a number of innovative projects across Biloxi and Gulfport, and we’re excited to see this next opportunity bring even more big ideas to life here on the Coast,” said Dr. Christen Duhé, president and executive director of Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
Applications are due by April 30. For more information and to apply, visit www.mygccf.com/tv-O. Questions may be directed to info@mgccf.org.
About Knight Foundation
We are social investors who support a more effective democracy by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in areas of media and democracy, and the success of American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once published newspapers.
About Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity that has been serving the people of South Mississippi since 1989. GCCF’s primary mission is to increase philanthropy by assisting donors in establishing endowments and legacy giving plans, making grants to worthy causes, and providing leadership in response to the community’s changing needs. Over the years, GCCF has been a leader in addressing the most pressing needs in the community, from disaster relief and recovery to supporting education and child welfare initiatives. To learn more about GCCF and its work in the community, visit mgccf.org.