Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Support the establishment of the kansas city talent network to provide more opportunities for adults in the kansas city metro to obtain credentials and secure related employment in high-demand industries. 202207-12771

Support for scholarships, financial incentives and services to promote college savings for low- and modest-income students and adults needing support to pursue and complete a postsecondary credential or degree. 201607-0836

Provide support to close the academic performance gap between students attending district and charter schools within the boundaries of kansas city public schools and the performance of all districts in missouri. 202206-12579

Support for the kauffman school's continued operations and lease during the 2024-25 school year to manage and operate a charter school that prepares students for academic success leading to postsecondary pathways and good jobs. 202405-15041

Support for matching funds for 501(c)(3) organizations, universities, and government agencies applying for federal grants to improve economic mobility in our region. 202402-14781

Support for kauffman foundation match of associate and trustee contributions. 202403-14908

Support for the kauffman school's continued operations during the 2023-24 school year to manage and operate a charter school that prepares students for academic success leading to postsecondary pathways and good jobs. 202305-13839

Support to increase real-world experiences for students facing barriers related to income, and geography, and to increase access to the 2024 prox summer internship program for high school students. 202311-14534

Support for new and existing entrepreneurship education and resources at the university of missouri-kansas city. 202204-12330

Support for the city innovation ecosystems project to implement up to 150 entrepreneurial supportive programs, policies, and practices over two years. 202105-10530

Support to increase real-world experiences for students facing barriers related to income, and geography, and to increase access to the 2025 prox summer internship program for high school students. 202410-17317

Support for learning and dissemination of best practices, programs, emerging trends, and measures from entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world that can be used to better support entrepreneurs in KC, the heartland, and the USA. 202210-13299

Support for costs associated with validating, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating a population based survey of entrepreneurs at norc at the university of chicago. 202102-10003

Support for organizational infrastructure investment and implementation of redi policy increasing access to capital and entrepreneurial education for communities in the heartland. 202110-11527

Support for expanding the ability to deploy loans fund for economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in low to moderate income areas. 202203-12127

Support for organizational infrastructure investment and implementation of redi policy increase access to capital and entrepreneurial education that targets bipoc and women entrepreneurs in ST. Louis, missouri. 202202-11875

Support for organizational infrastructure and expanding pipeline's pathfinder entrepreneur development program. 202208-12940

Support for the design, implementation, and execution of strategies to continue growing regional public education stakeholders' use of personalized, competency-based classroom instruction. 202401-14668

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15160

Support for three years of operating funds for kcur further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12182

Support for 2024 general operating expenses for KC STEM alliance. 202403-14815

Support for catalyst fund general operations. 202407-15349

Support for general operations and to continue the midwest newsroom, as well as its ongoing reporting. 202204-12181

Support for three years of operating funds for KC PBS further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12212

To support prox ongoing operations. 202407-15290

Support for three years of operating funds to missouri business alert further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12259

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202410-17074

Support for three years of operating funds to startland news further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12332

Support for the 2024 u.s. Conference of mayors hosted in kansas city. 202310-14457

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14731

Support to bridge the gap between education and the demands of the modern workforce through the build out of an ai pitch feedback tool. This tool will minimize staff time and increase responsiveness to support entrepreneurial learning. 202409-16049

Support to build capacity for improvement of the current loan platform's effectiveness and data collection in serving low-income entrepreneurs and small businesses. This will increase internal capacity to connect with small businesses and reduce potential bias for entrepreneurial priority. 202409-16226

Support to build capacity for training, recruitment, and retention processes and procedures for entrepreneurship. 202410-16510

Support to build capacity for staffing, communication, and marketing related to workforce and career development. 202409-16150

Support for program enhancement and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16642

Support to build capacity for strategic planning related to workforce development. 202410-16593

Support to build capacity for leadership development, deib training, and operational and technical effectiveness to better serve nonprofits. 202410-16581

Support to build capacity for staffing and operating systems related to workforce and career development. 202410-16655

Support to build capacity for workforce operating systems and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16678

Support to build workforce and career development capacity for information technology, program enhancement, and operational systems related to workforce and career development. 202409-16052

Support to build capacity for leadership development, strategic planning, and technology related to workforce and career development. 202410-16561

Support to build capacity for leadership development related to workforce development. 202410-16654

Support to build capacity for marketing, strategic planning, and technology related to workforce and career development. 202410-16572

Support to build capacity for human resources planning related to entrepreneurship. 202410-16341

Support to build capacity for staffing and operating systems related to college access & completion. 202409-16146

Support to build capacity for a customized ai-powered search engine capacity to enable users to navigate their entrepreneurial journey. 202410-16674

Support to build capacity for human resource planning and staffing related to workforce development. 202410-16665

Support to build capacity for college and workforce preparatory programming at regional boys & girls clubs. 202410-16606

Support to build staffing capacity, marketing and training for staff and board members related to workforce and career development. 202409-16099

Support to build capacity for strategic planning and collaboration development related to workforce and career development. 202409-16002

Support to build capacity for staffing related to workforce and career development. 202409-15919

Support to build capacity for operating systems, communication & marketing, and financial planning & fundraising related to workforce and career development. 202410-16456

Support to build capacity for program enhancement related to entrepreneurship. 202409-16143

Support to build capacity for strategic planning, marketing, and technology related to workforce and career development. 202410-16555

Support to build capacity for fundraising related to workforce development. 202410-16626

Support for the missouri small business development center to enhance technology and access to the current curriculum to support spanish-speaking entrepreneurs. 202409-16204

Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14868

Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14871

Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14870

Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14869

Support to build capacity in staffing, board leadership development, communication, and marketing related to workforce and career development. 202409-16219

Support to build capacity for information technology planning and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16379

Support to build capacity for staffing, financial planning and fundraising, and operating systems related to workforce and career development. 202409-15939

Support to build capacity for strategic planning related to workforce and career development. 202409-16110

Support to build marketing and financial capacity related to entrepreneurship. 202408-15808

Support to build capacity for program enhancement, and communication and marketing related to entrepreneurship. 202409-16254

Support to build capacity for hiring staff and expand partnerships related to workforce and career development. 202409-16078

Support of global entrepreneurship week KC in kansas city, mo on november 18-24, 2024. 202403-14901

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14752

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14747

Support for three years of operating funds for the beacon further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12229

Support to build capacity for human resource planning, strategic planning, financial planning and fundraising related to workforce and career development. 202410-16519

Support to build capacity for strategic planning related to workforce development. 202410-16590

Support to build capacity for communication and marketing and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16443

Support to build capacity for leadership development and operational improvement related to workforce and career development. 202410-16377

Support to build capacity for staffing, fundraising, data, and evaluation related to workforce and career development. 202410-16333

Support for wedevelopment federal credit union to provide financial wealth coaching, financial education and alternative financing services to members of low to moderate income communities in the kansas city area. 202402-14742

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14729

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202306-14093

Support for 2024 general operating expenses 202402-14725

Support to build capacity for financial planning & fundraising, data & evaluation, and operating systems related to entrepreneurship. 202410-16595

Support to build capacity for fund development, staffing, and marketing related to college access and completion. 202410-16669

Support to build capacity for uncover KC'S business partnership and coordination for workforce and career development programing. 202410-16343

Support to build operating system capacity enabling the provision of training programs and resources for disabled entrepreneurs. 202409-15872

Support for community-led research that identifies barriers and opportunities, and develops interventions to support, systemically marginalized entrepreneurs. 202204-12301

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14745

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14748

Support bionexus to coordinate over 50 stakeholders and develop a comprehensive application for phase 2 of the eda's tech hub application, which could lead to a $75 million investment into the KC region for biotech manufacturing. 202312-14604

Support for a local funding match to leverage $4.7 million in federal us department of energy funding to support a network of at least 25 nonprofits to build capacity to reduce operating expenses via energy conservation. 202312-14616

Support for strengthening the kansas city region's high-quality early learning system. 202204-12274

Support for 2024 general operating expenses for KC bizcare 202402-14732

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15141

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14738

Support for program enhancement and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16608

Support to build capacity for operating systems and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202409-15937

Support to build capacity for staffing and program enhancements related to workforce and career development. 202410-16702

Support to build capacity for information technology planning and digital security related to workforce and career development. 202410-16538

Support for 2024 general operating expense. 202402-14735

Support to build capacity for staffing related to workforce and career development. 202409-15988

Support for research on how to increase supplier diversity in higher education procurement. 202204-12295

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202307-14162

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202310-14485

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202307-14159

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202308-14260

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202307-14163

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202310-14515

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202306-14075

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202305-13950

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202305-13883

Support to expand educational programming related to workforce and career development. 202410-16618

Support for a civic education program, race project KC, and to increase accessibility and reduce barriers to diverse participation in other online and in-person educational programming serving at least 180,000 people over three years. 202207-12799

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14737

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15154

Support to build capacity for program enhancement and staffing related to workforce development. 202409-16303

Support to build capacity for program enhancement, data & evaluation, and technology related to workforce and career development. 202410-16468

Support to build capacity for workforce services strategic planning and crm/data system to improve tracking and reporting of client's outcomes. 202410-16466

In-kind grant support for rent and other expenses incurred by the kauffman foundation on behalf of real world initiatives. 202412-18195

Support for 2024 general operating expenses associated with guadalupe centers, inc. Youth (before and afterschool) programs. 202405-15155

Support for the delivery of technical assistance and microgrants to entrepreneurs seeking to start new businesses in lmi neighborhoods in the kansas city metropolitan area. 202204-12264

Support for mountain plains minority supplier diversity council to deliver mbe university in omaha, nebraska. 202306-14078

Support for the comeback KC ventures program, which engages entrepreneurial fellows to create businesses using concepts sourced from the community. 202204-12255

Support for the operations of lending link omaha's new north omaha office, which will provide education, technical assistance, and access to capital for local entrepreneurs. 202204-12253

Support for the newbo city market to provide additional outreach services to target bipoc entrepreneurs in the market's business support programming in cedar rapids, iowa. 202204-12265

Support for the flint hills regional council to develop a series of educational events and programs designed to serve rural businesses and home-based businesses on military bases. 202204-12254

Support for the implementation of business assessment criteria and associated educational programs to serve main street small businesses in north ST. Louis. 202204-12267

Support for organizational capacity building by implementing a system to track fundraising, communications, programming and volunteers. 202205-12454

Support to build capacity for program evaluation related to college access and completion. 202410-16680

Support for research to identify the role that local and regional partnership networks play in fostering inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems and how these partnerships function across cities. 202204-12282

Support for research to identify the inter-related, systemic challenges that latino-owned businesses (lobs) face when growing and develop tools to help these business owners. 202204-12289

Support for research to identify state funding and regional eco. Dev. Council's policies on rural and agriculture-focused entrepreneurs in NY state over the last decade and effect on entrepreneurship and re-localizing food systems. 202204-12286

Support for the hssu anheuser-busch school of business entrepreneurship center, which will be a leader and safe space for minority and underserved communities in the areas of entrepreneurship, small business development, and innovation. 202104-10302

Support for the creation of a program to provide technical assistance to improve federal research and development grant applications from universities in kansas, missouri, nebraska, and iowa. 202004-8311

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15152

Support for research analysis and evaluation of a project to give residents a choice by offering them financial assistance and support for wealth-building strategies, property ownership, property maintenance, or investment accounts. 202207-12656

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14744

Support for general operations. 202411-17797

Support to build a data set to answer questions about the challenges that newer, smaller businesses face, the supports they rely on, and the ways in which solutions can be more effectively targeted to maximize their growth and success. 202204-12291

Support for general operations. 202411-17545

Support for educational and public programs serving diverse audience of more than 2,700 students, 600 educators, and 112,500 learners of all ages. 202207-12782

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14730

Support for the umsl accelerate entrepreneur education program, which helps bipoc founders in the ST. Louis area and umsl student founders seeking to grow technology businesses and access capital. 202204-12262

Support for a pilot training program to assist leaders from four heartland communities in transitioning their community to more equitable entrepreneur-focused. 202205-12370

Support to study how financial aid policies may affect post-college opportunities to become entrepreneurs, and how resulting entrepreneurial activity may differ across communities and geographic regions. 202204-12298

Support to study how gender, race/ethnicity and geography interact to shape the experience of small business owners - particularly regarding access to government lending during covid-19. 202204-12297

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15139

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14749

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15157

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14746

General operating support for the KC pre-k cooperative. 202405-15196

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15146

Support for policy reports and events to produce evidence-based research and policy work to inform key decision-makers about policies to support entrepreneurs and reduce economic inequality. 202204-12303

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14727

Support for the implementation of a two-year equity-focused strategic plan to ensure education and learning opportunities are equitable in the kansas city region. 202206-12542

Support for general operations. 202411-17546

Support for general operations. 202409-16243

Support for general operations. 202410-16406

Support for general operations. 202410-16897

Support for general operations. 202408-15830

Support for research on emerging entrepreneurship-centered community wealth building (eccwb) models. 202204-12284

Support to improve college access and completion for immigrant students. 202410-16453

Support to build capacity for staffing information technology, and operational systems related to entrepreneurship. 202410-16431

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202307-14109

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202308-14206

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202310-14467

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202305-13957

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202305-13922

Support for the design and implementation of an entrepreneurship curriculum for classroom educators. 202404-14988

Support for the project on municipal innovation (pmi) to convene 25 municipal chiefs of staff and other senior city leaders in which america's new business plan will be the keynote discussion. 202108-11175

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15158

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14734

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15159

Support to connect rural iowa business owners with resources and the strategies necessary to successfully transition their business to employee ownership. 202206-12584

Support to research, and implement, measures that support the resilience of black entrepreneurs during exogenous shocks. 202204-12287

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15147

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15143

Support to identify the data needs and capacity of new and existing tech firms and startups across the ST. Louis area to build an interconnected regional system for entrepreneurial equity and invest in data transparency. 202206-12571

Support for research exploring the impact of representation on decision making, and equity in nebraska's entrepreneurial ecosystems. 202205-12470

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14728

Support to scale microcredentialing of kansas city-area high school students to prepare them for postsecondary education and career pathways in the biosciences fields. 202306-13976

Support for nowak lab's 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15149

Support for organizational capacity building by unifying a data management system and streamlining operations. 202204-12277

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15150

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15144

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15148

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15137

Support for three years of operating funds to further support organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12260

Support to research, design, implement, and evaluate a capacity building program, led by the city of kansas city, missouri, that targets bipoc-led entrepreneur support organizations. 202205-12473

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15145

Support for 2024 general operating expenses and the alvin brooks archive project. 202405-15142

Support for research exploring the experiences of child care business providers in three kansas city entrepreneurial ecosystems. 202205-12472

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14739

Support for research and reporting on issues surrounding equity and availability of credit in kansas city and the region which will be published in national media. 202205-12484

Support for 2024 kumc saturday academy/k12 initiative general operating expenses. 202405-15153

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15151

Support for comparative community and action-based research that will explore how social networks and levels of demographic diversity affect retention, and outcomes for, marginalized entrepreneurs in two university towns. 202304-13765

Support for educational programming, micro-grants, and technical assistance for entrepreneurs working to start businesses in distressed areas of topeka, kansas. 202108-11079

Support to research the comparative success rates of esos that promote individualistic VS cooperative models of small business development, with emphasis on understanding the impact on lower-income entrepreneurs. 202306-13992

Support to study how the gig economy affects entry into entrepreneurship, young firm growth, and their sources of capital. 202312-14613

Support to build and disseminate knowledge around the barriers to economic advancement faced by makers and creative entrepreneurs, particularly those in black and indigenous communities. 202204-12285

Support for research to identify scalable best practice cases, observations, and tools focused on alternative ownership models and community-supported entrepreneurship in the united states. 202204-12300

Support the national certification of teachers in kansas city to increase the number of high-quality teachers providing equitable learning opportunities for all students. 202107-10948

Support to study access to resources by underserved entrepreneurs of color and test actionable policies. 202003-8179

Support for an annual fellowship program to support students interested in informatics and entrepreneurship. 202203-11981

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15136

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14751

Support for education and training for economically disadvantaged small business owners in overcoming barriers to business growth and sustainability. 202406-15262

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14743

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14750

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15138

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15156

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14736

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14733

Provide in-kind grant support to kauffman fasttrac, inc. By the kauffman foundation. 202412-18190

Support to study job creation among entrepreneurs by examining the effects of various policy levers-including minimum wages, payroll taxes and employment protection in communities that vary by wealth levels and racial and ethnicity. 202204-12283

Support for the 2024 comnet annual conference in kansas city, missouri. 202404-14972

Support for research to identify the relationship between availability of different types of monetary and non-monetary capital and the recent success of systemically marginalized entrepreneurs in iowa. 202410-16913

Support for food and/or business operations during the 2024 calendar year. 202310-14514

Support for research to identify the relationship between availability of different types of monetary and non-monetary capital and the recent success of systemically marginalized entrepreneurs in iowa. 202205-12471

2024 membership dues. 202405-15109

Provide sponsorship of chamber programs and events in 2025 that are relevant to the kauffman foundation's community efforts. This includes legacy foundation contribution, entrepreneurship & innovation and workforce. 202411-17667

Support for media operation of KC cares, a weekly radio show focused on the nonprofit sector,hosted in kansas city, missouri. 202205-12487

Support for comparative case study research on the experiences of black women and white male entrepreneurs in little rock, ak, and kansas city, mo. 202205-12483

Support for the seminar for mid-america foundation ceos in aspen, colorado, june 2023-2025. 202211-13383

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14858

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14741

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14861

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14857

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14856

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14863

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14865

Support of investmidwest conference 2024 in kansas city, mo on april 17, 2024. 202403-14860

Support to provide districts access to entrepreneurship-centric curriculum, content development, mentorship, and professional learning support. 202406-15276

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14864

2024 membership dues. 202405-15101

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14862

Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14859

Support for greater kansas city hispanic development fund 40th anniversary on november 13, 2024 in kansas city, missouri. 202408-15729.

Support for mocan advancing equity in postsecondary attainment convening, in kansas city, mo on february 7,2025. 202410-16429

Support for the 2023-2025 association for psychological science annual conventions to encourage research on psychological science and entrepreneurship. 202207-12759

Support the hope center's 25th anniversary - heart4hope event 2024, in kansas city, mo on march 7, 2024. 202402-14756

Support for increasing access to high-quality early education programs for lower-income children in the kansas city region. 202204-12157

Support of 66th annual difference maker awards luncheon 2024 in kansas city, mo on march 28, 2024. 202402-14767

Support for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 babson entrepreneurship research conference doctoral consortium for doctoral students pursuing research in entrepreneurship. 202206-12634

2024 membership dues. 202311-14560

Gold level sponsorship for the your biz pitch competition on november 20, 2024 in kansas city, missouri 202408-15704

2024 CX partner membership & 3 emerging leaders program fees 202405-15114

Support for the 2024 tedxkc in kansas city, august 2, 2024. 202404-14962

2024 membership dues. 202405-15102

Support of 2024 kansas city invention convention in kansas city, mo on april 11, 2024. 202402-14774

Support for the 2023-2026 annual meetings to encourage research on geography and entrepreneurship. 202205-12452

Support for scholarships, financial incentives and services to promote college savings for low- and modest-income students and adults needing support to pursue and complete a postsecondary credential or degree. 201607-0836

Provide support to close the academic performance gap between students attending district and charter schools within the boundaries of kansas city public schools and the performance of all districts in missouri. 202206-12579

Support for new and existing entrepreneurship education and resources at the university of missouri-kansas city. 202204-12330

Program related investment for the creation of a viable investment vehicle to support entrepreneurial businesses from underserved racial demographics by investing in bipoc, and/or in non-bipoc founders in their investment thesis. 202202-11882

Support for scaling educational programs and organizational capacity to increase the adoption of entrepreneur-focused economic development in the united states, with a focus on communities in missouri, kansas, iowa, and nebraska. 202210-13311

Support to increase real-world experiences for students facing barriers related to income, and geography, and to increase access to the 2025 prox summer internship program for high school students. 202410-17317

Support for the capitalization and administration of a fund that increases access to capital for economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in distressed areas of the kansas city metro. 202209-13068

Support for the equitable manufacturing city accelerator & communities of practice project to implement entrepreneur-focused economic development programs, policies, and practices in up to 10 underserved communities. 202105-10490

Support for an individual development account (ida) initiative providing economic stability and mobility programming and services to benefit at least 175 families in northwest independence, missouri. 202204-12163

Support for the design, implementation, and execution of strategies to continue growing regional public education stakeholders' use of personalized, competency-based classroom instruction. 202401-14668

Support to design and implement a three-year real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202403-14877

Support to implement a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202403-14850

Support for the implementation of a three-year real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202403-14849

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202307-14110

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202407-15317

Support for a local funding match to leverage $4.7 million in federal us department of energy funding to support a network of at least 25 nonprofits to build capacity to reduce operating expenses via energy conservation. 202312-14616

Support for the design and implementation of an entrepreneurship curriculum for classroom educators. 202404-14988

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202403-14807

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202408-15370

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202407-15341

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202408-15407

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202408-15750

Support for organizational capacity building by implementing a system to track fundraising, communications, programming and volunteers. 202205-12454

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202303-13711

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202408-15610

Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202408-15368

Support for comparative community and action-based research that will explore how social networks and levels of demographic diversity affect retention, and outcomes for, marginalized entrepreneurs in two university towns. 202304-13765

Support for the kauffman school's continued operations and lease during the 2024-25 school year to manage and operate a charter school that prepares students for academic success leading to postsecondary pathways and good jobs. 202405-15041

Support to research the comparative success rates of esos that promote individualistic VS cooperative models of small business development, with emphasis on understanding the impact on lower-income entrepreneurs. 202306-13992

Support for research to build existing models of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in ST. Louis, mo and expand those to include current and historical racial disparities and emerging models of shared ownership and prosperity. 202205-12467

Support for the 2023-2026 annual meetings to encourage research on geography and entrepreneurship. 202205-12452