Grants

ACLU Nebraska Foundation

$20000

First payment of a two-year grant for for an attorney position to expand integrated advocacy work relating to Indigenous Justice

Civic Nebraska (Capitol Experience Days)

$10000

For Capitol Experience Day programs, which provide an immersive civics education experience at the capitol to encourage civic engagement and promote civil discourse

Civic Nebraska (Collective Impact Lincoln)

$200000

Second payment of a three-year $550,000 grant continuing support for Collective Impact Lincoln, a collaboration with Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest to create resident-led change through activities and events in six Lincoln neighborhoods

Legal Aid of Nebraska

$110000

First payment of a three-year $285,000 grant for UPLIFT, to provide legal services through Lincoln cultural centers in partnership with the Center for Legal Immigration Assistance

Lincoln Bike Kitchen

$10000

First payment of a two-year $20,000 grant to support a new executive director position for this organization providing bikes and bike repair for adults and children

Nebraska Civic Engagement Table

$10000

First payment of a two-year $30,000 grant for Lincoln-based staffing for civic engagement and community-organizing projects including voter education

OutLinc, Inc. (aka OutNebraska)

$15000

First payment of a two-year $25,000 staffing and general-operating grant for this organization that celebrates and empowers LGBTQ+ Nebraskans

The Nebraska Lawyers Foundation

$40000

A collaborative grant with the University of Nebraska College of Law’s Housing Justice clinic for operations and staffing of the Tenant Assistance Project, which provides free, limited legal representation and other resources to those facing eviction at the Lancaster County Courthouse

Total $580,000