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.

Capacity building support to provide tools, training, and access to land and markets for farmers aspiring to start and grow farm businesses.

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

Support for a college access and completion proposal to build capacity for registered/practical nursing to Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing program for low-income students.

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.

Support for a workforce and career development proposal to expand a workforce initiative for young people facing significant barriers due to unstable housing and assist them on their journey to self-sufficiency.

Support for an entrepreneurship proposal to implement a two-year Savings Match program in Kansas City, providing personalized technical assistance to strengthen business sustainability and scalability.

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.

Support for a workforce and career development proposal to invest in its evaluation and data collection capacity to evaluate its impact and produce key learning outcomes.

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.