LISC San Diego is requesting proposals for HUD Section 4 capacity building grants for projects and programs that advance an economic development agenda.

 

LISC San Diego is interested in funding organizations that are leading economic development activities along commercial corridors, especially around transit, including but not limited to small business assistance, creative placemaking, and micro-lending.

 

Special consideration will be given to organizations engaged in the San Diego Promise Zone or the City Heights Economic Development Collaborative, and to organizations committing to integrating LISC’s Kiva microloan product in their program.

LISC is pleased to announce applications are now available to attend LISC’s Advanced Housing Development Training Institute (HDTI). The California LISC offices will be offering this 4-day training focused on utilizing tax credits and tax exempt bonds to finance the preservation and creation of affordable housing.

 

Advanced HDTI will take place October 7-10, 2019 in the Bay Area. Applications are due August 2, 2019 at 5pm . Please download the Program Description for further details and links to the application. LISC’s 2019 Advanced HDTI is made possible by the generous support of MUFG Union Bank.

We are excited to announce there is an open position in our office! We are seeking a full-time Program Officer. Please click below to see the job description. Please feel free to forward to interested applicants.

For decades, Annie Donovan has led innovative efforts to spur economic opportunity and revitalize communities. Now, the former head of the CDFI Fund is bringing her considerable talent and experience to LISC, taking on the new role of chief operating officer to help drive strategies that support a broadly shared prosperity in urban and rural communities.

The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program is a partnership of the National Football League Foundation, which provides funding for the Program, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), which provides technical assistance and manages the Program. The goal of the Program is to provide non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields. The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program provides grants of up to $250,000 for capital improvement projects. 

LISC San Diego invites our partners to submit an application to host an AmeriCorps member for our next program year which will begin on October 1, 2019. Members are funded through our national LISC AmeriCorps program via an application to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). 

LISC San Diego anticipates supporting the following number of positions for investment in our neighborhoods:

16 - full-time 1700-hour AmeriCorps positions

3 - half-time 900 hour AmeriCorps positions

4 - quarter-time 450-hour AmeriCorps positions

The LISC AmeriCorps program seeks to provide our local, community-based partners the opportunity to implement projects which they could not otherwise. LISC AmeriCorps is one tool that helps our non-profit partners catalyze opportunity in the areas of employment, affordable housing, education, health, public safety, youth development, and building community leadership. As a partner, you will provide critical support in acting as career coaches and mentors to the individuals selected to be members. Our hope is that through these relationships and direct service members will gain valuable skills as they enter into a career in the community development field.

If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 619-541-8016 or email me at [email protected].

LAC member,  Chuck Sinkey, joined us at our monthly meeting hosted by the  International Rescue Committee, to train members on  Interview Skills to help improve their leadership development skills.

Thank you Chuck!