St. Louis County Port Authority awards nearly $5M to grant recipients
The St. Louis County Port Authority (Port Authority) recently awarded grants to 38 local nonprofit organizations serving St. Louis County that totaled more than $4.9 million.
The assistance to the organizations comes from the Port Authority’s Community Investment Fund, a grant program that supports economic and community development projects in St. Louis County. The fund provides grants to nonprofit organizations for projects aligned with the Port Authority’s investment priorities, such as business expansion, neighborhood development, entrepreneurship and real estate redevelopment, with a focus on underserved communities.
“These organizations were chosen from a record number of applicants because we felt that they had great potential to help make our St. Louis region a better place to work and live,” said Ambassador Kevin F. O’Malley, chair of the St. Louis County Port Authority. “Like our funding the new St. Louis-London flights announced in October, we are hopeful that the investments we announce today will provide new opportunities and improve the economy of St. Louis County and the region.”
Nonprofit organizations that will receive grants include:
- A Red Circle
- Affton-Lemay Chamber of Commerce
African Chamber of Commerce St. Louis- Affinia Healthcare Family Medicine
- Ajax St. Louis
- Claudie’s Urban Gardens
- Cortex Square One
- CyberUP
- Employment Connection
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro St. Louis Foundation
- HEAL Center for the Arts
- International Institute of St. Louis
- Keyway Center for Diversion and Reentry
- House Everyone STL
- LaunchCode Foundation
- Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- Lemay Child and Family Center
- Mercy Health Foundation-South
- Motivating Purpose with Education and Readiness (MPWER)
- NAREB St. Louis
- North County Inc.
- NPower – Tech Fundamentals
- Network for Strong Communities
- New Avenue Inc. Community Resource Center
- Per Scholas
- Rebuilding Together St. Louis
- Room at the Inn
- Rustic Roots Sanctuary
- Small Business Empowerment Center
- St. Louis Artworks
- St. Louis County Library Foundation
- TechArtista Foundation
- The Core Collective at Saint Vincent
- The Little Bit Foundation
- University of Missouri-St. Louis Transform UMSL Project
- Vintendo4Africa
- Welcome Neighbor STL
- Zion Travelers Community Involvement Association
About St. Louis County Port Authority
The St. Louis County Port Authority was established by Missouri state statute. It promotes general welfare, encourages private capital investment, increases the volume of commerce and promotes the establishment of a foreign trade zone within St. Louis County and the region. The Port Authority is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners selected from each of the St. Louis County Council districts.
