Year Awarded

2024

Amount

$37,300

Grant Start

1/1/2024

Term (Months)

12

Priority Area

Neighborhoods

Flintside On the Ground: 2024-2025

Issue Media Group, LLC

Support to the Genesee Chamber Foundation for Issue Media Group’s Flintside: On the Ground 2024 program. The On the Ground project will highlight the five north Flint neighborhoods previously featured: Sarvis Park, Eastside Franklin Park, Brownell Holmes, Civic Park, and Ballenger Highway. Utilizing trained journalists to work in partnership with residents to develop news coverage, Flintside will highlight events and the work of local individuals, businesses, and nonprofits. The program also provides training, equipment, and freelance opportunities for correspondents who previously participated in the program.