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.