ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

BioEnterprise

$800,000 for further development of the Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor

Team NEO

$800,000 to attract domestic and foreign companies to Northeast Ohio

JumpStart

$750,000 to support the growth and development of local high-tech and innovative companies

Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo)

$750,000 for work toward creating the nation’s first freshwater wind farm in Lake Erie

NorTech

$750,000 to develop regional innovation clusters in advanced energy manufacturing, flexible materials, and other growing manufacturing sectors

Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)

$400,000 to help grow small and mid-size manufacturing businesses

Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network (WIRE-Net)

$350,000 to assist Greater Cleveland manufacturers expand to new markets, grow manufacturing jobs and investment in the wind power industry, and increase investment in public infrastructure and private land and buildings in Cleveland’s industrial districts

Case Western Reserve University, Office of University Development

$80,000 to continue developing a collaboration platform in advanced energy with partners in China

Bad Girl Ventures

$25,000 for startup operations

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

$1.5 million to advance capacity of the Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology

Cleveland State University

$1.5 million for its Partnership for Enhancing Urban Health with the Northeast Ohio Medical University, which aims to increase the number of physicians providing primary care in urban settings

College Now Greater Cleveland

$785,000 for five programs, including college-readiness courses in Cleveland public high schools

Teach for America

$750,000 to establish a Teach for America program in Cleveland

Breakthrough Charter Schools

$700,000 to support the startup of high-performing charter schools in Cleveland

Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland

$275,000 for programs designed to improve early childhood and school-age literacy and to provide training for adult literacy providers

ASPIRA Association

$216,530 to increase the retention, achievement, and advancement of Latino students

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

$200,000 for continued support of the Office of New and Innovative Schools

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

$90,000 for ongoing implementation of the Ohio STEM Teaching Fellows Program

Progress with Chess

$21,000 for the Cleveland public school day program

ARTS AND CULTURE 

PlayhouseSquare Foundation

$860,000 to create a new theater complex to showcase more local productions and to host a residency for a foreign artist

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio

$275,000 to support initiatives including Art Works

Cleveland Film Society

$125,000 for the 36th Cleveland International Film Festival

Cleveland Festival of Art and Technology

$100,000 for the 2011 and 2012 Ingenuity festivals

Progressive Arts Alliance

$20,000 for strategic planning

Opera Circle

$20,000 for production costs related to its 2011-12 season and expanded concert series

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

Invest in Children

$700,000 to Cuyahoga County’s comprehensive early childhood system of services and supports, for pre-kindergarten scholarships and other needs

Starting Point

$650,000 to continue out-of-school-time activities

Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland

$600,000 for work devoted to gang and crime prevention

Cleveland Foodbank

$250,000 to increase its ability to serve Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties

Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland

$250,000 for expansion and renovation of its facility

Care Alliance

$117,090 to serve health-care needs of the homeless and other underinsured populations

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

$150,000 to offer summer job opportunities for youth

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

$80,000 for a training program in its Central Kitchen

Verge

$80,000 for creation of a salon for career development in the beauty industry

United Way of Greater Cleveland

$16,000 to engage youth in community volunteering and philanthropy