Southwestern Pennsylvania
Regional Economic Development
- Strengthen the capacity of arts organizations to attract visitors to the region and improve quality of life
- Improve housing, crime and safety, and economic opportunities in distressed communities
- Support development and improvement of regional infrastructure
- Cultivate and support the link between innovation and manufacturing
- Increase economic opportunities in rural communities
- Enhance Pittsburgh’s national reputation as a destination city for creating, attracting, and retaining start-up companies and entrepreneurial talent
Education
- Improve capacity of educational and workforce programs via community-based organizations
- Improve infrastructure of higher education institutions and educational and workforce programs
- Improve institutional infrastructure and educational outcomes for children in grades K-12
Human Services
- Invest in programs designed to achieve holistic and broadscale outcomes
- Capitalize on innovations by the Department of Human Services and others to serve at-risk children and foster youth, and improve early childcare quality
- Support efforts by hospitals, health centers, and public agencies to develop innovative means to reduce chronic diseases and obesity; explore interventions for community-wide epidemics; and support the community’s efforts to reduce the growing violence problems
- Encourage and improve alignment of workforce training programs with market demand
Western Pennsylvania
Conservation
- Protect critical forested ecosystems and provide sustainable economic development for communities
- Leverage partnerships and data to conduct habitat restoration in 11 key western Pennsylvania landscapes
- Protect regional natural assets such as rivers, trails, and parks