Long Beach grants

Grants Support Aquarium’s Legacy Project Bringing Students and Science Together

The Aquarium of the Pacific recently received grants from Oxy Long Beach, Inc. and the LeBurta Atherton Foundation that will benefit the Aquarium’s Legacy Project. This project will continue the Aquarium’s long-standing relationship with two local schools and provide science learning experiences to underserved Long Beach families. Oxy granted $25,000 toward this project, and the [...]

St. Mary Foundation Awards Over $100,000 in Grants to Local Non-Profits

On January 10, 2012, St. Mary Medical Center awarded $102,748 in grant funds to assist eight gratefulLong Beach non-profit agencies at a luncheon held in their honor at the John Parr Health Enhancement Center on the campus of St. Mary Medical Center. This is over $6,000 more than last year’s awards. 

Miller Children’s Hospital Awarded $50,000 Grant From The St. Baldrick’s Foundation

It takes life-saving research and access to clinical trials to Conquer Kids’ Cancer! The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded an infrastructure grant of $50,000 to the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center (JJCCC) at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach. The Foundation’s infrastructure grants provide institutions with [...]

Toyota Grants Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach $45K to Fund Child Life Specialist For Pediatric Emergency Patients

Representatives from Toyota Motor Sales, USA recently visited Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach to present a check for a $45,000 grant. The grant will help fund a Child Life Specialist for the pediatric emergency department (ED) at Miller Children’s for every single day of the week, including weekends.

LBUSD’s Family Literacy Program Receives $25,000 Grant

The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) announced today that Long Beach Unified School District’s Long Beach Family Literacy Program is one of 10 programs in the country to receive a $25,000 grant to encourage Hispanic and other families to earn college degrees. The competitive funding expands the reach of the innovative Family Literacy – [...]

LB Receives 50K Grant to Prosecute Environmental Cases

Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert announced last week that his office has secured a $50,000 environmental prosecution grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). “This grant is significant to Long Beach’s environmental prosecution program,” said City Prosecutor Doug Haubert. “Environmental prosecution has suffered in recent years due to budget cuts and this [...]

CSULB and CSUF Receive $525,000 Grant For Collaborative Research Project

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) have received a three-year, $525,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a collaborative research project that will focus on increasing women’s interest and retention in computer science and engineering fields and careers.

Dr. Granger to Celebrate 40 Years with the Arthritis National Research Foundation

It’s been 40 years since Dr. Gale “Morrie” Granger first learned about the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF). At the time, ANRF was a small foundation in Long Beach making small research grants in California only. “I was a young faculty member at UCI,” says Granger, “and my research findings that did not agree with [...]

Producers Forum to Keep Revival of Public Access Project Moving Forward

Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) and Long Beach Community Action Partnership (LBCAP) are moving forward with the revival of public access for Long Beach. The Public Access Digital Network (PADNET) being managed by LBCAP will allow locally produced programs to air on local cable channels and through podcasts on the Internet and mobile devices. An [...]

Office of Traffic Safety Grant to Help Prevent and Reduce Traffic Deaths and Injuries

The Long Beach Police Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for a yearlong program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways. The $300,000 grant awarded by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will aid in the City’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety and the quality of life. New equipment [...]

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