SAN PEDRO – The Port of Los Angeles has selected 30 local organizations to receive a total of $1 million in grants for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 under the Port’s Community Investment Sponsorship Program. The non-taxpayer-funded program allocates grants annually to support community projects focused on local workforce development, education, the environment and on promoting the LA Waterfront.
Grants awarded under the program fall into three categories: small ($5,000 and under); medium ($5,001 to $99,999) and large ($100,000 and over). The port received 49 applications for grants.
The port awarded $32,000 in small grants, $293,000 in the medium category and three large grants totaling $675,000. The final award selection committee was comprised of: Elise Swanson, San Pedro Chamber, Dan Hoffman, Wilmington Chamber, Ryan Ferguson, CD15, Cecilia Moreno, POLA, Augie Bezmalinovich, POLA, Theresa Adams Lopez, POLA
Large category grant recipients this year included EXP for $325,000 for its Preparing the Next Generation Workforce Program; the Los Angeles Maritime Institute for $250,000 for its Topsail Youth Program; and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor for its Port Ocean & Land Awareness Program for $100,000.
Two local community clean-up groups secured grants in the medium grant category, both for $45,000. These were Beacon House Association of San Pedro and Clean Wilmington for their clean-up and beautification work targeting their respective neighborhoods.
List of all grant recipients
1
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles Community Outreach and Education
$10,000
2
Angels Gate Cultural Center, Bridging San Pedro: Visual Literacy as Community Practice
$8,000
3
Avalon Arts & Cultural AllianceWilmington Art Walk
$10,000
4
Beacon House Association of San Pedro San Pedro Waterfront Beautification Project
$45,000
5
Cabrillo Beach Boosters
70th Consecutive Annual John Olguin July 4th Spectacular
$18,000
6
Cabrillo Beach Youth Sailing Foundation Community Sailing Program
$15,000
7
CicLAvia
CicLAvia Wilmington – Community Rides
$10,500
8
Fiesta Corazon del Puerto
Fiesta Corazon del Puerto
$12,000
9
Friends of Banning Park, 11th Annual Phineas Banning Birthday Celebration and Victorian Christmas
$8,000
10
Friends of Banning’s Landing Special Events Programming
$10,000
11
Friends of the Cabrillo Marine AquariumVarious Event Sponsorships
$30,000
12
Friends of the Rotary Club of Wilmington Various Event Sponsorships
$7,000
13
Grand Vision Foundation Grand Annex Live Stage
$5,000
14
International Bird Rescue Southern California Native Bird Crisis: Rescue, Response and Rehabilitation
$10,000
15
International Seafarers Center International Seafarers Hospitality Program
$8,000
16
Los Angeles Parks Foundation Harbor Community Cabrillo Beach Pier Fishing Program
$5,000
17
Los Angeles Sailing Foundation
Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup – Cal Maritime Invitational Intercollegiate Regatta
$10,000
18
Pacific Battleship Center American Spirit on the LA Waterfront
$5,000
19
Pacific Unicomm 57th Annual LA Harbor Holiday Afloat Parade
$6,500
20
Port of Los Angeles High School Career Technical Education: Boat Operations
$15,000
21
San Pedro Art Association 2019 Harbor-Wide All Grades Student Art Competition and Exhibition
$1,500
22
San Pedro City Ballet, San Pedro City Ballet Celebrates the Port of Los Angeles
$5,000
23
Sharefest 17th Annual Workday
$15,000
24
South Bay Center for Counseling Clean Wilmington
$45,000
25
Volunteer Center Operation Teddy Bear
$5,000
26
Wilmington YMCA, 2nd Annual YMCA Family Picnic
$2,500
27
YWCA Harbor Area, YWCA International Festival
$3,000
28
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor
Wilmington P.O.L.A. (Port Ocean & Land Awareness) Program
$100,000
29
EXP (formerly ITEP) Preparing the Next Generation Workforce
$325,000
30
Los Angeles Maritime Institute TopSail Youth Program
$250,000