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Los Angeles Harbor Commission Approves Harbor Community Benefit Grants to Schools and Nonprofits

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has approved the award of 21 grants to local organizations, including $50,000 for three Community Benefit Grant projects and $300,000 for 18 projects under a new Harbor Schools Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) Initiative. The funding all came from the Port of Los Angeles Community Mitigation Trust Fund, which is administered exclusively by the San Pedro-based Harbor Community Benefit Foundation (HCBF). The port has now funded $3.3 million in local projects and programs through the HCBF.

The $300,000 in Harbor Schools STEAM Initiative grants will fund San Pedro and Wilmington student programs with maritime-related educational enrichment. Beneficiaries include an underwater robotics program and port-career internships at Banning High School; curriculum and field trip support for Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and Catalina Island Marine institute; and marine life and port-related educational initiatives at local elementary and middle schools, among other projects. Grant awards ranged from $5,000 to $25,000.

Also approved were three community benefit grant programs, including $35,000 for the Wilmington Teen Center and $15,000 for two San Pedro community-based projects. 

HCBF, an independent 501(c) (3), administers the Port Community Mitigation Trust Fund, which resulted from an environmental settlement between community advocates and the Port of Los Angeles. HCBF’s work includes independent research, community capacity-building and engagement, and competitive grant programs.
 
With this approval, the Port of Los Angeles and HCBF has awarded a total of $3.3 million for local projects, including research ($500,000), Healthy Harbor Grants ($1.4 million), Community Benefit Grants ($1.1 million) and the new Harbor Schools STEAM Initiative ($300,000). 
 

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