According to the Promise Neighborhood Institute website, "the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $80 million for Promise Neighborhoods in the FY 2013 budget." This is a huge step for Promise Neighborhood, although the budget must still be approved by the House next week.
This bring us one step closer to President Obama's request of $100 million toward the Promise Neighborhood Initiative. According to the article, "The Promise Neighborhoods program, initiated in 2010 with $10 million, received $30 million in 2011, and $60 million this year. The FY 2013 appropriations amount approved by the Senate would be an increase of $20 million from the FY 2012 appropriation...."
With a $20 million increase over last year, the timing couldn't be better for us to apply for a Promise Neighborhood Implementation Grant! Our application is due in just over a month and we are working hard here at MPN to prepare for several more successful years in Macon.
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