Contact: Angie Jean-Marie

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$1,000,000 to Make Los Angeles the Best Place to Learn, Create, Play, Connect, and Live

LA2050 launches its third My LA2050 Grants Challenge to turn dreams of a better Los Angeles into reality

LOS ANGELES, September 8th, 2015

Today, LA2050 will launch its third My LA2050 Grants Challenge, a $1,000,000 crowdsourced competition that supports creative ideas to improve Los Angeles. LA2050 is inviting organizations throughout Los Angeles County to submit their proposals to make the region the best place to learn, create, play, connect, and live.

Derived with the support of tens of thousands of Angelenos engaged through #LA2050Listens, a community conversations series, LA2050 has outlined five goals to envision the Los Angeles of our dreams. Through the My LA2050 Grants Challenge, LA2050 will offer ten $100,000 grants to tap into the creativity of organizations across Los Angeles County to inspire a better future for the region. Two grants will be awarded in each goal category, with one selected among the top ten of publicly voted submissions and another selected by the jury.

To date, LA2050 has awarded twenty grants totaling $2 million to local organizations via the My LA2050 Grants Challenge and has activated more than 100,000 individuals who have voted for their favorite proposals. LA2050, which is supported by the Goldhirsh Foundation, has also engaged other local partners in the challenge to extend its impact. This year, the Annenberg Foundation will contribute again with an additional $100,000 to fund one of the projects.

The My LA2050 Grants Challenge is open to non-profit and for-profit organizations as well as government agencies serving Los Angeles County. Submissions will be accepted online through October 6th, 2015 at 12:00pm noon Pacific Time, with voting beginning October 20th, 2015. Those interested in participating in the My LA2050 Grants Challenge should visit la2050.org/challenge for contest rules, eligibility guidelines, and submission instructions.

For more updates, follow LA2050 at facebook.com/LA2050 and twitter.com/LA2050 and stay engaged using #LA2050 and #BetterLA.

Goldhirsh Foundation

At the Goldhirsh Foundation, (www.goldhirshfoundation.org), we connect the dots between the best emerging innovations and the financial, social, and human capital to make them thrive.

LA2050

LA2050 (www.la2050.org) is an initiative driving and tracking progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles. We are centered around five unique goals that in 2050 Los Angeles will be the best place to learn, create, play, connect, and live.