2018 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS
APPLICATION PERIOD NOW OPEN FOR PORT OF LA 

Workshops Set for April 3 and 4 to Assist Applicants;
Funds Total up to $1 Million Annually

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – March 1, 2018 – The Port of Los Angeles is now accepting applications for its Community Investment Grant program, which annually distributes up to $1 million per year in funding for initiatives, programs and events benefiting the Los Angeles Harbor community. Completed applications are due by 4 p.m. on May 7, 2018.

Two workshops are scheduled to provide details about the application process. The first is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3 at Banning’s Landing Community Center, 100 E. Water Street in Wilmington. The second workshop will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 in the 2nd floor Board Room of the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building, 425 S. Palos Verdes Street in San Pedro. To apply, organizations must have 501(c)3 nonprofit status.

The Port awards grants in three categories: small (up to $5,000), medium ($5,001-$99,999) and large ($100,000 or more). The Community Investment Grant Program is not taxpayer-funded but paid for exclusively from Port shipping and lease revenues.

All proposed projects must be compliant with the Harbor Department’s Tidelands Public Trust Doctrine, which specifies activity categories for grant awards. These include water navigation; maritime commerce; fishing; marine environment ecological preservation; marine-related scientific study; water-related recreation; and visitor-serving waterfront activities.

Click here to view and download the Community Investment Grant Program application. For additional information or questions, applicants may call the Port of Los Angeles Public Relations Division at (310) 732-3508.

The Port of Los Angeles is America's premier port and has a strong commitment to developing innovatively strategic and sustainable operations that benefit Southern California’s economy and quality of life. North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value, the Port of Los Angeles facilitated $272 billion in trade during 2016.  San Pedro Bay port complex operations and commerce facilitate one in nine jobs in the five-county Southern California region.

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