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Guest Column: COVID-19 Exposed Failures in Affordable Housing. NEW ORLEANS – A few weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control moved to protect our nation’s health by calling for a pause on most COVID-19-related evictions through the end of the year. This was sorely needed because supplemental federal unemployment benefits have expired and Congress has not renewed this critical assistance at any level.

In the News: Donors and Foundations are Increasingly Supporting Movements. The Greater New Orleans Foundation is investing $3 million in racial equity work through its Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced that it will accept donations to its Disaster Response & Restoration Fund in response to the Emergency Declaration for New Orleans and other parts of Southeast Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Zeta.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) released a groundbreaking new study commissioned from Waggonner & Ball Architecture/Environment. “Stormwater Opportunities: Spirit of Charity, Lafitte Greenway, and Armstrong Park” that provides recommendations that, if implemented, could lead to a 39% flood volume reduction during a 10-Year Storm in the New Orleans Central Business District, Treme, Tulane-Gravier, and Mid-City neighborhoods.

Greater New Orleans Foundation Announces $1.4 Million Bequest from Dr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohn, Jr. To Establish the Cohn | GNOF | NOLA | Arts Award Program. The Annual Awards Program will make grants to local nonprofits and artists whose work challenges and inspires the community.

In June 2020, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and University of New Orleans released a study on the state of the nonprofit sector in Southeast Louisiana during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on surveys collected from late March to mid-April 2020.

To get updates, GNOF and UNO organized a virtual “town hall” in late July, open to all nonprofits throughout the region. Over 60 nonprofit leaders joined the town hall, and about half participated in small group discussions, sharing the following updates.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced that it will accept donations to its Disaster Response and Restoration Fund in response to Hurricane Sally’s impact to Alabama and Florida.

We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

Greater New Orleans Foundation Activates Disaster Response & Restoration Fund for Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura. $50,000 in Grants Awarded to Regional Nonprofits.

Greater New Orleans Foundation, Gayle Benson, McIlhenny Company Announce $194,000 in New Grants from the Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program. $1.4 Million Awarded to Date to Service and Hospitality Workers. Round V Application Close on August 28th at 5 pm.