Seasongood Good Government Foundation

$20,000 - to Greater Cincinnati Study Circles
Purpose of Project: To engage residents and police in a process to build the necessary relationships in order to talk through key issues that affect the way both residents and police relate to each other in the community.

$4,000 - to Citizens for Civic Renewal
Purpose of Project: To provide a safe forum for citizens to bring any topic to a wider public view, an offer resources for citizens to examine information about important issues to influence regional governance at all levels.

$4,157 - to GCC-ASPA
Purpose of Project: To provide support for the local chapter of the American Society for Public Administration and further enhance the student's interest in working within the public sector.

$10,000 - to Good Neighbor Project Experience
Purpose of Project: This project focuses on improving responsible governance and creating effective citizen involvement with the Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services

$1,000 - to National Speaker Forum
Purpose of Project: To create a better understanding of the challenges facing the working poor in this country and suggest possible changes that could improve their situation.

$5,000 - to Transportation and Land Use Reform
Purpose of Project: To engage environmental and citizen's groups in meaningful and effective participation in transportation, land use and air quality/health issues at the state and local government levels.

$3,000 - to GCC-ASPA Public Service Awards Banquet
Purpose of Project: To focus on and recognize the important role of the public administrator in the Greater Cincinnati Area.

$20,000 - to Public Allies Cincinnati
Purpose of Project: The primary purpose of Public Allies is to develop a new generation of leaders, grounded with self-awareness, commitment to the community, and an appreciation for the diversity of our city.

$4,000 - to Youth in City Government
Purpose of Project: This purpose of this project is to educate area high school students in the operations of city government through experiential learning.

$20,000 - to WVXU
Purpose of Project: This purpose of this project is to provide a full-time government news-reporter specializing in the coverage of local government.

$28,200 - to Citizens for Civic Renewal
Purpose of Project: To develop a more comprehensive citizen voice for the Tri-State region.

$2,500 - to Destination Democracy
Purpose of Project: This project seeks to teach students about civic engagement and voting through lessons on voter registration, working for political candidates and researching and debating public policy issues.

$3,750 - to UC College of Law
Purpose of Project: To produce lawyers who are interested in public policy and more prepared to make positive contributions to its sensible development.

$7,500 - to UC College of Law
Purpose of Project: This program will contribute to the education of the people of Cincinnati and the students and faculty of the University of Cincinnati about the public policy issues facing our community. It will also facilitate public discussion about those issues.

$4,158 - to GCC-ASPA
Purpose of Project: This project will be an internship to be filled by a graduate student from one of the local colleges or universities, which in turn will further enhance the student's interest in working within the public sector.

Other Grants (partial list)

$7,500 - to City of Cincinnati (Seasongood Innovation Awards)
Purpose of Project: By rewarding City employees for innovative solutions to complex problems, this project promotes the Seasongood Foundation's mission.

$2,000 - to Government Job Fair
Purpose of Project: The main purpose of the government job fair is to introduce prospective candidates to government career opportunities.

$3,975 - to Northern Kentucky Area Development District
Purpose of Project: This project will help assure that the Northern Kentucky Area Development District will continue to provide support to Northern Kentucky's local government and non-profits in the area of public administration during a period of growing budget constraints and a concern with bringing qualified people into the field.

$900 - City of Cincinnati
Purpose of Project: To recognize publicly approximately 60 government employees in the greater Cincinnati area for outstanding contributions to public service.