2.D.4: Community Innovations
Commit White House Resources to scaling and promoting community innovations. Other Information:
The President created the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation to grow the marketplace for community
innovations and provide the technology and tools for greater civic participation to help tackle our nation’s toughest problems.
The office will build upon efforts across the agencies, such as the Department of Education’s $650 million Invest in Innovation
(i3) Fund, to create new models of Federal grant-making that focus on encouraging, testing and scaling the most promising
ideas and programs. The office uses its convening power to coordinate and partner with citizens, philanthropists, and the
private sector to create a supportive environment for on-going innovations in communities. Part of the effort will include
using innovative tools such as prizes and challenges. The President’s Budget includes $50 million in seed capital for the
nation’s first Social Innovation Fund, which will identify the most promising, results-oriented non-profit programs and provide
the capital needed to replicate their success in communities around the country.
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