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"Five U.S. cities received great news this week from the Citi Foundation and Living Cities. Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, New Orleans and Seattle have been chosen to join City Accelerator, a $3 million initiative to promote municipal innovation," reports Jenn Stanley. "Each city will receive up to $170,000 in funds and/or support services to improve citizen engagement in local issues like health care, urban planning and entrepreneurship."
The article goes on to quote each of the mayors from the funded cities, as sourced from the press release announcing the funding. The press release includes more details about the projects each of the cities will pursue with the funding.
Read the full story: 5 Cities Get Funding to Promote Civic Engagement
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