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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Receives More Than $6 Million to Help Solve America’s Workforce Challenges

November 10, 2021

As America faces its biggest labor shortage in decades, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced $6.3 million in grant funding from Walmart, Lumina Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Charles Koch Foundation to support programs that remove barriers to work and enable Americans to find and keep jobs, and that ensure the economy has the workforce it needs to grow and prosper now and in the future.

Talent Pipeline Management

Workforce Training

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Announces Finalists for 11th Annual Hiring Our Heroes Awards

Hiring Our Heroes

November 9, 2021

Recognizing employers and individuals that have gone above and beyond  to hire, retain, and empower our nation’s veterans and military spouses 

U.S. Chamber Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes Designates Ohio as a Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone

Hiring Our Heroes

October 14, 2021

Ohio partners with businesses to tackle military spouse un- and underemployment

Economic Empowerment

Military Spouses

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Announces 22nd Annual Citizens Awards Finalists

Corporate Citizenship Center

October 6, 2021

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation named the finalists for its 22nd Annual Citizens Awards – 26 companies that have exhibited extraordinary leadership in driving change and impact at a time when society faces both new and persistent challenges, from an uneven pandemic recovery and worker shortages to racial inequities and climate change.

Corporate Citizenship

First Lady Jill Biden Speaks at Launch of Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone Focused on Remote Work

Hiring Our Heroes

September 16, 2021

As the leader in identifying and providing solutions to military spouse un- and under-employment, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes has launched a new initiative focused on remote work opportunities.

Economic Empowerment

Military Spouses

U.S. Chamber Foundation Launches Coalition for Afghan Refugee Employment in the U.S.

General Foundation

September 15, 2021

As America welcomes tens of thousands of Afghan refugees, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the formation of the Coalition for Afghan Refugee Employment in the U.S. in partnership with the nation’s leading businesses.

Applications Now Open for the Coalition to Back Black Businesses 2021 Grant Program

General Foundation

September 14, 2021

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced that the Coalition to Back Black Businesses is now accepting applications for its 2021 grant program, which will provide $5,000 grants each to more than 400 small business owners to help them meet critical business needs.

America’s Roads Might Not Be Ready for A Return to the Office, New Study Shows

Emerging Issues

July 28, 2021

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Pittsburgh-based tech startup RoadBotics today released a new study, which used artificial intelligence (AI) to assess roadway conditions in 20 of the nation’s major metropolitan areas.

U.S. Chamber Foundation Announces Allstate Chair, President and CEO Tom Wilson as New Board Chair

General Foundation

July 22, 2021

Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is pleased to name Tom Wilson to a three-year term as its board chair. Wilson, who is chair, president and CEO of The Allstate Corporation, succeeds William G. Little, chairman of Quam-Nichols Company.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Sustainable Plastics Initiative

Corporate Citizenship Center

May 26, 2021

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced a new initiative to help realize a more sustainable future for plastics. Funded by Brian Sheth and Adria Sheth’s Sangreal Foundation, the initiative will identify opportunities to reduce the environmental footprint of plastics, while helping businesses make their plastics value chain more sustainable.

Environment

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Receives More Than $6 Million to Help Solve America’s Workforce Challenges

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Announces Finalists for 11th Annual Hiring Our Heroes Awards

U.S. Chamber Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes Designates Ohio as a Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Announces 22nd Annual Citizens Awards Finalists

First Lady Jill Biden Speaks at Launch of Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone Focused on Remote Work

U.S. Chamber Foundation Launches Coalition for Afghan Refugee Employment in the U.S.

Applications Now Open for the Coalition to Back Black Businesses 2021 Grant Program

America’s Roads Might Not Be Ready for A Return to the Office, New Study Shows

U.S. Chamber Foundation Announces Allstate Chair, President and CEO Tom Wilson as New Board Chair

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Sustainable Plastics Initiative

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