Port of Long Beach: Public workshop to determine 2023-25 priorities for Community Grants Program

The Port of Long Beach is hosting a public workshop to help determine the 2023-25 priorities for the Community Grants Program, a landmark initiative aimed at lessening the environmental impacts of cargo movement on the surrounding area.

The virtual workshop will be held from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Register here

Potential grant applicants are encouraged to attend. The translation is available upon request; however, requests for translation should be provided at least 72 hours in advance.

Additional information can be found at www.polb.com/grants. Workshops will be recorded. Those who cannot attend can fill out an online survey, which will be available at www.polb.com/grants on Nov. 9, 2022. The survey closes on Nov. 30, 2022.

The award-winning Community Grants Program is a more than $46 million effort to fund projects that help those in the community who are most vulnerable to port-related environmental impacts. These projects are expanding asthma services, controlling stormwater runoff through the building of permeable parking lots, and creating open space buffers between port operations and communities, to name a few. Combined with a previous program started in 2009, the Port of Long Beach has set aside more than $65 million, making it the largest voluntary port mitigation initiative in the country. To date, $36.5 million has been committed.

The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s premier seaports, a gateway for trans­-Pacific trade, and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental stewardship. With 175 shipping lines connecting Long Beach to 217 seaports, the Port handles $200 billion in trade annually, supporting more than 575,000 Southern California jobs.