Forty-six projects across Northwest Louisiana are turning local ideas into action with support from the Amazon Northwest Louisiana Community Fund, managed by nonprofit partner ChangeX. The fund awarded nearly $500,000 in grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofitst, schools, and individual community members across Caddo and Bossier Parishes and the greater Shreveport area. STACK Infrastructure, Amazon’s data center development partner in the region, contributed $100,000 as part of a partnership to support community-led investment.
The grants were announced at a celebration on July 8 at Chef’s Table by BeauxJax in Bossier City, Louisiana.
“We’re proud to support the people and organizations doing meaningful work in Northwest Louisiana,” said Afrika Alsup, community engagement manager at Amazon. “This fund puts resources directly into the hands of community members who understand what their neighbors need and are stepping up to deliver it.”…