Record #:

5065

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Innovations in American Government Awards Program seeks to identify examples of creative problem-solving in the public sector. Selma, population 5,900, is the smallest North Carolina city to make it to the semi-finals. Past semi-finalists - Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, and Asheville - were all much larger. While Selma did not reach the finals, officials are proud of their accomplishment. The prestigious award from the Ford Foundation gives each of the five finalists a $100,000 grant.

Source:

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 51 Issue 5, May 2001, p12, il

Subject(s):

Innovation in American Government Awards Program; Municipal government--Selma