Omaha Arts Council: The Art of Recycling

ID

145

OrgName

Omaha Arts Council

PhysicalAddress

1723 N 33rd St Omaha NE 68131

MailingAddress

Website

omahaartscouncil.org

SocialMediaAccounts

Name

Alvin Harper

Title

CEO

EmailAddress

alvintheartist15@gmail.com

Phone

+1 (402) 452-9064

Team

Yes

TeamExplanation

Grace Kouassi-Chief Operating Officer.

OrganizationalChart

Not yet

OtherCompletedProjects

Will submit later

ProposalTitle

The Art of Recycling

TotalBudget

50000000.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

50000000.0

ProposalType

I do not know

BriefProposalSummary

The goal is to create 50-100 full time jobs paying $20-$40 per hour. We will accomplish this by recycling industrial scrap, we will make new finish product from the industrial scrap. We will have a design team which will mostly be college students from Metro Community College to design furniture and other useful products that can be made from the industrial scrap. Metal Wood Plastic Paper Marketing team Partnering with Nebraska Furniture Mart Partnering with Benson Steel Partnering with Lozier Corporation and other steel fabricating companies.

Timeline

Start date January 2023.

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

1.0

FundingGoals

Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)

Community Needs

Multimodal Transportation (i.e., enable connectivity through driving, biking, taking transit, walking, and rolling) Other Infrastructure (i.e., develop or improve broadband, business districts, roadways, sewer, etc.) Policy (i.e., develop or improve context-sensitive education, finance, health, training, zoning, etc.) Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

OtherExplanation

ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

More jobs and making things better for more people.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

In order to create a renaissance, we need to provide consistent income.

PrioritiesAlignment

We will provide more jobs and better living conditions for the people in our area.

EconomicImpact

50-100 high paying jobs should have a big impact on our neighborhood

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

50-100

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

I don't know.

EconomicImpactWageLevels

$20-$40 per hour full time

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

Welding, fabricating, design

CommunityBenefit

High paying jobs for people in this area who will be trained for welding, internet marketing, woodworking. We will have ongoing program for all aspects of this.

CommunityBenefitSustainability

By providing economic stability, sustainable jobs, education.

BestPracticesInnovation

By providing ongoing training in welding, recycling, and designing.

OutcomeMeasurement

Education, high paying jobs, self esteem, the moral. Our goal is to create a renaissance in North Omaha

OutcomeMeasurementHow

Crime rate should go down.

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

Yes, by working with Nebraska Furniture Mart and local industries it should be a win win for everyone involved.

Partnerships

Yes

PartnershipsOrgs

Nebraska Furniture Mart, Omaha Chamber of Commerce

PartnershipsMOU

Nebraska Furniture Mart, Omaha Chamber of Commerce

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

1723 N 33rd St Omaha NE 68131

QualifiedCensusTract

Within one or more QCTs

AdditionalLocationDocuments

PropertyZoning

Yes

ConnectedToUtilities

ConnectedToUtilitiesConnected

Yes

ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

Yes

DesignEstimatingBidding

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingPackageDeveloped

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingCostsDetermined

GeneralContractor

No

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

Will need a manufacturing building, will need funding for the payroll of the design team, and equipment.

GrantFundsUsage

We will need a large manufacturing building

ProposalFinancialSustainability

Yes

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

The money generated through the sales of our product should be enough.

FundingSources

Investors and donations. Will sell stocks once up and running.

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

No

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

No

Scalability

Yes

ScalabilityComponents

This model can be used in any city across the United States

FinancialCommitment

I have already sold my real estate to fund this project. Even if you do not give me a dime for this I will make it happen. With or without your help I am doing this. It will just take me a little longer.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

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