Winning funding of a $100,000 grant in Detroit include: Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Corp., which is developing the Woodbridge Cultural Corridor; New Center Council Inc. which is developing a new cultural amenity and community meeting place in New Center as it develops its residential core; Greater Corktown Development Corp., which is working on restoration of the Row House; and University Cultural Center Association for the Woodward Willis mixed-Use development.

The Woodbridge Woodbridge Cultural Corridor project is designed to provide an anchor for the Woodbridge neighborhood, support and promote self-sustaining artists, and to preserve architectural history. The project plans include the development of three arts-focused incubators live-work housing, multiple examples of public art, food and beverage and retail space. It is located on Grand River Avenue, immediately north of Corktown. The grant will include façade improvements on nine buildings, some of which have historic designations.

New Center Council Inc.'s primary goal is to develop a new cultural amenity and community meeting place in New Center as the city develops its residential core. The facility will support the council's efforts in developing a 24-hour district, while offering a variety of cultural programming to the district's current and future employees and residents. The council will become a ground floor tenant in therehabilitated building. New Center Park improvements will include construction of a three-season concession building, restrooms, perimeter fencing, and a permanent stage canopy that adjusts to a movie screen. The project is located across from the Fisher Building at Southwest Grand and Second Avenue.