The Cleveland Foundation has announced third-quarter grants totaling $13.1 million to local nonprofits in the areas of education, economic development, and new career and technical education strategy.

Grants totaling more than $1.4 million will support the foundation's new career and technical education strategy, which to connect and prepare Cleveland students with real-world work experiences. Awards include $450,000 to the Great Lakes Science Center to launch a program aimed at rebuilding a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in the community; $140,000 to the Henry Ford Learning Institute for a formal assessment of the current Cleveland Metropolitan School District career technical education system; $400,000 to the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET); and $325,000 to WIRE-Net to promote the growth of promising small- to medium-size manufacturing companies in the region.

In addition, the foundation awarded $100,000 to Achievement Centers for Children to rebuild the camp's oldest structure, and $80,000 to Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County in support of the Cuyahoga Employment Partnership, a recently formed community collaborative that works to enable youth with disabilities living in Cuyahoga County to acquire and sustain employment within two months of their graduation from high school.

For a complete list of grants, visit the Cleveland Foundation website.