The National Center for Civic Innovation is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created by the Board of Directors of the Fund for the City of New York (FCNY) in 2002. Its purpose is to facilitate the ability of other cities and communities throughout the United States to adapt FCNY's approach, applications and expertise in improving quality of life and the performance of government and nonprofit organizations. Since 1968, when FCNY was founded, cities and states and community-based organizations have approached FCNY for assistance in helping them adopt and adapt many of FCNY's initiatives, most of which were begun in New York City.

The work of the National Center for Civic Innovation includes initiatives that spring from work of FCNY that are applicable elsewhere as well as new initiatives that can be tested and operated throughout the country.

NCCI Announces New “Trailblazer” Grants to Local Governments in the United States and Canada - Map of Grantees
Congratulations to our 2007-2008 award recipients.

Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County, Ohio
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
City and County of Denver, Colorado
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Decatur, Georgia
Derby, Kansas
District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Guilford County, North Carolina
King County, Washington
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee
Newark, New Jersey
Newport, Rhode Island
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Ontario Municipal Chief Administrative Officer’s Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI)
Palm Bay, Florida
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Snohomish County, Washington
Somerville, Massachusetts
Vancouver, Washington

Each jurisdiction has received cash grants to support their efforts to develop and disseminate to the public reports about their government performance.