Two big national foundations are funding civic engagement and “resiliancy” in many US cities:

http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/22/knight-foundation-ponies-up-3-2m-to-help-reinvent-american-elections/

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150721/REAL_ESTATE/150729963/rockefeller-foundation-adds-64-million-to-resilient-cities-work