Heinz Endowments appoints grant officer

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Heinz Endowments has appointed a new program officer to its Pittsburgh-area grant program.

Bomani Howze, currently vice president of the nonprofit Mental Health Association of Allegheny County, will join the organization’s Innovation Economy program this month, the Heinz Endowments said in a statement Thursday.

Howze grew up in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, where he later worked as a public school teacher. He also owned a landscape design and installment business for several years.

The program’s portfolio of grants averages $12 million annually.