Just for Girls Academy, a Manatee County nonprofit, is seeking funding to build a Leadership and Learning Center in West Bradenton.

According to its website, Just for Girls offers innovative education programs in science, technology, English and math and teaches leadership and critical thinking skills. The academy is one of several nonprofits represented at a community block grant workshop Monday.

Others included Meals for Wheels Plus, Manatee Glens and Bradenton Housing Authority.