The Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation is accepting applications for the Texas Coastal Frontline Fund, which provides flexible grants to support community and legal action aimed at curbing pollution and advancing an equitable clean energy transition in counties along Texas’ Gulf Coast.
Donor Name: Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation
State: Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/24/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Through the Texas Coastal Frontline Fund, JTHF will distribute the settlement funds in the form of flexible grants (e.g. general operating support) to resident-led nonprofit organizations working along the Texas Gulf Coast to mitigate pollution and/or advance the equitable transition to a clean energy economy, as well as to nonprofit legal service organizations that are helping to further these organizations’ objectives.
Funding Information
The grants will be in the form of one-time payments in the range of approximately $35,000-75,000 each, with the amount to be determined based on various factors, including the number of awardees.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible resident-led applicants will meet all of the following criteria:
- Have 501(c)(3) public charity status, or be fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) public charity;
- Be based in one of the 15 counties comprising the Texas Gulf Coast (Jefferson, Chambers, Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron), and work within – and be led by residents of – at least one of these counties;
- Have a demonstrated focus on reducing pollution and/or advancing the equitable transition to a clean energy economy; and
- Maintain a justice orientation.
Eligible legal partner applicants will meet all of the following criteria:
- Have 501(c)(3) public charity status or be a public educational institution;
- Maintain an office in Texas and serve at least one of the 15 counties comprising the Texas Gulf Coast (Jefferson, Chambers, Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron);
- Have a demonstrated focus on supporting resident-led organizations working to reduce pollution and/or advance the equitable transition to a clean energy economy; and
- Maintain a justice orientation.
For more information, visit Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation.
