The City of Englewood is excited to announce the Sustainability Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Englewood
State: Colorado
City: Englewood
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/09/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The City of Englewood defines sustainability as a city that stewards its resources for the benefit of current and future generations. The sustainability grants are intended to further sustainability through projects that will have lasting impacts in the City of Englewood.
Project Types
The most successful projects will engage community members in sustainability work, implement sustainable practices to areas most in-need, and will encompass one or more of the following sustainability sub-sections:
- Water Protection: Protection of water resources, including rivers and streams
- Built Environment and Infrastructure: Infrastructure designed and maintained in an economic, equitable, and ecological manner
- Natural Environment: Protection of the natural environment
- Climate Action: A community that addresses current and future environmental, economic, and social climate vulnerabilities through implementing economically viable climate adaptation and mitigation projects and practices.
- Economic Resilience: A local economy that can foresee, withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity
- Energy: Programs, policies, and initiatives designed to encourage renewable, affordable, and accessible energy
- Waste and Recycling: Increase recycling and composting efforts and diversion of waste.
Funding Information
Up to $500 is available for Englewood-based sustainability project.
Project Ideas
Some project ideas include:
- Residential
- Community Composter
- Host a community event (native plant workshop, screening of a documentary, etc.)
- Host a bike bus
- Recycling or composting training
- Host a zero waste community potluck
- Native seed swap
- Clothing swap event
- Host a park clean up
- Start a sustainability related club
- Host a rain barrel workshop
- Commercial/Non-Profits
- Publicly accessible, free herb garden
- Host E-Waste Recycling Event
- Start a tool lending library
- Host an E-Bike or EV Demo (where applicable)
- Recycling or composting training
- Publicly accessible bike work stand
- Tree plantings in areas publicly accessible
- Sustainability themed mural
- Schools
- Sustainability related field trips
- Community Composter
- Start a school green team
- Host a Bike Bus
- Recycling or composting training
- Tree plantings
- Upcycled crafts activity
- Air monitor program
- Walk/Bike to School Event.
Eligibility Criteria
Community groups, businesses, or individuals are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit City of Englewood.
