The City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability is seeking applications for its Neighborhood and Community Grants that enhance sustainability and climate resiliency while fostering equity and community partnerships in San Antonio.
Donor Name: City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability
State: Texas
City: San Antonio
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Neighborhood and Community Grant Program can help launch or expand existing community sustainability projects or programs. Successful applications will further SA Climate Ready goals, build community partnerships, leverage local and federal funding, and/or meaningfully involve and benefit underserved communities, diverse groups, or vulnerable populations.
Project Categories
Grant projects should fall into one of the following 5 categories:
- Reduce Building Energy Consumption,
- Reduce Transportation Energy Consumption,
- Advance the Circular Economy & Promote Waste Reduction
- Promote Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystems,
- Increase Climate Resilience and Community Adaptation
The Neighborhood and Community Grant Program is funded through the Resiliency, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainability (REES) Fund and managed by the Office of Sustainability.
Funding Information
In 2024, grants up to $20,000.
Eligible Projects
- Projects should align with one or more of the following overarching goals of the Neighborhood and Community Grants Grant Program:
- Leverage local and/or federal funding
- Build community partnership
- Meaningfully involve and benefit underserved communities, diverse groups, or other vulnerable populations.
- Applicants must choose a project category and clearly demonstrate how their project aligns with the Category Goals
- Projects can help launch a new or expand an existing community sustainability project
- Projects should aim to exist beyond the life of the grant
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, groups of individuals, community groups, educational groups, not-for-profit organizations whose projects are within San Antonio city limits are eligible to apply.
- Applicants are eligible for a maximum of one award per grant cycle. Applicants are eligible for other City awards in the same year.
- Applicants must disclose any conflicts of interest.
- Applicants are required to abide by all City, State, and Federal laws and regulations.
Grants will NOT be awarded to:
- Political or partisan groups, exclusive clubs, or associations
- Applicants that discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, age, citizenship, non-disqualifying disability, national origin, or sexual identification
For more information, visit City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability.
