The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana’s Quality of Place – Pathways to Progress Grants Program focuses on serving people with the least access to safe, high-quality public places and amenities.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Southern Indiana
State: Indiana
County: Clark County (IN) and Floyd County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $150,000
Details:
Typically, this includes those community members with:
- income limitations
- transportation / mobility issues
- physical / mental differences
When the lives of all of the neighbors are improved, the communities become more welcoming and attractive to all residents, tourists, and employers.
Priority Results
For these populations, Foundation will work with the nonprofit partners to improve:
- Both real and perceived safety of existing amenities (greenspaces, parks, playgrounds, rivers, etc.)
- Safe and affordable access to the amenities (trails, public/shared transit, etc.)
- Environmental quality and sustainability of those amenities
- Use of the areas to increase physical activity – which will improve health outcomes, such as obesity and other health risks.
Funding Information
Grants will range from $50,000 up to a maximum of $150,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Interested nonprofits serving residents of Clark and Floyd counties can submit an Idea Application for their grant proposal
- In their Idea Application, successful applicants should:
- Identify a target population
- Describe the priority result they expect
- Consider promising approaches that work to accomplish their objectives
- Identify indicators of success.
- Demonstrate the capacity needed to be successful in fulfilling their grant proposal.
For more information, visit CFSI.
