The Austin Parks Foundation is soliciting applications for its Community Impact Grants.
Donor Name: Austin Parks Foundation
State: Texas
City: Austin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
Funding Information
- Community Impact Grants are intended for large-scale, community-initiated park improvement projects from $5,000 and up.
- Grant Period: 24 months
Preference will be given to projects that:
- Encourage community participation at the park
- Give the community a sense of ownership of & commitment to the park
- Fill a need not otherwise being met in the neighborhood
- Reach a diverse user group and encourage positive use of the park
- Have broad community support
- Help improve parks that haven’t recently received funding from APF, especially in areas that have received historic under-investment
- Include a strong matching component, including volunteer labor, in-kind contributions, and a substantial cash match from new/recent fundraising.
Eligible Projects
Community Impact Grants fund projects on land owned and managed by the City of Austin Parks & Recreation Department, and support physical improvements to parks, such as playground equipment, shade structures, trails, habitat restoration, picnic tables, ADA-accessibility and more. They can also fund specific portions of vision plan implementation, as well as placemaking projects.
Eligibility Criteria
Adopt-A-Park groups, neighborhood associations and other park stakeholder groups are welcome to apply.
For more information, visit APF.
