Port Houston’s Community Grants Program is a community outreach initiative focused on investing resources into meaningful projects and programs that enhance their local communities while advancing their mission and vision as a part of their 2020 Strategic Plan.
Donor Name: Port Houston
State: Texas
City: Houston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2022
Details:
Port Houston is particularly interested in supporting programs or services that align with its current outreach priorities. These priorities include:
- Community Outreach
- Revitalizing Communities, Parks, and Greenspaces with a focus on communities that are within three miles of the Ship Channel
- Economic & Workforce Development
- Programs focused on maritime and logistics-related fields, with key focus areas related to the trucking industry and maritime operations
- Programs focused on STEAM education and/or environmental sciences
- Programs that support career and professional development services
- Environmental Stewardship
- Educational programs and projects aimed at improving their waterways (bayous & bays)
- Pollution reduction and related education
- Health equity and health disparities
- Maritime Commerce – Within these areas, they are particularly interested in funding programs that:
- Scale best practices and proven ideas or pilot promising, evidence-based programs
- Utilize sound evaluation techniques to measure both outcomes and impact
- Demonstrate a commitment to innovation, learning, and adaptation
- Are completed in partnership, cooperation, and consultation with other agencies
- Offer an innovative and promising approach to meeting a community need
- Propose a project or program that falls within Port Houston’s priority zone – proximity to the Houston Ship Channel – permitting Grants Program support to positively impact areas within Port Houston’s stakeholder footprint.
Eligibility Criteria
Port Houston’s Grants Program is designed to embrace the diversity of their communities. they consider grant requests without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, and other similar factors that may be protected by law.
While Port Houston has contributed to many nonprofit organizations in their communities, it is impossible to fund every request. In order to have the most meaningful impact, the Grants Program will focus on supporting projects and programs that closely tie to their outreach priorities.
In order to be considered for Grants Program support, Port Houston requires that an applicant:
- Document its status as a tax-exempt non-profit organization in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service
- Provide evidence of responsible management and an active board of directors or similar governing body, sound fiscal policies, long-range planning, and effective use of volunteers
- Propose a method of evaluating the results of the proposed project or program
- Demonstrate the organization’s capability to execute the proposed project or program
- Produce a budget and a plan for funding the proposed project or program beyond the grant period
For more information, visit Community Grants Program.
