The City of Austin’s Watershed Protection Department is inviting organizations to apply for mini-grants to help engage with communities that have been excluded from past planning processes.
Donor Name: City of Austin
State: Texas
City: Austin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/23/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $5,000
Details:
The department is inviting organizations that represent and/or serve racially and economically diverse Austinites to help gather input from the people in their networks on topics such as the impacts of flooding, erosion, and water pollution as well as access to Austin’s creeks and waterways. Through partnerships with community-based organizations, the department hopes to gain a better understanding of the issues their community is facing, identify their shared goals, and consider what approaches they should take in amplifying the voices of Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color. The department also hopes to build lasting relationships with the community organizations and leaders with whom they collaborate for this project.
The department is interested in organizations that have strong, well-established relationships with communities of color and low-income communities, are skilled at gathering input from these groups and apply an equity lens in their work.
Funding Information
- If selected, each organization will receive a mini-grant of up to $5,000 to cover the costs associated with gathering input from their networks over a period of roughly four months.
- Up to $25,000 in grants are available.
Eligibility Criteria
They are looking for organizations that can meaningfully engage with the following groups:
- Black, Native American/Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian Communities of Color
- Youth
- LGBTQIA+ Communities
- Immigrant, Migrant and/or Refugee Communities
- People with Disabilities
- Low-income Communities
- People Experiencing Homelessness
- People with Past Criminal Records
For more information, visit City of Austin.