Neighborhood Sustainability Grants

The Neighborhood Sustainability Grant was created to inspire creative projects that enhance community sustainability efforts. The grant seeks to foster community partnerships that promote sustainable and healthy lifestyles through local food production and educate the greater community about issues regarding water, energy and transportation.

The Neighborhood Sustainability Grant is funded through the Environmental Management Fee fund. Annual funding for the grant is subject to availability and is determined according to Sustainability priority areas.

• Creating neighborhood gardens and education on local food systems;
• Providing instruction/assistance with personal gardens and rainwater collection;
• Promoting walking and biking as transportation or as a means to build strong

          neighborhood relationships;

• Educating citizens about local ecosystems, plants, birds, animals;
• Restoring local ecosystems, including wetlands, waterways, grasslands, and forests;
• Climate resiliency education and adaptation programs;
• Reducing waste production and source reduction or increase recycling and composting;
• Programs to allow neighbors to share their knowledge and skill sets;
• Efforts to assist individuals and community organizations (schools, churches, parks, community centers) with specific or general water and energy conservation or water quality protection
  

Complete applications must be submitted by the first business day of each quarter (January, April, July, October) in order to be considered during the next Sustainability Commission meeting (second Wednesday of the month).

For more information and to apply, go to: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/Albertsgrant