Deadline: 17-Jan-25
The America Walks and generous Active People, Health Nations partners are excited to announce another round of the popular Community Change Grant Program.
The Community Change Grants Program supports the growing network of community champions, organizations, and agencies working to advance walkability. Grants are awarded to innovative and engaging programs and projects that create change and opportunity for walking and movement at the community level.
This program will award 6 grants to communities for projects related to creating healthy, active, and engaged places to live, work and play. They have also expanded the program to include 15 grants for similar projects that are funded by General Motors.
Funding Information
- For the fourth year, General Motors is funding 15 additional grants at $2,200 each for Community Change Grant projects in designated towns and cities with GM facilities!
Eligible Projects
- They look forward to funding projects that demonstrate increased physical activity and active transportation in a specific community, work to engage people and organizations new to the efforts of walking and walkability, and demonstrate a culture of inclusive health and design. Projects will create healthy, active, and engaged communities that support walking as transportation, health, and recreation. Projects must show a strong and intentional foundation of equity and authentic engagement of the whole community.
- Uplifting community should always be the goal, so they are particularly interested in projects that center the concerns of the most underfunded communities, reach across the demographics of communities to build coalitions, and/or create unique civic partnerships with new perspectives. The desire is for proposed projects to have a particular focus on engaging in key issues of the day with new perspectives and diverse partners/ audiences while highlighting the vital role that walking and transportation partners can play in a new era.
Eligibility Criteria
- America Walks has seen firsthand that the passion, innovation, and hard work of grassroots partners to advance safe and enjoyable places to walk and move are what create the foundation for walkable communities across the US.
- Eligibility requirements
- You have a project that engages General Motors employees from any facility (dealerships, plants, offices) or you live in a location with a primary General Motors facility.
For more information, visit America Walks.