Deadline: 30-Jul-21
The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana is offering Pathways to Progress Grants to focus on serving people with the least access to safe, high-quality public places and amenities, typically those who have low incomes and/or who have transportation or mobility challenges or physical and/or mental differences.
When their lives are improved, the communities are more welcoming and attractive to all residents, tourists, and employers.
Priority Results
For these populations, they will work with the nonprofit partners to improve:
- Both real and perceived safety of existing amenities (greenspaces, parks, playgrounds, rivers, etc.)
- Safe and affordable access to the amenities (trails, public/shared transit, etc.)
- Environmental quality and sustainability of those amenities
- Use of the areas to decrease physical inactivity, obesity, and other health risks
“What Works” to achieve these results?
- Safe, accessible routes to parks and greenspaces through public transportation, sidewalks, crosswalks, bike trails, and access points
- Parks infrastructure that connects existing parks and ensures parks are safe and accessible for people with limited mobility
- Attractive programs and activities in parks or greenspaces that promote physical activity
- Safety features and amenities available in parks
- Activation of unused or underused public spaces, such as pocket parks
- Marketing and communication about activities offered in parks and greenspaces
- Advocacy and policy reform to improve air quality
- Advocacy and government partnerships around park and greenspace planning
- Complete Streets projects
- Collaboration on funder-led projects and initiatives around parks and greenspaces
Eligibility Criteria
- The Community Foundation invites all charitable organizations including: charitable 501(c)(3) status organizations, schools, churches and governments in or serving Clark and Floyd counties to apply for grants.
For more information, visit https://www.cfsouthernindiana.com/nonprofits/apply-for-grants/