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Austin Climate Action and Resilience has awarded a $10,000 Food Waste Innovation Grant to local nonprofit Keep Austin Beautiful to launch its Zero Waste Heroes program. This initiative will provide direct support to three Austin ISD school campuses.

Austin Climate Action and Resilience has awarded $75,000 in funding to 25 community-led projects through the Food and Climate Equity (FACE) Grants program. This initiative provides up to $3,000 in grant funding to local organizations.

The City of Austin has joined forces with major cities across the country in a new effort to protect communities from the growing threat of extreme heat.

Austin Climate Action and Resilience has announced that 50 schools will receive funds to create student-centered projects advancing climate action. A total of $146,000 will be awarded to 54 projects through the Bright Green Future Grants Program.

The Austin City Council has adopted the Austin/Travis County Food Plan, marking a major step forward in the City’s commitment to supporting an equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system.

Austin Climate Action and Resilience has awarded a $10,000 Food Waste Innovation grant to The Refugee Collective, a local nonprofit formerly known as the Multicultural Refugee Coalition.

Austin Climate Action and Resilience has awarded $150,000 in funding to 50 community-led projects through the Food and Climate Equity (FACE) Grants program. This initiative provides up to $3,000 in grant funding to local organizations.

As Austin braces for another hot season, Austin Climate Action and Resilience has published a suite of documents designed to help the community and City departments understand and prepare for the impacts of rising temperatures.

The City of Austin's Bright Green Future Grants program, a key initiative of Austin Climate Action and Resilience, proudly announces that it has surpassed $1 million in funds distributed since its inception in 2012.