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50 Grants Awarded to Local Organizations for Food, Climate Equity, and Resilience Projects

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City of Austin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release Date: Sep. 18, 2024
Contact: Shannon Stewart        Email

The City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability 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 working on innovative solutions to food justice, climate equity, and community resilience.

The FACE Grants program builds on previous grant opportunities held separately by the Offices of Sustainability and Resilience, awarding a total of $150,000 to 51 projects in 2023. Recognizing the interconnected nature of food justice, climate equity, and resilience, the offices collaborated in 2024 to combine grant programs, simplifying the application process for community leaders seeking support for their initiatives.

“We are thrilled to see such a strong response from the community and to support these impactful projects,” said Zach Baumer, the City of Austin’s Chief Sustainability Officer. “The FACE Grants program showcases our commitment to fostering grassroots solutions that address climate change and increase equity in our community.”

The 50 projects span a diverse range of initiatives, from urban farming and sustainable food systems to climate resilience planning and educational programs. These projects are a testament to the creativity and dedication of Austin’s community leaders in addressing the city’s most pressing challenges.

The FACE Grants program was designed to support projects that address systemic and structural inequities, with a focus on empowering communities that have been historically marginalized. By funding these innovative projects, the City of Austin aims to create a more just, equitable, and resilient future for all Austinites.

"In past years, we've hosted our annual event to feed 300-500 families in need. Thanks to the FACE grant, we are now able to feed 1,000 families for our annual event,” said Ebonie D. Trice, CEO and Founder of Mission Accomplished.

“This grant will allow us to add additional air purifiers to the library and increase our ability to respond to demand for larger community events, expand organizational capacity, meet community requests for face masks, and assist with transporting air purifiers to events,” said KD Drackert, Founder of Clear the Air ATX. “Beyond the material elements, this will allow us to continue working to build community connectedness and address gaps in our public health infrastructure.”

List of Funded Organizations
  • A GOLDEN DEED
  • Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas
  • ATX Villages Helping One Another
  • Austin Vietnamese American Medical Professional Society (AVAMPS)
  • Austin Youth River Watch
  • Be The Neighbor
  • Building Promise USA
  • Central Texas Bioregional Learning Center
  • Central Texas Mycological Society
  • Clear the Air ATX
  • Color of Coffee Collective
  • Dove Springs Proud
  • Eco-Conscious Music Alliance
  • Festival Beach Food Forest
  • Forklift Danceworks
  • Friends of Grand Meadow Community Garden and Food Forest
  • Good Work Austin
  • Great Promise for American Indians
  • Green Corn Project
  • Heartening
  • Hearts2Heal
  • Imagine Art
  • Interfaith Action of Central Texas
  • Kalpulli Texas Quetzalcoatl
  • Keep Austin Neighborly
  • L'Oca d'Oro
  • Latinas Empoderadas en el Hogar
  • Life Changers
  • Luz de Atabey Midwifery Project
  • Mission Accomplished
  • More than Welcome
  • The Refugee Collective
  • Overton Elementary
  • People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER)
  • Rosewood Housing Cooperative
  • SAIVA
  • Sana Yoga
  • Sunday Lunchbox
  • Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
  • Teen Mom Tender Start
  • The Charlie Center
  • The Children's Haven Association
  • The Healing Project
  • The Museum of Human Achievement
  • Tree Amigos
  • TreeFolks
  • Trinity Center
  • We Can Now
  • Whitehall Cooperative
  • WorkingGroup512 [WG512] 

Organizations will begin work on their projects and have until June 1, 2025, to complete them. For more information on the FACE Grants program, visit austintexas.gov/FACE.

 

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About the City of Austin's Offices of Sustainability and Resilience

Austin's Office of Sustainability works to ensure a thriving, equitable, and ecologically resilient community by providing leadership, influencing positive action through engagement, and creating measurable benefits for Austin. The office works to achieve net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, a healthy and just local food system, resource-efficient strategies for municipal operations, tangible projects that demonstrate sustainability, and a resilient and adaptive city. Find out more at austintexas.gov/sustainability.

Austin’s Office of Resilience works across departments and external partners to address complexities, bring together a wide array of stakeholders, build support for individual initiatives, lead and support the resilience strategy development process, implement actions, and monitor the progress of resilience efforts. Find out more at austintexas.gov/resilience. 

 


Cincuenta subvenciones concedidas a organizaciones locales para proyectos de alimentación, equidad climática y resiliencia

La Oficina de Sostenibilidad (Office of Sustainability) de la Ciudad de Austin ha concedido $150 000 de financiación a 50 proyectos dirigidos por la comunidad a través del programa de Subvenciones para la Equidad Alimentaria y Climática (Food and Climate Equity, FACE). Esta iniciativa proporciona hasta $3000 en subvenciones a organizaciones locales que trabajan en soluciones innovadoras para la justicia alimentaria, la equidad climática y la resiliencia comunitaria.

El programa de subvenciones FACE se basa en oportunidades anteriores de subvención celebradas por separado por las Oficinas de Sostenibilidad y Resiliencia, que concedieron un total de $150 000 a 51 proyectos en 2023. Reconociendo la naturaleza interconectada de la justicia alimentaria, la equidad climática y la resiliencia, las oficinas colaboraron en 2024 para combinar los programas de subvenciones y simplificar así el proceso de solicitud para los líderes comunitarios que buscan apoyo para sus iniciativas.

“Estamos encantados de ver una respuesta tan fuerte por parte de la comunidad y de apoyar estos proyectos que generan tanta repercusión”, declaró Zach Baumer, responsable de Sostenibilidad de la Ciudad de Austin. “El programa de subvenciones FACE muestra nuestro compromiso de fomentar soluciones de base que aborden el cambio climático y aumenten la equidad en nuestra comunidad”.

Los 50 proyectos abarcan una amplia gama de iniciativas, desde la agricultura urbana y los sistemas alimentarios sostenibles hasta la planificación de la resiliencia climática y los programas educativos. Estos proyectos son un testimonio de la creatividad y la dedicación de los líderes comunitarios de Austin a la hora de abordar los retos más acuciantes de la ciudad.

El programa de subvenciones FACE fue diseñado para apoyar proyectos que aborden las desigualdades sistémicas y estructurales, centrándose en la capacitación de las comunidades que han sido marginadas históricamente. Al financiar estos proyectos innovadores, la Ciudad de Austin pretende crear un futuro más justo, equitativo y resiliente para todos los habitantes de Austin.

“En años anteriores, hemos organizado nuestro evento anual para alimentar a entre 300 y 500 familias necesitadas. Gracias a la subvención FACE, ahora podemos alimentar a 1000 familias en nuestro evento anual”, declaró Ebonie D. Trice, directora general y fundadora de Mission Accomplished.

“Esta subvención nos permitirá agregar más purificadores de aire a la biblioteca y aumentar nuestra capacidad para responder a la demanda de eventos comunitarios más grandes, ampliar la capacidad organizativa, satisfacer las peticiones de la comunidad de mascarillas y ayudar con el transporte de purificadores de aire a los eventos", dijo KD Drackert, fundador de Clear the Air ATX. “Más allá de los elementos materiales, esto nos permitirá seguir trabajando para construir la conectividad de la comunidad y abordar las lagunas en nuestra infraestructura de salud pública”.

Lista de organizaciones financiadas
  • A GOLDEN DEED
  • Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas
  • ATX Villages Helping One Another
  • Austin Vietnamese American Medical Professional Society (AVAMPS)
  • Austin Youth River Watch
  • Be The Neighbor
  • Building Promise USA
  • Central Texas Bioregional Learning Center
  • Central Texas Mycological Society
  • Clear the Air ATX
  • Color of Coffee Collective
  • Dove Springs Proud
  • Eco-Conscious Music Alliance
  • Festival Beach Food Forest
  • Forklift Danceworks
  • Friends of Grand Meadow Community Garden and Food Forest
  • Good Work Austin
  • Great Promise for American Indians
  • Green Corn Project
  • Heartening
  • Hearts2Heal
  • Imagine Art
  • Interfaith Action of Central Texas
  • Kalpulli Texas Quetzalcoatl
  • Keep Austin Neighborly
  • L'Oca d'Oro
  • Latinas Empoderadas en el Hogar
  • Life Changers
  • Luz de Atabey Midwifery Project
  • Mission Accomplished
  • More than Welcome
  • The Refugee Collective
  • Escuela Primaria Overton
  • People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER)
  • Rosewood Housing Cooperative
  • SAIVA
  • Sana Yoga
  • Sunday Lunchbox
  • Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
  • Teen Mom Tender Start
  • The Charlie Center
  • The Children's Haven Association
  • The Healing Project
  • The Museum of Human Achievement
  • Tree Amigos
  • TreeFolks
  • Trinity Center
  • We Can Now
  • Whitehall Cooperative
  • WorkingGroup512 [WG512]

 

Las organizaciones comenzarán a trabajar en sus proyectos y tendrán hasta el 1 de junio de 2025 para completarlos. Para obtener más información sobre el programa de subvenciones FACE, visite austintexas.gov/FACE.


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Acerca de las Oficinas de Sostenibilidad y de Resiliencia de la Ciudad de Austin
La Oficina de Sostenibilidad de Austin trabaja para asegurar una comunidad próspera, equitativa y resiliente en materia ecológica porque proporciona medidas positivas, influyentes y de liderazgo a través de la participación y la creación de beneficios medibles para Austin. La oficina trabaja para lograr emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero cero neto en toda la comunidad para 2040, un sistema alimentario local, saludable y justo, estrategias con eficiencia de recursos para operaciones municipales, proyectos tangibles que demuestren sostenibilidad y una ciudad resiliente y adaptable. Lea más en austintexas.gov/sustainability.

La Oficina de Resiliencia de Austin trabaja con varios departamentos y socios externos para abordar complejidades, reunir un amplio conjunto de partes interesadas, generar apoyo para iniciativas individuales, liderar y apoyar el proceso de desarrollo de estrategias para la resiliencia, implementar medidas y controlar el progreso de las tareas de resiliencia. Lea más en austintexas.gov/resilience. 

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