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18 Nonprofits Invited to Submit Impact Austin Program Grant Proposals

18 Nonprofits have been invited to submit Impact Austin Program Grant Proposals.


Members of three Impact Austin Grant Review Committees have narrowed down 89 Letters of Inquiry for Program Grants to 18 nonprofits that have been invited to submit full Program Grant proposals. Finalists in the three program areas are listed below.  Additionally, there are 28 organizations who have submitted proposals for a Catalyst Grant. The organizations will compete for grants of $100,000 each. Based on a deep-dive review of all proposals, this list will be further narrowed down for site visits conducted in April.  Congratulations to our area nonprofits who are progressing through the grant process.


COMMUNITY GRANT - $100,000

Organization, Project Title

  • The Arc of the Capital Area, Continuing Education for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  • BookSpring, BookSpring Days

  • Con Mi MADRE, Lifting Latinos Out of Poverty through Education

  • Friends of the Children AustinProfessional, Mentoring for Austin's Most Vulnerable Youth

  • National Wildlife Federation,The Monarch Butterfly: Engaging the Public in Culturally Significant Conservation

  • Youth Rise Texas, Youth Rise Texas: School Year Programs


EDUCATION GRANT - $100,000

Organization, Project Title

  • Austin Bat Cave, Capacity Building and Program Expansion

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, Big Futures

  • FIRST in Texas, FIRST Like a Girl!

  • Texans Can Academies, Learning from Leaders

  • ThinkerySTEAM from the Start: PD and Outreach for Early STEAM Learning

  • Wayside Schools, Foundations of Leadership


HEALTH & WELL-BEING GRANT - $100,000

Organization, Project Title

  • Austin Speech Labs, Effective Therapy for Stroke Survivors to Speak, Read and Write, AustinYMBL Sunshine Camps, The SHINE Project

  • half Helen Foundation, A Thousand Points of Sight

  • The Refuge of DMST Outdoor Therapeutic Enrichment Program at the Refuge Ranch

  • Street Youth Ministry,Street Youth Transitions Employment Pathways (STEP)

  • Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation, TVMF PALS (Pets Assisting the Lives of Seniors) Program

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