Impact Austin's Community and Education Grant Review Committees (GRCs) narrowed the application pool from 74 total requests to 12 that merit deep-dive review in subcommittees.
COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS
31 applications received for $82,300 in total funding
Urban Roots: Uplifting South Austin Voices for Food Equity
Dress for Success Austin: Support for Path to Employment Program
Economic Growth Business Incubator: Helping Women Increase Revenue
Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Central Texas: St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy Program
Center for Child Protection: Forensic Interview Recording Equipment
Magdalene House of Austin: Program Capacity Expansion
Community Grant Review Committee
EDUCATION GRANT APPLICATIONS
43 applications received for $82,300 in total funding
Partnerships for Children: Kids in a New Groove (KING) Music Mentorship Expansion
Austin Creative Reuse: Materials Mobile
Latinitas: STEM Education for All
Pease Park Conservancy: Ecologist School
Austin Free-Net: Keep Austin Free (Net)
Seedling: Mentoring for Central Texas Children Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
Education Grant Review Committee
THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD
Through March, GRC subcommittees will work independently, coming together as GRCs in early April to identify three semi-finalists each. Site visits to those organizations will take place in April, with finalists named in May. At our Annual Meeting, two grants will be awarded in each focus area.
May 4 Finalists named
May 17 Finalist packets emailed to members for voting
May 26 Voting ends
June 5 Spring grants awarded at our Annual Meeting
Thank you to the 61 Impact Austin GRC members and the entire Grants Committee facilitating the Spring grant cycle. Details about GRC training were described in an earlier blog. Impact Austin's Fall grant cycle begins with a Nonprofit Workshop on June 30.
