Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Environment And Sustainability topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
City reports outcomes from FY24 Neighborhood Sustainability Grants: 13 projects funded, food and composting emphasized
Summary
The City of Flagstaff presented results from the FY24 Neighborhood Sustainability Grants. Thirteen projects received $75,000 in combined funding; highlights include community orchards, composting partnerships with schools, garden expansions for hospice and schools, and waste diversion programs.
City staff and the sustainability division presented the outcomes of the FY24 Neighborhood Sustainability Grant program to the Flagstaff City Council on July 1, summarizing results from 13 funded projects that received a combined $75,000 through the environmental management fee.
Sustainability staff said the program awarded grants to projects spanning food systems, waste prevention and climate action. Examples include the Bushmaster Park community fruit orchard (29 trees planted with volunteer labor and drip irrigation), Northland Hospice’s Olivia White garden expansion (volunteer support and irrigation upgrades, 1,670 volunteer hours reported), school garden expansions at Indigenous Bible College and Flagstaff Junior Academy, and food rescue purchases by Flagstaff Community Markets that delivered produce to the Flagstaff Family Food Center.
Waste prevention projects included Restoration Soils’ composting and school partnerships, the Flagstaff Family Food Center’s kitchen compost hub and education, Sharon’s Attic repair workshops, and the launch of a community fridge prototype downtown. The CATS (Community Assistance Teams) project established a workshop site at Blackbird Roost and collaborated on tool donations and bike repair programs that support people experiencing homelessness.
Staff said the Sustainability Commission received a record 31 proposals for the FY24 cycle and used a competitive scoring process to select grantees. The division hosted a discovery stroll for grantees and councilmembers to showcase projects and said the FY25 cycle will open by September 1 with continued outreach and application assistance.
