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The City of Flagstaff Sustainability Office is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Neighborhood Sustainability Grant Cycle. This initiative is a competitive grant program offering prizes of up to $5,000 for a variety of community projects related to food, waste, climate action, resilience, building energy, public health and transportation.
Award-winning projects selected by the Sustainability Commission this year include:
- Flagstaff Arboretum – Expand native and edible plant breeding in the Arboretum to increase resilience, ecological diversity and pollinator habitat.
- The Arizona 4H Youth Foundation – Implemented a horticultural therapy program on the campus of WF Killip Elementary School to provide students with plant-focused educational opportunities.
- Flagstaff Disc Golf Club – Install bike racks at both Thorpe Park and McPherson Park disc golf courses to facilitate bike movement.
- Flagstaff Foodlink – Launch of the “Building Community through Food” series. There are several workshops and educational events focused on sustainable local food production.
- Flagstaff Youth Riders – A recently completed extension of the Puente de Hojo trail and bike park with shaded picnic areas.
- Herbert Chapel AME Church – Installation of energy efficient lighting improvements to support ongoing community service.
- WF Kirip Primary School – Expanding the school’s community greenhouse food production project with equipment for hydroponic systems.
- Marco Alatorre – Support your community members by purchasing a chipper to collect pine needles and small branches to create biochar.
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association – Helped complete the Mod of Market of Dreams.
Townsite Urban Farm – Installation of raised beds, rainwater harvesting barrels, and educational signage to maximize food production in the community.
The Sustainability Committee thanks all applicants for applying for this grant cycle. Grant applications are accepted from September 1st to September 30th of each year. For more information, please visit: www.flagstaff.az.gov/albertsgrant.
For related questions, call (928) 213-2146 or contact Summer White’s Waste Reduction and Food Systems Coordinator. summer.white@flagstaffaz.gov.
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