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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Competitive grants for climate adaptation planning and implementation in coastal and Great Lakes communities, including vulnerability assessments and resilience strategies.

350 Seattle

350 Seattle will re-launch Climate Community Night. Pre-pandemic, this event was a vibrant community space that brought together an average of 100 people each month, facilitated connections across neighborhoods and helped people plug into the local movement for climate justice. 350 Seattle will host CCN events January through June 2025 on the third Thursday of the month, from 6:30-8:30pm at the U-Heights Community Center in the University District. There will be a new member welcome from 6-6:30, followed by a potluck from 6:30-7, programming from 7-7:30 and then community-building time from 7:30-8pm. This project will be completed by July 2025.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Grants to coastal states for implementing approved coastal zone management programs, including planning, permitting, and resource protection.

Coe Kids Crossing Community Group

Our project calls for safety improvements to the W. McGraw St. and 7th Ave. W. crosswalk near Coe Elementary School. Coe has over 500 students, most of whom walk to school, some unescorted. We have developed a plan with SDOT for installing a concrete floating curb-bulb and new signage that will greatly improve the visibility of pedestrians using the crosswalk and better alert drivers to their presence. This project is also aligned with Seattle's Vision Zero and Safe Routes to Schools plans to improve safety on our streets near schools.

Belltown Collage Community Project

May 9th through June 7th Collage-O-Rama will be a drop-in location at Slip Gallery, 2301 1st Ave, for the public to make art and make friends, regardless of previous art experience level, with all supplies provided. The project enables free access to artists from a variety of backgrounds who are willing to share knowledge and information about resources. The approachable art form of collage allows visitors to create and display their work, even if it is their first time doing so. This project will be completd by July 31, 2025.

Amigos De Seattle

Colors of Heritage: Central American Folklore and Culture celebrates and preserves the traditions, music, dance, and history of Central America. Amigos de Seattle will host free and open to the public workshops in focusing on a different country—Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Activities include folklore performances, traditional attire displays, and cultural exchanges, with live broadcasts on ADS Radio and social media. By offering traditional dances, instruments, and oral histories, it fosters cultural pride, intercultural understanding, and provides a platform for Central American artists. Engaging youth, families, and the broader community, the program promotes cultural continuity, inclusion, and mutual respect for future generations. The workshops will be held at Vee Sau Preschool Community Hall located at 1200 10th Ave E Seattle WA. The anticipated project completion date is November 30, 2026.

Peace Peloton

The Columbia City Night Market Holiday Series will bring neighbors together for two vibrant community events on November 15 and December 20, 2025. As a trusted South Seattle mainstay, the Market strengthens small businesses, prioritizes Black- and BIPOC-owned vendors, and provides a joyful, inclusive space where art, music, food, and culture thrive. With four years of proven impact, the Night Market drives critical holiday revenue for local merchants while fostering equity and belonging. The anticipated project completion date is January 31, 2026.

Columbia Hillman Neighbors in Action

Planning and design for a neighborhood (parklet) near the center of the Columbia City business district at 3806 South Ferdinand Street. The project involves maintaining operation of the existing temporary Covid-related street closure (Street Use Permit # SUFUN0001289) while planning, designing and applying for a permanent parklet at the same location. The existing temporary closure (called `the Patio`) has provided an outdoor Covid-safe seating area for use by the customers of all our Columbia City restaurants and shops. There is broad neighborhood support for converting the temporary closure to a permanent community parklet. This project will be completed by December 31, 2021,

Seattle Repertory Theater

Seattle Rep will produce a Community Sing-Along at one performance during the run of the musical Come From Away. The Community Sing-Along will be free to the public and led by volunteers who will take free musical theater workshops in advance of the event to learn the music and lead the audience in song. Up to 669 people will be able to enjoy a free performance of this world-renowned musical and feel closer to the art onstage by singing together with professional actors and community members. The free event will be held on December 31, 2025, at 12Pm in Seattle Rep’s Bagley Wright Theater located at 155 Mercer St, Seattle WA 98109.

CommonSpirit Health

One of the largest Catholic health systems supporting community health improvement, health equity, and social determinants of health across 21 states.

African Ethnic Media Seattle

African Ethnic Media Seattle will train approximately seven youth aged 16 to 21 in video production, journalistic writing, and web design. The trainings will be held at 1225 South Weller St during summer 2018. The youth participants will then work with community leaders to develop approximately six community forums on topics that affect immigrant communities and communities of color. The forums will be held at various public locations between fall 2018 and spring 2019.

SouthEast Effective Development

Columbia City Gallery (CCG) requests funding to establish a community advisory task force to help realign our practices with the changing needs of Southeast Seattle. Our goal is to expand pathways for participation for BIPOC Southeast Seattle artists and organizations, and to ensure that our exhibitions and membership reflect the SE Seattle community. To better understand community needs, we will engage with five BIPOC artists and local arts advocates. They will review the Gallery's operating model, which as a cooperative requires member artists to pay monthly dues and work gallery shifts, and identify ways to shift towards a more equitable model. We will develop plants to reduce barriers to participation for underserved artists and better reflect the diversity of 98118. The group will meet twice/month for 3 months. We also plan to work with an EDI consultant to ensure the process is structured in an equity-centric way.

Northwest Folklife

Northwest Folklife is leading this community-driven project to digitize and preserve recordings of folk performances from the 1990s and 2000s, ensuring that these invaluable cultural artifacts remain accessible to the public. Through a series of viewing and digitization events (June 2025 - May 2026), located at 305 Harrison St folk artists and community members will reconnect with their histories, contribute missing metadata (e.g., performer names, musical styles, repertoire), and develop hands-on digitization skills. This project fosters intergenerational connections, cultural storytelling, and heritage preservation, while increasing public access to archival materials that were previously inaccessible due to outdated formats. With this funding, NW Folklife will bridge archival recordings with the communities they represent, ensuring that these histories are actively shared, celebrated, and sustained for future generations. The project is free and open to the public.

Friends of the Jackson Park P-Patch

The purpose of this project is to build community, not just amongst the gardeners at Jackson Park P-Patch, but especially within the community that exists around the garden. We intend to do this by putting a pumpkin patch on the south side of the garden, and a children's garden consisting of pollinator friendly flowers on the west side of the garden. To make this a reality, we will hire a contractor to add two hose risers and bring the P-Patch irrigation system up to current city code. This project will be completed by December 30, 2022.

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Grants to libraries and museums to support community development through partnerships, capacity building, and program innovation.

Renaissance 21

Renaissance 21 along with Star Tech Global Academy will collaborate on a new educational content series focused on engaging youth in intersectional climate justice efforts in local neighborhoods focusing on BIPOC youth. The project will take place at two community centers, the Rainer Beach Community Center,8825 Rainier Ave S and Garfield Teen Life Center, 2323 E Cherry St. The project is free and open to public participation, and complete in late Spring of 2023.

USDA Rural Development

Grants to deploy broadband service in rural communities that currently lack any broadband speed service, including a community center with free public access.

Casa Latina

This project will engage the community in a series of conversations to help determine how Casa Latina can best continue to serve Latino immigrants in the coming years. This project will hold a series of community stakeholder conversations help determine how our services will best serve the community in the coming years.

International Capoeira Angola Foundation - Seattle

Over the next 12 months the International Capoeira Angola Foundation will host a series of monthly events to showcase cultural arts from the African Diaspora. The location is the Union Cultural Center, 803 S. King St. The community will be brought together to share, learn, and participate in the vibrant cultures found in the region. The program will begin in January of 2020 and will conclude in December.

Gifts Of Hope

The Gifts of Hope community organization will be hosting the 2022 Community Cultural Winterfest that will be held on December 11, 2022 at the Smilow Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club located at 4520 Martin Luther King Jr Way S. This event will benefit the community by bringing different nationalities and faiths together to celebrate African American Culture. The event is free and open to the public.

Beacon Arts

We seek funds to help pay rental of El Centro de la Raza's Centilia Room and Plaza for use at 4 Beacon Arts Street Fairs June 8, July 13, August 10 & Sept 14th 2024. We have had multiple requests for community dances. Centilia will be used to launch that project at the Street Fairs. Local professional dance teachers and facilitators will lead 4 sessions per day of interactive dance instruction in multiple disciplines and cultural traditions. Centilia first available June 8th. This adds dance to our inclusive, accessible neighborhood celebrations of community interests, accomplishments and local color. Each month features, art market, Garden Share, entertainment and information about projects in our community. Garden Share will be on Maestas Plaza and give away seeds and plants for food sustainability and beautification. BA has Street permits, provide liability insurance, funds and equipment. We partner with many local organizations to entertain and enlighten our neighbors.

Martial Arts in the Public Interest (Quantum Martial Arts)

The Quantum Community Empowerment and Self-Defense Day 2018 will include three 90-minute classes on Saturday, June 9, 2018, between 9am and 3pm at Quantum Martial Arts' studio at 1800 S. Jackson St. Free and open to the public, the classes will address the different self-defense needs of the general public, LGBT community, and female-identifying persons. The goal is to serve at least 80 individuals.

Tigrean Community Association in Seattle

A community day to be held on August 21, 2021, at Genesee Park, located at 4316 S Genesee St from 11am to 5pm. The event is to bring the community together, as well as celebrate Tigray heritage amidst the conflict in Ethiopia and the re-opening of community events post COVID-19. The event will include a variety of foods, music, dance, games, tournament, and vendors.

Highland Park Improvement Club

The Highland Park Improvement Club (HPIC) located at 1116 SW Holden St will engage community members to help enhance and renovate the interior gathering/performance space. Specifically, the renovation will provide new HVAC. The project is expected to be completed by June 2021.