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Tasveer

Tasveer will organize the 3rd South Asian International Documentary Festival February 11 - 12, 2017.  It will bring people together to engage with the cultural, artistic and activist work of the South Asian region and people. Documentaries and art will inspire conversations and actions about issues relevant to the South Asian people.

Friends of 42nd & Garfield

Friends of 42nd & Garfield would like to re-landscape a 20 year old traffic circle after years of neglect and abuse. The traffic circle is located at 42nd Avenue East and East Garfield Street. Plant removal & prep work has been completed and the group would like to apply for a Small Sparks Fund grant to begin Winter soil & planting installation. Site prep for new plants to begin in January and the end in March.

Laurelhurst Community Club

There are 14 large planting rounds in the grass medians on 43rd Ave NE between NE 45th Street and NE 38th Street (known as the Boulevard.) Neighbor volunteers hold work parties to clean up the medians by removing dead plants, weeding, trimming and covering with wood chips. We now want to buy and install plants to replace the ones that died because of age and being bullied by blackberries. We plan to source the plants, get the right soil and hire a landscaping company to help install the plants. SDOT irrigates the medians. The plants that remain on the 14 planting rounds are mostly rhododendrons.

Laurelhurst Community Council

There are 14 large planting rounds on the grass medians on 43rd Ave NE between NE 45th Street and NE 38th Street (known as the Boulevard.) In the autumn of 2024, we completed Phase 1 of a Median Restoration Project partially funded by a DON Small Sparks Grant (contract number 024044). We were able to make good progress on 7 of the planting rounds during Phase 1. Now we want to continue the restoration work. Neighbor volunteers continue to hold work parties to maintain the medians by removing dead plants, weeding, trimming and covering with wood chips. But to do the heavier restoration work we will hire a landscaping company to bring in soil, clear out dead shrubs/invasive weeds, sow grass seed, source rhododendron plants, and help install the plants. The anticipated project completion date is November 30, 2025.

Friends of Picardo Farms P-patch

The Friends of Picardo Farms P-Patch will organize an annual Harvest Banquet on Sunday, September 16, 4-6pm, at the Picardo Farm P-Patch, 8040 NE 82nd St. This will also be a celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Seattle P-Patch Program. Free and open to the public, the banquet will feature a potluck supper, music, tours, and other fun activities.

Associated Recreation Council

The Green Lake Advisory Council is hosting its 45th annual Pathway of Lights at Green Lake Park 7201 East Green Lake Drive N. on Saturday, December 11, 2021 from 4:30-7:30 pm. This free special event marks the start of the winter season and has become a lauded community tradition. At sunset, Green Lake is transformed with 2.8 miles of luminaries into a radiant, sparkling oasis. There will also be hot air balloons to provide a night glow on the playfields at Green Lake Community Center. This project will be completed by January 31, 2022.

South Seattle Senior Center

Over the next several months neighbors on the blocks surrounding 46th Avenue South and S. Holly Street will come together to pick up litter and to improve plantings in the right of way. They will be joined by members of the Southeast Seattle Senior Center, and other community residents. A formal date for the project activities will be set once all permits have been received. The work party will be followed by a community celebration.

Friends of 5th and Cloverdale

The Friends of 5th and Cloverdale (Fo5C) will lead a community design process for streetscape improvements at the intersection of 5th Ave S and S Cloverdale St. The goal is to create a safe and pleasant connection for pedestrians and bicyclists between 5th Ave S and nearby local businesses, as well as providing community amenities such as benches and landscaping. Fo5C will hire a landscape architecture consulting team and do extensive community and local business outreach, including a series of three public meetings. A schematic design plan and report will be prepared by the end of 2017.

Steering Committee

The one day 7 on 7 showcase will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Judkins Park, 2100 South Norman Street, from 10am to 2pm. The (C.A.M.P) Conditioning Advancement Mentoring Partnership project is dedicated to finding innovative ways to inspire and motivate African American youth to achieve success by developing a healthy active lifestyle and enhancing their decision making skills. Key activities will focus on team building, fitness and decision making.

Downtown Seattle Association

This project will complete the installation phase of a Community Crosswalk at the intersection of 7th and Westlake Avenues. This intersection contains a highly confusing five way pedestrian, and bicycle interchange that is unsafe in its current condition. This unique interchange is a great location to create a sense of place and bring together diverse community partners around a common urban design improvement project. This project will be completed by June 2018.

Downtown Seattle Association

This project seeks to improve the crosswalks at the intersection of 7th Avenue and Westlake Avenue. This location has been approved by the SDOT Community Crosswalks program. Community driven design and collaboration is essential for this safety improvement and neighborhood connectivity.

Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee

The Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee will work with a landscape architect/engineering firm to develop 60% design for community amenities at the 8th Ave S Street End (vicinity of 7575 8th Ave S). Design elements will include a bioswale, re-grading the street end, ADA parking, benches, picnic tables, and accessible shoreline. Community engagement will include working with adjacent businesses and conducting two rounds of community input to inform a cohesive street end and shoreline design by the early spring of 2019.

Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee

Building on the community outreach and designs for the street end located at 7575 8th Avenue South, the Georgetown Open Space Steering Committee will bring portions of the design up to 60-100%. This work will involve design, engineering, and close coordination among the lead agencies and partners. These partners include the Port of Seattle, Seattle Parks and Recreation, SDOT, OPCD, Seattle Parks Foundation, and King County. This phase of the project will be completed by November 30, 2021.

Rainier Arts Center

In the second edition of the 98118 Fest, we propose to center community partnership while building on our over forty years of experience in live outdoor events. 98118 Fest will take place on August 22, 2026, 12pm-6pm at Columbia Park, located at 3515 S Alaska St, Seattle WA, our community’s “living room,” and at Rainier Arts Center. The festival will showcase performances from a mix of world music and local artists. A pop-up gallery will create opportunities for local artists to sell their work. We will provide soccer- and art-themed activities for kids and families, including face painting, art making, and games. The event will be free and open to the public.

Sail Sand Point

Demand for Sail Sand Point (SSP)'s programming is rapidly increasing. The diverse community of Magnuson Park deserves premier access to the unique asset it has at its back door: waterfront access to Lake Washington. Current boathouse facilities are unsafe, unwelcoming and not fully accessible to all members of our community. SSP seeks to create a welcoming, inclusive, fully ADA accessible and world-class community boating center that will allow more people to experience the mental and physical health benefits of recreating in the outdoors, and to provide safe access and oversight to the lake. After completing an extensive feasibility study (including predesign) and community engagement process, we now seek NMF funds to conduct the next critical steps in our project: site surveys, permitting and tribal and other stakeholder consultation and community outreach.

First Hill Improvement Association

In Phase 2, the First Hill Improvement Association will continue working with Site Workshop (consultant), Parks, and DoN to lead the community through final design and construction documentation for improvements to First Hill Park. This phase of work will build off of the approved Phase 1 concept plan.

Seniors Creating Art

Access to Art Expansion- West Seattle is a free weekly art workshops for one-year for the residents living in four Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) Senior Living Buildings in the West Seattle/High Point Neighborhoods. As well as weekly art programming, there will be monthly Intergenerational Creative Nights held at a selected SHA building and a Summer Community-wide ArtWalk taking place in High Point. The purpose of this project is to improve the physical and mental health of participants and provide jobs for artists within the Seattle region.

Friends of Picardo Farms P-patch

Friends of Picardo Farms P-Patch will revitalize and improve accessibility at Picardo P-Patch (8040 25th Ave NE) with a hands-on, volunteer-driven construction project starting Dec 2020. They will rebuild and augment existing accessible garden beds, significantly improve several critical paths and add accessible gardening tools and storage.

Shunpike

ACES is a BIPOC-led arts conference that fosters community, showcases talent, and facilitates professional development for BIPOC artists. It features performances, exhibits, workshops, films, presentations, artist talks, and info sessions. The conference will take place on April 2 & 3, 2022, at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, located at 104 17th Ave S Seattle WA.

Shunpike

Shunpike will organize ACES: Artists of Color Expo and Symposium, a POC-centered and led art conference that fosters community, showcases talent, facilitates professional development, and provides resources, will be held on February 28th-29th, 2020 at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street.

Community Dance Program

The Community Dance group will be hosting various " Fair Days" at the Centilia Cultural Center located at El Centro de la Raza 2524 16th Ave South. The Fair days will happen August 9 and September 13. The purpose of this project is to celebrate the rich diversity of the Beacon Hill neighborhood by highlighting various cultural activities and dance that reflect ethnic groups such as Latino, Asian, East African etc. The event is free and open to the public.

Beyers' Bulldog Garden P-Patch

The Beyers’ Bulldog Garden, located at 4807 54th Avenue SW, was established in 2025, when the Beyers donated a lot to GROW for use as community garden. Although the garden has some garden infrastructure, additional work is required to create a more accessible and secure P-Patch for community use. With this grant we will construct a main garden path compliant with American with Disabilities Act (ADA) specifications to replace the temporary cedar-chip-path that volunteers installed this spring. To guide path design, we will engage a Landscape Architect to create a conceptual garden layout that connects the path to our new accessible beds. We will also replace dilapidated fencing and gates to improve access to our garden for all, and protect crops from urban pests. This project will allow people with a wide range of physical abilities to participate in gardening activities, as well as provide a welcoming venue for all visitors. This project will be completed by 6/30/26.

Sail Sand Point

Sail Sand Point provides numerous services to people with disabilities each year in partnership with Outdoors for All, Children's Hospital and Wounded Warriors. This year we will host a large kickoff day in May to invite interested participants to our site to learn about our program options, explore our boats and gear, meet the volunteers and staff running programs, and understand how they might participate. This project will be completed by July 2025.

Lavender Rights Project

Lavender Rights Project will organize a public forum to identify issues impacting the LGBTQ community and to share resources to address those issues. The forum will be held on October 6, 2018 from 12pm - 2 pm. The outcomes of the forum will be used to inform a board development event to identify priorities for future action. The board development event will be held at a date TBD in November 2018. Both events will be held at 2425 6th Ave S.