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Friends and Neighbors of Mt Zion Baptist Church

The Friends and neighbors of Mt Zion are coming together to increase tree coverage in their neighborhood. On May 17, 2025, the new plantings will take place 20th Avenue between E Olive Street and E Pine Street. The plantings will include, 6 new Cherry Akebono trees, 4 new Carpinus japonica.  Bushes and ground cover will also be planted to retain humidity and create natural separation through planters between tree area and transit area to avoid damage by vehicles driving over the curb, or people/dogs walking over plants. The project is free and open to the public.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Grants to federally recognized tribes for juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and mental health programs for tribal youth.

Friends of the Troll's Knoll

The Friends of the Troll's Knoll is a community group dedicated to promoting and strengthening the safety and security of the community by maintaining and activating the green space right-of-way on the east side of the Fremont Troll, located at N 36th St and Winslow Pl N Seattle WA 98103 and turning it into a public park. The group will hire a designer to create a design plan for the space and hire an artist to create and install artwork. The anticipated end date for the project is August 31, 2020.

Friends of the Troll's Knoll

The Friends of the Troll's Knoll (FOTK) is a neighborhood group dedicated to engaging the community in beautifying and activating the urban forest around the Fremont Troll. This grant will fund: (1) site survey of the land, (2) arborist analysis, (3) detailed planting plan, (4) installation of a willow art feature, (5) addition of a Japanese style shade structure, known as a hokora, and to the existing moss turtle artwork (installed by us in 2020). The anticipated project close out is May 31, 2022

Friends of Troll's Knoll

The funding will cover benches, decommissioning of the damaged Mushroom Lantern sculptures (funded by DON in 2021), replacement art with stainless steel sculptures, and erosion control. Currently, we do not have seating for mobility impaired visitors and would like to purchase and install sturdy horizontal basalt column benches. Our site is open 24/7 and free and open to the public. The anticipated project completion date is December 31, 2026.

South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce

Friends of Denny Park, in collaboration with the South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce will plant approximately 8,250 tulip & daffodil bulbs in Denny Park at 100 Dexter Avenue North on Saturday, September 29th at 1:00 p.m. These bulbs will bloom in the spring of 2019 bringing much needed color and vibrancy to Seattle's most historic park. The flowers will be planted primarily at entrance points, along paved pathways and in planters around the center gathering plaza. This project will be completed by October 31, 2018.

Two Cranes Institute

Two Cranes Institute (TCI) purchased their building located at 8512 20th Ave NE in 2016 to secure a home and explore partnerships that could support a community gathering space. TCI's Streetscape Improvements project will remove tree stumps from the crumbling sidewalk which has become hazardous and falls short of ADA requirements. After replacing the sidewalk, TCI will install landscaping, a patio reconnecting community pathways and create welcoming areas for people to gather. This project will be completed by June 30, 2023.

U District Advocates

The U District Advocates will coordinate a series of community meetings that will include key stakeholders from the community, city, university, and transportation agencies over the next 6-8 months as partners to design a Mobility Vision Plan that will include a comprehensive, equitable, and efficient approach to mobility in the U District community.

U District Advocates

During this summer (June-October), we will build out our proposed Green Street as a prototype to test public responses to the improvement strategies from the completed conceptual plan to make NE 42nd Street safer and more pedestrian-friendly. This 'tactical urbanism' project will set the stage with outdoor seating, temporary trees in planters, traffic calming, play structures, and pavement painting, phased in over a series of weeks.

The U District Partnership

The U District Mural Program is an initiative to build vibrancy in Seattle's University District by adding new works of public art. Murals will be installed in the following locations: 1313 NE 42nd Street, 1319 NE 43rd Street, and 4261 Roosevelt Way NE. This project will be completed by August 31, 2021.

U District Advocates

The U-District Advocates group will initiate a community led conceptual to 10% design plan of two blocks NE 42nd St as walkable core of the neighborhood, and to implement strategies on the designated `Green Street` This project is a partnership and takes place in the University District in the 1400 NE 42nd St area. The project is free and open to the public, and will be completed in the Spring of 2023.

University Heights Center

University Heights Center (UHeights) located at 5031 University Ave NE. Has started construction on an elevator shaft to link all 4 floors of our 55,000 square foot building. This project supports projects associated with their Elevator Installation. In turn giving the community unbarred entry to all classroom and event spaces. The project is free and open to the public. The project is expected to be completed in early Spring of 2022.

University District Food Bank

The University District Food Bank will install an anaerobic digester at the food bank (5017 Roosevelt Way NE) by May 2019 to lessen food waste and provide free compost to neighborhood P-Patch gardens. A public meeting will be held to collect input on how to best use the digester as an educational tool for the community. Community members will also participate in building the anaerobic digester by May/June 2019. Free monthly community workshops about anaerobic digestion, public health, and renewable energy will be offered on an ongoing basis.

University Heights Center

University Heights Center located at 5031 University Way NE will install new elevators in their location to make the historic three-story center accessible for all visitors. The funds will be used for permits, surveying, hazardous consultants, and architectural design. The phase I of the project is expected to be completed by the end of January of 2020.

University Heights Center

University Heights Life Safety Building Project located at 5031 University Way NE will provide essential upgrades to preserve the historic facility. The project centers patron safety, allowing the center to better serve the resident organizations, visitors, and clients, and ensures that U-Heights remains a healthy, functional building into the future. The grant request is for the pre-construction architecture and engineering services to ensure the structural integrity of the facility's exterior cladding and to address fire code requirements.

Over Educated Minority Artists - OEMA

The Labateyah Harvest Feast scheduled for Saturday, November 18th at 9010-13th Avenue NW, from 3:00-8:00 pm will be a time of art, music, dance, poetry, and food. This gathering of people young and old, is an ancient tradition of the Northwest Indigenous tribes. History is told and artwork is traded in an effort to create relationships. Music and dance are performed to inspire and uplift.

Unified Outreach

The Unified Outreach Race and Culture Dialogue Series will produce 6 events in 2020 that will provide new and innovative ways of discussing and providing credible concepts for disassembling institutional and historic racism. The first event will be at North Seattle College, 9600 College Way N, on January 16, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. This project will be completed by June 30, 2020.

United Way of King County

United Way of King County in Seattle, WA ($60M annually) funds nonprofits focused on education, financial stability, housing, health. Typical awards range from $10,000 to $350,000.

Unity in the Community Committee

Unity In the Community Block Party will bring together individual members of the community and families to participate, observe or congregate. This event is to bring fitness and proper nutrition awareness to BIPOC families. The event will be held at 3 locations. All events will be held on Saturdays from 1-4pm. The first event will be held on Aug. 20th at the Rainier Beach Community Center located at 8825 Rainier Ave S Seattle WA. Two other events will be held at the Yesler Community Center. At the events, vendors will provide nutrition and fitness education, healthy eating with guest speakers discussing various fitness related topics. The project goal is to show families a healthy lifestyle is a way of living, including diet and exercise and regular doctor visits. The anticipated project completion date is December 31, 2022.

Universal Health Services

Supports community health and behavioral health programs in communities served by UHS facilities across the United States.

Interbay P-Patch Community Garden

This will be a phased project to make accessible, universal inclusive beds. The first phase will be to take existing plots about 600sq ft and level the ground to start with the foundation/flooring of gravel and ensure its firm enough and level for accessibility. The second phase will be to purchase the containers and level out the pavers that lead to the plot as well as redo the hose area. The third and final phase will be to add in benches, storage area and also ergonomic hand tools. The anticipated project completion date is March 31., 2025.

Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle

Support from the Neighborhood Matching Fund will allow the YMCA of Greater Seattle (YGS or the Y) to renovate the University Family Y Branch kitchen, which operates the Y’s Community Meals program and Magnuson Park Community Food Pantry. These much-needed improvements would expand the capacity of both programs and create a safer environment for participants and volunteers. To celebrate the completion of the renovations, the Y will hold a resource fair that is free and open to the public on June 21, 2026, at location on 5003 12th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 where participants can receive free clothing and hygiene products, haircuts and showers, and access medical care during a regularly scheduled community meal.

Somali Independent Business Alliance

The Somali Independent Business Alliance (SIBA) is launching a project to empower Somali small businesses citywide. The project will involve a comprehensive one-on-one survey and a subsequent workshop to identify and address the unique needs and challenges of this community. The survey will collect data on operational challenges, resource gaps, community impact, and future aspirations of 20-25 Somali small businesses. At the end we will hold a workshop that will provide valuable information and guidance on topics such as financial resources, marketing strategies, and legal assistance. This workshop will also provide a platform for businesses to network and collaborate. SIBA aims to empower small business and thus lead to economic growth through this project. Giving businesses knowledge to find the right resources will enhance decision-making and economic performance. This will in turn benefit the entire city.

Low Income Housing Institute

The Low Income Housing Institute will host a free monthly concert series featuring local jazz, blues, folk, rock, and other styles of music. The series will take place from December 2017 - November 2018 at Ernestine Anderson Place located at 2010 S Jackson St. It will bring a wide range of community members together for entertaining events that pay tribute to the history of the Central District neighborhood.