The Neighborhood Sustainability Grant program is an annual funding opportunity run by the Sustainability Division with integral assistance from the Sustainability Commission. Neighborhood Sustainability Grants can help launch or continue existing community sustainability projects. All projects incorporate community goals, including facilitating volunteer engagement or management, building community partnerships, and/or meaningfully involving underserved communities, diverse groups, or vulnerable populations. This presentation highlights the final grant project outcomes from FY23 recipients.

The Neighborhood Sustainability Grant is an annual grant program run by the Sustainability Division with support from the Sustainability Commission. The Commission is responsible for reviewing, scoring, and voting on the annual Neighborhood Sustainability Grant applications.
 
In fiscal year 2022-2023, the City allocated almost $50,000 across ten projects. The FY23 awardees included the Arboretum at Flagstaff, Arizona 4H and ASU Extension, Flagstaff Disc Golf Club, Flagstaff Foodlink, Flagstaff Youth Riders, Harbert Chapel, Killip Elementary, Marco Alatorre, Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, and Townsite Urban Farm.
 
The Neighborhood Sustainability Grant program, which is over a decade old, has funded 63 projects across Flagstaff. The Program is funded through the Environmental Management Fee and is part of the Sustainability Division’s on-going base budget.