Original post by Jessica Saavedra from KCD
King Conservation District (KCD) and the City of Seattle announce the recipients of the 2023 KCD-Seattle Community Partnership grant awards. This program invests in community-led initiatives that enhance natural resources and are developed, led by, and benefit people most affected by environmental and climate inequities. These communities include Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrants, refugees, individuals with low incomes, youth, and elders.
The program received 30 grant applications from outstanding community organizations requesting over two million dollars in funding, while only $413,000 was available to award. A grant review team, facilitated by the City of Seattle and consisting of both city staff and community members, diligently evaluated each proposal, taking into consideration the grant program goals and selected seven projects for funding.
In 2023, the following community organizations have been awarded KCD-Seattle Community Partnership grants for their projects:
2023 King Conservation District (KCD)-Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program Awardees
Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program
2023 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Basilica Bio – Awardee Basilica Bio Amount $69,000 Project Gardening Under the Microscope (GUM), Meals In Need Today (MINT), and the Bridge to Youth Leadership Program Description Gardening Under the Microscope (GUM) connects… Read More…
2023 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Black Farmers Collective – Awardee Black Farmers Collective Amount $69,000 Project Building Urban Forest at Yes Farm Description Black Farmers Collective (BFC) and local volunteers will engage the International, First Hill, and Central communities… Read More…
2023 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Cultivate South Park – Awardee Cultivate South Park Amount $69,000 Project Viva Terra! Live Earth Description Cultivate South Park’s “Viva Terra! Live Earth” project will raise awareness about toxic soil through a documentary, testing… Read More…
2023 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Feed Seven Generations – Awardee Feed Seven Generations Amount $69,000 Project Building our Food Systems, Protecting Our Land, and Protecting our People Description FEED works to expand programs to Native producers and consumers to… Read More…
2023 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Restaurant 2 Garden – Awardee Restaurant 2 Garden Amount $69,000 Project Restaurant 2 Garden Expansion: 2024-2025 Description Restaurant 2 Garden transforms local restaurant food waste into compost within Seattle’s Chinatown International District (CID) and… Read More…
2023 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Somali Family Safety Task Force – Awardee Somali Family Safety Task Force Amount $59,000 Project Growing Together Description This project will continue the new Growing Together project with low-income and refugee Somali Families that reside in… Read More…
2023 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Weed Warriors – Awardee Weed Warriors Amount $9,000 Project Restoration of the Myers Way Wetland #1 Description This project works to restore the Myers Way wetland and buffer area by removing invasive noxious… Read More…