The 71 members of Impact Austin's spring Grant Review Committees (GRCs) performed initial review of 80 total applications and have reserved 12 for deep-dive review. The Education GRC originally evaluated 42 applications, and the Community GRC considered 38.
Fuller review of these proposals will result in a list further narrowed for site visits conducted between April 29 – May 1. Grant awards totaling $196,200 will be announced at Impact Austin's Annual Meeting on June 7, 2021.
We thank all 80 applicants for participating in our spring grant review process. Congratulations to these area nonprofits who have progressed to the next stage of review:
2021 Education Grant
Mainspring Schools - Giving Babies the Foundation
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
Latinitas - The Diversity in STEM
Friends of the Children Austin - Critical Literacy Interventions
PEAS (Partners for Education Agriculture and Sustainability)
Ecology Action of Texas
2021 Community Grant
Austin Diaper Bank
Austin Tenants Council
Economic Growth Business Incubator
Catholic Charities of Central Texas
Yellow Bike
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation
Impact Austin's fall grant cycle opens June 30, 2021, with a Nonprofit Workshop. Applications for the Equity Grant and the Health & Well-Being Grant will be accepted July 8 - August 3, 2021.