$600,000. That’s how much money Austin Parks Foundation awarded to parks for outdoor improvement across the city through their ACL Music Festival Grants Program
APF awards grants in two ways: Neighborhood Grants of $500-$5,000 are used for small-scale projects, and Community Impact Grants of $5,000+ are used for transformational projects.
Let’s take a look into how some of those funds will be spent:
Roy G. Guerrero Metropolitan Park in east Austin will use $550,000 to build a new basketball court and shade structure at the end of Grove Boulevard. It’s expected to be complete at the end of 2025.
The Clarksville Community Garden will utilize $26,900 to fund the creation of the Haskell House Heritage Garden with interpretive signage, plus invasive bamboo removal.
The Elisabet Ney Museum is in the midst of its comprehensive restoration, which was funded with $25,000.
View the full list of awards here.
