Feet First Philly’s Public Space Enhancement Mini-grant program started in 2020. During the first year the program funded 7 projects and has continued to grow ever since. Now in its fifth year, the mini-grant program has worked with communities across Philadelphia to support 53 amazing projects that improve walkability at a local level.
The mini-grant program has a funding focus on supporting communities that historically have had less investment (or active disinvestment) in the built environment and city services. Feet First Philly seeks projects that improve walkability by making neighborhoods safer and easier to walk and roll in. The program has supported many different types of projects over the past few years, based on the belief that residents know their community best and are the best advocates to identify and carry out public space improvements.
We continue to partner with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to provide funding for mini-grant projects to create and improve public spaces, particularly in underserved communities. Mini-grants between $500 and $2000 will be awarded to address the financial and technical barriers that organizations face when creating or improving safe public spaces.
For the first time, there is the opportunity for at least one larger project of up to $5000 through a partnership with the Greater Philadelphia Association of REALTORS® (GPAR).
Apply Today!
The Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant Application is open. Use the Google form below to submit your application or email answers to the questions in the Word document to tmarkland@cleanair.org.
Have questions for us? Request a one-on-one session to discuss your application between now and October 1 by emailing Titania Markland, Clean Air Council’s Transportation Outreach Coordinator at tmarkland@cleanair.org with times that work best for you.
Read about our past mini-grant recipients
First year of mini-grant projects
Second year of mini-grant projects part 1
Second year of mini-grant project part 2
Third year of mini-grant projects part 1
Third year mini-grant projects part 2
Fourth-year mini-grant projects
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