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Quality of Place: Pathways to Progress Grants
The Foundation’s Quality of Place – Pathways to Progress Grants will focus on serving people with the least access to safe, high-quality public places and amenities, typically those who have low incomes and/or who have transportation or mobility challenges or physical and/or mental differences. When their lives are improved, our communities are more welcoming and attractive to all residents, tourists, and employers.
The Quality of Place – Pathways to Progress Grants Cycle is NOW CLOSED. We will re-open the Quality of Place – Pathways to Progress grants portal for next year’s cycle on July 1, 2022!
Priority Results
For these populations, we will work with our nonprofit partners to improve:
- Both real and perceived safety of existing amenities (greenspaces, parks, playgrounds, rivers, etc.)
- Safe and affordable access to the amenities (trails, public/shared transit, etc.)
- Environmental quality and sustainability of those amenities
- Use of the areas to increase physical activity – which will improve health outcomes, such as obesity and other health risks
“What Works” to achieve these results
- Safe, accessible routes to parks and greenspaces through public transportation, sidewalks, crosswalks, bike trails, and access points
- Parks infrastructure that connects existing parks and ensures parks are safe and accessible for people with limited mobility
- Attractive programs and activities in parks or greenspaces that promote physical activity
- Safety features and amenities available in parks
- Activation of unused or underused public spaces, such as pocket parks
- Marketing and communication about activities offered in parks and greenspaces
- Advocacy and policy reform to improve air quality
- Advocacy and government partnerships around park and greenspace planning
- Complete Streets projects
- Collaboration on funder-led projects and initiatives around parks and greenspaces
If you have questions about the Foundation’s Pathways to Progress grants, please contact Crystal Gunther, Sr. Director of Community Philanthropy, at 812-948-4662 or cgunther@cfsouthernindiana.com.