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The Feels

The Feels Annual Showcase brings diverse creatives and communities together as a safe, inclusive experience. The art exhibit, vendor market, panel discussion and live musical show will be a one-day event on February 23rd from 6pm to 10pm at AXIS Pioneer Square located at 308 1st Ave S Seattle WA. The event will also stream online.

The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation ($300M in assets) supports nonprofits in WA through grants focused on education, community development, health, arts. Awards range from $2,000 to $75,000.

Hillman City Restorative Justice Committee

The Hillman City Restorative Justice Project will build community capacity by organizing twelve free monthly workshops about Restorative Justice. They will be held at the Hillman City Collaboratory located at 5623 Rainier Ave S. Neighbors, businesses, youth and others will learn Restorative Justice practices that will help them resolve conflict and strengthen community relationships. The project will transform the current tensions in our community to a spirit and practice of unity.

Magnolia Chamber of Commerce

This grant will fund Phase 2 of the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce mural project that was developed during 2017 with a 2017 NMF award. The mural project will enhance Magnolia Village's downtown core by painting a vibrant, interactive mural integrating art designs from neighbor school children, with a culminating community celebration event. The content of the mural is based on representing groups of three different species birds flocking together: A visual metaphor of innovative collaboration and interaction that many parts make a whole.

Friends of MLK Civil Rights Memorial Park

The MLK Community Park Committee will host an event to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The event will take place at Mount Zion Baptist Church located at 1634 Rev. Dr. S. McKinney Ave. It will be held on August 28, 2018 from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. The event will feature speakers, food, and a public forum exploring civil rights in both historical and contemporary contexts.

Seattle Griot Project

The Seattle Griot Project (SGP) will offer training in multimedia highlighting: photo, film, audio, print and web contents. SGP will help share and affirm the lived Black history across generations as well as within the Black community which in turn will be transformational for the Black community and offer the opportunity to present their culture, history and their stories as well as those who will inherit this legacy. The anticipated project close-out date is October 31, 2023.

Sustainable Style Seattle

We have an ambitious vision for a "free store" that helps people find clothes they love and re-home clothes they no longer need, all for free. It will provide a much-needed way for people to keep things out of landfill and reform a harmful and exploitative system. The store will also provide a radically inclusive third place that helps people build skills, forge connections, be creative, and support art. We want to be an example of the future of Seattle, one that’s built on innovation, care, dignity, and abundance. This pilot is crucial in changing the narrative of what urban spaces can and should be. We will use the space for the free store and events, but we also want to uplift historically underserved artists by sharing our space. We plan to run for a total of 9 months. We’ll run an initial trial in January, a review and planning period from Feb-Apr, and an extended pilot from May-Sept. We plan to have 1 space, but we’ve had offers to create this concept in multiple spaces.

Somali Independent Business Alliance

Thrive Seattle will host 2 free business conferences and 2 focus groups to address a critical gap: many small business owners—especially immigrants, refugees, and people of color—lack access to resources, networks, and spaces to voice challenges. The conferences will connect local businesses with key partners such as the Seattle Office of Economic Development, Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs, Department of Commerce, ACCPNW, financial institutions, and community leaders through panels and Q&A. Business owners will share barriers directly with agencies and stakeholders. Focus groups will bring leaders and small business owners together to discuss needs and solutions. The first conference is tentatively scheduled for April 11,2026, 1-4pm at Rainier Beach Library, located at 9125 Rainier Ave S Seattle WA and is free and open to the public.

U District Advocates

The U District Advocates project Together on the Ave will have community engagement activities, coordination, planning, and implementation of a temporary initiative to create safe gathering spaces on the Ave to support community and local businesses in the U-District throughout the summer and early fall.

Emergency Communication Hubs - Seattle

Residents throughout Seattle have agreed to stand up and help their communities if/when communications are down after a significant event (earthquake, massive power outage, etc.). Groups of neighbors have organized into Emergency Communication Hubs and are located throughout Seattle. Seventy-one sites presently. We practice yearly to educate our neighbors about our existence, engage them in becoming better prepared to weather a disaster, and to identify (and share) best practices so we can hit the ground running, when needed. Goals of this grant... - Neighborhood maps for all active Hub sites - Medication safety (post-disaster) information translated into 13 languages - Paper copies of translations made for all Hubs Our City-Wide Disaster Exercise is June 11th. Twelve Hubs have agreed to activate and are eager to use these tools!

Slow Your Roll 31st Ave NW

Conduct a traffic study on 31st Ave NW measuring traffic volume and speed. This information will be used to determine if further traffic calming measures are necessary.

28th Ave E Neighbors

The 28th Ave E Neighbors community group will narrow the roadway along the 500-700 blocks of 28th Ave E to slow vehicle traffic and increase pedestrian safety. SDOT will install wheel stops, and the 28th Ave E Neighbors will install topsoil, gravel, and plants as landscaping in the right-of-way adjacent to the roadway. Work will be completed by May 2019. A community celebration along the blocks will be held in May 2019.

Gender Justice League

Gender Justice League (GJL) will host Trans Pride 2025, which will take place on June 27, 2025 in Volunteer Park. Trans Pride is an annual festival celebrating Trans life and community across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Produced by GJL staff in collaboration with hundreds of local organizers, volunteers, and groups who support our vibrant local TwoSpirit, Trans, and Gender Diverse (2STGD) communities, Trans Pride increases visibility, connection, love, and celebration of Trans lives. The event is free and open to the public and includes a stage show from 6 - 9:30 pm featuring an all-Trans lineup of talent that will also be livestreamed. The event also includes a tabling fair featuring more than 100 Trans-led organizations, community groups, artists, small businesses, and services. Typically 30,000 or more Trans people and allies gathered to celebrate, resist, laugh, and be together in community over the course of the day. This project will be completed by 8/31/25.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Grants to owners and operators of transit systems to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public.

Administration for Community Living

Grants to states to improve access to health and other services for individuals with traumatic brain injury and their families.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Grants to federally recognized tribes for juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and mental health programs for tribal youth.

Two Cranes Institute

Two Cranes Institute (TCI) purchased their building located at 8512 20th Ave NE in 2016 to secure a home and explore partnerships that could support a community gathering space. TCI's Streetscape Improvements project will remove tree stumps from the crumbling sidewalk which has become hazardous and falls short of ADA requirements. After replacing the sidewalk, TCI will install landscaping, a patio reconnecting community pathways and create welcoming areas for people to gather. This project will be completed by June 30, 2023.

U District Advocates

During this summer (June-October), we will build out our proposed Green Street as a prototype to test public responses to the improvement strategies from the completed conceptual plan to make NE 42nd Street safer and more pedestrian-friendly. This 'tactical urbanism' project will set the stage with outdoor seating, temporary trees in planters, traffic calming, play structures, and pavement painting, phased in over a series of weeks.

U District Advocates

The U-District Advocates group will initiate a community led conceptual to 10% design plan of two blocks NE 42nd St as walkable core of the neighborhood, and to implement strategies on the designated `Green Street` This project is a partnership and takes place in the University District in the 1400 NE 42nd St area. The project is free and open to the public, and will be completed in the Spring of 2023.

University Heights Center

University Heights Center (UHeights) located at 5031 University Ave NE. Has started construction on an elevator shaft to link all 4 floors of our 55,000 square foot building. This project supports projects associated with their Elevator Installation. In turn giving the community unbarred entry to all classroom and event spaces. The project is free and open to the public. The project is expected to be completed in early Spring of 2022.

University Heights Center

University Heights Life Safety Building Project located at 5031 University Way NE will provide essential upgrades to preserve the historic facility. The project centers patron safety, allowing the center to better serve the resident organizations, visitors, and clients, and ensures that U-Heights remains a healthy, functional building into the future. The grant request is for the pre-construction architecture and engineering services to ensure the structural integrity of the facility's exterior cladding and to address fire code requirements.

United Way of King County

United Way of King County in Seattle, WA ($60M annually) funds nonprofits focused on education, financial stability, housing, health. Typical awards range from $10,000 to $350,000.

Unity in the Community Committee

Unity In the Community Block Party will bring together individual members of the community and families to participate, observe or congregate. This event is to bring fitness and proper nutrition awareness to BIPOC families. The event will be held at 3 locations. All events will be held on Saturdays from 1-4pm. The first event will be held on Aug. 20th at the Rainier Beach Community Center located at 8825 Rainier Ave S Seattle WA. Two other events will be held at the Yesler Community Center. At the events, vendors will provide nutrition and fitness education, healthy eating with guest speakers discussing various fitness related topics. The project goal is to show families a healthy lifestyle is a way of living, including diet and exercise and regular doctor visits. The anticipated project completion date is December 31, 2022.

Universal Health Services

Supports community health and behavioral health programs in communities served by UHS facilities across the United States.