Sustainability Grant Program

Programa de Subvenciones a la Sostenibilidad En Español

What does sustainability mean to Englewood?

The City of Englewood defines sustainability as a city that stewards its resources for the benefit of current and future generations. The sustainability grants are intended to further sustainability through projects that will have lasting impacts in the City of Englewood.

Funding Available and Project Types

Community groups, businesses, or individuals can apply for up to $1,000 for their Englewood-based sustainability project. The most successful projects will engage community members in sustainability work, implement sustainable practices to areas most in-need, and will encompass one or more of the following sustainability sub-sections:

Air Quality: Improve public health outcomes through better air quality
Built Environment and Infrastructure: Infrastructure designed and maintained in an economic, equitable, and ecological manner
Community Resilience: A community that can foresee, withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity
Economic Resilience: A local economy that can foresee, withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity
Energy: Programs, policies, and initiatives designed to encourage renewable, affordable, and accessible energy
Natural Environment: Protection of our natural environment
Waste and Recycling: Increase recycling and composting efforts and diversion of waste
Water Protection: Protection of water resources, including rivers and streams

Project Ideas

There are many types of sustainability, and due to the diversity of sustainable practices, there are many projects you could use this grant funding for!

Some project ideas include:

Residential

Community Composter
Host a community event (native plant workshop, screening of a documentary, etc.)
Host a bike bus
Recycling or composting training
Host a zero waste community potluck
Native seed swap
Clothing swap event
Host a park clean up
Start a sustainability related club
Host a rain barrel workshop

Commercial/Non-Profits

Publicly accessible, free herb garden
Host E-Waste Recycling Event
Start a tool lending library
Host an E-Bike or EV Demo (where applicable)
Recycling or composting training
Publicly accessible bike work stand
Tree plantings in areas publicly accessible
Sustainability themed mural

Schools

Sustainability related field trips
Community Composter
Start a school green team
Host a Bike Bus
Recycling or composting training
Tree plantings
Upcycled crafts activity
Air monitor program
Walk/Bike to School Event

How to Apply

Fill out the Grant Budget Form
Upload the completed Grant Budget Form with the application at the time of submission
Fill out the application: Apply here

Application Deadline

Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis until October 31.
Applicants will be notified of results within a month of submission.
To be awarded, applicants will need to provide a detailed timeline in the application to prove that the project can be completed by December 31.

Key Details

Projects must be located within the City of Englewood and cannot be on private property for the primary benefit of the homeowner.
Must identify at least one person to serve as the project coordinator.
All projects must include permission from the property owner or entity that is responsible for the maintenance of the project location.
Grants are not to be used for the purchase of land or to subsidize social, political, or organizational memberships.
Grants are to benefit the Englewood community. The funds are not to be used to pay individuals, organizations, or groups for their private benefit.
Grants are not to be used for cash prizes.
Grants may be used for field trips or admissions for sustainability educational purposes.
Grants are intended for implementation activities (programs, structures, events, or projects); planning efforts are not to be included. Grant funds may not be used for operational or maintenance costs, or salaries. Funds shall also not be used for motor vehicles, or any other electronic devices not required for the grant purpose (such as cell phones, tablets, etc.).
All applicable permitting fees remain in effect. City permits are still required and are not waived as a part of the grant process. Fees for items including, but not limited to building permits, fence/wall permits, and sign permits must be submitted to the City of Englewood prior to construction/installation. Please keep this in mind when formulating your grant budget.
Projects must be implemented and maintained by the project coordinator.
A completed grant budget form must be completely filled out and uploaded to the application form at the time of submission.

NOTE: This grant will provide the funds up-front and requires a budget form detailing planned expenses to be submitted at the time of application. The sustainability grant offered is not taxable, provided that the conditions for receiving and using the grant are adhered to. This grant for sustainability efforts is tax-free if applied to intended expenses, such as materials and equipment. Failure to provide proof of expenditures or non-approved expenditures may cause the grant to count as taxable income.

Sustainability Grant Evaluation Criteria

All applications are reviewed by a committee that will include a cross-departmental team of City staff. The review committee will consider the following factors when evaluating grant applications:

Sustainability Grant Evaluation Criteria
Category	Total Points
Project Overview	35
Need for proposed project is clearly identified.	10
Details of proposed project fulfills the identified need.	10
Identifies audience/group that will be most heavily impacted by the project.	5
Project is located in an area with an EnviroScreen Score above 90^th percentile.	10
Sustainability	50
Proposal addresses specific environmental, social, and/or economic sustainability issues within Englewood.	15
Demonstrates creativity and innovation	10
Details on how the project will involve collaboration between relevant stakeholders.	10
The project will have lasting impacts beyond the grant period	10
Demonstrates an investment in future generations.	5
Project Details	20
Complete application (includes all requested attachments)	5
Budget includes quotes	5
Realistic and detailed timeline	5
Maintenance plan	5

Colorado’s EnviroScreen Tool

EnviroScreen is an interactive tool used for environmental health screening to identify areas with disproportionate environmental health risks.

This tool will be used as part of the evaluation for grant applications received. While it is not a requirement for applicants to be located in an area with disproportionate environmental health risks, an application will receive 10 points for the project being located in an area where the EnviroScreen score is above the 90th percentile.

Utilizing this score as part of the evaluation process will allow resources to be directed toward areas that have disproportionately high environmental health risks within our community.

More information about the EnviroScreen tool can be found here.

Terms & Conditions

The Sustainability Grant will provide the funds up-front and requires a budget form detailing planned expenses to be submitted at the time of application. The sustainability grant offered is not taxable, provided that the conditions for receiving and using the grant are adhered to. This grant for sustainability efforts is tax-free if applied to intended expenses, such as materials and equipment. Failure to provide proof of expenditures or non-approved expenditures may cause the grant to count as taxable income.

Grants are intended to further sustainability through projects that will have lasting impacts in the City of Englewood.
Projects must be located within the City of Englewood and cannot be on private property for the primary benefit of the property owner.
Applicants must identify at least one person to serve as the project coordinator.
All projects must include permission from the property owner or entity that is responsible for the maintenance of the project location.
Applicant acknowledges that on-going maintenance of the project will be the sole responsibility of the applicant and the City of Englewood shall not be held responsible for any damage or deterioration of a project under this grant program.
Grants are not to be used for the purchase of land or to subsidize social, political or, organizational memberships.
Grants are to benefit the Englewood community. The funds are not to be used to pay individuals, organizations, or groups for their private benefit.
Grants are not to be used for cash prizes or raffles.
Grants may be used for field trips or admissions for sustainability educational purposes.
Grants are intended for implementation activities (programs, structures, events, or projects); planning efforts are not to be included. Grant funds may not be used for operational or maintenance costs, or salaries. Funds shall also not be used for motor vehicles, or any other electronic devices not required for the grant purpose (such as cell phones, tablets, etc.).
The City of Englewood will provide applicant no more than $1,000 In grant funds. The grant amount allocated for the project is the maximum finding level, and any cost overruns will be met by the applicant, or the project will be modified. Any project modifications shall be approved by the City of Englewood.
Applicants shall outline the specific steps, timeline, and outcome for their use of grant funds.
All applicable permitting fees remain in effect. City permits are still required and are not waived as a part of the grant process. Fees for items including, but not limited to building permits, fence/wall permits, and sign permits must be submitted to the City of Englewood prior to construction/installation. Please keep this in mind when formulating your grant budget.
Grantee agrees to comply with all state, local laws, and regulations.
Projects must be implemented and maintained by the project coordinator.
A completed grant budget form must be completely filled out and uploaded to the application form at the time of submission.
The City of Englewood will provide the funds up-front directly to the Applicant.
Reimbursement under this Agreement will be based on receipts, invoices, billings, and supported by appropriate documentation of costs actually incurred. It is expressly understood that claims for reimbursement will not be submitted in excess of actual, immediate cash requirements necessary to carry out the terms of the Agreement. The City of Englewood reserves the right to reject any reimbursement request that does not comply with the terms of the application.
Applicant agrees to complete the tasks, project, or activity outlined in their application no later than December 1, 2024.
Any grant funds not spent by December 1, 2024 shall be returned to the City.
All required receipts for the grant are due for submission on December 1, 2024.
The Applicant and any and all volunteers working on this project are not agents, partners, or employees of the City of Englewood and are not entitled to any of the benefits that the City provides for its employees.
The Applicant agrees to assume the risk and to fully indemnify, release, defend, and hold harmless the City of Englewood, its public officials, agents, employees, representatives, and assigns from any and all liability, claims, demands, suits, and causes of action, whatsoever arising out of any claim, liability, property damage, death, or injury related to any occurrence arising out of the performance of this grant program.
The Applicant hereby assumes all liability and responsibility for injuries, claims, or suits for damages to persons or property of whatsoever kind or character, whether real or asserted, arising out of the performance of this grant program.
The Parties understand and agree that the City, Council, officials, officers, directors, agents and employees, are relying on, and do not waive or intend to waive by any provision of this Agreement, the monetary limitations or any other rights, immunities, protections or defenses provided by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (the "CGIA"},§§ 24-10-101 to 120, C.R.S., or otherwise available to the City. To the extent the CGIA imposes varying obligations or contains different waivers for cities and counties, the City agrees that it will remain liable for their independent obligations under the CGIA, and neither party shall be the agent of the other or liable for the obligations of the other.
This grant is made under and conformable to the provisions of Englewood Municipal Code (EMC) § 4-1-3-4, which provides standard contract provisions for all agreements with the City. Insofar as applicable, the provisions of EMC § 4-1-3-4 are incorporated by reference.

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