The Clean Air Council’s Feet First Philly Program is now accepting applications for mini grants to make public space enhancement and safety improvements to benefit pedestrians.  The deadline for applications is October 11.

The mini grant winners receive funding from $500 to $2,000 to improve Philadelphia’s pedestrian environment.

FFP is Philly’s only volunteer advocacy group dedicated to pedestrians and sponsored by the Clean Air Council.

In 2020, FFP launched its first pedestrian enhancement mini grant program with seven projects that benefited local communities. The second year of the mini grant funded nine projects.

These projects provided funding for extended efforts to clean up the Cobbs Creek Trail, create a pocket park for community members to access and engage with, hire a contractor to do reconstruction of a severely damaged sidewalk in Kensington, paint a mural on a newsstand, add amenities to a local meadow to make it a walking destination, and so much more.

With the mini grant funding, FFP has been able to enhance public spaces in Philadelphia in unique ways.

“The mini grant program has successfully funded 16 projects that include Kensingtoninclude FDR Park, Kensington Neighborhood Association, Village Arts and Humanities, and so many more,” said Nick Zuwiala-Rogers, Clean Air Council Transportation Program Director. “We’ve had a lot of new grant proposals come in to expand the program. We’re so excited that we can continue to fund community and pedestrian improvements.”

“Pedestrian advocacy projects bring communities around Philadelphia together to create safer and healthier spaces,” said Titania Markland, Clean Air Council Transportation Outreach Coordinator. “They allow for people from all walks of life to come together and make this city a safer and healthier space. Through the mini-grant, we can give Philadelphians the ability to build the city how they see it and how they want it to be.”

FFP received funding from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health for the mini grants.

This year, FFP was awarded $9,000 towards funding more mini grants and received $1,000 from University of Pennsylvania students that will be used as a stipend for one or two community members to be a part of the selection committee.

Webinar

Feet First Philly will host a webinar for potential applicants on September 7 at Noon.  Click Here to register.

Visit the Feet First Philly Mini Grant Program webpage to download an application.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the Clean Air Council website, follow them on Facebook and Twitter.   Click Here to sign up for regular updates (bottom of page).  Click Here to support their work.

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[Posted: September 1, 2022]

9/5/2022