Aug 8 2023

Dallas County Health and Human Services: Community Garden Mini-Grants - Application Deadline Aug. 10

Jul 28 2023 - 7:00am to Aug 10 2023 - 5:00pm

The Dallas County Health and Human Services Community Garden Program is offering a fourth round of mini-grants for eligible community gardens operating in select zip codes within the Dallas County service area.  

Any interested garden meeting the eligibility criteria outlined in the  application guidelines should complete the application form. 

Application Guidelines

Application

Budget Worksheet

Community Garden Invoice

The deadline for submitting the completed application form and all relevant attachments is Aug. 10, 2023. 

A virtual mini-grant Information Session for all interested applicants is available on Monday, July 31, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

To be eligible for funding, applicants are required to attend a Pre-Application Community Garden Training, provided at no cost to the applicant in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

Training dates will be announced at a later date. Those who already have taken applicable trainings within the 12 months or who provide proof of trainings completed from another accepted entity are not required to take a training anew.

Applications may be submitted online by visiting the DCHHS Chronic Disease Prevention Division webpage .

Or applications may also be submitted by email to chronic.disease@dallascounty.org with “FY2024 Community Garden Mini-grant Application” in the subject line of the email. 

Info: DCHHS Chronic Disease Prevention Division at chronic.disease@dallascounty.org or 214-819-5115.

 

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Dallas Sierra Club: Wins, Losses and Building Power in the Legislation - Zoom

Aug 8 2023 - 7:00pm
Zoom TX

Now that the state legislative session is in the rear view mirror, how did Sierra Club's legislative environmental agenda fair? Join us as we welcome The Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter’s Political Director Matthew Johnson as he  talks about the outcome of major and minor bills and what lies ahead in Sierra Club's campaign to build power to win at the Texas Capitol.

Matt Johnson is the Lone Star Chapter's Political and Communications Director. Prior to joining the chapter, Matt was a Senior Account Executive at the clean technology communications and market intelligence firm Mercom Capita, and he worked for Public Citizen’s Texas Office and the Environmental & Energy Study Institute in Washington, DC.

Details on website link below.