NEWS RELEASE 

CONTACT: Karen Siddall, Bluebonnet Resource Conservation and Development, 469-371-8484 

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

DALLAS, ELLIS, HILL, HUNT, JOHNSON, KAUFMAN, NAVARRO, PARKER, ROCKWALL, AND TARRANT COUNTIES - Bluebonnet Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. is issuing its 2022 Community Improvement Grants Application.  Initially incorporated in 1993 as a non-profit organization, Bluebonnet RC&D provides assistance to a ten-county area, including Dallas, Ellis, Hill, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, and Tarrant counties.  

Local communities, non-profit organizations, and schools in these ten counties are encouraged to apply for one of the two available “matching” grants of up to $500 each.  A matching grant is one in which the applicant will provide a 1:1 cash match for the funds that they are requesting. 

Eligible grant projects may include, but are not limited to, those that will provide community improvements such as; environmental resource conservation education, illegal dumping cleanup, gardening classes for growing food, community gardens, street signage, recreational equipment, improvement or creation of parks and community buildings.  The grant application may be accessed at: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ale-MoVYQbOGgwP2GLIv_lLIrPvG.

The deadline for applications is May 13, 2022, with awards being announced on May 27.  Projects must be completed by August 30, 2022.  Please visit bluebonnetrcd.org for more information.