Microgrants

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Transit Empowerment Fund (TEF) Microgrants are designed to provide additional opportunities to meet the TEF mission of enhancing access to transportation for low-income, transit-dependent individuals in the Austin area.

Microgrant awards are for a maximum of $1,000.

Eligibility & Requirements:

All microgrants must focus on transportation for low-income individuals (income at 150% or below of federal poverty level).
Applications will only be considered from 501c(3) organizations and governmental agencies within the Austin, Travis County area. TEF is unfortunately unable to award microgrants to organizations with a fiscal sponsor.
Microgrants must be used to support an short-term innovative project or event that advances the TEF mission and assists individuals to access education, employment, healthcare, or social services. If seeking support for an ongoing transit pass need, please instead apply for the annual TEF Transit Pass Program.
Microgrants may also be used to address a short-term need for transit passes in special circumstances. Eligibility for applying microgrant funds for passes would be organizations in existence less than 5 years and/or a budget under $250,000.
If you have any questions about microgrant eligibility, please contact madeleine@woollardnicholstorres.com.

Reporting:

Following a successful application, the applicant will be required to provide a brief report that describes how the microgrant was used and the number of people impacted.

Deadlines:

The Board will review microgrant applications on a quarterly basis: January, April, June, and October.

2023 Microgrant Application

Organization*
Organization Address*
Contact Person*
Contact Phone Number*
Contact Email*
Organization's Mission*
Will the microgrant be used to support an event or short-term project that assists individuals to access education, employment, healthcare, or social services?*
(Applications aiming to meet an ongoing need will not be approved. Please instead apply for the annual TEF Transit Pass Program.)
- Yes
- No
Will the microgrant be used to support a short-term need for transit passes that assist individuals to access education, employment, healthcare, or social services?*
(Eligibility for applying microgrant funds for passes would be organizations in existence less than 5 years and/or a budget under $250,000.)
- Yes
- No
Describe how this microgrant will support the mission of TEF and assist individuals to access education, employment, healthcare, or social services? (Max 2,000 characters with spaces)*
How many individuals will be impacted?*
Who will be targeted?*
If this is for an event, what is the date, time, location, and purpose of the event?
If this is for transit passes, please describe your plan for determining eligibility and plan for distribution?
If this funding is going to be used as match or leverage for another grant, please let us know here.
Please provide any additional information you'd like the TEF Board to consider.
Please attach a proposed budget in a protected Excel document for this microgrant (maximum of $1000).*
Accepted file types: xls, xlsx, pdf, Max. file size: 512 MB.

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