The grants amount to $2.3 million.
Everyone 11 and older in greater Portland can vote for their favorite parks and nature projects.
During this next phase of the Nature in Neighborhoods community choice grantmaking pilot project, all residents of Metro District 4 age 11 or older can vote for which parks and nature projects in their area should be funded. Voting closes August 13.
Metro's Nature in Neighborhoods community choice grant program is underway. Community members submitted ideas for parks and nature projects and now they'll get to vote on which ones they would like to see funded.
With a new focus on racial equity, the first Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants funded by 2019 bond were approved by Metro Council.
New grant program puts the choice of parks and nature projects in the hands of community members.