APF announces ACL grants to city parks

As part of the ACL Music Festival Grants program, Austin Parks Foundation announced Tuesday that $122,000 will be going toward local park improvements. According to a press release from APF:

• $5,000 Neighborhood Grant to North Oaks Community Garden in District 1, for a community garden fence.
• $3,785 Neighborhood Grant to Georgian Acres in District 4, for wildflower and native grass seeds and materials.
• $22,000 Community Impact Grant to Cities Connecting Children to Nature Initiative, for playground amenities.
• $75,000 Community Impact Grant to Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy in District 8, for the Butler window restoration.
• $16,000 Community Impact Grant to Bartholomew District Park Roller Derby Track in District 4, for a feasibility study for a shade structure for Austin Roller Derby.
• $500 Neighborhood Grant to Patterson Park Community Garden in District 9, for vegetable seedling equipment.

“Our team is excited to serve the many different facets of Austin’s park-going community – from roller derby athletes to community gardeners – through this year’s grant program,” said Colin Wallis, parks foundation CEO, in a statement to the press. “We are excited to continue working with the city of Austin’s Parks and Rec Department to help several neighborhoods with their maintenance and material needs.”