King Conservation District (KCD) and the City of Seattle are continuing their longstanding collaboration to invest in natural resource improvements that are led by or in deep partnership with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
KCD received 35 applications from amazing community organizations requesting over $2.4 million dollars in funding, though the program had only $761,000 available to award this year. Proposed projects represented a range of activities and ideas including community education and empowerment, green career pathways, youth leadership, food justice, habitat conservation, composting and soil health, urban forest restoration, watershed health, and many more.
The focus of this funding opportunity and the 2022 awards continues to be investments in natural resource improvements that are co-created, led by, or in deep partnership with communities disproportionately impacted by environmental injustice, climate change, and systematic racism: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrants, refugees, people with low incomes, youth and elders.
This year, King Conservation District and the City of Seattle are thrilled to announce awards to the following community organizations:
2022 King Conservation District (KCD)-Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program Awardees
| $25,000 | Hip Hop is Green | Cherry Street Farm and Lab: Youth Excellence Program (Y.E.P) Phase II |
| $70,000 | InterIm CDA | Danny Woo Community Garden and Cooking Project |
| $70,000 | iUrban Teen | Resilience, Innovation and Sustainability in a Changing World |
| $25,000 | Khmer Community of Seattle King County | Intergenerational Khmer Land Ethic Internship |
| $50,000 | Na’ah Illahee Fund | Continuation of Daybreak Star Restoration for Sovereign Futures |
| $70,000 | Nurturing Roots | Urban – Rural Food Connection |
| $70,000 | Plant Based Food Share | Plant Based Food Share Project |
| $70,000 | Restaurant 2 Garden | Restaurant 2 Garden Project |
| $70,000 | Somali Family Safety Task Force | Somali Community Growing Together |
| $58,000 | Sustainable Seattle | Riparian Caretakers |
| $70,000 | Villa Comunitaria | Salsa De La Vida |
| $70,000 | Windz of Change Alliance | Restoring Native Stewardship in Urban Ecology |
| $43,000 | YouthCare | YouthGrow Project |
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$761,000 |
Total funds awarded for 2022 |
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Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Hip Hop is Green - Awardee Hip Hop is Green Amount $25,000 Project Cherry Street Farm and Lab: Youth Excellence Program (Y.E.P) Phase II Description The Youth Excellence Program (Y.E.P) is a hands-on multifaceted, culturally… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: InterIm CDA - Awardee InterIm CDA Amount $70,000 Project Danny Woo Community Garden and Cooking Project Description The Danny Woo Garden primarily serves elderly Asian gardeners and also provides a space for gardening… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: iUrban Teen - Awardee iUrban Teen Amount $70,000 Project Resilience, Innovation and Sustainability in a Changing World Description Approximately 150 underestimated youth will learn soil sampling and soil remediation at Yes Farm, experience… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Khmer Community of Seattle King County - Awardee Khmer Community of Seattle King County Amount $25,000 Project Intergenerational Khmer Land Ethic Internship Description The Intergenerational Khmer Land Ethic Project is an intergenerational internship for Khmer elders and… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Na’ah Illahee Fund - Awardee Na'ah Illahee Fund Amount $50,000 Project Continuation of Daybreak Star Restoration for Sovereign Futures Description In partnership with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Seattle Parks & Recreation, and… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Nurturing Roots - Awardee Nurturing Roots Amount $70,000 Project Urban - Rural Food Connection Description This project will address gaps in the existing BIPOC food value chain by partnering with skilled and experienced… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Plant Based Food Share - Awardee Plant Based Food Share Amount $70,000 Project Plant Based Food Share Project Description Plant Based Food Share distributes Free CSA and Grow Better boxes for Seattle-area families facing food… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Restaurant 2 Garden - Awardee Restaurant 2 Garden Amount $70,000 Project Restaurant 2 Garden Project Description Restaurant 2 Garden composts local restaurant food waste in historic Nihonmachi within Seattle’s Chinatown International District (CID). The… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Somali Family Safety Task Force - Awardee Somali Family Safety Task Force Amount $70,000 Project Somali Community Growing Together Description This new project in 2022 will engage Somali women and families in the New Holly neighborhood… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Sustainable Seattle - Awardee Sustainable Seattle Amount $58,000 Project Riparian Caretakers Description Riparian Caretakers is new partnership with Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association’s “Juntos Si Podemos Cuidar Nuestro Rio Duwamish,” and Sea Potential’s Beach… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Villa Comunitaria - Awardee Villa Comunitaria Amount $70,000 Project Salsa De La Vida Description KCD-SCP funding in 2022 will grow and expand the existing Promotora led Salsa De La Vida project at Marra… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: Windz of Change Alliance - Awardee Windz of Change Alliance Amount $70,000 Project Restoring Native Stewardship in Urban Ecology Description This project is about reconciliation with traditional ecological perspectives in what is now Seattle, connecting… Read More...
2022 KCD-Seattle Community Grant Awardee: YouthCare - Awardee YouthCare Amount $43,000 Project YouthGrow Project Description YouthGrow is a garden-based education and job readiness program for 40 students annually, ages 15-21, enrolled in Seattle Public School’s Interagency Academy,… Read More...
Senior Program Manager, Member Jurisdiction Partnerships
O: 425-282-1906 – C: 425-773-9065
Jessica has managed the Member Jurisdiction and WRIA Grant Programs at KCD since March 2007. Jessica has a Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies and Spanish and graduate level education in the fields of Public Administration, Urban Planning, and Facilitation and Negotiation. She is an experienced program manager responsible for tracking millions of dollars in grant funding with a successful track record of liaising with local governments, nonprofits, and watershed groups on natural resource conservation issues.