The Anchorage Park Foundation has two grant programs that support community efforts to improve the well-being of the community and urban environment in Anchorage. The 2024 grant cycle is closed. The next cycle is anticipated for early 2026. 
The Community Challenge Grant provides funding on a competitive basis for projects that improve Anchorage parks, trails, greenbelts, and recreation centers. Projects benefit municipal parkland and have meaningful community involvement. View past Community Challenge Grant Projects
The Neighborhood Forest Grant provides funding on a competitive basis for projects that restore, reforest, and sustain urban forests on public or private land. Projects benefit underserved areas in north Anchorage and have meaningful community involvement. Grant funding is provided by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program through the federal Inflation Reduction Act, a historic investment to grow more trees, remove harmful invasive plants and improve forest health in communities nationwide.
Contact:
Diana Rhoades, Program Director
(907) 249-6652
Diana@Anchorageparkfoundation.org
2024 Grantees
Congratulations to the 23 Anchorage organizations that received 2024 grant awards totaling $400,000 to improve Anchorage parks, trails, and urban forests. Grantees include Alaska Seeds of Change, Anchorage Disc Golf Association, Anchorage Soil and Water Conservation District, Bike Anchorage, Turnagain Neighbors, Friends of Stream Academy, Catholic Social Services, Government Hill Community Council, Alaska Trails, Castle Heights Park Neighbors, Scenic Foothills Community Council, Nordic Ski Association, Alaska Literacy Program, Chugach Mountain Bike Riders, Friends of Johnny Ellis, Anchorage Downtown Partnership and RVSA – Roadmap to a Vital and Safe Anchorage, Cook Inlet Housing Authority, Citizens Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North, Fairview Community Council, Out North and Bookmobile, Parkdale West Neighbors of Chester Creek Trail.
Thank you to the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, Rasmuson Foundation, the Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department, and the Anchorage Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for partnering with the Anchorage Park Foundation on these grant programs.
Contact:
Diana Rhoades, Program Director
(907) 249-6652
Diana@Anchorageparkfoundation.org
