Austin Parks Foundation Awards Over $102,000 To 3 Area Parks

AUSTIN, TX — The Austin Parks Foundation awarded over $102,000 to area parks to build and improve facilities around Austin.

T.A Brown Neighborhood Park, Springwoods Neighborhood Park and Deep Eddy Community were awarded funds as part of the foundation's spring community grants to help build numerous park necessities and improve various city parks, officials said Monday.

T.A. Brown received $33,811 for the installation of connection walks, tables, benches, trash receptacles and fitness equipment; Springwoods received $18,785 that will go toward building a kiosk to help the neighborhood stay informed about upcoming community, cultural, sporting and family events; and Deep Eddy Community Garden received $50,000 that will partially fund a rebuild of the garden’s dilapidated storage sheds, authorities said.

“Amenities like tables, benches and kiosks in our parks and green spaces are essential,” said Ladye Anne Wofford, Chief Mission Officer at Austin Parks Foundation. “We are proud to financially support these projects that will allow for much-needed park improvements benefiting communities across Austin. Our parks have been a respite over the past year, and we know these improvements will allow for our community to continue to enjoy them.”

As a part of the foundation's Austin City Limits Music Festival Grants Program, community grants are designed to support community-initiated improvement projects requiring between $5,000-$50,000 in funds, authorities said.

Since 2006, over $3 million in grant funds have gone toward projects that aim to encourage community participation and a commitment to community space.

APF has awarded a total of $102,596 in this spring grants cycle to the following parks and green spaces, officials said.

To learn more about APF’s ACL Music Festival Park Grants Program or Design Services and to apply, visit www.austinparks.org/grants.