NEWS RELEASE 

CONTACT: Karen Siddall, Bluebonnet Resource Conservation and Development, karensiddall@outlook.com or 469-371-8484 

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 

DALLAS, ELLIS, HILL, HUNT, JOHNSON, KAUFMAN, NAVARRO, PARKER, ROCKWALL, AND TARRANT COUNTIES - Bluebonnet Resource Conservation and Development, Inc. is issuing its 2023 Community Improvement Grants Application.  Initially incorporated in 1993 as a non-profit organization, Bluebonnet RC&D provides assistance to a ten-county area, including Dallas, Ellis, Hill, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, and Tarrant counties.   

Local communities, non-profit organizations, and schools in these ten counties are encouraged to apply for one of the two available “matching” grants of up to $500 each.  A matching grant is one in which the applicant will provide a 1:1 cash match for the funds that they are requesting.  

Eligible grant projects may include, but are not limited to, those that will provide community improvements such as; environmental resource conservation education, illegal dumping cleanup, gardening classes for growing food, community gardens, street signage, recreational equipment, improvement or creation of parks and community buildings. 

 Obtain the application for the 2023 Community Improvement Grant at http://bluebonnetrcd.org/grant-opportunities/2023-bluebonnet-rcd-community-improvement-grant-application.  

or by emailing bluebonnetrcd@live.com.

The deadline for applications is February 28, 2023, with awards being announced and recipients contacted by March 31.  Projects must be completed by August 30, 2023. 

Please contact Karen Siddall (contact information above) for more information.