Recreation For All Grant
2025 Grant Information
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and the Seattle Municipal Park District is pleased to announce the 2025 Recreation For All Grants. Community members, organizations, community groups, and small businesses can apply to receive up to $15,000 to provide recreation programming throughout Seattle. This is a reimbursement program; funds will be reimbursed after the completion of the program and submission of all required documentation and invoice.
Application Dates
- January 14, 2025 - application window opens at 8:00AM PST
- February 11, 2025 - application window closes at 11:59PM PST
How to Apply
- Please read the grant guidelines carefully: 2025 Guidelines
- When you are ready to apply, visit gosmart.org and create an account using the link on the top right of that page. GO Smart will then present the option to fill out an application. If you have any questions about the application process, please email SPRFunds4All@seattle.gov
Award announcements will be made approximately four weeks from the review date. The review timeline will be dependent on the number of applications the community panel has to read and score. Applicants will receive additional information about an award timeline once their application has been sent to the community review panel.
Information Sessions Available
Learn more at a drop-in information session! We can make interpreters available with 72 hours’ advance notice. Please contact SPRFunds4All@seattle.gov for more information.
General information sessions
- January 16 from 12:30pm-1:30pm. This will be a Virtual Session held on Microsoft Teams:
Recording from January 16 session embedded in the right sidebar.
- January 25 from 10:00am-12:00pm at Rainier Beach Library: 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
- January 29 from 6:30pm-7:30pm. This will be a Virtual Session held on Microsoft Teams:
Microsoft Teams
Click here to join the virtual meeting on 1/29/2025 @ 6:30PM PST
Meeting ID: 296 837 131 658
Passcode: S9pn9iA3
Download Teams | Join on the web
- February 6 from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Garfield Community Center: 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98122
About the Recreation For All Grant
The Recreation For All Grant provides financial support to local nonprofit organizations, small businesses, community groups, and individuals to provide culturally relevant programs and events throughout the City of Seattle. Programs or events must be held in City of Seattle Parks and Recreation community centers, parks, or facilities in neighborhoods where health and enrichment disparities are prevalent and serve the funds priority populations and communities including adults, LGBTQIA+, immigrant and refugee populations, people of color, and people with disabilities.
Recreation For All projects must:
- Take place in a City of Seattle Community Center, Park, or Facility (such as Pool or Environmental Learning Center),
- Provide recreation classes, projects, programs, or events to underserved communities,
- Be free to the public.
Who can apply?
- Individuals
- Local community groups
- Small businesses working within the identified neighborhoods*
- Non-profit and Not-for-profit organizations*
*Small businesses and non-profits must be under $150,000 in revenue.
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