Community Impact Grants

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The 2025 grant application window is CLOSED
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Spring 2025 Community Impact Grant Award recipients

  • Organizations receiving grants
    • Beyond Boundaries 
    • Capital Region Land Conservancy 
    • Dorey Park Farmers Market 
    • Henrico County Cooperative Extension 4H Program 
    • Henrico Master Gardeners 
    • Richmond Beekeepers 
    • RVA Rapid Transit 
    • Virginia Capital Trail Foundation 
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The H.E.A.R.T. Community Impact Grants Program supports nonprofit community organizations advancing environmental sustainability in Henrico County. Organizations providing community service projects in Henrico County can apply for the HEART Community Impact Grant Program.

This is the inaugural year for the H.E.A.R.T. Community Impact Grants Program and the county is offering grant amounts up to $2,500. Grant applications will be accepted starting January 15, 2025. The deadline for grant applications is March 1, 2025. Grant funds will be available until fully awarded. Applications will be reviewed and H.E.A.R.T. will select organizations that meet the eligibility requirements for the Community Impact Grants after the application period closes. 

To be eligible, organizations must:

  • Provide services to Henrico County residents related to environmental sustainability.
  • Demonstrate a clear connection between their work and H.E.A.R.T.
  • Submit a complete application with all required documents.
  • Submit a scope of work, project budget and timeline.

Applications eligible for grants include, but aren’t limited to:

  • Neighborhood and stream cleanup projects.
  • Green space and recreation equipment or improvements.
  • Support for youth programs and education.
  • Active transportation equipment and signage.
  • Support for community gardens, farms, and native planting.
  • Heat mitigation and resilience.
  • Invasive species removal or management projects.
  • Job and workforce training for environmental sustainability.
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Volunteers work together to paint a stencil on a water drain.
Volunteers planting a tree.

For questions, call (855) 925-2801 and dial project code: 11016 to leave a voicemail or email [email protected].

Application Form

Watch the H.E.A.R.T. podcast on the Community Impact Grant program

Key Dates

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January 15, 2025: Applications open 

March 1: Application deadline

April 15: Grant awardees notified of conditional offer

Note: Activities funded by this grant must be completed within 1 year of receipt of award