Applications are due in the spring and fall:

• April 1
• October 1

The application form is available on request, and requires the applicant to show how the project will:

• Build resilience, equity, and self-sufficiency in local communities
• Improve communities’ environmental, social, and economic health in the long term
• Promote environmental stewardship and green practices
• Create opportunities for leadership and civic engagement

To request an application form, please contact Sasha at 607-272-1720 or sasha@sustainablefingerlakes.org.  All applicants must use the Sustainable Tompkins application form, and all projects must take place in Tompkins County, New York. All award recipients are required to submit a follow-up report within 12 months of receiving a mini-grant, and must wait those 12 months before applying for another mini-grant.