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Proudly Presents the
Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona Grant
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The Historic Route 66 Cost Share Grant
ACF Route 66 Grant
Please visit the Arizona Community Foundation’s website at www.azfoundation.org/grants and open an account so that your organization is ready for the next round. Questions about the application process? Please contact grants@azfoundation.org. |
Cost Share Grant
Cost Share Grant application will be emailed directly to the Association at nikki@historic66az.com. Questions about the application process? Please contact nikki@historic66az.com. |
After launching our award-winning license plate in December of 2016, the Association refocused on developing a fiscally-transparent program to inject the resulting revenue back into the Route 66 community. As a result, The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona partnered with the Arizona Community Foundation on a new and exciting project - The Route 66 Arizona Grant. It was a long road (not quite as long as Mother Road), but dedication, strategy, and the support of the people of Arizona helped bring this grant to life. Now, thousands of our specialty plates can be found on vehicles all across the state. Each of those is a contributor to the dream that is preserving, promoting, and protecting Route 66.
This grant seeks to award non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and local, state, or tribal government agencies with the funds they need to tackle projects big and small. These projects will need to continue the Association's mission to preserve, promote, or protect Route 66 in Arizona. While the tenets of the Association's mission are at the heart of this grant, we understand that things take time and resources. Considering that, applications will also be considered for planning, education and research.
This grant seeks to award non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and local, state, or tribal government agencies with the funds they need to tackle projects big and small. These projects will need to continue the Association's mission to preserve, promote, or protect Route 66 in Arizona. While the tenets of the Association's mission are at the heart of this grant, we understand that things take time and resources. Considering that, applications will also be considered for planning, education and research.
2021 Grant Recipients
Alice’s Place - Winslow, Arizona - $16,000: Historically a VFW, this building now houses a thrift shop and women’s shelter. The building, that sits just across the street from La Posada, will receive fresh paint in historically accurate colors and much needed building repairs.
Mohave County Historical Society – Kingman, Arizona - $25,000: The Route 66 Museum in the historic Powerhouse Visitor Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Repairs, replacement of signage, and a new air conditioner are all planned updates being made to the museum this summer.
Standing On The Corner Foundation – Winslow, Arizona - $18,000: The Foundation has sold bricks as a fundraiser for years. The bricks have come from several companies leaving an array of colors and styles making up the walkway. The foundation is proud of it’s community landmark and wants to improve the look of the corner by making all the bricks uniform in color and style.
City of Winslow – Winslow, Arizona -$21,500: A huge Route 66 shield adorns the intersection of On The Corner Park. A award was given to remove and replace the emblem.
Winslow Sweetland Community Garden – Winslow, Arizona - $10,000: The Community Garden sits right on Route 66. It provides food They will used funds to erect a greenhouse and install solar power. Their goal is to raise flowers from seed to provide the City of Winslow with plants and flower for their planters to beautify downtown 66.
Northern Arizona University Foundation – Flagstaff, Arizona - $18,129: Research and develop an interactive, educational exhibit using the online platform StoryMaps to help users learn the history and culture of historic Route 66 that delves beneath the familiar view.
Aztec Motel & Creative Space – Seligman, Arizona - Cost-Share Match - $10,000: Goal is to provide the community with a professional space for small to mid-sized meetings and events. An outdoor patio will be added in addition to media materials to be used by meeting participants. Space will be free for community groups, non-profits, and motel guests.
Veteran Services USA – Holbrook, Arizona - Cost-Share Match - $10,000 Organization will update zoning code to allow for Mixed-Use Zoning to give property owners greater flexibility in redeveloping their properties to meet modern demand and grow its overall economic impact. The Veterans Services organization plans on repurposing motels as veteran housing and related services. If not repurposed, these historic properties would likely be lost.
Mohave County Historical Society – Kingman, Arizona - $25,000: The Route 66 Museum in the historic Powerhouse Visitor Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Repairs, replacement of signage, and a new air conditioner are all planned updates being made to the museum this summer.
Standing On The Corner Foundation – Winslow, Arizona - $18,000: The Foundation has sold bricks as a fundraiser for years. The bricks have come from several companies leaving an array of colors and styles making up the walkway. The foundation is proud of it’s community landmark and wants to improve the look of the corner by making all the bricks uniform in color and style.
City of Winslow – Winslow, Arizona -$21,500: A huge Route 66 shield adorns the intersection of On The Corner Park. A award was given to remove and replace the emblem.
Winslow Sweetland Community Garden – Winslow, Arizona - $10,000: The Community Garden sits right on Route 66. It provides food They will used funds to erect a greenhouse and install solar power. Their goal is to raise flowers from seed to provide the City of Winslow with plants and flower for their planters to beautify downtown 66.
Northern Arizona University Foundation – Flagstaff, Arizona - $18,129: Research and develop an interactive, educational exhibit using the online platform StoryMaps to help users learn the history and culture of historic Route 66 that delves beneath the familiar view.
Aztec Motel & Creative Space – Seligman, Arizona - Cost-Share Match - $10,000: Goal is to provide the community with a professional space for small to mid-sized meetings and events. An outdoor patio will be added in addition to media materials to be used by meeting participants. Space will be free for community groups, non-profits, and motel guests.
Veteran Services USA – Holbrook, Arizona - Cost-Share Match - $10,000 Organization will update zoning code to allow for Mixed-Use Zoning to give property owners greater flexibility in redeveloping their properties to meet modern demand and grow its overall economic impact. The Veterans Services organization plans on repurposing motels as veteran housing and related services. If not repurposed, these historic properties would likely be lost.
2020 Grant Recipients
City of Williams - The Picnic Project – $19,733.00 - Enhancement to the picnic area at the Visitor Center including Installation of arch matching existing Williams Welcome arch, revamp of outdoor kiosk. Goal is to add to the current picnic area to give visitors more space to eat or hang out outdoors.
Research Foundation of CUNY/Queens College - Arizona’s Route 66 - Taking Learning on the Road – $15,000 - Project has 3 goals, first to produce classroom lessons for middle and high school, second, record accompanying podcast which would also be available to people traveling 66, and educational outreach. Answers the question: What does Arizona’s Route 66 teach us about being an American?
Research Foundation of CUNY/Queens College - Arizona’s Route 66 - Taking Learning on the Road – $15,000 - Project has 3 goals, first to produce classroom lessons for middle and high school, second, record accompanying podcast which would also be available to people traveling 66, and educational outreach. Answers the question: What does Arizona’s Route 66 teach us about being an American?
