Applications now open for the fifth grant cycle of the Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund. Recognizing that communities adjacent to the airport experience more impacts from operations, the Port of Seattle Commission directed the program offer additional environmental benefits to neighborhoods in Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac.

To date, the Port has funded 28 unique projects for a total of just under $240,000 since the Commission authorized the program three years ago.

Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, youth or athletic associations, chambers of commerce, and community groups seeking to improve the natural environment through projects and programs to increase livability in near-airport communities.

Applications are now open and available for download for the fifth grant cycle of the ACE Fund. The deadline is September 9, 2019.