The Arizona Sustainability Challenge is now closed for applications. The $70,000 challenge, in partnership with Microsoft, is dedicated to helping build thriving and sustainable communities across Arizona.
Organize a Walking School Bus in your local area for a healthier, more fun way for kids to get to and from school.
Start growing food at home and share the joy of growing food with others.
Start a vertical school garden in your classroom to give kids access to fresh produce and to learn about growing food.
Start recycling right with standardized recycling labels for your school that will help you to improve recycling and save your school money.
Promote pollinator health on your farm and receive recognition and consumer support for it.
Organize a free meeting place in your community to repair things instead of throwing them away.
Bring people together in your neighborhood to plant trees for the benefit of your community and the environment.
Start a community fridge in your community to share good food that would otherwise go to waste.
Start a grassroots campaign to reduce and eliminate wasteful plastic straws from our communities.
Organise an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.
Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere!
The Arizona Sustainability Challenge is an opportunity for communities to come together to create a more environmentally sustainable future. We’re excited to support local action across the state and to see the collective impact we can have in building healthier, more sustainable communities.