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San Antonio Community Challenge

US$64,890 | United States

Proven ideas and funding for your community

This $50,000 fund is dedicated to helping you build thriving and sustainable communities across Medina and Bexar County.

How it works
  • Select an idea listed below or submit your existing project and register to get your project page
  • Use your project page to complete the 30 Day Challenge
  • Submit a photo and your action plan
  • Let us know what impact you are having in your community
The Challenge
Who can apply
  • You want to start a ChangeX idea to improve your local community
  • You're passionate about building a thriving community where you live in Medina or Bexar County
  • You are an individual, an existing local group, or a community organization
Criteria
What you get
  • Seed funding to start your selected or expand your existing idea
  • Free starter resource pack, mentorship and technology tools to get started
  • Additional impact funding, once you report back on the social impact of your active project
Free Supports

Explore ideas

Choose an idea to start in your community. See terms & conditions.
This fund has closed for applications. You can still start ideas without funding, or check for other live funds in your area.

  • FIRST LEGO League - Discover

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) programme in your school or community for 4-6 year olds.

  • Recycle Across America

    Start recycling right with standardized recycling labels for your school that will help you to improve recycling and save your school money.

  • FIRST® LEGO League - Explore

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programme in your school or community for 6–10 year olds

  • Building Healthy Communities, A Physicians Committee Action Network

    PlantPure Communities (PPC)'s mission is to empower individuals to build healthy, kind, sustainable communities by sharing the health and environmental benefits of plant-based nutrition.

  • Community Fridge

    Start a community fridge in your community to share good food that would otherwise go to waste.

  • Girls Who Code

    Start a Girls Who Code Club in your community and get girls excited about coding and computer science.

  • Community Composting

    Divert your community's food waste from landfill, reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions

  • River Cleanup

    A community based initiative aiming to clean and maintain local rivers

  • Repair Café

    Organise a free meeting place in your community to repair things instead of throwing them away.

  • FIRST LEGO League - Challenge

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programme in your school or community for 9-14 year olds

  • Open Orchard

    Organise an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.

  • Pollinator Partnership

    Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere!

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"The San Antonio Community Challenge is an opportunity for communities to come together to create thriving communities across Medina and Bexar Counties. We’re excited to support local action across San Antonio and to see the collective impact we can have in building healthier, more sustainable communities."

  • Alex Icenogle (Microsoft Datacenter Community Development Team)
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