The student-led NC State Sustainability Fund named 8 projects as recipients of mini-grants totaling $5,605. These FastTrack grants are available for students and registered student organizations to use during the Spring 2024 semester.
Projects and upcoming events receiving grants this semester are:
- Waste reduction art contest for students to redesign a campus waste sorting guide
- TEDxNCState Talks to promote the global sustainable development goals
- Art display in Talley Student Union to raise awareness about waste reduction
- Raised garden beds to showcase regenerative agricultural practices
- Re-wilding a patch of turf grass on campus into a native prairie garden
- Community bike, scooter and skate ride between Centennial and Main Campus to celebrate alternative forms of transportation
- Gambian Girl Power mini library for a sister-school in Gambia
- Food for Thought cooking class aimed a reducing food waste and promoting food equity on campus
The Sustainability Fund is accepting applications for its Fiscal Year 2025 Grants through Feb. 1. Approximately $155,000 is available for selected sustainability projects, which can be submitted by students, faculty or staff. Learn more and apply at go.ncsu.edu/sustainabilityfund.
This post was originally published in Sustainability News.
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