Sustainable Blacksburg’s mission is to promote and enhance sustainability in Blacksburg and its environs. In 2021, we established a small grant program to enhance the impact of our work by supporting the efforts of others in the community to accomplish sustainability-related projects that align with our mission.
SB awarded five grants totaling $2,000 during calendar year 2023.
Blacksburg New School to mount new bat house
Blacksburg Friends Meeting to remove invasive plants and plant natives
Grad Student Em Shawish for a foraging zine
The Environmental Coalition at VT for The Big Plant
Sunset Boulevard Neighborhood to expand the pollinator garden established with a 2021 grant from us.
Find details on our 2022 grants here
Sustainable Blacksburg’s mission is to promote and enhance sustainability in Blacksburg and environs by promoting clean energy, smart growth and mobility, ecological integrity, social equity, local food systems and reduction of waste, carbon emissions, and pollution.
We work to accomplish our mission by serving as a clearinghouse of sustainability-related information, and collaborating with the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, other community organizations and businesses to create and cross promote sustainability policies, programs, and projects.