9th Street BMX: APF Grant Awarded 6/12/2019

AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION AWARDS $46,500 TO Duncan Park-9^th Street BMX IN 2019 SPRING COMMUNITY GRANT

AUSTIN, TX (June 12, 2019) – 9^th Street BMX is thrilled to announce that it is a recipient of the 2019 Spring Community Grant of $46,500 provided by Austin Parks Foundation through their Austin City Limits Music Festival Park Grants Program. Grant funding will be used for park improvement projects including signage, landscaping, trees, bike repair station, seating, tool lock box, etc.

For additional information on the grant please visit http://www.9thstreetbmx.org/grant

“Since 2006, APF has provided nearly $4 million in community-initiated grants to park adopters and park champions across the city,” said Ladye Anne Wofford, APF’s Chief Mission Officer. “Local advocates for their parks like 9^th Street BMX are the visionaries behind these communal spaces, and we are thrilled to continue doing our part in providing the financial support that help make these parks beautiful, functional and more accessible.”

As the anchor of the ACL Music Festival Grants Program, Community Grants are intended for large, community-initiated park improvement projects that fall between $5,000 to $50,000. These grants are offered twice a year with a grant period of 12 months and are awarded through a competitive process. To learn more about Austin Parks Foundation’s ACL Music Festival Grants Program and to apply, please visit https://austinparks.org/community-grants/#

ABOUT 9^th Street BMX:

9th Street BMX - The National Trails of Texas

For the past 25 years, the South side of Duncan Park has been used as a BMX bicycle Jumping/Trail spot. It has been hand built by the local riders with very minimal involvement from the City of Austin and absolutely zero compensation. This is the official website of the 9th Street Locals.

9th Street; as it is called by the locals, is an ongoing community cooperative work project. A completely self-organized and self-directed movement. Non-profit and non-discriminatory. An internationally recognized BMX monument.

Who We Are

9th Street has helped shape Austin into the BMX mecca it is today. It has a very positive financial and economic impact on the local community. Created from free labor by good samaritans. 9th Street creates a unique, hand-built, BMX paradise for all ages to enjoy. Keeping Austin Weird.

The 9th Street Locals have moved thousands of tons of earth, shovel by shovel. 25 years ago the park was flat ground. Now it is dotted with hundreds of dirt mounds sculpted to perfect form. Countless hard working people call 9th Street home. It has been built with pride and back breaking manual labor.

As an unincorporated non-profit organization known as; "9th Street BMX", we work with the City of Austin and the Austin Parks Foundation.org to the benefit of the park. If you get a chance to visit, please take a moment watch how things work. Be friendly, talk to a local rider. Please pick up your trash and have fun.

About Austin Parks Foundation

Founded in 1992, Austin Parks Foundation (APF) is dedicated to partnering with our community to enhance people’s lives by making our public parks, trails and green spaces better through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy, and financial support. APF is focused on creating equitable access to great parks for all Austinites and helps fill the City’s funding and resource gap in order to develop and maintain Austin’s 300+ parks. APF fosters unique public/private partnerships and, since 2006, has given over $3 million in community-initiated grants in service to the greater Austin community. APF is known for its annual flagship volunteer event, It’s My Park Day, and is a presenting partner and beneficiary of the popular Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Metropolitan Park. For more information, please visit www.austinparks.org

Thanks for everyone’s support and help!

Todd Moon

www.9thstreetbmx.org