Port Aransas, TX – Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB), with generous support from Mark Grosse’s The Very Best Day Charitable Fund, is excited to launch its 2025 Micro Grants Program, offering three grants of up to $5,000 to support local beautification projects.

The program funds initiatives in three key categories:

• Invasive Species Removal & Native Landscaping – Promoting biodiversity through native planting and rainwater collection.
• Improving City Code Compliance – Enhancing aesthetics with better fencing, signage, dark sky lighting, and dumpster enclosures.
• Building Facade Improvements – Upgrading street-facing facades, awnings, shutters, and utility boxes.

“This program empowers our community to take an active role in preserving and enhancing the beauty of Port Aransas,” said Colleen Simpson, KPAB Chair. “We encourage individuals, businesses, and organizations to apply and bring their ideas to life."

Key Deadlines:

• Applications Due: March 31, 2025
• Recipients Announced: May 15, 2025
• Project Completion & Final Report Due: August 31, 2025
• Reimbursement Awards Distributed: September 15, 2025

Grants will be reimbursed upon project completion and require a 20% match, which can include volunteer labor valued at $25 per hour. Priority will be given to projects located along the city's entry corridor.

The Julie K. Findley Keep Port Aransas Beautiful Scholarship was dedicated to Julie on May 16, 2017 when Julie stepped down as Chair of the organization, in recognition of her years of leadership, work in education and countless volunteer hours with Keep Port Aransas Beautiful.

Each year KPAB awards several scholarships during the Port A High School Scholarship Ceremony.  Preference is given to students who have volunteered at KPAB events and have contributed to our mission.