Communities by Design (CxD)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Communities by Design is a community-led design assistance program that provides pro-bono architectural support and expertise to communities addressing critical challenges.
Funder: Architects Foundation (joined Foundation in 2023; longstanding AIA program)
Geographic Scope: United States; recent work in Tennessee, Vermont, and Texas
Program Focus:
- Climate change adaptation and resilience
- Equitable housing solutions
- Community-led transformation
- Environmental justice
- Sustainable development
Services Provided:
- Design Assistance Teams
- Public participation workshops
- Hands-on design support
- Community engagement and planning facilitation
Impact (2024):
- Responded to hundreds of requests from communities
- Organized Design Assistance Teams across multiple regions
- Demonstrated role of engaged "citizen architects" in shaping built environment
- Tours and panel discussions at AIA24 conference
Eligibility: Communities facing challenges such as climate change, inequitable housing, and other design-related issues; applications through public participation process
What AIA ARIZONA The American Institute of Architects actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $53K
- Median grant
- $53K
- By dollars: Arizona 100%. Top recipient cities: PHX, AZ.
Example grants
Arizona Architecture Foundation · PHX, AZ
Fellows funds
$53K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Community development
- Environmental justice
- Affordable housing
- Environmental education
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