Donor Name: City of Surprise
State: Arizona
City: Surprise
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/11/2024
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Details:
The Neighborhood Grant Program, established in 2015, fosters a special partnership between the City of Surprise and its neighborhoods. Through an application process, qualifying neighborhoods will receive funds for specific projects. Award decisions are made by the Committee on Community Outreach, Partnerships and Grants. The Program encourages involvement of residents and other public and private organizations to support neighborhood-initiated planning, community-building or improvement projects.
To receive support, projects must:
- Provide a public benefit
- Result in a product which benefits a neighborhood or the larger Surprise community
- Be feasible for completion by June 15, 2024
- Involve the benefiting neighborhood in project identification, planning, and execution
- Emphasize neighborhood self-help, be educational, or community-building
- Submit a quarterly report by January 15, 2025 and April 15, 2025
- Complete a final presentation and report about the project in June 2025.
Ideas by Project Category
- Neighborhood Events: Events and gatherings for the community such as a concert in the park, food truck event, or movie night.
- Neighborhood Organizing/Organizational Development: Activities, services, and materials that generate new neighborhood connections and activities, grow an organization or educate neighborhood leadership and promote involvement.
- Neighborhood Cultural, Social, and Recreational Initiatives: Materials, programs or services that promote diversity, family literacy, neighborhood access to technology, after school enrichment programs, youth athletic leagues, career preparation, services for the needy, disabled, or elderly and cultural activities such as music, dance, or art programs.
Funding Information
This fiscal year, the City is providing up to $10,000 for neighborhood projects.
Ineligibility
Projects not eligible for funding:
- Duplication of an existing private or public program or service
- Ongoing services or requests that support service organizations’ operating budgets
- Projects that conflict with existing City policy
- Projects that conflict with your respective HOA policies
- Projects exceeding the duration of one year, or maintenance of projects built with previous Neighborhood Matching Funds
- Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations.
For more information, visit City of Surprise.
