The Neighborhood Mini-Grant program is designed to foster healthy, safe, and engaged neighborhoods that strengthen the community.
Donor Name: Hillsborough County
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/04/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Neighborhood organizations who are looking to enhance their communities through innovative and creative community projects are invited to apply during open application periods.
Neighborhood Mini-Grant project categories
Mini-grant applications must describe how the proposed project fosters healthy, safe, and engaged neighborhoods. Projects are required to engage the community as active participants, and they must address a need(s) or improve quality of life in one of the following categories.
- Healthy Neighborhood
- Fostering a healthy community through conservation, environmental stewardship, or healthy lifestyles
- Ideas Include community cleanup, tree planting, xeriscaping in common areas, neighborhood litter walks, low-volume irrigation, healthy eating programs, mental health, and well-being programs, play or exercise projects, walking path creation, healthy cooking demonstrations, and Zen Garden creation.
- Safe Neighborhood
- Projects or programs that prepare residents with knowledge and tools that teach them how to prevent, confront, and/or respond to situations that threaten the safety of the community
- Examples include swim safety, stranger danger, anti-bullying, gun safety, cyber safety, creating disaster kits for the community, working with partner agencies to develop a neighborhood preparedness plan, or your neighborhood’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) activities to support Hillsborough County’s disaster preparedness efforts.
- Engaged Neighborhood
- Unique projects that engage and bring neighbors together
- Examples include neighborhood cleanups, initiatives to assist neighbors in need, events that connect community members, or communications that educate residents about local happenings, services, or projects
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Funding Information
The maximum grant award is $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a Homeowner, Civic, Condominium, or Neighborhood Association.
- Must be located within Hillsborough County. This includes the cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Plant City.
- Must be listed in the Neighborhood Roster before applying for a grant.
- To check that your organization is listed in the Neighborhood Roster, click the magnifying glass and type your organization’s name in the search bar. If your organization is in the listing, your association’s information will appear. Please verify that the organization’s information is current.
- To update the neighborhood organization’s information, click the “here” link within the organization’s information box. You will be redirected to the Neighborhood Roster Update Form. Follow the prompts to submit your changes.
- If your association is not in the Neighborhood Roster, click the Neighborhood Roster Application and follow the directions. Your Neighborhood Liaison will contact you within three business days of receiving your submission.
For more information, visit Hillsborough County.
