Request for Proposals for Revitalizing Westmoreland & Healthy Communities in Pennsylvania

The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County is requesting proposals for Revitalizing Westmoreland & Healthy.

Donor Name: Community Foundation of Westmoreland County

State: Pennsylvania

County: Westmoreland County (PA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 11/14/2024

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

In alignment with the Foundation’s commitment to strengthening vulnerable communities, 2024 Revitalizing Westmoreland will support community development efforts in these 7 communities.

Revitalizing Westmoreland is designed to encourage new, creative ways to revitalize vulnerable communities in Westmoreland County. The program was created to improve the quality of life for residents through funding that promotes Westmoreland County as a clean, safe, and productive place to live. Additionally, it aims to stimulate partnerships between neighborhood residents, business associations, civic groups, nonprofits, and local government.

Revitalizing Westmoreland will provide grants to community nonprofits, development corporations, neighborhood associations, civic organizations, and city governments for small-to-medium sized innovative projects within the seven targeted communities. While properties owned by the Authority may be targeted, projects are not limited to those properties.

Goals

To improve the physical assets in a community.
Create partnerships between municipalities, nonprofits and residents
Encourage transformational change (i.e.: lead to additional development).
Expand/enhance assets that are a catalyst for additional community improvements; and
Connect projects to formal and informal community benefit plans as well as the county comprehensive plan, Reimagining The Westmoreland.

Funding Information

This is a competitive process, and an estimated $350,000 in grants will be awarded. Grants up to $30,000 will be awarded. Historically, the average grant size has been $20,000.

Characteristics of successful projects

CFWC believes that the following characteristics demonstrate the most successful projects:

Projects that serve as a catalyst for additional revitalization efforts. How can your project spark additional growth within the city/community? How is it transformational?
Projects that are designed and implemented through meaningful community partnerships.
Projects that leverage the grant dollars to access additional resources for revitalization.
Projects that are visible, accessible, and beneficial to a significant portion of the population.
Projects that are tied to a greater plan or purpose.
Projects that are implemented in vulnerable communities.
Projects that serve as hope and inspiration for the greater community.

Eligible Criteria