The Mayor’s Office of Civic Organizing is excited to announce the return of its Love Your Block mini-grant program! Do you have an idea for a project to bring your community together and improve your neighborhood? Love Your Block invites you to propose a community project with the chance to win up to $3,500 in grant funding and supplemental city services.
Donor Name: City of Boston
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/10/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,500
Details:
Awards will help winning groups purchase necessary supplies to engage their neighbors and transform their neighborhoods.
Eligible Projects
Possible projects include, but are not limited to:
- Creating Green Space: pocket parks, community gardens, or vacant lot cleanups
- Streetscaping: Planting trees or flowers along streets, creating new art on blank spaces
- Park Improvements: Installing benches and play equipment, repairing and repainting existing facilities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Recipients must be a non-profit organization. A resident or group of residents may partner with a fiscal agent (either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a department of the City of Boston). No grants can be awarded to individuals or for-profit businesses.
- Projects must occur on city-owned land or in the public right of way
- Your group must be able to mobilize enough volunteers to complete the project.
- Your group must commit to track metrics and submit a post-project report.
For more information, visit Love Your Block Mini-Grant.
