The City of Kent is seeking applications for its Neighborhood Project Matching Grant to provide a benefit to a neighborhood community.
Donor Name: City of Kent
State: Washington
City: Kent
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Details:
The Neighborhood Grant Program provides matching funds to:
- Organized neighborhood councils that have been officially recognized by the Mayor and Kent City Council and draw membership from a recognized neighborhood.
- Neighbors or community groups who have organized to provide a benefit to a neighborhood community and are a recognized Neighborhood Council working with the City of Kent.
- The amount of matching grant funds allocated to neighborhoods is based on a project’s worthiness and will be decided upon by the Grant Review Team.
Goals
- Neighborhood networking brings people together and encourages communication.
- Physical improvements that encompass and benefit the overall community.
- To enable projects that highlight at least one of the Kent City Council’s Strategic Goals, such as: inclusive community, evolving infrastructure, or thriving city.
Neighborhood Projects
Grant dollars are awarded on a competitive basis and can be used for physical improvement.
Physical improvement projects are those that:
- Build or enhance a feature of the neighborhood.
- Benefit the general public.
- Are within the city’s legal authority to approve.
- Projects that bring the community together to work as a team.
Criteria:
The following criteria are used to evaluate projects:
- Visibility and benefit to the public.
- Physical improvements that provide an asset to the overall community.
- Neighborhood participation in all phases of project.
- Fulfillment of Matching Grant contribution.
- Maintenance after completion by neighborhood (if applicable).
- Scope, type and need of project.
Project Requirements
All projects approved for funding through the Matching Grant Program must comply with the following:
- Benefit a neighborhood in Kent.
- Has defined scope and goals.
- Leaders are identified and have made a commitment.
- Include a complete grant application with all necessary components.
- Include neighborhood meeting minutes expressing support for the project.
- Include a plan which outlines the necessary steps for its completion as well as a timeline to complete the project.
- Direct involvement of neighborhood residents.
- Be completed within six months of approval.
- The Neighborhood Council must provide assurance that the projects will be maintained.
For more information, visit Neighborhood Project Matching Grant.
