The City of Flagstaff offers a mini-grant program for streetscape art and beautification, such as landscape projects.
Donor Name: City of Flagstaff
State: Arizona
City: Flagstaff
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $4,500
Details:
Funding Information
Grants Available Grants of up to $4,500 per project are available. Grants are awarded through a competitive biannual process. Up to half of the grant may be used for artist/contractor fees – this cannot exceed (a maximum of) $2,250. Projects with multiple funding sources are encouraged.
Eligible Projects
- Mandatory
- Spending limitations on items as defined by City Code.
- Beautification project will be accessible to the public.
- All necessary approvals for use of the property are or will be obtained.
- Project will comply with all applicable laws and codes.
- The project will be completed within 12 months of grant award.
- The applicant will arrange for any necessary water, electricity, or ongoing maintenance needed for the project.
- Strongly Recommended
- Community engagement (involvement of residents, community partnerships, and/or community groups).
- Demonstrated support of the community.
- Priority will be given to projects with lasting benefit to the community and to nonprofit groups and individuals such as artists. In some cases, temporary projects may be considered if the public benefit is great enough.
- Encouraged: Project proposals that:
- Utilize volunteers and/or student participation.
- Are inclusive and demonstrate cooperative and collaborative efforts.
- Involve in a meaningful way historically underserved communities with a focus on equity.
- Enhance the knowledge and enjoyment of gardening through site beautification.
- Have educational or historical relevance to the community.
- Enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities.
- Not allowed: Grant funds are intended for new physical improvements and must
- NOT be used to
- Support ongoing programs or services unless it is a new physical improvement project that doesso.
- Duplicate an existing public or private project.
- Pay for operating expenses such as events, refreshments, or publicity expenses.
- Pay for expenditures or commitments made before the grant is approved.
- Discouraged: The Commission discourages, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances, projects that:
- Add any improvements, even aesthetic elements, to a larger project installed or constructed atthe same time.
- Would add or have the effect of signage unless the signage is interpretive or identification signage that is clearly secondary (in scale and cost) to the proposed project. Signage that exceeds 10% of the grant amount is not considered secondary.
Eligibility Criteria
Groups of individuals, community groups, not-for-profit organizations, businesses, and educational institutions with direct student participation are invited to apply and will be prioritized throughout the review process (“Eligible Applicants”).
- Grants will NOT be awarded to:
- Political or partisan groups, exclusive clubs or associations.
- Applicants who have failed to successfully carry out a previous grant project, unless appropriate justification is made.
- Applicants that discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, age, citizenship, non disqualifying disability, national origin, or sexual orientation.
- Applicants that allocate more than half the grant to artist/contractor time.
- Any Eligible Applicant may work with a non-eligible entity in order to complete or carry out the project. For example, an Eligible Applicant may obtain an easement from a religious institution to install and maintain a garden and public bench at a street corner accessible to the public.
For more information, visit City of Flagstaff.
