Neighborhood Grants provide funds to build organizational capacity, beautify public places, and create community gathering places.
Donor Name: City of Madison
State: Wisconsin
City: Madison
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Neighborhood Grant Program of the City of Madison Planning Division helps residents and organizations that support neighborhoods with projects that beautify public spaces, create public gathering places, or build organizational capacity and leadership skills. The grant program provides funding but neighbors’ ideas, determination and pride are behind the most successful projects.
Community Enhancement or Neighborhood Leadership and Capacity Building Projects that meet all the following criteria:
- Engage new and diverse communities with the intent of boosting neighborhood participation
- Create and/or build sense of community
- Increase community and neighborhood impact on public decisions and community life
- Are ready to begin within 1–3 months from award date
- Are free and open to the public.
Funding Information
In 2025, the City expects to award $25,000 in grants.
Eligible Expenses
- Routine maintenance, on-going operating expenses (such as salaries or publishing newsletters), replacement of existing items (unless it is a great enhancement over the existing).
- Playground equipment and other improvements on City owned or controlled lands that are elements of an ongoing City service or replacement cycle, and/or are typically part of another City agency’s budget.
- Improvements to school-owned land and facilities (exceptions may be granted where new and creative approaches are evident).
- Direct social services such as health clinics, food baskets, and emergency preparedness supplies.
- Direct grants, scholarships loans, or stipends and costs associated with preparing grant applications.
- At city staff discretion, proposals that include capacity building initiatives may qualify to use up to 50% of grant award for facility rental, food and beverages, and entertainment and supplies including but not limited to music, comedy, and other types of performances; games, prizes, etc. Capacity building could include things such as organizational building skills workshops, leadership training, and efforts to increase membership.
Eligibility Criteria
- Small groups of 5 or more residents or newly forming organizations tied to a neighborhood area
- Neighborhood associations and planning councils
- Non-profits and centers of worship that serve a defined, geographic area
- Business associations and organizations engaged in community building and/or civic engagement activities.
For more information, visit City of Madison.
