The Neighborhood Grant Program provides financial support to encourage groups to form new neighborhood associations as well as to support existing associations with funding for neighborhood events.
Donor Name: City of Mountain View
State: California
City: Mountain View
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Neighborhood grants are awarded by the Council Neighborhoods Committee (CNC) each year. The Neighborhood Grant Program was established to maintain and improve neighborhoods by supporting activities that bring neighbors together and encourage participation. Events and activities provide opportunities to know your neighbors and to promote a sense of community.
Funding Information
Maximum Grant Awards by Tier
- Tier A: <500 Households: $1,333
- Tier B: 501-1,000 Households: $2,000
- Tier C: 1,001-1,500 Households: $2,667
- Tier D: >1,501 Households: $3,333.
Grant Period
July 2025 – June 2026.
Examples of Eligible Activities/Events
- Neighborhood block parties/picnics
- Ice cream socials
- Little Free Libraries
- Neighborhood heroes day
- Leadership training
- Live music events
- Community gardening
- Neighborhood cleanups
- Neighborhood beautification, including tree planting
- Youth events
- Neighborhood garage sales
- Research/archives for neighborhood history
- Neighborhood association newsletters
- Neighborhood association webpages
- Video call-hosting subscriptions
- Neighborhood scavenger hunts
- Recruitment events
- Planning meetings
- Mentoring new associations
- Advertisements for association events
- Neighborhood association incorporation
- Assistance to form new associations
- Restaurant and catered food with the following conditions:
- Delivery costs will be reimbursed up to a maximum of $50;
- The maximum per-person amount for restaurant purchases is $10 per person; and
- Purchasing of food from food trucks or booking a food truck for an event is an eligible use of funds under the restaurant category.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Neighborhood Grant Program, all of the following criteria must be met.
- Applicants must be representatives of a group, not an individual. A group can be an existing neighborhood association within the City of Mountain View, a group of individuals who are organizing to form a new neighborhood association, an informal neighborhood group, or a mobile home park resident committee. Special-interest groups (e.g., groups focused on sports or the arts), individuals, businesses, fraternal or religious groups, universities, and public agencies are not eligible applicants for the Neighborhood Grant Program. However, applicants that are eligible for the Neighborhood Grants Program may partner with these types of applicants to plan and implement activities/events
- Applicants must specify a contiguous geographic area their group serves. Groups cannot be a Citywide or general group not tied to a specific geography within Mountain View. Groups are not disqualified due to overlapping geographies. The application includes a map to indicate your geographic area.
- Activities/events must be neighborhood-based and initiated by residents living in the neighborhood or mobile home park.
- Activities/events must be aimed at improving communication and participation or improving physical conditions within a neighborhood or mobile home park.
Selection Criteria
The applications will be evaluated by the CNC using the following criteria:
- Benefit: How many people are expected to benefit from the activities/events?
- Involvement: How many people are involved in the development and coordination of activities/events?
- Program Design: Are the activities/events well-planned and conceptualized?
For more information, visit City of Mountain View.
