The Community Livability Grant (CLG) program provides grants to community-based organizations for projects that promote healthy, complete, and resilient neighborhoods and respond to and respect the diversity of its residents.
Donor Name: Prosper Portland
State: Oregon
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $50,000
Details:
Prosper Portland seeks proposals from community-based organizations for projects that foster vibrant and healthy neighborhoods and improve the prosperity of area residents and businesses.
Grant Priorities
The CLG program prioritizes projects that benefit historically underserved communities and promote widely shared prosperity. For example, such projects would:
- Improve access to jobs and workforce development services.
- Support wealth creation opportunities for small business owners.
- Honor and enhance the neighborhood’s cultural diversity and history.
- Deliver a community asset tailored to the community’s expressed priorities and opportunities.
Funding Information
- The total maximum grant award is $300,000
- Grant awards typically range from $10,000 to $50,000.
Uses of funds
Funding for the Grant Program is through tax increment financing (TIF) and, therefore, is tied to permanent, physical improvements (including tenant improvements) of real property. (Temporary installations, ongoing administration, routine maintenance costs (such as regular inspections and routine repairs), equipment, working capital, or work that was completed previous to the grant agreement execution are not eligible.)
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects must be located within the boundaries of one of the following: Gateway Regional Center (GTW), Interstate Corridor (ICURA), Lents Town Center (LTC) or Central Eastside (CES) TIF districts, or the Old Town neighborhood which bridges the Downtown Waterfront and River District TIF districts)
- Nonprofit organizations, neighborhood and business associations, and neighborhood groups. Groups formed solely for performing a project in a neighborhood should have a 501(c)3 or501(c)6 nonprofit organization to serve as their fiscal agent
- Private property owner or for-profit entity (as long as the applicant does the following):
- Leases or provides space for no fee or at a substantially reduced rate to meet the needs of a nonprofit organization or community group (it is strongly encouraged to apply in partnership with the non-profit organization)
- Provides or proposes to provide a significant community benefit that adds to the livability for area residents. If awarded, applicant must produce documentation that grant funds will be used only for improvements to space occupied by a nonprofit or directly related to providing a community benefit, and benefits will be ongoing for a minimum of three years
- School as long as:
- The project provides a broad community benefit, is accessible to the public, and has been approved by the school district or other owner with a three-year maintenance and public access plan
- The proposed project does not support a core educational function (e.g., building or improving pre-K-12 classrooms).
For more information, visit Prosper Portland.
