The City of Duluth is seeking applications for its Love Your Block 2023 Mini-Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Duluth
State: Minnesota
Neighborhood: Lincoln Park and Central Hillside
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $500
Details:
The aim is to foster collaborative caretaking of public spaces and of their neighbors. The Love Your Block model encourages innovation and experimentation to reduce blight through resident and government partnership.
In 2022, the Love Your Block program, project leaders, community partners, and donors invested more than $18,000 across Lincoln Park and Central Hillside. Additionally, communication and collaboration has occurred in new ways across city divisions, between neighbors, and among non-profit organizations.
In 2023, Love Your Block continues with workshops about neighborhood level topics, mini-grants for gatherings, clean-ups, and small neighborhood improvement projects, and volunteer opportunities.
Lincoln Park and Hillside residents are invited to apply for $500 to bring neighbors together to care for and connect with the people on their block. Projects could include hosting a clean-up with a dumpster, trimming overgrown vegetation, painting a porch, or gathering around a campfire in conversation. All projects must invite/include residents of the neighborhood or block. Funds will support material and service costs only.
Eligible Applicants
The project leader and grant applicant must be a resident or property owner in Lincoln Park or Central Hillside (including the Central Business District from 2nd Street to I-35). Applicants may receive one grant award per grant deadline. Non-profit organizations and faith communities located in Lincoln Park or Central Hillside are eligible in collaboration with neighborhood residents.
For more information, visit City of Duluth.
