Do you have a great idea for a project in your neighborhood? Do you want to make your neighborhood more vibrant? Do you want to reduce blight? If yes, then the Southwest Partnership Neighborhood Grant Program is for you!
Donor Name: Southwest Partnership
State: Maryland
Towns: Barre Circle, Pigtown, Poppleton, Union Square
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 and $20,000
Details:
Projects should increase the vibrancy of streets and public spaces, reduce or prevent blight, and/or improve the quality of life for current residents. They should make the public, outdoor space more attractive, welcoming, clean, safe, and/or usable for residents and visitors.
Through grant funding, the Southwest Partnership is able to provide grants to community members for capital projects that:
- Increase the vibrancy of streets and public spaces
- Improve the quality of life for current residents
- Reduce or prevent blight
- Increase and encourage community engagement and use of public spaces
Their theme this year is bringing communities back together. They are especially interested in funding projects that reconnect neighbors to each other and to public spaces in the community. These could include:
- Projects that increase safety and make community members feel more comfortable out and about in the neighborhoods such as lighting
- Projects with a strong community engagement and community building component such as community gardens, playgrounds, or collaborative public art projects
- Projects that make public spaces more usable and accessible for community members
Funding Information
Projects between $5,000 and $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Any group of community members! They require each project to have two identified project leads who commit to completing the project if its funded, but they don’t need to be representing an official organization. Any church, neighborhood association, Friends of a Park group, non-profit organization, or just group of interested neighbors is eligible. They won’t fund for profit businesses, but businesses can definitely partner with their community.
- Projects can take place in any of the seven Southwest Partnership neighborhoods: Barre Circle, Franklin Square, Hollins Roundhouse, Mount Clare, Pigtown, Poppleton, and Union Square. Projects must take place in the public space–outside and accessible to the entire community. If a project will take place on private property you will need to have written permission from the property owner.
For more information, visit Neighborhood Grant Program.
