The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division has announced that applications are open for the 2024 Fort-ify Neighborhood Accelerator Program.
Donor Name: City of Fort Wayne
State: Indiana
City: Fort Wayne
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 01/31/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
This is the second year of the program, which was designed as a leadership development program for leaders of new, re-launching and developing registered neighborhood associations in the City of Fort Wayne.
Workshops include primers in:
- Community Listening & Asset-Based Approaches to Development
- Governance and Succession
- Civic Engagement & Testimonials
- Fundraising & Grant Writing
Each Neighborhood Association enrolled from the 2024 Forti-fy cohort will:
- Create a Quick Action Plan for their neighborhood with city staff.
- Have the opportunity to obtain a new association logo.
- Conduct a listening tour in their neighborhood.
- Host a block party/ community engagement session for their neighborhood.
- Be eligible for $5,500+ in funding to implement a project from their QAP.
- Have access to 1:1 coaching with city staff for 12 months.
- Build relationships with other local neighborhood associations.
FORT-ify is a 6-month leadership development experience. Participants will receive a rapid, immersive, and experiential education aimed at accelerating the progress of neighborhood associations – compressing years’ worth of learning into just a few months.
Eligibility Criteria
All Fort Wayne neighborhood associations registered with the City can apply to be one of four neighborhoods that will be selected for the 2024 cohort.
For more information, visit City of Fort Wayne.
