The City of Fort Wayne is seeking applications for its 2024 Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Fort Wayne
State: Indiana
City: Fort Wayne
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Program is designed to energize and improve the City’s neighborhoods by inviting eligible Associations to apply for a neighborhood improvement grant (each, a “Program Grant”) in the maximum amount of $5,000 to fund a Project located in the Association’s neighborhood (“Neighborhood”). In order to be considered for a Program Grant, the Project must fit within one (1) of the following categories:
- Placemaking – park improvements/enhancements, playground equipment, vacant lot adoption/clean up, dog park equipment, benches, water fountains, pergolas/pavilions, and basketball court improvements.
- Transit Oriented Improvements – transit stop beautification/benches, waste/recycling receptacles at transit stops, speed limit signage, and path and or trail improvements.
- Landscaping – community gardens, butterfly gardens, tree planting, native plants, rain gardens, hanging flower baskets, and decorative planters.
- Neighborhood Identification/Branding – murals, decorative signal cabinets, birdhouses, neighborhood communication kiosks, outdoor lighting, historic district signage and plaques, beautification microgrants, house number signs, and neighborhood history/landmark signage.
Eligibility Criteria
- Location of Neighborhood in Fort Wayne – Only Associations whose neighborhoods are located entirely within the City of Fort Wayne may submit Applications unless the Neighborhood Grants Manager waives the location requirement upon request of an Association.
- The Association must be registered with the City in order to submit an Application.
- Neighborhood Engagement – A submitted application (each, an “Application”) must include appropriate evidence of neighborhood engagement in selecting and supporting a Project or the project will be deemed ineligible.
- Allocation of Grant Awards – Applications submitted by Associations not previously awarded grant funding for a Project will receive additional consideration in order to expand the reach of the Program. However, previous grant recipients are also encouraged to submit new Applications.
- Application Scores – Completion of each Section of the Application is required. Because of the considerable demand for grant funds, a comprehensive response to each Section is necessary. The maximum available points for the response to each Section are to encourage the preparation and submission of a comprehensive and original Application.
For more information, visit City of Fort Wayne.
