The City of Duluth is currently accepting applications for its Love Your Block Mini-Grants Program to build relationships between residents and the city to improve neighborhoods.
Donor Name: City of Duluth
State: Minnesota
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $1,500
Details:
The aim is to foster collaborative caretaking of public spaces and of their neighbors.
The proposed projects must contribute to eliminating blight, building neighbor relationships, and improving the health and safety of people and environment in Lincoln Park and/or Central Hillside.
Funding Information
Mini-grants of up to $1,500 are available for resident-led volunteer efforts.
Eligibility Criteria
- The project leader and grant applicant must be a resident or property owner in Lincoln Park or Central Hillside (including the Downtown Business District from 2nd Street to I-35)
- Proposed project must be located within Lincoln Park or Central Hillside (including the Downtown Business District from 2nd Street to I-35)
- Love Your Block believes in the creativity and collaboration of Duluth residents. These funds support a range of activities as long as they are 1) volunteer led and 2) bring neighbors together to reduce blight.
- They encourage neighbors to work together to identify solutions. These projects could look like, but are not limited to, neighborhood clean ups (e.g. trash pick-up, trimming overgrown plants), installing public art, celebrating a project completion, creating a system for reducing abandoned waste (e.g. couches in vacant lots and greenspaces), or repurposing vacant lots as active community spaces.
- Funds will be provided via check to the approved project leader after completing a W-9 form with the City of Duluth. Alternatively, the Love Your Block team can purchase needed supplies or services directly prior to the start of the project.
- Project partners or donors such as businesses, non-profit organizations or agencies are encouraged
- Applications require a project leader who can attend the mandatory training/orientation
- Project leaders must recruit at least two neighbor volunteers to assist with the project.
- All funded projects will also receive volunteer recruitment and logistics support from the Love Your Block team. All project sites will receive a Love Your Block clean-up kit for a day of litter pick-up, water, snacks, and bus passes as needed.
- Project leaders must submit before/during/after photos, participant numbers, and short summary of highlights and lessons learned from the project.
For more information, visit City of Duluth.
