The Neighborhood Engagement Grant Program helps neighborhood associations fund programs and events that support connection, collaboration, and building relationships.
Donor Name: City of Fort Wayne
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/08/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The 2026 Fort Wayne Neighborhood Engagement Grant Program provides funding to help neighborhood associations host events and programs that bring residents, businesses, and organizations together to strengthen neighborhood connections.
Grant funds can be requested for support activities like neighborhood programs, educational workshops, neighborhood clean-up events, and social gatherings. The program’s goal is to encourage collaboration and volunteerism in neighborhoods and address collective needs in a way that can make a positive and lasting impact.
Funding Information
Grants up to $5,000.
Eligible Projects
- To be considered for a Program Grant, the event or series of events must fit within one of the following categories: Community Celebration, Educational Opportunity, Reaching Residents, and Working Together.
- Community Celebration – Bring people together for fun times! Block parties, porch parties, holiday get-togethers, annual celebrations, community concerts, etc.
- Educational Opportunity – Create learning opportunities for your residents! Workshops, classes, presentations: home repair, how to be a good neighbor, gardening, utilizing city resources, physical fitness, mental wellness, etc.
- Reaching Residents –Focus on improving the quality of life for your residents! Resource fairs, food or clothing drives, compassion-driven or life enrichment programs, partnership programming with schools or other organizations in your neighborhood.
- Working Together – Roll up your sleeves to tackle community needs! Volunteer led clean-up events, gardening or tree planting events, helping neighbors with projects, revitalization/ repair programs, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only Associations whose neighborhood boundaries are located entirely within the City of Fort Wayne and are registered with the Department of Neighborhoods may submit Applications.
- All voluntary neighborhood association or homeowner’s association Applicants must be registered with the Indiana Secretary of State and provide your Articles of Incorporation.
- All voluntary neighborhood association or homeowner’s association Applicants must be a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit business and provide your IRS determination letter.
- All voluntary neighborhood association or homeowner’s association Applicants must have or be able to obtain “General Liability” and “Directors & Officers” insurance coverages. If you do not already have these insurance coverages, the grant can cover the expense for you to obtain a 1-year policy which must be included within your application Budget and the total amount in requested funds.
- All documents submitted by the Association to the City are subject to open records requests.
- Decisions made by the City regarding the acceptance or rejection of an Application and the eligibility of a Project are final and not subject to appeal.
For more information, visit City of Fort Wayne.
