The Neighborhood Improvement Grant is designed to improve and enhance the City’s neighborhoods by inviting eligible Associations to apply for a grant, in the maximum amount of $5,000, to fund a project located in the Association’s neighborhood.
Donor Name: City of Fort Wayne
State: Indiana
City: Fort Wayne
Type of Grant: Grant | Matching Grants
Deadline: 03/13/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This year, Arts United is partnering with the Department of Neighborhoods to provide a matching grant to three (3) of the awarded Improvement Grant applicants exclusively for Public Art Projects, for a total available of $10k in funding for each.
Project Examples
To be considered for a Program Grant, the Project must fit within one (1) of the following categories:
- Community Living Improvements
- Community Living Improvement Projects– include playscapes, athletics/ physical activities spaces, alternative transportation access improvements, dog park/equipment, improved gathering spaces, benches/picnic tables/pergolas/pavilions, share shed/ lending library, safety/ lighting improvements, path and/or trail improvements, and curb appeal microgrants.
- Eco-Friendly Initiatives
- Eco-Friendly Initiative Projects – vacant lot adoption/clean up, community food gardens, pollinator gardens, heat reduction through tree planting, native plants, rain gardens, community hanging flower baskets or planters, waste/recycling receptacles, composting sites, community birdhouses, wildlife/native habitat restoration, shoreline restoration, enhancement programs, and little free plant library/ seed sharing/ community greenhouse.
- Public Art Projects
- Public Art Projects –include creative or artistic seating, lighting, signage, and landscaping; interactive, upcycled, musical, interpretive, and historical; murals, sculptures, and fountains.
- Neighborhood Identity Projects
- Neighborhood Identity Projects– logo/branded signage, wayfinding signage, communication bulletins, historic district signage and plaques, historic landmark signage, neighborhood storytelling signage.
Eligibility Criteria
Only Associations which are registered with the Department of Neighborhoods and whose neighborhoods are located entirely within the boundaries of the City of Fort Wayne are eligible to submit Applications.
For more information, visit City of Fort Wayne.
