The City of Covington is now accepting applications for its Neighborhood Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Covington
State: Kentucky
City: Covington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/08/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal of this program is to provide flexible funding, using a simple application process, to resident-led neighborhood or community groups (either formal or informal) to improve the physical appearance of their communities and enhance the sense of social cohesion through beautification projects, blight removal, special events and activities.
Funding Information
The City has allocated approximately $30,000 for this fiscal year. Grants requests can be made for up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants to the program may be an existing Covington resident-led association, a group of individuals who are currently organizing a community association, or an informal group of neighbors, if the application meets the City’s objectives and the application proves that there is broad support for the project. All applicants are strongly encouraged to seek opportunities to collaborate with an existing neighborhood association if one exists in the neighborhood where the project will take place. The City will prioritize spreading funding across as many neighborhoods as possible, so it is to your advantage to collaborate and consolidate applications where possible. Individuals, businesses, social services agencies, fraternal or religious organizations, schools and public agencies are not eligible to apply. Organizations that are eligible, however, may collaborate with these groups to implement the project.
Selection Criteria
Applications for funding will be evaluated using the following criteria
- Feasibility-Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed project is feasible and that they have capacity to successfully execute it within the timeline of the grant.
- Impact-Applicants must demonstrate how the proposed project benefits their community. Preference will be given to those projects with the greatest impact.
- Need-Applicants should justify the reasonableness of the funding amount requested as well as the need for those funds.
- Support-Applicants must demonstrate broad community support for the proposed project. This can include a neighborhood association resolution, signed letters of support from community members, etc.
- Leverage-Applicants should demonstrate any leveraged benefit. This can be other financial contributions, in-kind donations or volunteer hours.
- Inclusion-Applicants should describe how the project will be inclusive reflecting the demographic characteristics of the neighborhood.
- Sustainability-Applicants should demonstrate, as applicable, how the project or activity will have lasting impact and be sustained by the community.
For more information, visit City of Covington.
