Continuing Englewood’s vision of building strong and inclusive neighborhoods, the Neighborhood Resources Program invites neighborhood groups to submit grant proposals for the 2024 Neighborhood Improvement Grant.
Donor Name: City of Englewood
State: Colorado
City: Englewood
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:04/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The most successful projects will activate gathering spaces and bring neighbors together. Projects will celebrate your neighborhood’s unique character, engage skills and knowledge from neighbors and improve quality of life for your neighbors. It will also:
- Establish central neighborhood gathering places that connect and help neighbors in happy times and in times of emergency
- Enhance community resilience by strengthening connections between neighbors
- Strengthen connections between neighbors
- Enhance neighborhood pride and identity
- Improve physical condition of a neighborhood
Project Ideas
- Creative placemaking, such as a neighborhood sponsored painted crosswalk, mural or sculpture
Little free library, community sharing box or community message board - Neighborhood alley clean up, where residents bring in dumpster to discard of trash and weeds in alley
- New trees in neighborhood communal space
- Host multi-cultural celebration
- Benches in public space
Funding Information
- Neighborhoods can be granted up to $3,000 per grant.
- 25% neighborhood match.
Eligibility Criteria
Must submit budget form with application
- Grants are intended to implement new improvements to neighborhoods
- Projects must be located within the City of Englewood and cannot be on private property for the primary benefit of the homeowner
- Must have at least two residents who live in the neighborhood to serve as project coordinators
- All projects must include permission from the property owner or entity that is responsible for the maintenance of the project location
- Grants are not to be used for the purchase of land or to subsidize social, political or organizational memberships
- Grants are to benefit the neighborhood or Englewood community. The funds are not to be used to pay individuals, organizations or groups for their private benefit
- Grant projects must be publicly accessible
- Grants are not to be used for cash prizes, field trips or admissions
- Reimbursement for operational or maintenance costs, or salaries are not allowed expenses. Funds shall also not be used for motor vehicles, or any other electronic devices not required for the grant purpose (such as cell phones, ipads, etc.). Grants are intended for implementation activities (programs, structures, events or projects); planning efforts are not to be included.
- Projects must be completed and maintained by the neighborhood
For more information, visit City of Englewood.
