The City of Germantown is excited to announce the Neighborhood Grants Program.
Donor Name: City of Germantown
State: Tennessee
City: Germantown
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The City of Germantown has a program to support neighborhood leaders as they engage their neighbors, beautify their surroundings, improve resident communications and increase a sense of well-being in their neighborhoods.
To that end, Germantown’s Neighborhood Grants Program supports Germantown homeowner and neighborhood associations by providing grants for projects that fall under one of the following categories:
- Engagement
- Projects that bring neighbors together for fellowship and recreation
- Examples: block/cove parties, movie nights, food trucks, face painting, youth projects, neighborhood festivals, etc.
- Communications
- Projects that increase the effectiveness of neighborhood organizations
- Examples: website development, newsletter development, flyers, printing costs, mailers, association establishment, governance training for neighborhood leaders, etc.
- Beautification
- Projects that enhance or improve public areas
- Examples: holiday decorations, common area landscaping, neighborhood art projects, HOA/entry signs, gardening supplies, decorative street sign funds, etc.
- Safety
- Projects that increase a sense of safety and well-being
- Examples: Germantown Night Out, health and wellness seminars, spotlights, Neighborhood Watch awareness, emergency preparedness, Flock (license plate reading) cameras, etc.
Funding Information
- Two maximum awards of $5,000 each will be awarded per grant period.
- Additional microgrants ranging from $500 to $1,000 will be awarded until the allotted $25,000 per fiscal year has been reached.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applying neighborhood organizations must be established with elected leaders and bylaws
- Applicants must submit an IRS W-9 form with their application.
Program Requirements
- Applications must be legible; typed is appreciated.
- Only one grant application per neighborhood association will be accepted.
- Grants must be used for public purposes only.
- Proposals must be drafted and approved by the neighborhood or homeowners association.
- All grant funds must be used by June 30, 2025.
- The association must provide receipts after the project or event. Any unused funds must be returned to the City.
- If the grant is used for an event, the event must be documented with photos and a sign-in sheet.
- The event must take place within the designated neighborhood.
- Events must be free of charge and open to everyone without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other status protected by law.
- All receipts and documentation must be returned to the City within 30 days of the project or event’s completion.
- Grant funds may not be used to purchase weapons or alcohol.
For more information, visit City of Germantown.
