The Neighborhood Community Fund provides resources for residents and community groups in Adams County to create projects, events, and initiatives that strengthen neighborhoods, foster connections, and address community needs.
Donor Name: Adams County
State: Colorado
County: Adams County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This program is designed to support local ideas and empower neighbors to work together to make a positive impact.
Successful projects will align with one or more of the program’s priority areas:
- Connection & Belonging: Initiatives foster a sense of community by creating opportunities for neighbors to connect, socialize, and build a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere.
- Enhanced Physical Appearance of the Neighborhood: Initiatives improve the visual appeal of the neighborhood through beautification efforts or upgrades that enhance the area’s overall look and feel.
- Sustainability & Resiliency: Initiatives support environmentally friendly practices or increase the neighborhood’s resilience to challenges.
- Community Engagement & Service: Initiatives encourage active involvement and volunteerism within the neighborhood, promoting a culture of giving back and working together to address community needs and improve quality of life.
Neighborhood Community Categories
- Community Event
- Supports neighborhood and community gatherings in partnership with established neighborhood groups or community-based organizations.
- Neighborhood Experience
- Supports larger-scale events that engage the whole neighborhood.
- Capacity Building and Organizing
- Supports the development and formalization of neighborhood groups and grassroots initiatives to strengthen community leadership and long-term sustainability.
- Neighborhood Project
- Supports neighborhood projects that address community needs with lasting benefits.
Funding Categories
- Community Event: Funding up to $400.
- Neighborhood Experience: Funding up to $800.
- Capacity Building and Organizing: Funding up to $1,000.
- Neighborhood Project: Funding up to $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- General Funding Eligibility Requirements:
- The applicant is a resident or property owner in Adams County or partnering with an Adams County resident or property owner.
- The event or activity for which funding is requested is scheduled to take place at least six weeks after the application submission date.
- The proposed initiative does not include funding for religious activities, political campaigning, businesses, improvements to private property, or personal events.
- Community Event
- Established neighborhood groups, homeowner associations, local school, non-profits or other 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to apply. Groups of neighbors interested in hosting an event but lacking formal organization status must partner with an eligible organization to apply for funding.
- Neighborhood Experience
- Applicants must demonstrate community support by providing the names and addresses of at least three additional individuals in their area in Adams County who will volunteer to organize or run the event or project.
- Capacity Building and Organizing
- Applicants must demonstrate community support by providing the names and addresses of at least three additional individuals in their area in Adams County who will serve as a committee to oversee and implement the programming.
- Applicants are also encouraged to include funds for capacity-building training, such as membership to the Colorado Nonprofit Association, in their request. This membership costs $150 annually, for reference.
- Applicants must demonstrate community support by providing the names and addresses of at least three additional individuals in their area in Adams County who will serve as a committee to oversee and implement the programming.
- Neighborhood Project
- Applicants must show broad neighborhood support for the project by providing one of the following: signatures from residents expressing interest, meeting minutes from a neighborhood discussion about the project, or a letter of support from a neighborhood organization or homeowners association.
For more information, visit Adams County.
