2024 Annual Neighborhood Grant Application Packet

Applications are accepted beginning October 1 until December 8, 2024 at 3pm.

GRANT PROCESS
The purpose of the neighborhood grant program is to empower citizens to improve the overall quality of life in their neighborhoods through citizen and government partnerships. The grant requires a match (monetary or in-kind) to complete neighborhood-proposed projects that foster self-help, self-management, and neighborhood pride as well as enhance and beautify the neighborhood.

Funds are awarded on the basis of merit with a maximum being $5,000.

WHO MAY APPLY
Neighborhood Associations, Homeowner Associations, Neighborhood Watch groups, and neighborhood groups may apply. All projects are required to have a project coordinator as the primary point of contact.

Grants are not available to individuals, businesses, universities, foundations, political or fraternal organizations, churches, neighborhood alliances, nor apartment complexes. (This is not an exhaustive list.) Eligible applicants are encouraged to form partnerships with these ineligible groups to plan and implement projects. The eligible applicant must retain the primary role in the partnership.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The maximum amount requested is $5,000 and based upon the following:

• Project reasonableness
• Funding availability
• The ability to provide the match either monetary or in-kind
• Volunteer support (if applicable)
• The ability to garner the support of the community
• Demonstrated need (one way to accomplish this would be to perform a survey, which we can help you put together)

Qualifying projects must take place in Montgomery County (with the exception of educational field trips), provide a communal benefit as determined by the Neighborhood Services Advisory Committee, fall within one of the categories listed, and take place within the grant cycle time frame.