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Community Challenge Grant Program

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The Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG), formerly known as the Neighborhood Beautification Fund, provides matching grants to local residents, businesses, non-profits and other community groups to make physical improvements to their neighborhoods. The CCG focuses on projects that directly engage residents and businesses in working together to create green spaces, gathering places, public art, and other neighborhood amenities. The program provides an important tool for enabling communities to take the lead in conducting small-scale improvements in their own communities.

Groups of residents or businesses,community groups, and non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply. Grants range from small to large, and are broken down as follows:


Small Projects

Medium Projects

Large Projects

Applications Accepted Twice a Year Twice a year Twice a year
Award size up to $10,000 $10,000 to $25,000 $25,000 to $100,000
Project duration 6 months 6 months 1 year
Other Requirments 50% community match required 25% community match required Demonstrate history of successful project implementation and 25% community match required

Upcoming Application Timeline:

Application Cycle Opens Monday, June 7, 2010
Application Submission Deadline Thursday, July 15, 2010 by NO Later Than 4:30 PM, City Hall, Room 362
Award Notification Week of September 20, 2010

Last updated: 2/22/2010 2:15:26 PM