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Please be sure you review this entire page before completing an application for a Strengthening Neighborhoods Grant.
Key criteria of the Grants Program are as follows:
- Grants are limited to residents and projects in Original Aurora, Commerce City and the Denver neighborhoods of Clayton, Elyria Swansea, Globeville, Highland, Northeast Park Hill, Skyland (North City Park), Sunnyside, and Whittier;
- All proposed projects must be planned and led by three or more unrelated residents of the neighborhood(s) seeking funding. Applicant groups need not, however, be formally structured or have tax exempt status;
- Projects must build on the strengths and assets already existing in the community, such as residents’ specific skills, volunteer skills and labor, or a neighborhood’s public spaces, institutions, businesses, or churches;
Funding is extremely diverse and flexible. Projects and activities are limited only by the imagination and energy of a neighborhood’s residents, and can include one-time events such as cultural fairs, block parties, and beautification projects, as well as longer-term undertakings such as after school programs or community organizing efforts. |
You may then complete the application online or print a copy of the guidelines and application and submit by mail or fax to:
LaDawn Sullivan
Strengthening Neighborhoods Program
The Denver Foundation
55 Madison Street, 8th Floor
Denver, CO 80206
fax 303.300.6547
If you would like a copy of the application and cannot open or print the version on this site, please contact LaDawn by phone at 303.996.7350 or by email, and we will mail you a copy.
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There is no application deadline, and applications need not be typed. You should receive a final decision on your application within approximately five weeks from the time we receive your application, so please plan accordingly.
You may also apply for a Planning Grant - these grants of up to $500 can help your neighborhood group to plan for a larger project or to get funds very quickly for a smaller project with a modest budget.
For instance, if you would like to build a playground at your neighborhood park, you may need to hold meetings with the city and the neighborhood association, acquire bids for materials, obtain a permit, develop a plan and budget, etc. A planning grant could help pay for the costs of food and childcare for planning meetings, supplies to publicize your meetings and prepare outreach materials, or even to get the advice of a professional playground architect. Or you might be considering a one-day project or event that won’t cost more than a few hundred dollars, but you need to get the funds quickly.
Most Planning Grant applications are process in one week or less. If you'd like to print a copy of the application to complete by hand, click on the icon below. Instructions for mailing the application to us are on the cover page. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, click here for a free copy of the software. Please save a copy of your application before mailing it to us. | |
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