Neighborhood Partnership Office - Grants
About the Glendale’s Small Grants Program for Neighborhoods
Small grants can be used for a variety of community building projects. These grants are usually a good way for a neighborhood to become organized, to get new residents involved or to stay engaged over time. A neighborhood can apply for up to $5,000 annually in small grants. These grants can be applied for at any time throughout the year.
How to apply:
The application can be completed with the assistance of the Neighborhood Coordinator assigned to your area. If you do not know who your coordinator is, please call the Neighborhood Partnership Office at 623-930-2868 to find out.
The basic requirements for your neighborhood to apply for an improvement grant are:
- It must be at least 15 years old
- Have a minimum of at least 20 homes
- Is registered with the Neighborhood Partnership Office
In addition, you and your neighborhood should ask these questions before applying for a large grant:
- Will your project be located on property that’s generally accessible to anyone at anytime?
- Will your project be entirely visible from a public street?
- Will your project result in a benefit that can be enjoyed by the general public?
- Will your project create better engagement and strengthen your neighborhood?
- If your project benefits the entire neighborhood, are you able to match up to 66 percent of the total cost of the project through any combination of cash, donations or sweat equity?
- Is your project located within a Homeowners Association? If so, would your HOA be willing to cash match up to 66% of the total project cost?
If you answered "No" to one or more of the above questions, then this may not be
the program for you. Other city departments may be able to assist, however, so call (623) 930-2868 and let us know what you have in mind and we can direct you to the correct department.
What is the public benefit?
A project or improvement that promotes the public health, safety, or welfare of the community providing benefit primarily to citizens as a neighborhood or community, not as individuals, regardless of where the project is located. Benefits to private property and individuals must be incidental to the primary public benefits.
Neighborhood Connections Grants
The best way for neighborhoods to remain active and strong is by having community events that get everyone out to enjoy themselves, to learn more about each other, and to discuss what is going on in their neighborhood. To encourage this, neighborhoods can apply for a Neighborhood Connection grant to help reimburse the cost of having an event. This grant is for up to $500 a year and can be applied for at any time during the year. Neighborhood leader should work with their neighborhood coordinator on this grant.
Neighborhood Advisory Commission on Neighborhoods
The purpose of the Glendale Commission on Neighborhoods is to develop and recommend to the Mayor and City Council general policies, strategies, and programs relating to the development, preservation, improvement, and revitalization of Glendale neighborhoods. The Commission also hears all requests for the grants listed above. The commission is made up of 11 citizen members; each volunteering their personal time to work with Glendale’s many neighborhoods.
Commission meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in conference room B-3 of City Hall (unless otherwise announced), and are open to the public. Concerns or ideas regarding Glendale’s neighborhoods can be shared with this commission. The members of this commission are committed to Glendale’s neighborhoods and welcome the opportunity to work more closely with any Glendale neighborhood.
Citizens Advisory Commission on Neighborhoods for 2009-10
- Ron Abrahams, At-Large (Cactus District)
- Sharon Brown, Sahuaro District
- Jo Ann Caufield, Cholla District
- Barbara Cole, Cactus District
- Sharon Heatwole, Ocotillo District
- Bill Jocewicz, Yucca District
- Vickie Loya, Vice Chair, At-Large (Cholla District)
- Sharon Sprague, Chair, At-Large (Sahuaro District)
- Matthew Versluis, Barrel District
To contact any of these commissioners, please call the Neighborhood Partnership Office at (623) 930-2868.
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