Eugene Neighborhood Matching Grants – Time to apply

The City of Eugene Neighborhood Matching Grants cycle is now open with $50,000 available for neighborhood improvement and community-building projects. Several grants have been awarded in the Santa Clara Community, including a grant to install a kiosk, benches and bicycle rack at Awbrey Park.  Community involvement and building relationships are key components and are encouraged by requiring that the project budget include a match amount equal to, or greater than, the grant request.

Projects must include a match equivalent to the request for funding which may come from volunteer efforts or donations and may include, but are not limited to:

• Physical improvement projects that involve recreation or public safety facilities, natural resource features, public art and spaces, or community gardens. Projects that improve universal accessibility are also encouraged.
• Public school partnership projects that benefit school children and the immediate neighborhood.
• Neighborhood-based events and celebrations.
• Capacity building initiatives that serve to create, diversify, or increase participation in a neighborhood-based organization or promote an understanding of issues important to neighborhood residents.
• Outreach, research, education or organizing projects that address planning-related topics such as transportation (pedestrian or cyclist safety), land use (neighborhood or area planning) or public safety (disaster planning, neighborhood mapping, neighborhood safety). 

• Grant guidelines and application materials are available on the City’s web site, eugene-or.gov/matchinggrants and at the Permit and Information Center located at 99 W 10th or by calling Cindy Clarke at 541-682-5272.

All projects will be required to undergo a pre-review by October 30, 2015.

Do you have an idea for a grant, but need a little guidance? Contact SCCO board member Gary Haliski at sccoorg@gmail.com