How To Apply for Neighborhood Mini-Grants in Hillsborough County
Neighborhood Relations Program in Hillsborough County
The program is responsible for working with community groups, county departments and other organizations, in order to build partnerships that improve, enhance, and preserve the quality of life in Hillsborough County neighborhoods.
The Program
- Disseminates information about County government and related subjects to neighborhood associations.
- Assists citizens / groups in developing neighborhood associations.
Provides training and technical assistance to neighborhoods. - Provides mini-grants to neighborhood organizations. ( including low volume drip irrigation, tree and cleanup grants )
- Conducts outreach for community based planning initiatives.
- Sponsors Neighborhood Awards Programs.
- Host Annual County Neighborhoods Conference and assists in the coordination and planning of the State Neighborhoods Conference.
- Coordinates Government Leadership University.
Funds are now available for the 2009 Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program. Hillsborough County established the mini-grant program in 1998 to help strengthen neighborhood associations and the communities they serve. The maximum award to any neighborhood association is $1,500.
Neighborhood Mini-Grant orientation classes are scheduled throughout the county later this month, and in June and July for those who would like to become familiar with the grant process. Topics covered in the orientation classes include a review of the application, grant criteria, projects that qualify for the funds, and question and answer sessions. Dates, times and locations for the five optional orientations are:
*May 7 – 6:30 p.m.
Lutz Branch Library, 101 W. Lutz-Lake Fern Rd., Lutz
*May 12 – 6:30 p.m.
Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Dr., Brandon
*May 20 – 6:30 p.m.
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., Tampa
*May 28 – 6:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico
*June 10 – 10 a.m.
SouthShore Regional Service Center, 410 30th St. SE, Ruskin
*June 19 – 6:30 p.m.
Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St., Plant City
*July 9 – 6:30 p.m.
County Center, 26th Floor, Conference Room A, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa
Neighborhood Mini-Grant Applications are available here. Completed applications are due July 25 and may be mailed to Office of Neighborhood Relations, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 13th Floor, Tampa, FL, 33602, or faxed to (813) 276-2621. Applicants will then be forwarded to the Grant Review Committee. The committee’s evaluation and recommendations are expected to be completed by early September, and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for approval in early October.
The program is co-sponsored by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Hillsborough County Children’s Board, and the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation within the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.
May 25, 2008 by Marc Vitorillo. Data is believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed. Login for current updates.
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