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Funds Up to
$5,000 Available to Help Neighborhood Groups
Clark
County is accepting applications from community groups
seeking grants to improve their neighborhoods through
beautification, leadership training and
community-building initiatives.
Grants of
up to $5,000 are available through the county’s
Neighborhood Small Project Grants Program. The program
is designed to help residents in urban and rural areas
organize grass-root efforts to improve the social
network and character of neighborhoods.
Applicants
are urged to apply as soon as possible because the
supply of funding is limited. Grant amounts, project
types and application deadlines fall into three
categories:
- Neighborhood
Beautification/Large Projects – Matching funds of
up to $5,000 are available to 501 (c) 3 nonprofit
organizations to implement larger-scale neighborhood
beautification and improvement projects. Eligible
initiatives may include landscape projects,
neighborhood cleanups, pedestrian-friendly
improvements and public art. Applications are being
accepted until, Friday, November 9 at 5 p.m.
- Leadership/Training
Grants – Funds up to $500 are available to enhance
the organizational and leadership skills of resident
groups to make positive changes in their
neighborhoods. Eligible programs may include
neighborhood mediation efforts and workshops on
newsletter writing, grant writing or land-use and
zoning regulations. Applications are being accepted
now through Friday, May 2, 2008, at 5 p.m.
- Small
Project Grants – Funds up to $500 are available
for low-cost projects and events designed to help
residents get to know each other and make their
neighborhoods better places to live. Eligible
projects may include a back-to-school event,
neighborhood festival, block party or picnic.
Applications are being accepted now through Friday,
May 2, 2008, at 5 p.m.
Applications
for the Neighborhood Small Projects Grant Program are
available online at www.accessclarkcounty.com
or at the Department of Administrative Services, located
on the 6th floor of the Clark County Government Center,
500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV;
89155. For more information about the program’s
eligibility and application requirements, contact
neighborhood liaison Blanca Vazquez at 455-8531.
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