The City of Dublin is accepting proposals for its Beautify Your Neighborhood Matching Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Dublin
State: Ohio
City: Dublin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $500 – $5,000
Details:
The Beautify Your Neighborhood Matching Grant Program was established to provide funding assistance to support Dublin Homeowners Associations and Civic Associations in enhancing their neighborhood with high-quality, sustainable beautification projects that benefit and enhance the Dublin community.
Funding Information
- Grant funds will be included in the City’s annual operating budget as determined by Dublin City Council.
- Individual grant awards will range between $500 and $5,000 unless otherwise approved by Council.
- Limited to no more than one award every three years for an individual Association
- Each grant requires at least an equal (1:1) match from the Association. The Association may apply a match greater than the equal (1:1) match required by the City of Dublin.
- The City will reimburse the Association with the grant amount awarded, up to $5,000, upon successful completion of the project and conformance with all standards of the program
Criteria
- Must be located on land within the City of Dublin corporation limits and is clearly visible from the public right-of-way
- Property is and will continue to be maintained by the Association into the future
- Will be completed within one year of grant approval
- Environmentally sensitive and be of a sustainable nature
- Must adhere to any and all City of Dublin zoning and building codes and appropriate permits must be obtained, if required
- New or rehab (entry feature, such as a stone wall or fence) beautification projects only. Ongoing projects or routine repair/maintenance (i.e. turf maintenance, weed control, mulching, and sign repairs, etc.) do not qualify for this program.
- New energy-efficient, low-voltage decorative lighting systems are acceptable. Retrofitting of existing lighting systems to energy-efficient, low-voltage lighting systems is acceptable if completed as part of a larger project. Repairs of existing lighting systems do not qualify for grant funding.
Selection Criteria
- All completed applications must be submitted to the City of Dublin, by the deadline to be considered for funding in the current year.
- Grant awards will be distributed on a competitive basis to the Associations. Applications will be evaluated based on the selection criteria outlined in the following matrix.
- Complete applications will be forwarded to the Community Development Committee of Council for review. This Committee will provide funding recommendations to City Council for final approval.
- The meeting date and time will be provided after all applications are submitted to the City. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend.
For more information, visit Beautify Your Neighborhood, Matching Grant.
