Corridors Neighborhood Enhancement Match Grant Program aims to partner with neighborhoods and other community-based groups to enhance the corridors that connect Lexington communities and increase awareness of corridor enhancements.
Donor Name: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
State: Kentucky
County: Fayette County (KY)
City: Lexington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/01/2022
Grant Size: Up to $20,000
Details:
Objectives
- To partner with neighborhood and other community-based groups to enhance Fayette County’s corridors.
- To increase awareness of corridor enhancements.
- To allow the Corridors Commission to advance its mission and purpose in a more timely and productive manner.
Funding Information
Up to $20,000 is available to award in this grant cycle.
Eligible Activities
Activities must occur in an area that abuts a corridor or is on a corridor. The applicant is responsible for all on-going maintenance. The improvements must be open and available to the public and must benefit the whole corridor.
- Physical improvements for public or community property (other than those listed below as ineligible).
- Planting of street trees or landscaping (not in private yards)
- Sidewalk or bike lane repair
- Repair or installation of fencing
- Street furniture such as benches
- Educational or way-finding signage/banners
- Other improvement projects
- Activities necessary to plan, promote, or finance voluntary general clean-up and neighborhood improvement efforts.
- Street or alley cleanup programs
- Removal of abandoned vehicles
- Demolition of abandoned buildings
- Activities to enhance the beauty of corridors by the removal of dead or diseased trees.
Eligibility Criteria
- Incorporated, active neighborhood or homeowners associations.
- Federally recognized non-profit organizations 501(c)(3).
For more information, visit Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.