The Keep Cincinnati Beautiful has announced the Safe and Clean Neighborhood Fund to support and encourage community-based and community-initiated efforts to improve neighborhood safety, eliminate blight, and increase livability through local-level problem solving approaches and projects.
Donor Name: Keep Cincinnati Beautiful
State: Ohio
City: Cincinnati
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/03/2022
Grant Size: $1,000
Details:
There are three goals for the Safe and Clean Neighborhood Fund:
- To provide financial support for one-time costs (not ongoing operating expenses) for neighborhood-led initiatives to improve quality of life within the City’s neighborhoods
- To support and encourage community-based and community-initiated projects
- To improve safety, eliminate blight, and improve livability in the City’s neighborhoods
Funding Information
In 2022-2023, the City of Cincinnati is investing an additional $500,000 in the Safe and Clean Neighborhood Fund (Safe & Clean Accelerate Grant).
- Safe and Clean Accelerate Grant
- Additional $500,00 to distribute by 2024
- Minimum grant award $1,000 with no maximum award.
- Cash, in-kind and/or volunteer match NOT required
- Priority focus in Cincinnati’s “top-ten” neighborhoods experiencing gun violence.
Eligibility Criteria
Grant applications will be accepted from a wide variety of community groups and organizations including community councils, neighborhood business district organizations, Citizen on Patrol organizations, Community Problem-Oriented Policing (CPOP) teams and other recognized community organizations such as neighborhood improvement groups, block watch groups, etc. Collaboration between various groups and organizations is strongly encouraged.
For more information, visit Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.