The Orange County Government is accepting applications for its Neighborhood Beautification Grant to support and assist neighborhoods and organizations in improving the physical and social quality of their community.
Donor Name: Orange County Government
State: Florida
County: Orange County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Details:
The purpose and mission of this grant program is to provide direct funding to support and assist neighborhoods and organizations in improving the physical and social quality of their community. The grant program is designed to promote partnerships between citizens in the County, while also working to beautify those neighborhoods.
Funding Information
This is a matching grant program. Mandatory dues collecting neighborhood organizations and homeowner associations are eligible to apply for grant funding up to $10,000. If awarded, the neighborhood association will be responsible for 50% of the project cost, with the remaining 50% (up to $10,000) covered by the grant fund.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding is available to organized, mandatory dues collecting neighborhood and homeowner associations. Each neighborhood or homeowners’ organization must be registered with the Orange County Neighborhood Services Division to be considered for grant funding and must have democratically elected officers and not illegally discriminate based on sex, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or sexual orientation.
- The program only permits for one entrance way improvement or an interior common area improvement project per grant request, therefore a community cannot complete an entranceway improvement and an interior common area improvement in the same grant request. The future maintenance of the improvements is the sole responsibility of the neighborhood and failure to maintain project areas could result in denial of future grant funding.
Eligible Projects
- Wall pressure washing and painting
- Entranceway sign installation, repair, and replacement
- Readerboards
- Major structural wall repairs
- Minor cosmetic repairs such as minor caulking, and stucco to walls
- Landscaping/hardscaping installation
- Entrance feature not classified as a perimeter wall
- Ground lighting installation and repair
- Minor repairs to existing irrigation systems
- Playground installation or repairs
- Gazebo installation or repairs
- Common or recreational area improvements
- Projects not listed above will be considered upon review and consultation with staff.
For more information, visit OCG.