The Idaho Community Foundation is proud to launch an effort to foster inclusion and inspire neighborliness in local communities. Project Neighborly is a grant program that encourages all of us to become better neighbors and create welcoming communities. You come up with the ideas, and a Project Neighborly grant will help bring those ideas to life.
Donor Name: Idaho Community Foundation
State: Idaho
County: Benewah County (ID), Bonner County (ID), Boundary County (ID), Kootenai County (ID), Shoshone County (ID),Bannock County (ID), Bingham County (ID), Bonneville County (ID), Butte County (ID), Ada County (ID), and Canyon County (ID)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/08/2022
Size of the Grant: $250 – $5,000
Details:
The Project Neighborly will attract many different kinds of proposals. The Foundation believes that their shared enthusiasm for more neighborly communities, combined with your energy and ingenuity will result in more area residents being neighborly – kind, considerate and helpful – to everyone they meet. If they’re successful, this program has the potential to build more and better relationships communitywide, and create a happier, healthier, more inclusive place for everyone.
Funding Information
- Grants ranging from $250 – $5,000 will be awarded.
Any ideas for projects?
- Block Party – Whether there is a field or a few feet between you and your nearest neighbor, organize a virtual block party or gather safely to get to know your neighbors.
- Story Exchange – Grab a smart phone or hop on Zoom to learn more about someone you don’t know well (or maybe at all yet). Ask questions that you’ve always wanted to ask – what is it like to be a farmer? What is it like to be brand new to this community?
- Spiffing Up our Neighborhoods – Is there a community center near you that needs some tending? Is there a place that could use some trees? Organize a work party to improve a place and meet the people in it.
- Skill Share – Organize an event where people can share and/or learn the skills that already live in your community – woodworking, food preservation, beekeeping – anything you and your neighbors either know how to do, or would like to learn.
- Acts of Kindness – Show your appreciation for teachers, front line workers, or your neighbors.
Who can apply for a Project Neighborly?
They are running Project Neighborly concurrently in three communities. Eligible communities include:
- North Idaho: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone counties.
- East Idaho: Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte counties and the Fort Hall Reservation.
- Treasure Valley: Ada and Canyon counties.
Eligible organizations include:
- Neighborhood Associations
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Faith Based Organizations
- Civic Groups
- Native American Tribal Organizations
- Public institutions (schools and local governments)
For more information, visit Project Neighborly.