Level 1 Placemaking Grant

The Level 1 Placemaking Grant, offered by the National Association of Realtors, supports temporary projects aimed at enhancing community livability and revitalizing downtown areas. With a maximum award of $3,000, this grant encourages local REALTOR® Associations to run initiatives that promote smart growth and diversity. Each association can apply for one grant per calendar year, and recipients must complete an evaluation form after the project. This funding is crucial for testing innovative ideas that could lead to permanent improvements in communities.

The REALTOR® Party
Since the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) hired its first lobbyist in 1973, America’s largest trade association has been working together to advance public policies and candidates that build strong communities, protect property interests and promote a vibrant business environment. In 2010-2011, NAR ramped up its efforts at the state and local levels by launching the REALTOR® Party Initiative. This included grants and tools to help state and local REALTOR® Associations run candidate and issue campaigns, and implement smart growth, housing opportunity and diversity programs, and much more.
As the only advocacy group in America that fights exclusively for property ownership, real estate investment, and strong communities, the REALTOR® Party is not focused on a side of the aisle; it is focused on the issues that matter to existing and future property owners and the real estate industry.
Level 1 Placemaking grants fund outdoor demonstration and temporary projects to test a project’s viability or inspire permanent projects that increase community livability and downtown revitalization.
Details:
Maximum award: $3,000. Associations may receive one Level 1 grant per calendar year. Grant recipients must complete an evaluation form for the supported activity.

Only state and local REALTOR® associations are eligible. One Level 1 Placemaking Grant per association per calendar year; recipients must complete an evaluation form.