Neighborhood Beautification RFP - Love Your Block Hartford (Call for Ideas) - Resident Grant

The Neighborhood Beautification RFP - Love Your Block Hartford invites residents to submit ideas for improving their neighborhoods through mini-grants. This program, supported by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, aims to combat litter, activate vacant lots, and enhance community pride. Eligible projects should be public, beautify the area, and involve at least ten volunteers. Grants of up to $2,500 are available for projects that can be completed within the specified timeframe.

Neighborhood Beautification RFP - Love Your Block Hartford (Call for Ideas)
Love Your Block (LYB) is a program that brings together city leaders and citizens to revitalize neighborhoods one block at a time. LYB Hartford partners with organizations, neighborhood groups, and residents. It is a mini-grant program that supports residents who want to make a difference in their community by funding projects focused on combating litter, activating vacant lots, and strengthening neighborhood pride. Ideal locations are gateway areas with high visibility and high-impact. Grants are available for both resident and community projects.
Community groups and individuals are invited to share their ideas in consideration of the full application process. Only those who go through the idea submission process are eligible to apply for the grants.
These are resident-led projects and funding may be for implementation of a new project, expansion of past projects, or maintenance of past projects that can be completed within the specified time. Funding requests for up to $2,500 will be considered.

Eligibility

In order to qualify for the Love Your Block grant, each group must:Propose a project within the boundaries of the City of Hartford.
Propose a project that highlights the uniqueness of your neighborhood.
Propose a project that is open to the public and beautifies and/or increases safety of your neighborhood.
Recruit 10 or more volunteers; 50% must be residents of the neighborhood
Propose a budget that does not exceed $2,500 for the resident grantBe willing to collect and document project data and results.
Have at least two identified project leaders and who can attend the Virtual Orientation