2019 Neighborhood Project Grant Winners

2019 Neighborhood Project Grant Winners

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Announcing the fifth year of our Neighborhood Project Grants. We received a great batch of creative, practical, and community-building grant applications this year. Projects that not only bring neighbors together, but also accomplish positive things for their living space. These grants reimburse up to $1,000 in costs for neighborhoods to complete projects that enhance a neighborhood’s livability and involvement, benefit the entire neighborhood and promote a strong sense of community. Each of the applications had to ensure that the neighbors would put in the volunteer effort to bring the project to completion by October 30, 2019.

This year we were able to award eight different grants to eight well-deserving neighborhoods. The total Project Grants awards in 2019 is $7,300. Additionally, two neighborhood leaders were awarded attendance to the 2019 Neighborhoods USA Conference.

Keep an eye on these neighborhood projects (above – some of the locations “before” pictures). Not only will physical transformations take place, but neighborhood-cohesiveness will transform as well.

And the winners are…

  • Downtown Neighborhood Association: Landscaping for Unbroken (sculpture)
  • Eastside Neighborhood Association: Eastside Mayo Field Community Food Garden
  • Homestead Addition Neighborhood Association: Historic Educational Signage
  • Kutzky Neighborhood Association: Fitness in the Park & Walking Path Sculpture (Flathead)
  • Lowertown Neighborhood Association: Sign Toppers Wayfinding Signs
  • The Manor Neighborhood Association: Neighborhood Signage
  • Oak Terrace & Parkside Neighborhood Association: Fishes ‘n Apples Swimming and Nutrition Program
  • Slatterly Park Neighborhood Association: Public Park Sculpture Project
  • Neighborhoods USA Conference Scholarship: Cathy Clermont, Slatterly Park NA and Tim Hawkins, Kutzky Park NA

Neighborhood Project Grant Committee Members

  • Mei Ling Huie, HSW neighborhood association and past Neighborhood Project Grant recipient
  • Cassie Greenwood, Public Health
  • Troy Roberston, Public Works
  • Michelle Nestler, RNeighbors Board
  • Mike Nigbur, Park and Forestry
  • Kelly Corbin, MNDot
  • René Halasy, RNeighbors Executive Director

Special thanks to community partners in this effort that have allowed and worked with RNeighbors to offer these grant opportunities.

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Best of luck to each of the grant winners! We are excited to see the progress and the results of each neighborhood’s hard work that we will highlight on facebook and post final results on our website.

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